Clean It Up
UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: MAX Carpets on December 08, 2009, 07:19:57 pm
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Hi All,
Been manic flat out, until now! Still got a fair bit booked in, but the phone has just stopped! Normally crazy right up until the big day! I think we might get a last min rush to fill the diary. Had a few price shoppers, how is it for you guys?
Cheers!
Justin
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Mad as ever here xmas always is could work around the clock if wanted to but not going too they can get stuffed ;) ;D
Andy Locke
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I'v been ringing up my regulars (Mainly commercial) and asking if they want booked in before Christmas cos I've only got 2 free days left in my diary (I wish that was the case!)...... The trick seems to be working ;D
I am getting a lot of oven cleans in at the moment and I advertise that alongside the Carpet Cleaning so it's not as if people don't know I'm here..... But I always ask my oven cleaning custy's if they'd like a quote for their carpets/sofa etc while I'm there!
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Giz a job Andy Locke :D
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Dave you got plenty ;D
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Who you been talkin to big fella? :P
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Saw your wallet when we were at joes ;D
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Did you see the mothballs fligh out aswell clinton ;D
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Andy
saw them come out of joes mind you ;D
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Been manic flat out, until now! Still got a fair bit booked in, but the phone has just stopped! Normally crazy right up until the big day! I think we might get a last min rush to fill the diary. Had a few price shoppers, how is it for you guys?
So the 'dead phone' has now reached you, only about 2 weeks after mine stopped.
Having said that today it got busy, unfortunately 2 calls were from Dorset so passed them on and one at Church Crookham booked for Friday.
But yes for the time of year DEAD
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Think we may all have some decent jobs in jan as seems to be not as quiet as it used to be.
Or lets hope..
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ive got three to do the rest of this week and a living room and stairs to do next week for now
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Think we may all have some decent jobs in jan as seems to be not as quiet as it used to be.
Or lets hope..
I hope so, infact I'm banking on a lot of people keeping hold of all the leaflets we have put out the last couple of weeks. 1% return would be a total blessing as currently it stands at 1 job in 1000 leaflets :(
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October was my dead month, was even considering getting a part-time job :P
But since mid Novemer I've been lucky enough that the phone hasn't stopped.
Think I got 4-5 more days free before Xmas. Dreading getting to the point when I have to start turning customers away or refer to other local CC's. :o
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Booked up fully until xmas . Lots of uphlstery to do .Got more in the next two weeks than I have done all year .
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Same here dave sem to have much more upholstery this xmas.
Have not done much as i used to do and supose with all the suites you can buy for a little money people will replace them rather than have them cleaned..
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Andy
saw them come out of joes mind you ;D
The only wallet the moths flew out of, Clinton, were YOUR WALLET ;D
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Andy
saw them come out of joes mind you ;D
The only wallet the moths flew out of, Clinton, were YOUR WALLET ;D
You lot are lucky, mine died of starvation!
Regards
Martin 8)
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Did 2 bad jobs yesterday - both minging carpets, the 2nd one was also minging leather, not very happy bunny yesterday.
The first client was over the moon at the result even tho it wasnt perfect.
2nd one says "cant you get the carpet as clean as that - pointing to the part where the bed had been and never seen daylight. ::)
Then we get to the white suite (with 2 small kids).
It was black with dirt, and I mean black. Resorted to the Paul Moss method of cleaning with the microfibre sponge otherwise it would never have come clean - then she went round picking on some of the very deeply ingrained dirt that just wouldnt shift.
Should have used Cillit Bang like one potential customer said she had used on her leather suite - and I joke not. :o Fortunately I was too expensive for that one. Whoppee.
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Booked solid this week 4 jobs per day inc sat :'(
Next week Mon + Tues booked, Wed, Thur Fri empty, then booked sollid until 23rd
Mark
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I was asking same question couple of weeks ago then all went busy could not get enough done but this week back to dead dont no what the craic is ???
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Phone started again today! lets hope its the last min rush!
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I just had a call twenty mins ago wanting to book there carpets in rang the house phone as well and woke the kids up and the really bad thing is i missed the end of spooks
>:(
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Neil, if the phones gone dead try taking prices off your website, that way custys have a reason to call and you can sell yourself, at the min they note your price and call others and bish bash bosh there gone ;)
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Did 2 bad jobs yesterday - both minging carpets, the 2nd one was also minging leather, not very happy bunny yesterday.
The first client was over the moon at the result even tho it wasnt perfect.
2nd one says "cant you get the carpet as clean as that - pointing to the part where the bed had been and never seen daylight. ::)
Then we get to the white suite (with 2 small kids).
It was black with dirt, and I mean black. Resorted to the Paul Moss method of cleaning with the microfibre sponge otherwise it would never have come clean - then she went round picking on some of the very deeply ingrained dirt that just wouldnt shift. [/b]
Should have used Cillit Bang like one potential customer said she had used on her leather suite - and I joke not. :o Fortunately I was too expensive for that one. Whoppee.
Joe it was 2 years ago when i gave that little gem out (how time flys :)) try adding some soap ( liquid) to your leather cleaner to give the sponge a boost ( that is if your still useing LTT or FC cleaners) it will make that extra diff on the mingers.
Things have moved on a few stages since then and I now use a new leather cleaner that eats the muck on the bad ones very fast, but when used with the mel sponge just rips every bit of muck out no matter how bad ;)
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What's the new leather cleaner Paul??
John
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Cheers!!!
Calls were coming in really well; then I read this post. Result.........phone stopped ringing. Kiss of death.
Conclusion. Must be more careful which post's I open.
Adrian
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November was my best month ever.
Last week I turned over £1150 and that included Thursday off and a cancellation.
Next 2 weeks - NOTHING in the diary and phone not ringing.
Its weird.
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Joe
You will get some last min work am sure.
Was chating to another c cleaner yesterday and he was busy but not many new clients.
I also said the same with the new clients,and maybe people are price shopping this year ::)
You can always come busking with us today ;D
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The last 7 weeks have been very busy and very high earners.
But only 2 jobs next week, both full houses, then that's it - so plenty of space left for any last minute stuff.
Hope the phone starts ringing again, I would like to be flat out right up until xmas and then have a nice long break.
Steve
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Done 22 jobs this week 12 booked in for next week so far most of them are regulars about 6 months ago i started giving each customer about 7or8 business cards its paid of big time.
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Diary now full for Xmas! Phew!
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August - November was flat out. then went dead for 4-5 days start of dec but near enough choka to xmas now mostly small jobs lots of upholstery but they all add up.
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Anybody know what the new leather cleaner is Paul is on about??????????
John
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Had a job booked in yesterday for today, just finished it & landed another two for monday & next sat.
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3 jobs booked for next week apart from that we are dead at the moment.
Although we are busy in other areas of commercial contract cleaning.
Dave
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I ve got five carpet jobs for next week and few days worth of windows to do
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Been booked up solid to Christmas for a week now, my last day off was Sunday November 20th, so despite pressure from enquiries took today off (Sunday) to do my own carpets and hard floors. Not had a £5,000 week like Shaun, my best one yet this year fell almost a couple of grand short of that, still its nice to be busy, but then its been a busy year, only one or two quiet weeks.
Dave.
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Wife now insists I turn mobile off on Christmas day joke not! But the joke is she will getting a new phone and my number will be transferred to hers that will teach her! Only got three domestic jobs this week and two commercial, panic setting in no other work till after Christmas
Len
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Good week for me now too,did have today off,but booked one in on sat morn !
So i have work on everyday now,work booked in next week too,so might just scrape through crimbo,need to buy the wife a new laptop so it`s just as well
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Hiya guys - just signed up on here!
Been busy since September down in sunny Wolverhampton lol
Busy again all this week then Zilch after that :(
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Hi Nigel
Welcome to the madhouse! - well, at times it is.
Enjoy your time here, dont take it all too seriously.
Glad you busy - at least to the end of the week.
My phone has started to ring again, so hopefully I will be busy for the next 9 days at least.
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Thanks for the welcome Joe - appreciate it, glad to be here ;)
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Busy in Sunny Camberley, Putting Google Adwords back in for Novemebr was a master stroke by the wife. Stopped using it as work was coming in ok but the difference it has made is amazing.
Internet calls have gone mad. Lats day is 23rd have space next Monday and thats it. Even 2 days booked between xmas and new year.
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coming back to the leather cleaner - anyone found out what the new one mentioned is?
also - when you say you have used a microfibre sponge, where do you get them from and is that as well as or instead of the stiff brush recomended by LTT?
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Micro Power Large Hand Pad
4th otem from the bottom of this link.
http://www.worldofclean.co.uk/index.php?categoryID=134
You do have to be very careful and keep the sponge wet and use light pressure.
Can do damage if you dont take care - you been warned, and Paul Moss always did warn.
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Re leather cleaning,i have a leather steering wheel in my roc,got in it the other day after not using it for a week,to say it was damp in there was an understatement,years of grease and grime on the wheel,and now it`s all wrough and sticky.Anything i could use to bring it back to nice again ?
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we still havent got the name of this new leather cleaner mentioned earlier!!!! is it a secret??!! :)
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Im afraid so ;) Only a few have access to it.
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lol
leads me to believe its maybe a 'homebrew' jobby then!!! bet its cillit bang or vanish mixed with bleach maybe? have to stick to LTT in the meantime! 8)
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;D
No its not home made, wish it was then i would make a small fortune :D
LTT maxi clean doesnt come even close to it im afraid, but its a decent cleaner.
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i use the LTT strong cleaner i think its called
ok, we will all have to remain 'in the dark'! :'(