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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: peter holley on April 20, 2009, 10:29:14 pm

Title: oh dear
Post by: peter holley on April 20, 2009, 10:29:14 pm: lol over the years the domestic guys have always felt inferior to the big commercial guys... oh dear ,,, its a shame that the tables are turninng .... lol...the commercial guys cant get in coz their out of touch with reality .... lol....m lol.... lol
Title: Re: oh dear
Post by: AuRavelling79 on April 20, 2009, 10:40:06 pm: Not here my old fruit! I have the same domestic/commercial ratio that I had three years ago and overall have gained both. Why mock others who may be struggling?
Title: Re: oh dear
Post by: Dave Turley on April 21, 2009, 07:51:18 am: i'm 90% domestic and feel for anyone who is losing work, domestic or commercial
Title: Re: oh dear
Post by: Chris B on April 21, 2009, 08:09:06 am: Yep agree, silly comment.
Title: Re: oh dear
Post by: Tosh on April 21, 2009, 08:54:17 am: Quote from: p holley on April 20, 2009, 10:29:14 pm
lol over the years the domestic guys have always felt inferior to the big commercial guys... oh dear ,,, its a shame that the tables are turninng .... lol...the commercial guys cant get in coz their out of touch with reality .... lol....m lol.... lol

Is this really the case?
Title: Re: oh dear
Post by: AJ on April 21, 2009, 09:07:12 am: Quote from: Tosh on April 21, 2009, 08:54:17 am
Quote from: p holley on April 20, 2009, 10:29:14 pm
lol over the years the domestic guys have always felt inferior to the big commercial guys... oh dear ,,, its a shame that the tables are turninng .... lol...the commercial guys cant get in coz their out of touch with reality .... lol....m lol.... lol

Is this really the case?

No its not.
getting new comm work in every day. only lost one job.
My opinion is that all windows need cleaning, there is enough for everyone. the work just gets moved around from one company to the next. a good service at a competitive rate gos a long to ensuring you keep the work.
Title: Re: oh dear
Post by: LWC on April 21, 2009, 09:14:50 am: Gotta say though, ive always looked after my domestics, even the little £6 ones for the last 5 years, they have always been there and would say they always will be, unlike some of the commercial ive lost lately and been asked to drop prices.

I agree with the comment.
Title: Re: oh dear
Post by: mark dew on April 21, 2009, 09:17:44 am: I view any commercial work i do as a bonus. Domestic work is my bread and butter.
Title: Re: oh dear
Post by: LWC on April 21, 2009, 09:28:24 am: Quote from: mark dew on April 21, 2009, 09:17:44 am
I view any commercial work i do as a bonus. Domestic work is my bread and butter.

Here here
Title: Re: oh dear
Post by: gary999 on April 21, 2009, 01:18:37 pm: Quote from: p holley on April 20, 2009, 10:29:14 pm
lol over the years the domestic guys have always felt inferior to the big commercial guys... oh dear ,,, its a shame that the tables are turninng .... lol...the commercial guys cant get in coz their out of touch with reality .... lol....m lol.... lol

not like you taffy to be bitter me old sheepmeister ???
Title: Re: oh dear
Post by: cozy on April 21, 2009, 03:52:03 pm: Why would someone (like me ) feel a lesser mortal than someone who cleans more com' than I do? If there was more money in com' than dom' I would change my custy base.

Bit strange to say all that mate. In my third or forth year I took on a load of city hall type contracts. I found it more stress than it was worth and I was having to employ people too.
That brings it's own headaches. All of the schools went from 3 monthly to 12 monthly and no price change !!

I only do com' now that is no bigger than a 6 hour job. There must be enough of that about in UK surely.
Title: Re: oh dear
Post by: peter holley on April 21, 2009, 04:42:54 pm: sorry guys , i didnt realy mean it like that....i was just having a funny 5 minuits.... ;D i do some nice paying commercial myself and i wish alll my work would pay the same...
Title: Re: oh dear
Post by: peter holley on April 21, 2009, 11:48:07 pm: Quote from: Ewan on April 21, 2009, 04:05:47 pm
Quote from: p holley on April 20, 2009, 10:29:14 pm
lol over the years the domestic guys have always felt inferior to the big commercial guys... oh dear ,,, its a shame that the tables are turninng .... lol...the commercial guys cant get in coz their out of touch with reality .... lol....m lol.... lol

Are they, maybe they know something you don’t! ::)

i doubt it... lol
Title: Re: oh dear
Post by: peter holley on April 22, 2009, 11:07:10 pm: Quote from: Ewan on April 21, 2009, 04:05:47 pm
Quote from: p holley on April 20, 2009, 10:29:14 pm
lol over the years the domestic guys have always felt inferior to the big commercial guys... oh dear ,,, its a shame that the tables are turninng .... lol...the commercial guys cant get in coz their out of touch with reality .... lol....m lol.... lol

Are they, maybe they know something you don’t! ::)
what do you know then , as a newbie .... lo?
Title: Re: oh dear
Post by: peter holley on April 23, 2009, 07:35:52 am: reality is , that you reply like a politicion ::)
Title: Re: oh dear
Post by: matt on April 23, 2009, 10:59:22 am: Quote from: mark dew on April 21, 2009, 09:17:44 am
I view any commercial work i do as a bonus. Domestic work is my bread and butter.

same here

i do a some very nice commercial contracts, just about to pick up another ( it looks in the bag from my chat with the manager, i did have to sell myself and use a few tricks ;))

BUT commercial stuff comes and goes, i enjoy it while i can, but recently its not look as good as domestic with cut backs in frequency