[Brendan (chem2clean)]

nah,have my price plan,its been a good run up to xmas,so if custys wants me to work a sunday or xmas eve there going to pay my normal prices,not bargain time,

[happy mondays]

on xmas eve?, you could  double that and i still  wouldn't clean it. its xmas mate, chill out and unwind. 2 or 3 days work don't make a business, spend it with your family and cherish there company. worth more than any amount of money to clean a rug.

Here, Here 

Well yes but.... I'll be checking the stats and see who's logged on to this forum on xmas eve and on xmas day - I myself would rather be earning some decent £'s or spending some quality time with my family    

[Max Campbell]

Is that with the vat Max? - very good price if you can get it, like I said I would be happy with £50 plus the vat for an easy hours work - whats your sales pitch to win the job because you have only stated a difference of £24 for cleaning it off site - I double the price for off site myself 

 

Off site £3 per sq ft, no min inc VAT. One room / min job to come out £120 inc VAT.

Thinking about it, now we're getting a bigger proportion of contacts from website / google, we probably only book half of min job value quotes. From parish mags & referrals losing 20 to 30% is probably not far out

Pitch? Thorough, Truck Mount, 19 years experience, 2 man teams, move all the furniture, reputation.

[Max Campbell]

And I have done 2 spot-treatment 10 minute jobs just last week for £75 each (inc VAT), but those are very rare.

[happy mondays]

Is that with the vat Max? - very good price if you can get it, like I said I would be happy with £50 plus the vat for an easy hours work - whats your sales pitch to win the job because you have only stated a difference of £24 for cleaning it off site - I double the price for off site myself 

 

Off site £3 per sq ft, no min inc VAT. One room / min job to come out £120 inc VAT.

Thinking about it, now we're getting a bigger proportion of contacts from website / google, we probably only book half of min job value quotes. From parish mags & referrals losing 20 to 30% is probably not far out

Pitch? Thorough, Truck Mount, 19 years experience, 2 man teams, move all the furniture, reputation.

Well done max you'll  be on dragons den if you carry on like this - a little bird told me that you do actually clean carpets as a minimum charge for much less than this 

[Carpet Dawg]

And I have done 2 spot-treatment 10 minute jobs just last week for £75 each (inc VAT), but those are very rare.

Some people might even call that a rip off 

[Max Campbell]

Some people might even call that a rip off 

No, that's Velcro...

[Carpet Dawg]

Velcro?  

[kerrpmiddleton]

Got one last week. We charge £35 local. Any way it was a ika wool completely shagged explained.doubtful that the tea coffee. Tar. fAg burns would come as she had all ready trued and cleaned it with 1000 and 1
 Vanish ext.  After a hour cleaning stain removal it was anit better. Took it back charged her ¢ 20. As was not best job. Phoned me back a hr later say I had a cheek even charging 20 quid. Also doubt that we we even cleaned it felt like telling her to going have a merry xmas too

[Chris Straker]

She may be too stupid to realise it was her that got the rug into that state in the first place ........... so not point even trying to explain it   :

[wynne jones]

kerrpmiddleton

Just as with carpets you get a spectrum of people some you only have to hoover and they say 'It's like new' and others no matter what you do it will be wrong. So with that idea in mind I would forget about that one and concentrate on finding people who are very grateful for what you do and appreciate your skills. They will come back year after year and recommend.

 

[Shaun_Ashmore]

I had a call today asking me if I could clean a lounge carpet at approx 5pm I thought it was a wind up I just said no not today as I didn't know who I was talking to and didn't want to appear rude.

Ironically I was working today but only until 2pm but I wasn't going out at 5pm to clean another carpet, do you think I'm losing it?

Shaun

[davep]

Had 2 calls today can I come before Xmas.

Next Xmas maybe..

[wynne jones]

I had two EOT calls on Friday and they were panicking. I think they thought they could ring round on the day and get a few quotes and go with the cheapest.