Clean It Up
UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: The Jester of Wibbly on April 04, 2019, 10:49:02 am
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Had a customer text to cancel until further notice until we all know whats going to happen with Brexit. ???
I just sent a basic reply of thanks and to let me know when ready to start again.
Wow, first time I have had this as a reason.
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I bet its got nothing to do with brexit. Just a lame excuse rather than being truthful.
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Its certainly beats saying I can no longer afford you or no longer want to pay for your service as Iv found somebody cheaper. (http://www.cleanitup.co.uk/smf/1554372001_grin.gif)
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Its certainly beats saying I can no longer afford you or no longer want to pay for your service as Iv found somebody cheaper. (http://www.cleanitup.co.uk/smf/1554372001_grin.gif)
Exactly this 👍
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I blame Jeremy Corbyn.
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Yes probably right. That's what crossed my mind too. Maybe lost her job and she wants a tantrum to blame Brexit.
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Why is it any different for our customers?
I haven't bought a new van due to uncertainty, and put back our trip to Australia until we know whats happening.
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Why is it any different for our customers?
I haven't bought a new van due to uncertainty, and put back our trip to Australia until we know whats happening.
Yes but those are big ticket items in the 10k plus bracket compared to £15 buddy.
There again I was going to order a pizza but changed my mind cus of Brexit ;D
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I'm going to put my prices up due to the uncertainty of brexit, just incase my champagne costs more.
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Why is it any different for our customers?
I haven't bought a new van due to uncertainty, and put back our trip to Australia until we know whats happening.
No offence mate but you’ve been dithering on about this new van for 2 years now. Blaming it on Brexit is just like Mrs Smith cancelling her window clean because of Brexit. It’s a convenient excuse.
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Why is it any different for our customers?
I haven't bought a new van due to uncertainty, and put back our trip to Australia until we know whats happening.
Yes but those are big ticket items in the 10k plus bracket compared to £15 buddy.
There again I was going to order a pizza but changed my mind cus of Brexit ;D
I did order a pizza, but we voted to cancel the order due to a demographic vote on who wants pizza and who wants chicken chow mein. So we cancelled the pizza order, only to be told that they had started making it and we would get a bill to cancel, so we had a referendum over it and now we dont know weather to cancel our cancellation with the pizza, or to place an order for the chow mein.
Problem is the ones that are providing the chow mein now no longer want us to order from them, because they are not confident that we can make up our mind, so it looks like we are back on the phone about the pizza place to resume the order, but its gone cold and been thrown away in the bin due to it going out of date.
So we are still waiting, and strictly come dancing is about to finish.
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Why is it any different for our customers?
I haven't bought a new van due to uncertainty, and put back our trip to Australia until we know whats happening.
No offence mate but you’ve been dithering on about this new van for 2 years now. Blaming it on Brexit is just like Mrs Smith cancelling her window clean because of Brexit. It’s a convenient excuse.
Yeah probably, i do tend to take my time buying new things tbh. I don't like spending money.. ;D
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Why is it any different for our customers?
I haven't bought a new van due to uncertainty, and put back our trip to Australia until we know whats happening.
No offence mate but you’ve been dithering on about this new van for 2 years now. Blaming it on Brexit is just like Mrs Smith cancelling her window clean because of Brexit. It’s a convenient excuse.
Yeah probably, i do tend to take my time buying new things tbh. I don't like spending money.. ;D
Why is it any different for our customers?
I haven't bought a new van due to uncertainty, and put back our trip to Australia until we know whats happening.
No offence mate but you’ve been dithering on about this new van for 2 years now. Blaming it on Brexit is just like Mrs Smith cancelling her window clean because of Brexit. It’s a convenient excuse.
Your cancelling your holiday because you don’t like spending money? And you wonder why you get depressed ::)roll
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Why is it any different for our customers?
I haven't bought a new van due to uncertainty, and put back our trip to Australia until we know whats happening.
Why would you allow Brexit to stop you travelling abroad?
Reminds me of Y2K. What a bunch of dunderheads the world is made up from.
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Why is it any different for our customers?
I haven't bought a new van due to uncertainty, and put back our trip to Australia until we know whats happening.
its not gonna stop me from going to mexico....whats wrong with ya? ;D
youll be dead soon..... ;)
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i was going to put some prices up this month but decided to leave it another year....it might just push some of my customers over the edge..... ;D
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;D ;D
Ahh...no not cancelling holiday, it a bit more involved than that. And its sort of a family reunion, so not a holiday as much. there are 12 other family member in Australia all needing to sync their dairies too as we are all meeting up for the 1st time for a very emotional family get together for 2 weeks of fun and holiday times....
We got 10 people all going from the UK, but brexit uncertainties make things difficult for everyone. The engineering business that me and dad are running, the motorsports business that my brother is running and my window cleaning business all need to be considered with brexit; plus synchronising everything, arranging passports and diary's..kids holiday from school...etc..we were going to go this August as we were hoping for closure with this brexit fiasco by now, but just put it back to next August where brexit will have at least some clarity, for like passports etc..
I have holiday booked next month for a week, in the UK.. going with friends & their dogs (very large dogs) which will wear out the kids..hopefully.
And no im not depressed anymore.. i used to be...but im recovered from that for the most part.
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I think it depends where you live to an extent as to how much our businesses will be affected. I doubt an orderly Brexit will have much impact anywhere though. I think house purchases for example might be best left until a clear outcome emerges.
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I think it depends where you live to an extent as to how much our businesses will be affected. I doubt an orderly Brexit will have much impact anywhere though. I think house purchases for example might be best left until a clear outcome emerges.
Or, you could capitalise on nervous sellers and stick a cheeky low bid in now.
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Some of the multi nationals we work for, are holding back.
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Iv just put some prices up . Waiting to hear back but regardless, this is a numbers game and those numbers have to work in my favour. Less work for more money is my aim
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Tell customer you will not take her back as she’s a “leaver!”
You only deal with “remainers”
She’ll be down supermarket, stock pilling
“Project fear!” 😮
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Enquiries are definitely down at the moment. Phone usually doesn’t stop ringing at this time of year. On the other hand not seen any unusual increase in cancellations (and have been putting prices up)
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Iv just put some prices up . Waiting to hear back but regardless, this is a numbers game and those numbers have to work in my favour. Less work for more money is my aim
true....but theres a fine line between doing a good job for a fair price and charging too much and taking the pee in the customers eyes...
some of my jobs are ridiculously quick these days even if some prices are not very high.....
i have lost a fair few jobs over the years because i tried to raise the price by a quid or two.....luckily theres always another new customer just around the corner....
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Iv just put some prices up . Waiting to hear back but regardless, this is a numbers game and those numbers have to work in my favour. Less work for more money is my aim
true....but theres a fine line between doing a good job for a fair price and charging too much and taking the pee in the customers eyes...
some of my jobs are ridiculously quick these days even if some prices are not very high.....
i have lost a fair few jobs over the years because i tried to raise the price by a quid or two.....luckily theres always another new customer just around the corner....
Iv got a customer who’s moved up here from London. She was quoted £80 down there for her 3 bed semi , it’s like NWH said , customers will either accept it or they won’t
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Iv just put some prices up . Waiting to hear back but regardless, this is a numbers game and those numbers have to work in my favour. Less work for more money is my aim
true....but theres a fine line between doing a good job for a fair price and charging too much and taking the pee in the customers eyes...
some of my jobs are ridiculously quick these days even if some prices are not very high.....
i have lost a fair few jobs over the years because i tried to raise the price by a quid or two.....luckily theres always another new customer just around the corner....
Iv got a customer who’s moved up here from London. She was quoted £80 down there for her 3 bed semi , it’s like NWH said , customers will either accept it or they won’t
i find that very hard to believe!(even for london prices!) ;D ;D ;D
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Put it this way Damond , she was well happy with the £33 I quoted and thought I was going to say more
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Put it this way Damond , she was well happy with the £33 I quoted and thought I was going to say more
£33 for a 3 bed semi?it must be a very large one.....if i worked around your way id put you out of business within 6 months... ;) ;D
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Put it this way Damond , she was well happy with the £33 I quoted and thought I was going to say more
£33 for a 3 bed semi?it must be a very large one.....if i worked around your way id put you out of business within 6 months... ;) ;D
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I had 1 today can you give me a price so I went and had a look over from 1 I do every 6 weeks,she had a flat roof with 4 windows and 3rd story that had to be done from there also,2 x3rd floor at each gable end and a fair few others with it being a 6 bed house.
I’ve priced it before she must have forgotten I said £60 she wanted it done every month on the dot,she said I’m paying £30 I said keep paying it then she laughed.
Brexit or not I will not come down to ridiculous prices that was the way it was in the 90s recession people panicking window cleaners and all,she said o think I’ll have to stick to his all over the place schedule then I said looks that way,spring is here they come back like the housemartins.