"wow thats a nice painting"
"i love these types of dogs"
"what a beautiful kitchen"
"is your mum in"

you have to mean it though, i find something interesting and mention it, breaks the ice and gets a good convo going. if you can't make them your friend, then you'll struggle to make them a regular.
thats my tip
oh and pull the pipe off the end of the wand to do edges especially under rads. all though i guess most do that so nothing new. also good for getting bits out of the end of your glide, not that i use a glide though. :
