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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Roy Harding on October 02, 2007, 03:54:41 pm

Title: Easy come easy go
Post by: Roy Harding on October 02, 2007, 03:54:41 pm

A window cleaner I know started 23yrs ago, after 12years his turnover was over £120000 per year.

Since then the men that worked for him started up there own window cleaning business, and took some of his work. His sons helped him as he lost interest in his business the round slowly fell away and 3 months ago they stopped window cleaning all together.

What a shame, this was all extremely high paying work and they could have sold it.

Roy

Title: Re: Easy come easy go
Post by: Captain Scarlet on October 02, 2007, 03:59:43 pm

whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!! people are starving and they cant even appreciate some decent income!

Title: Re: Easy come easy go
Post by: jeff1 on October 02, 2007, 04:10:45 pm

I picked up 6 new customers today all in the same road, and after a bit of chin wagging with them, I discovered there previous w/c had been going to them for years, he converted them all to wfp, dissapeared of the scene, without a word, after customers phoned and phoned him, they discovered he had marital problems, his round was huge.

Like you say, why not sell the round at least get something in return.

I also found out from one custy, he was beginning to do a bad Job, when she mentioned it to him, he told her, there must have been something wrong with the chemicals in the water he uses. ??? ::)

Title: Re: Easy come easy go
Post by: Captain Scarlet on October 02, 2007, 04:12:25 pm

This post is making me depressed, Luke

Title: Re: Easy come easy go
Post by: jeff1 on October 02, 2007, 04:13:47 pm

Quote from: Luke Johnson on October 02, 2007, 04:12:25 pm

This post is making me depressed, Luke

Then don't forget to sell your round, don't just chuck it down the pan  ;D ;D ;D

Title: Re: Easy come easy go
Post by: Kwackers on October 02, 2007, 04:15:05 pm

Jeff if i were you i'd get his details give him a call!

Title: Re: Easy come easy go
Post by: Captain Scarlet on October 02, 2007, 04:17:09 pm

it makes me sad that these people do all that hard work then it gets ruined....leaflets, talking to customers, sign writting, cleaning, getting wfp equipment etc etc

Title: Re: Easy come easy go
Post by: davids3511 on October 03, 2007, 03:10:42 pm

I am picking up after a similar situatuion at the moment. I was lucky enough to hit on an area where the old window cleaner just disappeared last may and never came back. I am picking up about 8 new customers every evening I go leafletting.

David

Title: Re: Easy come easy go
Post by: rp cleaning services on October 03, 2007, 05:38:45 pm

i picked 8 new jobs yesterday all bunched together,£70 worth,window cleaner packed up in april and the customers have been looking for a new cleaner since,they say to me i have not seen you before,i told them i have been cleaning in this street for 3 years