Clean It Up
UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: vangaurd on November 07, 2006, 08:31:30 pm
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got a call, from a customer today,
can you please, come and give us a quote !
for a sitting room carpet.
i duely priced it up. that much she said your for to expensive .
the last guy did the sitting room,3 piece,stairs and landing , all for 30 pounds
oh well you lose some i guess,
steve gunn will have an idea, who the last guy was , i think it begins with an A
must know his stuff , to be able to charge these sort of price
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The said guy "A" did a suite for £20 3 weeks ago did not look like it had been touched, I did it today for £126 customers are prepared to pay extra when these guys cock it up
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when was that? 1956?
My mate says when they tell him a silly figure
"I can clean like that, it's only £25, I'll do it now, take me about 15 minutes"
or you can have ........ for £
Shaun
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Hi
Question............... Why dont they ask the last guy back.
Answer .....................Because he was crap.
Dave
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usually customers that buy at that price can't be bothered to ring the last guy because they are too lazy.
They only buy when the item that wants cleaning is dire and want it done quick cheap and cheerful so if anyone comes in with a cheaper price then the original cleaner is sacked.
They always say that the last cleaner wasn't good but want the same price DOH!
It's just the mentality they have, the best thing is not to advertise or market to these people if you want to make a good buck.
They might be great, lovely people who you could call the salt of the earth but remember they'll not pay your morgage.
Shaun
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True what ya say Shaun! That sort of custy are just out for cheap cheap cheap! Every year they will spend twenty quid on calls to save a quid on the job ??? I would sooner stay away from em! But whats a mortgage? Am sure i used to have one at somepoint? ;D
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Hi
Its also true that they dont ask him back because.
He is to busy. ( because cheap )
He has jacked it in. ( because cheap )
He didn't keep in touch. ( because stupid )
He told them to p**s off. ( because a bit dearer now )
Dave
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I've got 4 :o
Shaun
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Shaun-ya not moaning i hope? Ya earning it man ;D If the rent covers the outgoings then youre obviously winning. Im just part Hamish or Quaker or summat ??? I just buy stuff cash ;D But youre van is newer than my oldest so good luck to ya fella ;D And if youre snatching sarnies at half three in after noon then youre as mad as me for work-bonus!
Damian.
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1 x house for the family
2 x houses for the students
1 x holiday appartment in Tenerife
http://www.holiday-rentals.co.uk/Canary-Islands/Tenerife/holiday-golf-holidays-villa-Playa-de-las-Americas/p57518.htm
this is the site we rent ours out on
Shaun
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Hi
I hate students!
Dave
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Shaun-good on ya mate-cant knock it ;D i left ex wi kids in large family house-that i built :o. got me own and next week buying another carpet shop-i know i know im mixing breeds-supplying fitting and cleaning and on ere i feel like a breed apart(not a fully fledged-so to speak!) But hey if the money rolls in then so be it! Gotta admit when seeing ya van ya look professional and i here ya live in a decent area mate-good for you. hope it keeps up for ya-and me ;D
Damian.
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Hi
I hate students!
Dave
Not too keen on rodents meself but there is a massive market in mine(and Shaun's city and he has made it work for him) Always turn summat into your advantage-Shaun has ;D
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So where's the cheapest place to buy carpet cleaning chemicals and machines then?
They also have mortgages to pay, children to feed...just seems ironic really that you see the above question so often on the forums
Sorry it had to be said! ::)
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Shaun-good on ya mate-cant knock it ;D i left ex wi kids in large family house-that i built :o. got me own and next week buying another carpet shop-i know i know im mixing breeds-supplying fitting and cleaning and on ere i feel like a breed apart(not a fully fledged-so to speak!) But hey if the money rolls in then so be it! Gotta admit when seeing ya van ya look professional and i here ya live in a decent area mate-good for you. hope it keeps up for ya-and me ;D
Damian.
Ah.. isint the Queens' English such great to read at times!!
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Isint? ;)
Damian.
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Damian
If you project the image , to your clients, you project on here I can't imagine you get too many repeats
You might be a really pleasant and genuine, individualwho provides a fantastic service, but you come across as a high heeled, stetson wearer.
robbie
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So where's the cheapest place to buy carpet cleaning chemicals and machines then?
They also have mortgages to pay, children to feed...just seems ironic really that you see the above question so often on the forums
Sorry it had to be said! ::)
Its been also said many times, buying an item is different to buying services.
Bit like buying petrol, if its £0.90p litre @ 1 garage and £0.83 down the road, I know where I'm going. Same stuff, differnet price!
Dont know why I did it, but I went cheap when I had my drive done, big mistake, never again! :(
Phil
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Spot on Phil, because you are comparing like for like, unlike a service where you can sell yourself a little more.
Shaun
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did that job in deepcar shaun, he was a NUTTER, bonkers, the flats are called the greenway, now i know why they call it strangeways.
He was about 40, had max power mags allover , and drives a car all, big wheels spoilers and daft stereo, just like a 17 year old, used to be a car valeter ,and had failed miserably to clean his settee with a puzzi. thanks anyway
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Sorry if he was a nutter I didn't pass him on intentionally, but he didn't seem a full shilling.
I'll keep passing them on if you want them.
Shaun
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Hi
If it looks like a duck & quacks like a duck?
It is a duck.
Dave
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Yes , thats great thanks, had several people say they like your leaflet , I dont like the look of it , but friends i have seen says it is good
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Damian
If you project the image , to your clients, you project on here I can't imagine you get too many repeats
You might be a really pleasant and genuine, individualwho provides a fantastic service, but you come across as a high heeled, stetson wearer.
robbie
Robbie-Cowboy Charlie will do me-as long as the telephone keeps ringing! Seriously, i do not mean to offend anyone in any way, however sometimes i post without deliberating too much on the particular subject in mind and shoot the gun-(Roy Rodgers again!?) I have a lot of experience and contacts in my trade and everyday is the same as the last-without upset as ive encountered just about every scenario there is going. I have a good team working for me and it is about to be enlarged(I hope very shortly). As for my grammar then im afraid it is well up there pretty close to the top, however-when i am dashing around and just post on here then i seem to use text language that may appear thick! I can assure you it is far from that! As for my customers-well they seem to like me and my lads(read staff-david brent style) and have done for a good many years-i am thirty five and have been self employed since seventeen years of age and i'm doing ok thankyou. So in conclusion-do not have nightmares about me running out of work or in fact being a splash/dash merchant as i'm ok Jack.
Damian.