Clean It Up
UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: lal on October 26, 2016, 07:30:57 am
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Once in a blue moon when i go to quote for a job, i get the classic My other window cleaner only Blah Blah Blah :o :o,
I normally just say in a friendly manner, look regardless of what your other window cleaner charged, my charge is X amount,
Just interested to know what quick witted replys you give after quoting, when they lunge the same at you ;D ;D
Lal
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Once in a blue moon when i go to quote for a job, i get the classic My other window cleaner only Blah Blah Blah :o :o,
I normally just say in a friendly manner, look regardless of what your other window cleaner charged, my charge is X amount,
Just interested to know what quick witted replys you give after quoting, when they lunge the same at you ;D ;D
Lal
Usually I'll say, 'if he can do it for that price, I would definitely use him. Oh, he's quit, I wonder why that could be?'
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i say "its not my ambition to be the cheapest window cleaner in the north west,ive been there and done that and its not a nice place to be!now do you want your windows cleaning or not?im not bothered either way luv/sir." ;D
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I just say oh he must have been signing on to charge those prices and has probably been caught
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What windows do you want me to leave?
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If I where to do it for that price you wouldn't be happy with the results and neither would I.
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Our overheads will not be the same.
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My last customer that came up with this comment (last wc charged £5, I was charging £12) I just said "I'll come once a month, he was 2 weekly, and you tell me after one clean if you want to continue with me,"
She text me back on the day to say how pleased she was with the clean.
She's 94 btw
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I spin it back on them.
I ask how much would they charge.....wait for a stupid price and then ask them how many houses do you think you could clean in a day? (They usually answer still.) And then i say, would you be happy with that as a days wage with the bills you have to pay?
Yet even on the tight fisted people, they agree but still dont want to pay more.
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Do you shop in lidl by any chance? Or what year was that then 1984? ;D
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Some great answers here ;D
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I say:
'Wow that's cheap! Can you give me his number please I will get him to come and clean mine at that price!'
Little smile and a 'Cheerio' and walk away.
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Lol, just thought of a different one (dont know if i would use this one tho)
"Sure i dont mind doing it at that price, whilst i case your joint for something juicey to take another day for my addiction ;D"
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My standard answer is,
" Well where is he then ? "
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My standard answer is,
" Well where is he then ? "
My wife use to say to me our window cleaner must have gone underground or banged up again as I haven't seen him for months.
Turns out she was right ;D
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Once in a blue moon when i go to quote for a job, i get the classic My other window cleaner only Blah Blah Blah :o :o,
I normally just say in a friendly manner, look regardless of what your other window cleaner charged, my charge is X amount,
Just interested to know what quick witted replys you give after quoting, when they lunge the same at you ;D ;D
Lal
Usually I'll say, 'if he can do it for that price, I would definitely use him. Oh, he's quit, I wonder why that could be?'
LOL I say the same .
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"So ?"
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Who's that?
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I reply, last I heard he got banged up inside for burglary ;D
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Once in a blue moon when i go to quote for a job, i get the classic My other window cleaner only Blah Blah Blah :o :o,
I normally just say in a friendly manner, look regardless of what your other window cleaner charged, my charge is X amount,
Just interested to know what quick witted replys you give after quoting, when they lunge the same at you ;D ;D
Lal
Usually I'll say, 'if he can do it for that price, I would definitely use him. Oh, he's quit, I wonder why that could be?'
exactly what i say!
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Thats because he's not VAT registered like me............
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I say that's my price you've got my number,when the he only charges X comes out I say give me his number I'll give him a job but on second thoughts at those prices he must be either useless or missing
Most of your Windows so don't bother. I never price it on how long it'll take alone,if it's to small a job I won't bother unless they are willing to pay my minimum. I had a job last week she said to me can you just wash off my gable end with your brush thingy I said yeah I'll give you a price she said oh no it's only a little bit of plastic. I had a look it would have taken me longer to clean than the house,some people will push and push. She must have heard about the free roofs I do lol
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It tickles me when people want something doing for next to nothing. Then they say "can you just...." and expect it for free. Talk about being taken for a ride. Then they wonder why they stop coming ;D
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When you go back to the van and she says where are you going just say I'm going to get my could you just quote forms.
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When you go back to the van and she says where are you going just say I'm going to get my could you just quote forms.
;D ;D ;D ;D
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A builder once told me that he had a woman he did her bathroom fitted bath sink tiles etc,at the end of the job she said can you just fit the towel rail then can you just fit mirror and toilet roll holder. He said to her I will have to do you a can you just quote for all that,she said oh don't worry then I'll get my husband to do it,he said with a couple of other things she wanted doing it would have been a days work which in her head would take minutes.
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When a custy says to me my last window cleaner only charged X, I simply reply "I'll be more expensive than that".
And I usually am ;D