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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: cybersye on March 25, 2009, 06:24:27 pm

Title: Am I too suspicious ?
Post by: cybersye on March 25, 2009, 06:24:27 pm

I had a call yesterday asking to quote in and out of a two bed house over the phone.
I answered as I always do, that I cant give an accurate price without first seeing but i am happy to arrange a time to visit for a free no obligation quote. "ok thanks anyway, I might call you back" was the reply.
Now, I thought nothing of it until I put the phone down, but the tone of his voice and the manner in which he asked had me thinking there was more to this. that maybe it was another window cleaner  fishing for prices or someone who had even seen me working an area.
Sure, I could just be being paranoid, I'm not even that bothered as I gave nothing away and experience has taught me too many times now that you dont quote without first seeing.
Have any of you had similar experiences, or reasons to be suspicious etc. ?
Simon

Title: Re: Am I too suspicious ?
Post by: bad trippy on March 25, 2009, 06:35:02 pm

Inland revenue  ;D

Title: Re: Am I too suspicious ?
Post by: cybersye on March 25, 2009, 06:36:16 pm

Quote from: Stan The Man on March 25, 2009, 06:30:33 pm

its probley someone wanting a price but if given face to face might feel obliged to accept,where over the phone they can say i will think about it  ;D

aye, for sure it could have been, just sometimes you get that feeling that something aint right. probably just me  :-\ ??? ;D

Title: Re: Am I too suspicious ?
Post by: cybersye on March 25, 2009, 06:37:33 pm

Quote from: trippy on March 25, 2009, 06:35:02 pm

Inland revenue  ;D

;D ;D ;D like it trippy, glad I gave nothing away  ;D

Title: Re: Am I too suspicious ?
Post by: dai on March 25, 2009, 10:12:14 pm

I had a call once from a guy asking me how much I would charge for a house in a certain street.
As it happened, not only was this house already a customer, but I was standing right outside as it was my next job. The customer was a lady living on her own and knew nothing about it.
How's that for coincidence?

Title: Re: Am I too suspicious ?
Post by: EZclean on March 25, 2009, 10:18:07 pm

thats just too funny  ;D ;D ;D ;D
you couldnt make it up

Title: Re: Am I too suspicious ?
Post by: LSB on March 26, 2009, 03:15:57 pm

i agree in theory with all above comments !

however ,

i do quote over the phone , as my round is fairly local and compact ,so , if i know the road , probably already have customers in that road , then i quote ( i dont count windows ) .
some roads i need to look at first , and of course all commercial  .

Title: Re: Am I too suspicious ?
Post by: simon knight on March 26, 2009, 07:25:40 pm

Quote from: lloyd birchley on March 26, 2009, 03:15:57 pm

i agree in theory with all above comments !

however ,

i do quote over the phone , as my round is fairly local and compact ,so , if i know the road , probably already have customers in that road , then i quote ( i dont count windows ) .
some roads i need to look at first , and of course all commercial  .

Yep me too. If I know the road and already have customers in it I'll happily quote over the phone as the houses will be much the same....there's always a bit of "ish" in it in case they've got a conservatory at the back or EOT side windows etc.

Title: Re: Am I too suspicious ?
Post by: Captain Scarlet on March 26, 2009, 07:44:03 pm

Quote from: cybersye on March 25, 2009, 06:24:27 pm

I had a call yesterday asking to quote in and out of a two bed house over the phone.
I answered as I always do, that I cant give an accurate price without first seeing but i am happy to arrange a time to visit for a free no obligation quote. "ok thanks anyway, I might call you back" was the reply.
Now, I thought nothing of it until I put the phone down, but the tone of his voice and the manner in which he asked had me thinking there was more to this. that maybe it was another window cleaner  fishing for prices or someone who had even seen me working an area.
Sure, I could just be being paranoid, I'm not even that bothered as I gave nothing away and experience has taught me too many times now that you dont quote without first seeing.
Have any of you had similar experiences, or reasons to be suspicious etc. ?
Simon

ive had this happen, and i quizzed him until finally he revealed he was in fact a wc, he was so persistent, he wanted me to send him "a list of your prices". TBH i think he had a screw loose!