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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: keyser soze on September 10, 2014, 11:41:57 pm

Title: silliest excuse from the ''not today'' brigade
Post by: keyser soze on September 10, 2014, 11:41:57 pm
i've had {like everyone}a'' not today mate ,'' and i always ask why's that then with the thought of not bothering anymore if i don't like the answer. and i had to laugh it was that bad .he said ''the wife has a bad back and she was on painkillers ''. i laughed to myself and thought what the hell does me cleaning the windows have to do with her bad back. my thought was he probably thought she helped me. what bad excuses have you guys had and how did you respond
Title: Re: silliest excuse from the ''not today'' brigade
Post by: Window Lickers on September 10, 2014, 11:54:54 pm
Not today - You always turn up when the dog-groomer is here.
Title: Re: silliest excuse from the ''not today'' brigade
Post by: Ian101 on September 11, 2014, 12:18:03 am
my husband died last night ........... totally unacceptable  :(
Title: Re: silliest excuse from the ''not today'' brigade
Post by: Plankton on September 11, 2014, 12:29:56 am
my husband died last night ........... totally unacceptable  :(
Did he help with the windows as well :D
Title: Re: silliest excuse from the ''not today'' brigade
Post by: colin bird on September 11, 2014, 06:48:25 am
Not today because of the fish ! Customer was going it and didn't want to leave gate unlocked in case his gold fish were stolen
Title: Re: silliest excuse from the ''not today'' brigade
Post by: lal on September 11, 2014, 07:49:49 am

 Can you leave it to another time, its forecast for rain later thanks.   ??? :o >:( >:(
Title: Re: silliest excuse from the ''not today'' brigade
Post by: andyM on September 11, 2014, 07:51:32 am
"Not today please, my little boy has the flu."  ::)roll
Title: Re: silliest excuse from the ''not today'' brigade
Post by: chez on September 11, 2014, 08:03:22 am
Can you leave it today, you'll make the dog bark..... ::)roll ??? ???

Dumped!!!
Title: Re: silliest excuse from the ''not today'' brigade
Post by: Simon Mess on September 11, 2014, 09:28:10 am
i've had {like everyone}a'' not today mate ,'' and i always ask why's that then with the thought of not bothering anymore if i don't like the answer. and i had to laugh it was that bad .he said ''the wife has a bad back and she was on painkillers ''. i laughed to myself and thought what the hell does me cleaning the windows have to do with her bad back. my thought was he probably thought she helped me. what bad excuses have you guys had and how did you respond

I had that one!, only it was the womans mother who came to the door and asked me to leave it this month as her daughter had a sore back ??? ::)roll
Title: Re: silliest excuse from the ''not today'' brigade
Post by: Scrimble on September 11, 2014, 10:05:10 am
not today because the dog is ill
Title: Re: silliest excuse from the ''not today'' brigade
Post by: Soupy on September 11, 2014, 10:09:16 am
Not today, I'm getting new radiators fitted.

 ???
Title: Re: silliest excuse from the ''not today'' brigade
Post by: paul13 on September 11, 2014, 10:45:13 am

 Can you leave it to another time, its forecast for rain later thanks.   ??? :o >:( >:(

heard this once or twice ;D
Title: Re: silliest excuse from the ''not today'' brigade
Post by: TomCrowther on September 11, 2014, 12:45:36 pm
Got a bird nesting in the hedge.
Having my hair done later.

Still got the first one strangley enough but the second one, no.
Title: Re: silliest excuse from the ''not today'' brigade
Post by: Tom White on September 11, 2014, 04:48:43 pm
not today because the dog is ill

A couple of years ago my dog had an operation for cancer and we had to keep him still; not easy; otherwise he'd burst his stitches. 

If someone came to clean our windows when he was like that, I'd've declined to have them done too; 'cos some dogs just go daft when the windows are being cleaned.
Title: Re: silliest excuse from the ''not today'' brigade
Post by: Dave Willis on September 11, 2014, 04:54:05 pm
"Not today I haven't got time"
Title: Re: silliest excuse from the ''not today'' brigade
Post by: HCS on September 11, 2014, 04:57:10 pm
Not today we are having a horse shot.
Title: Re: silliest excuse from the ''not today'' brigade
Post by: weetot on September 11, 2014, 05:10:55 pm
Can you give mine a miss. It's my time of the month!
Title: Re: silliest excuse from the ''not today'' brigade
Post by: Soupy on September 11, 2014, 05:59:37 pm
Can you give mine a miss. It's my time of the month!

Legit.
Title: Re: silliest excuse from the ''not today'' brigade
Post by: Bungle on September 11, 2014, 07:23:04 pm
Can you give mine a miss. It's my time of the month!

Legit.

Legit or leg it? ;D
Title: Re: silliest excuse from the ''not today'' brigade
Post by: Soupy on September 11, 2014, 07:31:24 pm
Can you give mine a miss. It's my time of the month!

Legit.

Legit or leg it? ;D

Haha. Both
Title: Re: silliest excuse from the ''not today'' brigade
Post by: Stephen.C on September 11, 2014, 08:41:24 pm
We are cutting back, as my husbands bonus was very small.
We are asking the cleaner to do them as a way of saving money and you are very expensive.
They have a house worth about 2 million, full time gardener and a nanny.
Title: Re: silliest excuse from the ''not today'' brigade
Post by: Jimmy Jon on September 11, 2014, 09:09:31 pm
Not today.... The recycling men are coming???? which doesn't affect anything, never went back.
Title: Re: silliest excuse from the ''not today'' brigade
Post by: keyser soze on September 11, 2014, 09:29:42 pm
id love to say ''that is the most pathetic excuse I've ever heard . have you heard yourself'' but not got the balls lol
Title: Re: silliest excuse from the ''not today'' brigade
Post by: Window Lickers on September 11, 2014, 10:17:44 pm
We are cutting back, as you're very ugly and bald.
We are asking the cleaner to do them as a way of saving money and you are very expensive.
They have a house worth about 2 million, full time gardener and a nanny.

FTFY
Title: Re: silliest excuse from the ''not today'' brigade
Post by: Rob Knapman on September 12, 2014, 06:49:45 am
Not today we are having new windows fitted this afternoon..Dumped...LOL ;D
Title: Re: silliest excuse from the ''not today'' brigade
Post by: Stephen.C on September 12, 2014, 06:52:25 pm
We are cutting back, as you're very ugly and bald.
We are asking the cleaner to do them as a way of saving money and you are very expensive.
They have a house worth about 2 million, full time gardener and a nanny.

FTFY
What does that mean?
Title: Re: silliest excuse from the ''not today'' brigade
Post by: Window Lickers on September 12, 2014, 06:55:11 pm
Fixed that for you.

Re-read your quoted text baldy ;)
Title: Re: silliest excuse from the ''not today'' brigade
Post by: supernova77 on September 12, 2014, 06:57:53 pm
A couple of winters ago I turned up at a regular customers house...

Knocked on the door... The husband (who I had never met previously) answered it...

Me - "Hi - I'm the window cleaner, I'm here to clean your windows".

Him - "Oh, no not today... It's too cold".

Me - "It's OK, I can clean them on my own, you can stay inside in the warm this time".

He just looked at me and closed the door.

I cleaned the windows, left a slip, got paid, they are still a customer now.

Andy  ;)
Title: Re: silliest excuse from the ''not today'' brigade
Post by: Window Lickers on September 12, 2014, 06:59:50 pm
 ;)
Title: Re: silliest excuse from the ''not today'' brigade
Post by: 8weekly on September 12, 2014, 07:00:11 pm
A couple of winters ago I turned up at a regular customers house...

Knocked on the door... The husband (who I had never met previously) answered it...

Me - "Hi - I'm the window cleaner, I'm here to clean your windows".

Him - "Oh, no not today... It's too cold".

Me - "It's OK, I can clean them on my own, you can stay inside in the warm this time".

He just looked at me and closed the door.

I cleaned the windows, left a slip, got paid, they are still a customer now.

Andy  ;)
Nice one.
Title: Re: silliest excuse from the ''not today'' brigade
Post by: Johnny B on September 12, 2014, 07:27:34 pm
Had one today - You can leave it until next time, as it hasn't rained much recently.

John
Title: Re: silliest excuse from the ''not today'' brigade
Post by: tonyoliver on September 12, 2014, 07:45:35 pm
the cat goes spastic ::)roll ::)roll
Title: Re: silliest excuse from the ''not today'' brigade
Post by: pdale on September 12, 2014, 09:22:32 pm
'Not today, I cut the grass yesterday' ... apparently they got into a routine of me calling the day before he cuts the grass, something to do with my ladder marks in his lawn
Title: Re: silliest excuse from the ''not today'' brigade
Post by: 8weekly on September 12, 2014, 09:26:29 pm
"No problem, but please bear in mind that it's not an "on demand" service. I won't be able to do them again. Thanks for your custom to date."

Title: Re: silliest excuse from the ''not today'' brigade
Post by: Positivity on September 13, 2014, 06:46:18 am
Not today can you come back when the flowers have stopped flowering!!!!
Title: Re: silliest excuse from the ''not today'' brigade
Post by: Ian101 on September 13, 2014, 07:47:35 am
ex customer about 2 years ago .... one of those that you get feeling they don't like / trust you

"no not today the plumber is on his way"
that's ok Ive got my own water
"no no we don't need anymore hassle ... one of the radiators are leaking - come back tomorrow"
Nope ...  too much hassle - wont be back again mate.

they used to follow me around watching from inside then had to squeegee kitchen window

still do houses either side  :)
Title: Re: silliest excuse from the ''not today'' brigade
Post by: heath verrall on September 13, 2014, 08:32:15 am
My husband is scared of water, and that is the gods honest truth, I couldn't believe it. ???
Title: Re: silliest excuse from the ''not today'' brigade
Post by: tlwcs on September 13, 2014, 08:35:12 am
Customer. Please miss us this time as there's icicles hanging off the ledges

Me. Are you sure, your the only one to cancel?

Never went back.
Title: Re: silliest excuse from the ''not today'' brigade
Post by: elite mike on September 13, 2014, 07:02:23 pm

best one i ever had is , i am to tired to have them done , my lad was helping me then , he was p i s s i n g himself  ;D

but had one a while back ,leave them this time as we are baking  ::)roll  ;D i felt like saying more like barking  ;)
Title: Re: silliest excuse from the ''not today'' brigade
Post by: simon knight on September 13, 2014, 08:21:27 pm
Oh Simon a spider has been making her web all morning, she worked so hard, leave the windows this time.

DUMPED
Title: Re: silliest excuse from the ''not today'' brigade
Post by: Tom-01 on September 14, 2014, 09:15:14 am
Not today the dog is outside.

It's ok I said I won't make him wet.

No it's too hot.

Ok bye.

Title: Re: silliest excuse from the ''not today'' brigade
Post by: Window Lickers on September 14, 2014, 09:16:31 am
 ;D
Title: Re: silliest excuse from the ''not today'' brigade
Post by: Nathanael Jones on September 14, 2014, 09:47:29 am
The best I ever had was "I don't want the footpaths to get wet".  ??? ??? ::)roll