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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: sherco on October 19, 2008, 09:38:31 am

Title: I learnt a big lesson on friday.
Post by: sherco on October 19, 2008, 09:38:31 am
I looked at a job on Thursday, the women wanted her lounge carpet and two bedroom carpets cleaned plus three chairs, as we were talking she mention her stone floor that needs cleaning i said i could do this and she said she would speak to me at a later date about this. Anyway quoted £150.00 to clean carpets and chairs which she excepted, so i did the them yesterday but she was out for the day, got a call last night really pleased with carpets etc but said why didn't you do the stone floor, i said that was not in the price....oh yes it is she said i would not of excepted the quote if that was for the carpets and chairs...and she wont pay until i clean her stone floor...Should of written down exactly what i was going to do, as it was only a verbal quote..lesson to be learnt here me thinks.
Title: Re: I learnt a big lesson on friday.
Post by: davep on October 19, 2008, 02:00:49 pm
Tell her you are sorry for the confusion and is it ok if you return her 'soil' sometime in the week  8)  Should fit through the letter box..
Title: Re: I learnt a big lesson on friday.
Post by: Ken Wainwright on October 19, 2008, 02:08:56 pm
I always offer a menu quotation so that the prospect can see what costs what, and any confusion is removed.

This was brought about because of a similar experience as Sherco's.

Safe and happy quoting :)
Ken
Title: Re: I learnt a big lesson on friday.
Post by: clinton on October 19, 2008, 02:17:08 pm
How long will it take you to clean the stone floor mate ???


Title: Re: I learnt a big lesson on friday.
Post by: Kane on October 19, 2008, 03:03:54 pm
Tell her you are sorry for the confusion and is it ok if you return her 'soil' sometime in the week  8)  Should fit through the letter box..

 ;D
Title: Re: I learnt a big lesson on friday.
Post by: sherco on October 19, 2008, 05:27:18 pm
How long will it take you to clean the stone floor mate ???



To scrub with rotary scrubber and clean with wet vac, go back next day to reseal when its dry, probably about 6 hrs work in total.
Title: Re: I learnt a big lesson on friday.
Post by: derek west on October 19, 2008, 05:46:25 pm
easy option might be to knock her £30 or £40 quid off as a compromise.
just an option to lighten the stress.
think thats what i'd do,
and obviously take procedures so it don't happen again.
derek
Title: Re: I learnt a big lesson on friday.
Post by: clinton on October 19, 2008, 09:26:48 pm
I would do the same  as well mate and see  what she says,just put it down to a lesson learnt :)
Title: Re: I learnt a big lesson on friday.
Post by: Jim_77 on October 20, 2008, 01:04:17 am
Balls to that, she's yanking your chain mate, who would expect that much work for that price?

Forget the floor, you're not going to get it in all honesty...

Let the 150 stand for what you've done, if she doesn't pay make a claim through www.moneyclaim.gov.uk.  Soon as she receives the initial paperwork she'll pay.

But for god's sake get things written down from now on!!!!!
Title: Re: I learnt a big lesson on friday.
Post by: COLIN BRIGHT on October 20, 2008, 10:14:14 am
ALWAYS WRITE DOWN WHAT WORK YOU HAVE AGREED ON!
NEVER DO THAT AGAIN
DID YOU HEAR
NNNNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEVVVVVVVVVVVEEEEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Title: Re: I learnt a big lesson on friday.
Post by: Russell Morgan on October 22, 2008, 12:30:21 pm
Tell her you are sorry for the confusion and is it ok if you return her 'soil' sometime in the week  8)  Should fit through the letter box..

totally agree with this one, i get people try it on all the time, i tell them they can always have thier dirt back, but i will bill them for the extra transport costs lol, they normally pay up then
Title: Re: I learnt a big lesson on Friday.
Post by: sherco on October 22, 2008, 02:24:20 pm
I finally got my money today, i popped around to her house and she was a totally different person today, mind you she had friends there and probally did not want me to make a fuss.