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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: stig on April 02, 2008, 06:17:40 pm

Title: is it just me????????
Post by: stig on April 02, 2008, 06:17:40 pm
was in the same street as another wc today and found out he turns up at 7.30 ,parks on this old ladies drive ,puts her wheelie bin out,starts doing his dozen or so houses at 6quid a house then ends up at old ladies to do hers after bin men av  been to put bin back,has a pot of tay and pkt biscuits and get this he charges her 6quid for windows and 1.50 for the bin service........... would anyone else do this to an old dear????????    i know it helps being abit of a bas"""" in business but this is going to the extreme i reckon.......
Title: Re: is it just me????????
Post by: windowwashers on April 02, 2008, 06:22:15 pm
was in the same street as another wc today and found out he turns up at 7.30 ,parks on this old ladies drive ,puts her wheelie bin out,starts doing his dozen or so houses at 6quid a house then ends up at old ladies to do hers after bin men av  been to put bin back,has a pot of tay and pkt biscuits and get this he charges her 6quid for windows and 1.50 for the bin service........... would anyone else do this to an old dear????????    i know it helps being abit of a bas"""" in business but this is going to the extreme i reckon.......
NO, I would charge for the windows but the bin charge is a bit much (understatment) but we dont know if he gets there at 7:30 just to get her bin out for her, if he does then I think it is fair he charges if not then IMO it is wrong.

Ian
Title: Re: is it just me????????
Post by: stig on April 02, 2008, 07:04:22 pm
i see him around alot and hes out that time every day. me too
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Post by: windowwashers on April 02, 2008, 07:08:01 pm
i see him around alot and hes out that time every day. me too
then from what you have said it is wrong
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Post by: macmac on April 02, 2008, 07:09:21 pm
1.50 :o :o :o that's disgusting! :(  should be at least a fiver, just another example of idiots driving prices down ;)

Tony
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Post by: frames to panes on April 02, 2008, 07:11:41 pm
Just adding value in my opinion.  ;)
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Post by: matt on April 02, 2008, 07:31:55 pm
1.50 :o :o :o that's disgusting! :(  should be at least a fiver, just another example of idiots driving prices down ;)

Tony

might be a fiver round your way, more like £7.50 here

i bet he isnt insured either, bl00dy cowboys
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Post by: Dave Turley on April 02, 2008, 07:42:14 pm
ha ha lol... that's just demeaning... cleaning bins. what's the matter with him ??
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Post by: stig on April 02, 2008, 07:49:28 pm
he ay cleaning the bin he just puttin it out for her
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Post by: matt on April 02, 2008, 07:51:24 pm
he ay cleaning the bin he just puttin it out for her


not just putting the bin out, he gets it back in

the guy is a saint to do it for that price
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Post by: frames to panes on April 02, 2008, 08:01:08 pm
I have thought of adding it on as a service but i can't cope with a packet of biscuits!
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Post by: squeejay on April 02, 2008, 09:56:04 pm
she should charge him for parking on her drive all day.  (cheeky git)
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Post by: stig on April 02, 2008, 10:01:10 pm
at last someone wiv a bit of respect........  cheers
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Post by: cbcs on April 03, 2008, 07:22:33 am
she should charge him for parking on her drive all day.  (cheeky git)

Thats why he's charging so little!