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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: adrian marsh on May 19, 2014, 02:18:50 pm

Title: Longest delay accepting a quote.
Post by: adrian marsh on May 19, 2014, 02:18:50 pm: Quoted for a Terracotta clean & seal job last October (13). Sent me an email today accepting the quote and could I please fit her in a.s.a.p. as she has family coming next month. Might just make her sweat a little first ;D

This is a record delay for me, but I'm sure someone can beat it. Go on, what's your's?
Title: Re: Longest delay accepting a quote.
Post by: feldon on May 19, 2014, 03:20:30 pm: Mine was about 12 months Adi, cleaned some carpets and whilst there noted travertine floor so quoted for that and it was 12 months, give or take a couple of weeks. Had a few carpet quotes which have taken a couple of months to come back to me but usually get customers coming back to me after 2 or 3 weeks at the latest after a quote.
Title: Re: Longest delay accepting a quote.
Post by: Andrew@Approved Carpet Cleaning on May 19, 2014, 03:31:54 pm: 2x2seater sofas, quoted September last year, she's just booked for the 24th June!
Title: Re: Longest delay accepting a quote.
Post by: Doctor Carpet (Ret'd) on May 19, 2014, 03:57:41 pm: I'm sure we've all had jobs we've quoted for. The client has then gone with a cheaper quote and then a year or so later come back to us asking if we'd honour our earlier quote (as they've obviously decided that the job is going to be done right for the extra cost).

Think my record was about 14 months. the client was gracious enough to accept that after that length of time there would be an increase in the price to at least reflect inflation.

Rog
Title: Re: Longest delay accepting a quote.
Post by: COLIN BRIGHT on May 19, 2014, 07:47:35 pm: 2 years is my record, they were doing a lot of alterations but did eventually book the job... Being a kind gent I am , I held the price from the original quote
Title: Re: Longest delay accepting a quote.
Post by: david@zap-clean on May 21, 2014, 07:51:21 am: Quote from: COLIN BRIGHT on May 19, 2014, 07:47:35 pm
2 years is my record, they were doing a lot of alterations but did eventually book the job... Being a kind gent I am , I held the price from the original quote

I did a few quotes over two years ago, and they haven't come back yet - so I've beaten the lot of you :-)
Title: Re: Longest delay accepting a quote.
Post by: B Bailey on May 22, 2014, 11:56:20 am: Mines 18 months, cos her husband was to tight to pay.
Title: Re: Longest delay accepting a quote.
Post by: Terry A McDonald on May 22, 2014, 05:29:45 pm: I did a few quotes over two years ago, and they haven't come back yet - so I've beaten the lot of you :-)
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Best reply to date ;D
Title: Re: Longest delay accepting a quote.
Post by: clive ware on May 26, 2014, 11:52:15 am: I got paid to clean two houses 4 years ago. The client had his own house cleaned but said he`d let me know when he wanted his mothers house cleaned. I completely forgot all about it until friday when I received an email from my client if I can now clean the carpets!! :o