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brynley

  • Posts: 283
turned 2 jobs down today
« on: October 11, 2012, 03:45:00 pm »
the first job was an office, i had cleaned next door but was never happy doing it off a ladder, so i advised the caller he needed to have it done by some one using wfp and recommended another window cleaner that i had met, there are very few window cleaners locally that use wfp.

the second person stopped his car to talk to me whilst i was working off my ladder, he commented that he hadn't seen a window cleaner in the street for a while and would i clean his house, i declined as i had previously cleaned his house several years ago but he decided to get some one cheaper, i told him this, he looked puzzled but i went on to tell him which house he owned and the fact that he was a traffic cop, he just shrugged his shoulders and walked off , he didn't have a clue that we had met before, maybe instead of refusing to do it i should have given an inflated price to clean his windows. 

Spruce

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Re: turned 2 jobs down today
« Reply #1 on: October 11, 2012, 06:11:32 pm »
Now you will have to watch your back. Bets which will be the next copper to pull you over.
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brynley

  • Posts: 283
Re: turned 2 jobs down today
« Reply #2 on: October 11, 2012, 08:20:50 pm »
that did cross my mind, i know one of his collegues

Steve H

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Re: turned 2 jobs down today
« Reply #3 on: October 12, 2012, 06:56:55 pm »
I would have done it for him, why turn down his money (unless he was a bad payer in the past?)
Just price it up to suit yourself ie normal plus a bit more and see hwat he says, if he says no the nothing lost - silly to give it to someone else unless you dont like the bloke
If you reach for the stars and only reach the moon, you will have acheived more than you thought you could.

brynley

  • Posts: 283
Re: turned 2 jobs down today
« Reply #4 on: October 12, 2012, 07:38:08 pm »
i thought of that after i spoke to him but i have so much work , running 3/4 weeks behind , i shouldn't take any more work on.