Clean It Up
UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: richy27 on March 23, 2009, 05:49:51 pm
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Does any use this to promote their business was goin to hand one out each time i do a survey and quotation. Whats your thoughts on these
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i,m just in the middle of sourcing some cheap 500ml spray bottles.
then its sticky labels and printing.
gonna give mine to clients who book, not who have a survey, all though on the survey, i will make sure they see me use it if theres a stain there. should encourage them to give me the job.
derek
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I know Paul Moss sourced some 500ml spotters but the labels were a nighmare as the cheap paper ones just blead, John kelly said it took him ages to get the right ones.
Ideally you want a bottle, sprayer, label and cleaning solution for a £1.
Tell us how you get on, Paul Ashworth would be a good person to know as he used to be in the printing game and could source a good quality label.
Shaun
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I get mine from Cleansmart supplies. Two sizes and strengths.
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i'm just after the empty bottles then just mix up some one step, a lot cheaper.
sent off a few emails for prices, so see what they come back with.
derek
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I get mine from Matt at Cleansmart. I used to give them away with each job but now think its best to give them away with a decent size job and offer them as an add on sale for a lower value job. How's it going Richard in sunny Torrington
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I was thinking along the same lines as Derek,just mixing up some stuff,but what would the shelf life of it be after you have added water?
Ryan
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I get mine from CleamSmart too. I give one away as a free gift with every quotation. Custys seem to like that.
Pete
PS Alltec are selling them too now - Ecospotters - @ £1 each (as long as you buy 200!)
Pete
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i am ok thanks ian keeping busy. goin to order some at cleansmart. give us buzz meet up for coffee.
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Ask John Kelly to sell you some spray bottles and spray heads.
Shaun
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Why not get 100 each with a mate from clean smart
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Why not try some from John Kelly it's only a small investment, then you can see if you want to go the whole hog and buy empty bottles and fill them and label them yourself if you can be bothered.
Shaun
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Does john sell them at a pound a go shaun ???
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No I think they work out double but the Alltec ones by their own admission are like 'tatty water'.
Like most things if you ask for a discount (providing you buy enough) you may get one.
Shaun the Yorkshireman who may even have some Scottish blood for good measure;D
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;D
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40 pence a bottle so far including trigger spray, there sending me some samples.
derek
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where from derek
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did i say 40 pence, i meant 45 pence. where from? me ;D
i'll let ya know when ive had the samples and got the price down a bit more. ;)
derek
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cheers derek i have a dynamo label printer already so maybe way to go
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Richard does that mean when you stop peddling the ink runs out?
Shaun
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ink never runs out well does not seem too have printed nearly 1000 envelope labels still goin
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got the sample bottles today, and as bill and ted would say!
excellent, (add guitar riff here) ;D
derek
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How much per unit?
Heinous!
Shaun
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40 (sweet) pence
now thats bogus dude.
derek
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You might be a king or a little carpet cleaner, but sooner or later you dance with the reaper
Shaun
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where did you source the bottles from derek would be interested in some
Cheers
Richard
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richard
as soon as ive contacted them and tried to haggle a better price i'll email you the company name with a contact to get them at the price i haggle, if any one else is interested, can you contact me with amounts you may want, to give me some ammo to haggle. heres a picky of the bottle next to a sky remote for sizing purposes.
derek
derek@affordablecleaners.co.uk
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thanks derek they look great would be interested in getting my mitts on couple of hundred
info@pt-cleaningservices.co.uk
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Derek
Thats not a bad price mate 40 pence is that with vat etc ???
Richard how are you going to do the labels ???
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40 pence + vat + delivery.
derek
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But how many do you need to buy.
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100 ian, not gonna break the bank, so guessing about £50 all in.
derek
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right
got the info.
there 18 p for the bottle and 24 p for the sprayers, theres 3 types of sprayers to choose from.
if you give them my name you should get them both for 40 p as i was quoted this price in an email then when i rang up they were 2 p dearer, so they let me off with the 2 p. prices are plus vat so bear this in mind. the carriage is £7.50 and you can buy as many or as little as you want. i'm getting 100 to start with, i'm also picking them up rather than carriage as there only up the road from me.
a few of you guys expressed an interest so if you email me again i will send there name, web address, email and phone number tomorrow when ive picked them up. they do a massive range of bottles, sprays, pumps, lotion dispencers, you name it. so if this is what your thinking of doing then these are the guys to deal with. my email for anyone interested is derek@affordablecleaners.co.uk
sorry for anyone who has allready emailed me but i'm getting used to this new computer (vista) (windows email) and deleted loads of emails by accident, doh!
anyway they'll send you a sample pack and then its up to you, but only serious enquiries please.
derek
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what dya reckon guys, any good?
i will email those who requested details, anyone else! email me
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Hi derek
Look smart they do :)
How did you do the labels ???
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bought sticky labels from stationers and designed and printed them myself. night need some sticky back plastic to go over the top to keep them waterproof though. all in all the bottles with labels in cluding ink and everything comes to about 56p all in. so just got to mix some M/S and put it in when i need it, hey presto, a present for my regulars with my phone number on it so they'll never forget me. still send out reminders though but in an emergency they know who to call.
derek
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Doesnt look bad derek and least its worth a go you caint loose much.
I sometimes leave some for my clients a diluted bonnet buff in a plant spray and they use it.
Was going to say some plastic coated front to stop it running.
good luck with it :)
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Great Idea guys but...........
depending upon what you put in as spotting agent, check msds sheets, as if there are any issues with chemical content the label needs to display them i.e. harmful. I would be worried about comeback should someone do something silly with it!
Gary
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They look brilliant Derek but one question I wanted to ask you was, and I'm sure this will be on a lot of the guys minds, and that is, why haven't you got Sky HD? ;)
Fraser
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;D
cos i bought my 42inch plasma tv just before HD became known and it doesn't have hd capabilities, and my misses won't let me buy a new tv, even though theres a 50inch lcd in curries for £799 which ive got my eye on.
keep hoping the kids will throw the wii remote through the screen while there playing wii baseball so we have to get a new one, then i'll upgrade too sky HD. hows that for an excuse. ;D
derek
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Aye they can be quite slippery those wii remotes, I've been told.
Alternatively, you could start supporting Hibernian FC as every time they are on the tele, I feel like putting my foot through the bl**dy thing >:(
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YOUR A HIBBIE :o
No more work from me. Gorgie Rules.
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Gods own team Rab, Gods own team :-*
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i support liverpool so yeah! last night i nearly did have a new tele :-[
now i know how utd fans felt when we stuffed them at old trafford.
derek
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Derek you're out of the way abit not being in Liverpool aren't you? apart from wishing that Sheffield United win every match until the end of the season and Birmingham lose all of theirs I sincerely hope Liverpool win the league this year, and Sheffield United next ;D
Shaun
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can't see it happening,
can see utd droppping points but can't see liverpool winning all there games, just hope utd beat porto next week and maybe we'll be in with a chance as then the league won't be priority number one for them.
flingers clossed.
derek
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Derek you can get water proof labels I just can't find them on the net but I have seen them somewhere, may have to have them printed before though.
Shaun
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And I'm another true Red (from the west end of the East Lancs Road). But there again I was born in Scouseland. :o
I'm just ducking down below the wall now....as the brick bats fly. :)