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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Dave Willis on September 26, 2013, 07:32:53 am

Title: Funerals
Post by: Dave Willis on September 26, 2013, 07:32:53 am
Do you go to your customers when they die?

I have lost a few lately and although I only chat to them for ten minutes every month they become friends in a way.
Title: Re: Funerals
Post by: Jim Waugh(Albright & Shiny) on September 26, 2013, 07:38:03 am
Personal choice fella, depends whether you feel you should show your last respects.. Always go to the tea afterwards and when someone asks how you know the deceased , tell em and hand out your card… Never miss a networking opportunity..
Title: Re: Funerals
Post by: Smudger on September 26, 2013, 07:39:12 am
Only if the postie, milkman newsagent and paperboy are attending...

We do a card for the family but anything more is intruding on a families grief unless your invited to attend

Darran
Title: Re: Funerals
Post by: Smudger on September 26, 2013, 07:39:51 am
Personal choice fella, depends whether you feel you should show your last respects.. Always go to the tea afterwards and when someone asks how you know the deceased , tell em and hand out your card… Never miss a networking opportunity..


Lol  ;D
Title: Re: Funerals
Post by: scottt24 on September 26, 2013, 07:44:21 am
You're a little Ray of sunshine this morning

Of course not, you should never mix business and pleasure
Only joking.
Unless they owe you money;-)


I think it would be a bit weird personally but only you know how well you know them
Title: Re: Funerals
Post by: PoleKing on September 26, 2013, 07:46:04 am
Only if the postie, milkman newsagent and paperboy are attending...

We do a card for the family but anything more is intruding on a families grief unless your invited to attend

Darran

+1

Why would you want to go, it's just time wasted when you could be earning.
Title: Re: Funerals
Post by: andyM on September 26, 2013, 07:52:04 am
No never been to one.
But I did send a card to a customer only a few weeks ago who lost his daughter and wife within 6 hours of each other.
Really sad.  :(
Title: Re: Funerals
Post by: gto on September 26, 2013, 08:28:21 am
i did one on the day of a funeral.
i have a cul de sac of about 7 houses and started down the road from the house,
the woman came over and asked me to do hers first before the family turned up.

i didn't bother going to get paid.
but she came out looking for me, so i told her to put the money towards flowers.
Title: Re: Funerals
Post by: Ian101 on September 26, 2013, 08:29:58 am
Time better spend canvassing to replace dead un prefebly with a younger customer so u don't have to mess about replacing to quickly.
Title: Re: Funerals
Post by: Geoff on September 26, 2013, 10:56:48 am
They're so inconsiderate when they die, the barstewards.

I always go along in a clown outfit complete with spinning propeller on my head to cheer everyone up.

Never fails.
Title: Re: Funerals
Post by: Paul Coleman on September 26, 2013, 11:19:32 am
I've only ever been to a couple of customers' funerals.  Generally I won't but occasionally there are people who are a bit more than customers.
Title: Re: Funerals
Post by: DaveG on September 26, 2013, 03:20:13 pm
They're so inconsiderate when they die, the barstewards.

I always go along in a clown outfit complete with spinning propeller on my head to cheer everyone up.

Never fails.


 ;D
Title: Re: Funerals
Post by: Dave Willis on September 26, 2013, 03:49:50 pm
Is Ronald McDonald alright? I haven't seen him for ages.   :'(
Title: Re: Funerals
Post by: Frankybadboy on September 26, 2013, 04:29:19 pm
yes I have been to a few


the last one was a lady who was 106 when she went :'( :'( :'(
Title: Re: Funerals
Post by: sham33 on September 26, 2013, 05:03:05 pm
Only if they owe me money.
Title: Re: Funerals
Post by: Geoff on September 26, 2013, 09:04:34 pm
Only if they owe me money.
;D
Title: Re: Funerals
Post by: bumper on September 27, 2013, 07:42:45 am
I always ask first,hello love do you want them cleaning this time,no she says,ok it will be 14 pound  not seen your mother around and  missed a couple payments,that's funny coz my mother been in bed ill and nobody seen you, then you start to stutter by now thinking of a excuse erm erm I'll just ask one of the lads,then go back ohh  the lads didn't
 tell me,your neighbour said to leave them this time  because your mother was ill  in bed,so I'm sorry,not has half as me 14 pound down,usually works but I got found out this time  9 times out of 10 you get away with it.     :'(