Clean It Up
UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Jimmy Jon on September 03, 2015, 08:48:53 pm
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Over the years I've acquired various things off customers, bought a car, bought a 20 year old tortoise (real one), been given a rabbit & hutch, Children's toys for my daughter etc. Yesterday I was cleaning a house when the elderly chap next door asked me to clean his windows which I agreed to do. Down the side of his house he had a pair of old wheels with tyres on, I asked him what they were off? He said they were from a WW2 Spitfire aeroplane, showed me pictures of them on the aircraft and said he didn't want them no more. Did a deal with him and drove around all afternoon with them in the back of the van, now in my garden as a feature. Anyone else had anything interesting from customers on your travels? :)
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I hope you got the pics too or at least a copy of them.
Just wondering now the story behind how he came about having such rare items as a pair of spitfire wheels
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Be worth something ??
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Yes got pics and he also gave me all the numbers and markings off the tyres and wheels that he had written down. The story was that he had bought them off a chap about 20 years ago who had found them in some local woodland. ???
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I managed to find a similar pair of spitfire wheels on the internet last night for £850.00 :o
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I got some for £20 - had Triumph written on them ???
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No spitfire wheels I'm afraid.
Three pairs of speakers, one nice pair of Wharfdales. Couple of old model boats that I restored and sold on. An aquarium, various plants. Oh and my current work vehicle that I've now had for nearly ten years and is still going strong.
A pal of mine though was given a complete conservatory. Customer was was having a new one installed and he asked what the guy was doing with the old one. Guy says if you want it you can have it. So he did. It was in excellent condition and still looks good now, years later. It's not a small one either.
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Got given a subwoofer yesterday actually! On eBay now if interested ;)
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Weevil killer, a torch and a bible.
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I was given a bag of peanuts from a 87 year old woman. After I had eaten a few I mentioned they had a strange tang, and she replied that she didn't like peanuts and she only bought them to suck the chocolate off ;D
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I was given a bag of peanuts from a 87 year old woman. After I had eaten a few I mentioned they had a strange tang, and she replied that she didn't like peanuts and she only bought them to suck the chocolate off ;D
Lmao ;D
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I was once paid in Sainsbury's voucher - back before they used Nectar points.
It suited us both. He had no money on him and I sometimes shop there anyway.
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I was given a bag of peanuts from a 87 year old woman. After I had eaten a few I mentioned they had a strange tang, and she replied that she didn't like peanuts and she only bought them to suck the chocolate off ;D
Had a friend who had the same thing happen but with Brazil nuts. It's cringeworthy!
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I was once paid in Sainsbury's voucher - back before they used Nectar points.
It suited us both. He had no money on him and I sometimes shop there anyway.
Similarly I got paid once with a £5 coin. It was a commemorative coin but legal tender I believe. I'd never seen one before. I've probably still got it somewhere.
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It's the Scottish monopoly money that nobody accepts have to watch out for ;D
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It's the Scottish monopoly money that nobody accepts have to watch out for ;D
Talking of Monopoly money, I got caught out with a really bad duff fiver some years ago. In my defence ( and it's not much of a defence) it was twilight when I was collecting, but I must have been half asleep because when I got home and realised what I'd been stuck with... Well it was embarrassing to say the least. Looked like it had been printed on a computer printer. Judging by the state of it it looked like a few people had been caught.
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A load of garden furniture (from Ben Kingsley) the original typrwriter from Schindlers List (same source), full sized snooker table (from Sharon Davies when Derek Redmond left her), MGTF (customer with no money!!) All sorts of kids toys booze etc
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I was given the clap once but that's another story ;D
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A load of garden furniture (from Ben Kingsley) the original typrwriter from Schindlers List (same source), full sized snooker table (from Sharon Davies when Derek Redmond left her), MGTF (customer with no money!!) All sorts of kids toys booze etc
What is MGTF?
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I was given the clap once but that's another story ;D
I was gonna say something similar yesterday ;D
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A load of garden furniture (from Ben Kingsley) the original typrwriter from Schindlers List (same source), full sized snooker table (from Sharon Davies when Derek Redmond left her), MGTF (customer with no money!!) All sorts of kids toys booze etc
What is MGTF?
A British sports car
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A customer asked me if i could dump a lawn mover for her. Put in the van and on my way to the dump I took it out fill it with feul and it started perfect still running to this day. Saw one the same in HomeBase for £299. This one looked bad when I cleaned its was new under the mess, covered in leaves etc. An other asked me to dump a couch said yes and when I saw it was brand new so took it home leather one of those sleeper thing Price £1150 from the Ikea.
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I was given a bag of peanuts from a 87 year old woman. After I had eaten a few I mentioned they had a strange tang, and she replied that she didn't like peanuts and she only bought them to suck the chocolate off ;D
Love this made me LOL made my day .sick.
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I do have on custy who pays me in fresh eggs.
Not particularly interesting, but very tasty. ;D
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I was given the clap once but that's another story ;D
I was gonna say something similar yesterday ;D
;D
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I was given the clap once but that's another story ;D
I was gonna say something similar yesterday ;D
Which one of you two is the client and which is the cleaner?
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I'm a giver not a taker...well I use to be but not anymore as me lead in me pencil is no more ;D