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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Davew on March 19, 2007, 09:36:00 pm

Title: Wasted
Post by: Davew on March 19, 2007, 09:36:00 pm
Turned up to clean a new house today. Took me ages as it was absolutely filthy. Next door neighbour wanders over to look at my van (nosey git I thought) and says "are you doing mine next?" I asked if he had booked with me " oh yes I'm number sixty"Bollo**S I had just cleaned the wrong house! No number-I went by the wheely bin number - turned out it was wrong. >:(
Title: Re: Wasted
Post by: Bobs Window Cleaning on March 19, 2007, 09:38:39 pm
Think of yerself as a good samaritan and thats your good deed done for the week ;D

bob
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Post by: AuRavelling79 on March 19, 2007, 09:50:06 pm
Turned up to clean a new house today. Took me ages as it was absolutely filthy. Next door neighbour wanders over to look at my van (nosey git I thought) and says "are you doing mine next?" I asked if he had booked with me " oh yes I'm number sixty"Bollo**S I had just cleaned the wrong house! No number-I went by the wheely bin number - turned out it was wrong. >:(

Imagine coming home and finding your windows spotless like that - they must believe they did something right in a past life!
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Post by: Chris Cottrell on March 19, 2007, 09:51:35 pm
I bet they never even notice
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Post by: Bazzy1999 on March 19, 2007, 09:52:01 pm
Your not alone ive done it before...  ::)
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Post by: Chris Cottrell on March 19, 2007, 09:55:23 pm
I can honestly say I have NEVER cleaned the wrong house and  further more I hope I never do
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Post by: Cleaner Windows on March 19, 2007, 10:06:48 pm
i cleaned the wrong house twice in the past year  ::) what a fool!!
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Post by: Pat Purcell on March 19, 2007, 10:17:07 pm
Leave them a note saying you apologise for the intrusion and had washed the windows of their house by mistake instead of their neighbours
And ask them if they would like you to continue the service for x amount as they can all ready see the quality of service you provide
Its worth a shot ;D
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Post by: JM123 on March 19, 2007, 10:57:53 pm
I done it twice in the same day, same road and guess what, got paid for both and both are now regulars!
Title: Re: Wasted
Post by: craig jwc on March 20, 2007, 07:27:42 am
Leave them a note saying you apologise for the intrusion and had washed the windows of their house by mistake instead of their neighbours
And ask them if they would like you to continue the service for x amount as they can all ready see the quality of service you provide
Its worth a shot ;D

I've done this and got a new customer ;D
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Post by: groundhog on March 20, 2007, 07:45:22 am
I have done this 3 times now! usually when I have a long row of houses to do all next to each other and I get a bit carried away!! :o 2 of these houses are now customers, so not so bad after all! ;D
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Post by: Paul Coleman on March 20, 2007, 08:25:59 am
I did this once when I was meant to only be doing the upstairs flat.  I did the downstairs too.  It was two flats that looked like one house.
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Post by: rugby on March 20, 2007, 04:23:42 pm
must have done this at least 5 times,and every time i say i wont flameing make that mistake again,bet i do though
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Post by: Davew on March 20, 2007, 05:44:35 pm
Dropped a card in and explained but no call yet. :-\
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Post by: Tosh on March 20, 2007, 05:50:43 pm
Your not alone ive done it before...  ::)

Snap!

I once cleaned the wrong property three times in a row; every month.

The lady that asked me to quote seemed so nice, I was sure she would cough up end; even though I left an envelope after each clean.

Unfortunately I cleaned the wrong house each time and after the third time I received a phone call from some bloke who explained that he lived mostly in France; hence the delay in contacting me; and he didn't know who I was, or why I was cleaning his windows.

I honestly could've thumped him; 'cos I didn't/don't exactly believe him!