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Title: Christmas
Post by: NBwcs on November 02, 2023, 09:13:03 am
Tis the season of goodwill and tipping, just got my 1st one, barely into November, Merry Christmas everyone  ;D
Title: Re: Christmas
Post by: ֍Winp®oClean֍ on November 02, 2023, 04:09:09 pm
Tis the season of goodwill and tipping, just got my 1st one, barely into November, Merry Christmas everyone  ;D

Dazmond will be raging!! You beat him to it!!🤣
Title: Re: Christmas
Post by: Splash & dash on November 02, 2023, 04:16:03 pm
Tis the season of goodwill and tipping, just got my 1st one, barely into November, Merry Christmas everyone  ;D

Dazmond will be raging!! You beat him to it!!🤣


But his tips will be much larger 😂😂😂
Title: Re: Christmas
Post by: simon w on November 02, 2023, 04:47:46 pm
Tis the season of goodwill and tipping, just got my 1st one, barely into November, Merry Christmas everyone  ;D

Dazmond will be raging!! You beat him to it!!🤣


But his tips will be much larger 😂😂😂

No one will do better than Daz, it's not possible, he's the best window cleaner in the UK. Disrespectful to even think you could be a better human than Daz  ;D
Title: Re: Christmas
Post by: dazmond on November 02, 2023, 06:21:10 pm
Tis the season of goodwill and tipping, just got my 1st one, barely into November, Merry Christmas everyone  ;D

Dazmond will be raging!! You beat him to it!!🤣

I got my first one on Monday actually!£4 from an elderly customer on my granny flat block!🙂
Title: Re: Christmas
Post by: dazmond on November 02, 2023, 06:24:03 pm
Just reminded me to buy my xmas cards for my customers soon.ill just buy 200 as I won't get round all my work in Dec.👍
Title: Re: Christmas
Post by: DJW on November 03, 2023, 06:50:37 am
I don’t buy mine, I get sent them generally with money inside.
Title: Re: Christmas
Post by: AuRavelling79 on November 03, 2023, 03:02:27 pm
I don’t buy mine, I get sent them generally with money inside.

Big jumbo bottle of Tipp-ex and send them on (without the money of course!)

Title: Re: Christmas
Post by: dazmond on November 28, 2023, 08:16:06 am
£39 up to now.....plenty of time yet lads!
Title: Re: Christmas
Post by: AuRavelling79 on November 28, 2023, 08:53:42 am
Got one £20 cash on Friday. Very unusual.
Title: Re: Christmas
Post by: deeege on November 28, 2023, 09:39:32 am
Had £15 so far but don’t expect to get much more than £100 in total tbh. Tips have massively reduced over the years as my round becomes more Commercial focussed and all domestics are paid online anyway.
Title: Re: Christmas
Post by: Soupy on November 28, 2023, 10:53:21 am
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Title: Re: Christmas
Post by: Jay Le Huray on November 28, 2023, 04:04:48 pm
1st one yesterday a £5 note
Title: Re: Christmas
Post by: Bungle on November 28, 2023, 07:04:44 pm
I've had quite a few. I think they feel sorry for me  :D
Title: Re: Christmas
Post by: dazmond on November 28, 2023, 07:13:41 pm
£30 today!(3 x £10 tips)taking my total  to £69 already and it's not even Dec yet!🙂
Title: Re: Christmas
Post by: KS Cleaning on November 28, 2023, 09:10:00 pm
£30 today!(3 x £10 tips)taking my total  to £69 already and it's not even Dec yet!🙂
What’s the conversion rate with the Christmas cards? 😆
Title: Re: Christmas
Post by: dazmond on November 29, 2023, 06:35:16 pm
£30 today!(3 x £10 tips)taking my total  to £69 already and it's not even Dec yet!🙂
What’s the conversion rate with the Christmas cards? 😆

I don't post xmas cards until Dec....this year it'll be from Monday 4th Dec(I don't work fridays)🙂👍
Title: Re: Christmas
Post by: dazmond on December 04, 2023, 07:57:57 pm
A customer even wrapped up a present  for me today!😄👍(a big box of assorted biscuits)...

£116 and 2 xmas cards up to now....🙂
Title: Re: Christmas
Post by: KS Cleaning on December 05, 2023, 12:03:12 am
I got a tip first job this morning………don’t bother coming back I’ll do my own from now on😂…..that’s the Xmas spirit eh? She was a bit disgruntled because it started to rain quite heavily just as I was finishing her house😄
Title: Re: Christmas
Post by: Smudger on December 05, 2023, 10:03:59 am
You should have been wearing 3 coats - 😜
Title: Re: Christmas
Post by: KS Cleaning on December 05, 2023, 04:15:06 pm
You should have been wearing 3 coats - 😜
Yes that might have helped along with the Xmas card/begging for a tip card😁
Title: Re: Christmas
Post by: Ggh on December 05, 2023, 04:54:49 pm
   ;D Had £20k paid to us by accident on Friday!!



Had to give it back today.  :(
 

Ho, ho, ho.
Title: Re: Christmas
Post by: Splash & dash on December 05, 2023, 06:45:06 pm
   ;D Had £20k paid to us by accident on Friday!!



Had to give it back today.  :(
 

Ho, ho, ho.



Thought that the bank investigate anything like that before it’s re payed due to money laundering rules ? Especially with 20k   , hope it wasn’t from a relative in some African country scam type of thing ?.
Title: Re: Christmas
Post by: Ggh on December 06, 2023, 03:01:49 pm
   ;D Had £20k paid to us by accident on Friday!!



Had to give it back today.  :(
 

Ho, ho, ho.



Thought that the bank investigate anything like that before it’s re payed due to money laundering rules ? Especially with 20k   , hope it wasn’t from a relative in some African country scam type of thing ?.

Nope, from a regular client.
Title: Re: Christmas
Post by: AuRavelling79 on December 06, 2023, 10:39:50 pm
Got a carton of 48 mini packs of Border biscuits from a small commercial job. A mix of chocolate chip cookies, butterscotch crunch, Viennese whirls and golden oat crumbles.

Got a fiver from a regular crusty.

On £25 so far.
Title: Re: Christmas
Post by: dazmond on December 06, 2023, 11:01:40 pm
I'm currently on £166 and a large box of Lidl biscuits!😄
Title: Re: Christmas
Post by: Bungle on December 07, 2023, 02:36:54 pm
I'm doing ok ish. Quite a few dead certs haven't tipped. I've had about 30% of last years total so far. I don't think I'm going to reach it this year.
Title: Re: Christmas
Post by: Stoots on December 07, 2023, 03:50:13 pm
Maybe 30 or 40 quid as usual.

Title: Re: Christmas
Post by: dazmond on December 07, 2023, 05:51:37 pm
Lots of customers haven't tipped that have done for many years which is understandable due to the ridiculous cost of living I reckon...

Then I'm getting tips off other customers that don't usually!

I tipped my postman a tenner yesterday.ive known him since I was a kid.🙂
Title: Re: Christmas
Post by: AuRavelling79 on December 07, 2023, 05:54:06 pm
I'm currently on £166 and a large box of Lidl biscuits!😄

Per hour?
Title: Re: Christmas
Post by: AuRavelling79 on December 07, 2023, 06:18:18 pm
   ;D Had £20k paid to us by accident on Friday!!



Had to give it back today.  :(
 

Ho, ho, ho.



Thought that the bank investigate anything like that before it’s re payed due to money laundering rules ? Especially with 20k   , hope it wasn’t from a relative in some African country scam type of thing ?.

Nope, from a regular client.

... ... ... that has had their bank account hacked.
Title: Re: Christmas
Post by: dazmond on December 12, 2023, 05:28:56 pm
Tips still rolling in....£254 up to now.only 6 working days left though.nowhere near as much as usual but I think people are really feeling the pinch this year.
Title: Re: Christmas
Post by: dazmond on December 12, 2023, 05:45:55 pm
When are you guys finishing this year?last working day will be Thursday 21st Dec for me,going back on Tuesday 2nd Jan.11 days off!🙂👍
Title: Re: Christmas
Post by: zesty on December 12, 2023, 06:08:02 pm
Maybe 30 or 40 quid as usual.

Same
Title: Re: Christmas
Post by: KS Cleaning on December 12, 2023, 06:13:20 pm
When are you guys finishing this year?last working day will be Thursday 21st Dec for me,going back on Tuesday 2nd Jan.11 days off!🙂👍
Tuesday the 2nd? I would chase you if you turned up to clean my windows on the 2nd. Customers are gonna think you’re desperate.
Title: Re: Christmas
Post by: DJW on December 12, 2023, 07:27:22 pm
When are you guys finishing this year?last working day will be Thursday 21st Dec for me,going back on Tuesday 2nd Jan.11 days off!🙂👍

Wasn’t it your £500+ record day today?
Title: Re: Christmas
Post by: DJW on December 12, 2023, 07:30:24 pm
I did a block of 50 flats today. They each gave me a £10 tip ……. Which was nice.
Title: Re: Christmas
Post by: Shrek on December 12, 2023, 07:35:15 pm
When are you guys finishing this year?last working day will be Thursday 21st Dec for me,going back on Tuesday 2nd Jan.11 days off!🙂👍

Finish Friday 22nd December, back on Monday 8th January - a nice 16 days off 😬
Title: Re: Christmas
Post by: dazmond on December 12, 2023, 07:40:02 pm
When are you guys finishing this year?last working day will be Thursday 21st Dec for me,going back on Tuesday 2nd Jan.11 days off!🙂👍
Tuesday the 2nd? I would chase you if you turned up to clean my windows on the 2nd. Customers are gonna think you’re desperate.

Only if you live in Scotland!(no bank hol for us brits!)😄👍
Title: Re: Christmas
Post by: dazmond on December 12, 2023, 07:42:46 pm
When are you guys finishing this year?last working day will be Thursday 21st Dec for me,going back on Tuesday 2nd Jan.11 days off!🙂👍

Wasn’t it your £500+ record day today?

Yup.....but I moved 2 jobs onto tomorrow's jobs so I had an easier day!didn't fancy busting a gut just to have a record day today!😘
Title: Re: Christmas
Post by: Bungle on December 12, 2023, 08:47:57 pm
Tips still rolling in....£254 up to now.only 6 working days left though.nowhere near as much as usual but I think people are really feeling the pinch this year.

I know someone who's had double that so far  :-*
Title: Re: Christmas
Post by: AuRavelling79 on December 12, 2023, 10:49:25 pm
Tips still rolling in....£254 up to now.only 6 working days left though.nowhere near as much as usual but I think people are really feeling the pinch this year.

I know someone who's had double that so far  :-*

I'm up to the princely sum of £29 so far. (And my box of biscuits of course!)
Title: Re: Christmas
Post by: AuRavelling79 on December 14, 2023, 11:42:22 pm
Another £5 today.

Total £34.00

Eat your heart out Dazmond.

 ;D
Title: Re: Christmas
Post by: deeege on December 15, 2023, 06:05:27 am
£120 couple bottles wine, 3 packs of choccies and a box of Ferraro Roches  ;D
Title: Re: Christmas
Post by: dazmond on December 15, 2023, 08:53:34 am
Another £5 today.

Total £34.00

Eat your heart out Dazmond.

 ;D

It must be a regional thing.....have your customers never really tipped at Xmas?even when you collected?
Title: Re: Christmas
Post by: Soupy on December 15, 2023, 09:15:42 am
Another £5 today.

Total £34.00

Eat your heart out Dazmond.

 ;D

It must be a regional thing.....have your customers never really tipped at Xmas?even when you collected?

It depends on the lad for us. We had a lassie that worked with us a few years ago, she wore a santa hat and was full of "Christmas cheer", She got more than all the other lads put together.

I doubt Unravelling69 has any cheer left after brightening up CIU.
Title: Re: Christmas
Post by: AuRavelling79 on December 15, 2023, 09:49:20 am
Another £5 today.

Total £34.00

Eat your heart out Dazmond.

 ;D

It must be a regional thing.....have your customers never really tipped at Xmas?even when you collected?

I've never collected. Always get about £100 and a couple of gifts.

And as Soupy alludes to... I have a bright and sunny disposition  ;D yet get more when one of my daughters works with me.

Which is happening next week so I'll report back.

Title: Re: Christmas
Post by: AuRavelling79 on December 15, 2023, 03:22:52 pm
Another £5 today so up to £39.00.

Also a bottle of wine today too.
Title: Re: Christmas
Post by: Stoots on December 15, 2023, 03:40:14 pm
Ive doing better than usual actually think im over £100 inc online tips.
Title: Re: Christmas
Post by: AuRavelling79 on December 18, 2023, 08:39:53 pm
Got £20 off of one of my 'never tipped me before' custies today.

Hardly ever see her. Maybe that's why.

So running total to date ...

£59.00

Box of posh 'Borders' biscuits.
Bottle of wine.



Title: Re: Christmas
Post by: Lee GLS on December 18, 2023, 08:45:56 pm
Not as many tipping me but those that do
Seem to be tipping more, lots of £20s, just had some one has just tipped me £100, couldn’t believe it.
Title: Re: Christmas
Post by: NBwcs on December 18, 2023, 09:25:11 pm
Not as many tipping me but those that do
Seem to be tipping more, lots of £20s, just had some one has just tipped me £100, couldn’t believe it.

Wow, how much was the job for,is it a commercial?
Title: Re: Christmas
Post by: Lee GLS on December 18, 2023, 09:43:56 pm
Not as many tipping me but those that do
Seem to be tipping more, lots of £20s, just had some one has just tipped me £100, couldn’t believe it.

Wow, how much was the job for,is it a commercial?

No domestic, the job is £130.
Title: Re: Christmas
Post by: dazmond on December 18, 2023, 10:15:04 pm
Bottle of red wine and a tenner today taking me up to £302 and box of biscuits which have already been eaten by my missus....the red wine(complete with bottle bag)will be taken round my brothers on Xmas day.....

I usually get a few more tips in Jan and still 3 days left but still well down on previous years.

Title: Re: Christmas
Post by: zesty on December 19, 2023, 07:13:38 am
Up to £200 odd now.

Doing better than last year.
Title: Re: Christmas
Post by: deeege on December 19, 2023, 01:56:40 pm
Bottle of red wine and a tenner today taking me up to £302 and box of biscuits which have already been eaten by my missus....the red wine(complete with bottle bag)will be taken round my brothers on Xmas day.....

I usually get a few more tips in Jan and still 3 days left but still well down on previous years.

Surprised you don’t get more tips given you send out begging letters Christmas cards Daz.

I’m on £200+ now and send out no cards and only have roughly 100 domestic customers.
Title: Re: Christmas
Post by: Stoots on December 19, 2023, 03:35:10 pm
These are the type of tips I get in good old yorkshire

Not sure how to spend the £1 odd after tax but I don't think it'll stretch to a pint  :D(http://www.cleanitup.co.uk/smf/1703000097_Screenshot_20231219-123227_Messages.jpg)
Title: Re: Christmas
Post by: AuRavelling79 on December 19, 2023, 04:57:58 pm
Another tenner today. (half day due to rain)

So running total to date ...

£69.00

Box of posh 'Borders' biscuits.
Bottle of wine.
Title: Re: Christmas
Post by: KS Cleaning on December 19, 2023, 05:09:14 pm
These are the type of tips I get in good old yorkshire

Not sure how to spend the £1 odd after tax but I don't think it'll stretch to a pint  :D(http://www.cleanitup.co.uk/smf/1703000097_Screenshot_20231219-123227_Messages.jpg)
I would be quite happy with a £3 tip, it shows that your efforts are appreciated. If everyone gave a £3 tip I would be doing rather well.
Title: Re: Christmas
Post by: dazmond on December 19, 2023, 08:04:20 pm
Bottle of red wine and a tenner today taking me up to £302 and box of biscuits which have already been eaten by my missus....the red wine(complete with bottle bag)will be taken round my brothers on Xmas day.....

I usually get a few more tips in Jan and still 3 days left but still well down on previous years.

Surprised you don’t get more tips given you send out begging letters Christmas cards Daz.

I’m on £200+ now and send out no cards and only have roughly 100 domestic customers.

I did get £613 2 years ago....

Around £450 last year,£62 today so up to £364 now.still 2 days left!😄👍
Title: Re: Christmas
Post by: AuRavelling79 on December 20, 2023, 03:53:56 pm
Another tenner today. (half day due to rain)

So running total to date ...

£69.00

Box of posh 'Borders' biscuits.
Bottle of wine.

Today was great! Had my youngest daughter with me. Out comes old lady customer. 'Here you are love! Here's a tip for helping your dad.'

£2.00! My daughter looks about 15 and I reckon she thinks she was on school holidays. 😄

I got a fiver. And ...

Wait for it, I kid you not ... a bottle of Wilkin & Sons Tomato Ketchup! (£3.50 from Waitrose 😄)

So we are now on ...

£76.00
A bottle of wine
A box of biscuits
And some posh Ketchup!
Title: Re: Christmas
Post by: AuRavelling79 on December 21, 2023, 03:43:35 pm
Exceeding myself ...

Today a £40 and a £10.

So now ... we are now on ...

£126.00
A bottle of wine
A box of biscuits
And some posh Ketchup!

And looks like about 5 hours work tomorrow. Don't think there will be any more tips but you never know!
Title: Re: Christmas
Post by: dazmond on December 21, 2023, 06:29:32 pm
£432 up to now...... I fully expect to hit last years tips total of £450 as I have £577 outstanding at present.

A bottle of wine and a box of biscuits.

Not a bad year to be fair considering the cost of living!👍
Title: Re: Christmas
Post by: AuRavelling79 on December 22, 2023, 04:44:37 pm
Got another £20 today and came home to a box of posh biscuits in a musical box tin, left on the doorstep by a crusty!

So now finished on ...

£146.00
A bottle of wine
A box of biscuits
A musical box of biscuits
And some posh Ketchup!

There might even be a little more in the new year...  ;D
Title: Re: Christmas
Post by: Mattymarske on December 22, 2023, 04:50:27 pm
£392
+
2 Bottles Prosecco
1 bottle red wine
Tin of quality street
2 tins biscuits
And 3 selection boxes for kids

....no posh ketchup 😅
Smallest £2 biggest £20 every little helps.

Gutted I couldn't get 2 more weeks in to get everyone cleaned to keep everyone happy.

Happy Christmas everyone and all the best for 2024. 🍻👍🌲

Title: Re: Christmas
Post by: dazmond on December 24, 2023, 01:02:50 pm
Just shy of £500 now.better than last year!👍🙂

Happy Xmas guys!
Title: Re: Christmas
Post by: AuRavelling79 on January 09, 2024, 08:47:34 am
Got another £20 today and came home to a box of posh biscuits in a musical box tin, left on the doorstep by a crusty!

So now finished on ...

£146.00
A bottle of wine
A box of biscuits
A musical box of biscuits
And some posh Ketchup!

There might even be a little more in the new year...  ;D

Another £7 yesterday!

£153  ;D
Title: Re: Christmas
Post by: AuRavelling79 on January 09, 2024, 04:15:51 pm
Got another £20 today and came home to a box of posh biscuits in a musical box tin, left on the doorstep by a crusty!

So now finished on ...

£146.00
A bottle of wine
A box of biscuits
A musical box of biscuits
And some posh Ketchup!

There might even be a little more in the new year...  ;D

Another £7 yesterday!

£153  ;D

A fiver today.

£158  ;D  Daz will be crying ...
Title: Re: Christmas
Post by: Bungle on January 09, 2024, 05:04:36 pm
 :Ferrero rocher chocs today. The only tip this side of Xmas. I p155ed all over Dazmond regarding money though. Which is the main thing  :D
Title: Re: Christmas
Post by: dazmond on January 09, 2024, 05:06:00 pm
 £525 up to now.i reckon I'll get up to £550 easy as there's a few good customers I never seen before xmas and they insist on giving me cash....

I love this job!😃👍
Title: Re: Christmas
Post by: dazmond on January 09, 2024, 05:33:20 pm
:Ferrero rocher chocs today. The only tip this side of Xmas. I p155ed all over Dazmond regarding money though. Which is the main thing  :D

It's probably because your customers pity you with your knackered old van and holes in your shoes trying to scratch a living together in the dead of winter!🤣🤣🤣
Title: Re: Christmas
Post by: Bungle on January 09, 2024, 07:37:22 pm
:Ferrero rocher chocs today. The only tip this side of Xmas. I p155ed all over Dazmond regarding money though. Which is the main thing  :D

It's probably because your customers pity you with your knackered old van and holes in your shoes trying to scratch a living together in the dead of winter!🤣🤣🤣

Says the man who takes 4 Gortex coats to work so that he can work in the pouring rain  :-*
Title: Re: Christmas
Post by: Shrek on January 09, 2024, 09:12:49 pm
:Ferrero rocher chocs today. The only tip this side of Xmas. I p155ed all over Dazmond regarding money though. Which is the main thing  :D

It's probably because your customers pity you with your knackered old van and holes in your shoes trying to scratch a living together in the dead of winter!🤣🤣🤣

Says the man who takes 4 Gortex coats to work so that he can work in the pouring rain  :-*

It rains nearly every day in the northwest , I’d say it’s a smart move tbh . Better than being sat at home looking out the window for a week
Title: Re: Christmas
Post by: dazmond on January 09, 2024, 09:20:23 pm
:Ferrero rocher chocs today. The only tip this side of Xmas. I p155ed all over Dazmond regarding money though. Which is the main thing  :D

It's probably because your customers pity you with your knackered old van and holes in your shoes trying to scratch a living together in the dead of winter!🤣🤣🤣

Says the man who takes 4 Gortex coats to work so that he can work in the pouring rain  :-*

I actually used to be that type of window cleaner..... ;D

Holes in my shoes,old car(sometimes with no mot,insurance or RFL).I think the cheapest car I ever bought was a red Sierra with a different coloured bonnet off a neighbour for £90!😄

They were the days!!!😆
Title: Re: Christmas
Post by: dazmond on January 11, 2024, 05:54:49 pm
£556 now and tips still coming in...

An unusual one today....2  large bottles of freshly pressed apple juice!😆👍
Title: Re: Christmas
Post by: AuRavelling79 on January 11, 2024, 07:13:31 pm
Got another £20 today and came home to a box of posh biscuits in a musical box tin, left on the doorstep by a crusty!

So now finished on ...

£146.00
A bottle of wine
A box of biscuits
A musical box of biscuits
And some posh Ketchup!

There might even be a little more in the new year...  ;D

Another £7 yesterday!

£153  ;D

A fiver today.

£158  ;D  Daz will be crying ...

Another £7 today.

£165.00
Title: Re: Christmas
Post by: AuRavelling79 on January 12, 2024, 05:30:18 pm
Surely this has to be the end of it?

Another pair of fivers today.

£175.00 running total.
Title: Re: Christmas
Post by: dazmond on January 12, 2024, 05:35:13 pm
Surely this has to be the end of it?

Another pair of fivers today.

£175.00 running total.

I doubt it.ive had Xmas tips in February before now....I've defo got some dead certs that I've not seen before xmas that like to give me cash tips.these are 8 weekly jobs so they'll be getting cleaned over the next month.😀👍