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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: ian richards on April 21, 2005, 09:51:51 pm

Title: What lets you down?
Post by: ian richards on April 21, 2005, 09:51:51 pm: If there was one thing that you wished you could better your self on within this industry what would it be? I want everyone to put there cards on the table and own up the their faults ??? ??? YES, thats right, what do you fall down on within this industry? Can't you be bothered to clean along the skirting board with a hand tool or clean the back of Upholstery, what is it????? In plain English..... what lets you down???
Title: Re: What lets you down?
Post by: ian richards on April 21, 2005, 09:59:22 pm: Before i confess my sinns i want to see if anyone ese confesses theirs!!
Title: Re: What lets you down?
Post by: eco freindly. peoples champion ron .sherlock on April 21, 2005, 10:06:42 pm: its between me and my maker 8)
Title: Re: What lets you down?
Post by: paulchambers on April 21, 2005, 10:19:18 pm: In the business advertising getting my leaflets out and getting enough work to pay for someone to do thoses chores for me lets me down. In my personal life saying i cant say NO
Title: Re: What lets you down?
Post by: Mark Roberts on April 21, 2005, 10:20:25 pm: Nipping out for a ciggi break, then coming back in smelling of odor stop. :D

Mark
Title: Re: What lets you down?
Post by: ian richards on April 21, 2005, 10:25:39 pm: Paul

Not your personel life, we all have our let downs!!

Mine is that i quite often turn up late :-[
Title: Re: What lets you down?
Post by: Doug Holloway on April 21, 2005, 10:27:45 pm: Hi,

I've often thought that I market effectively to new customers BUT not very well to existing.

I have solved this by employing a lovely lady at £10 / hour to mailmerge etc.

As we're related by marriage hopefully what I lose on the swings I'll gain on the .........

Cheers

Doug
Title: Re: What lets you down?
Post by: mark_roberts on April 21, 2005, 11:01:48 pm: Marketing, keeping databases updated, giving the customer more info on how to care for their carpets, shaving every morning, washing the van more often, spending time on that coffee stain to at least try and improve it more.

Over all my biggest let down would be advanced stain removal because I've never actually sat down and studied it and experiemented with it. Will start all of the above tomorrow...............

Mark
Title: Re: What lets you down?
Post by: Phil Marlor on April 21, 2005, 11:13:31 pm: I know its wrong but If a toilet has yellow urine stains on the carpet around the base I give up on it straight away, I just know I can't remove it.

Cant think of any others, I dont often cut corners, makes me feel very guilty.

Phil
Title: Re: What lets you down?
Post by: Ian Gourlay on April 22, 2005, 07:43:08 am: I feel inferior because I do not have the best toys.

But I do clean round edges backs etc Vac etc Spend a long time on stains even urine

Plus not being single minded
Title: Re: What lets you down?
Post by: strakercleaning on April 22, 2005, 08:04:21 am: SPLIT ENDS ;D
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Post by: Dave_Lee on April 22, 2005, 07:23:59 pm: My van I dont wash it nearly enough.
Dave.
Title: Re: What lets you down?
Post by: Shaun_Ashmore on April 22, 2005, 09:02:18 pm: Same here Dave :-[

I don't sell enough add ons, I've lost the touch it used to come easily!

anyone do a course on it?

Shaun

PS what about hypnotics
Title: Re: What lets you down?
Post by: Len Gribble on April 22, 2005, 09:30:59 pm: Chris and he hair cut! ;D ;D

Len
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Post by: strakercleaning on April 22, 2005, 09:56:47 pm: Len,
It's not so much a haircut as me giving nature a helping hand ::)
Title: Re: What lets you down?
Post by: Shaun_Ashmore on April 22, 2005, 09:59:56 pm: Chris why use brain cells and time thinking about combing your hair why you could be putting your ideas to the better things in life :o

Shaun
Title: Re: What lets you down?
Post by: jasonl on April 23, 2005, 10:34:54 am: LAST year , whilst going through a divorce, liquidation, father having a stroke, helping a fellow carpet cleaner, who had his van stolen.
I lent this individual my van, a bane machine vac etc, all free for 3 months , he bought the van ....very cheap as i felt sorry for him , he took ages to pay for it, the van was taxed tested all serviced, I handed him the documents and he assured me that he would send them to the DVLA --he did not , niether did he tax the van and I am now faced with a 100 fine from DVLA ,,,, I will tyrack you down and collect, makes you cynical and lets me down. GRRRRRRR.....
Title: Re: What lets you down?
Post by: Tonyb on April 23, 2005, 03:07:37 pm: Not a very nice situation, always do things by the book unless you know the person extremely well.....but then....life would be boring if it went perfectly!! ::) Jasonl hmmmmm!
Title: Re: What lets you down?
Post by: Len Gribble on April 23, 2005, 07:37:21 pm: Ian

Can’t have any sins I’m a cleanitup GOD ;D ;D ;)

Chris

Know what you mean >:( >:(

Len
Title: Re: What lets you down?
Post by: ian richards on April 24, 2005, 12:45:48 am: Len

Is that why they call you........No vacuum LEN ;D ;D

Ian
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Post by: Barry Pearce on April 24, 2005, 12:18:05 pm: Reading questions about .
Blood, Dye Bleed, Soot,where is the knowldge on these perils, the indevidual treatment and procedures is surly covered in the basic training before you are let loose on the general public, or dont CCs keep their training course notes any more?
Barry
Title: Re: What lets you down?
Post by: *paul_moss on April 24, 2005, 06:57:39 pm: [tr]Promises off guy's on the site.[/tr]
Eg. Thread left re fringhe removal on Chinese rug ; member says email me and I will help,I email back with info and No reply.
Also after M/K day out after faxing info to Martin re his presentation,still not recieved anything,nor an email of his leaflet as promised.

Now that lets you down >:(

Paul
Title: Re: What lets you down?
Post by: Martin_Riley on April 24, 2005, 07:59:24 pm: Sorry Paul
Unfortunately I also suffer from procrastination. Will go through my messages and get everything to people that asked. Robert will contact anyone who wanted the free stuff at the MK day soon with a date for the conference call with myself Fluffy Walker and Dave Cox. He has struggled to pin us down on a date because we have been away on a training course in America. If anyone else would like in on the conference call let me know and I will see if Robert can increase the numbers.
Martin :)
Title: Re: What lets you down?
Post by: Ian Gourlay on April 25, 2005, 07:49:59 am: Martin,

I am amazed you make as much as you do with all these trips to America,
etc etc.

Regards

Ian