[suds window service]

been canvassing all over the area lately so i knew this situation would happen sooner or later. guy rings me today and threatens to burn me van out unless i stay off his patches.......(if only i had a van) any way after a lot of reassurances that i would never quote if they already had a window cleaner...which i don't. he seemed ok..however is it just me or do you find this sort of thing common,i think theres no such thing as patches ,surely if there was he would have every house in the street and i might as well just pack up and go home.......anyway it,s just made me more determined to succeed

[MJH]

i have given my address out before now to someone like that (its easily found in yellow pages), these people are thick as S@@T, bring it on i say muppets!!
If they were going to do something they would instead of making empty threats on the phone!

[[GQC] Tim]

Immediately report jokers like that to the police. Ofcourse first ask friendly what his name is and where he is from. 

Threats like that can be taken to the police easily.

Yes you are right, patches are certainly not there.

[brett walker]

no such thing as patches.

work anywere you like mate  


brett

[L.J.Thorpe]

no such thing as patches.

work anywere you like mate 


brett

what he said  as for the threats ....i wouldnt worry too much about that imo the ones to worry about are not the ones who ring up and threaten over the phone

[eddie d]

just dont go on my patch

[[GQC] Tim]

no such thing as patches.

work anywere you like mate 


brett

what he said  as for the threats ....i wouldnt worry too much about that imo the ones to worry about are not the ones who ring up and threaten over the phone

True, but still, they shouldn't think they can get away with it.

[L.J.Thorpe]

Immediately report jokers like that to the police. Ofcourse first ask friendly what his name is and where he is from.

Threats like that can be taken to the police easily.

Yes you are right, patches are certainly not there.

only just read that and very valid point

[d s windowcleaning]

tell him to f@@koff , hes a arse hole  

[Sanity]

No such thing as patches.

Was working today doing the top floor flats in a block I canvassed, traddie pulls up doing the ground floor flats.  Nice bloke. 

[NWH]

been canvassing all over the area lately so i knew this situation would happen sooner or later. guy rings me today and threatens to burn me van out unless i stay off his patches.......(if only i had a van) any way after a lot of reassurances that i would never quote if they already had a window cleaner...which i don't. he seemed ok..however is it just me or do you find this sort of thing common,i think theres no such thing as patches ,surely if there was he would have every house in the street and i might as well just pack up and go home.......anyway it,s just made me more determined to succeed

If he`d had said that to me i would have asked him if he could come round and do it now as i`m in and waiting for him,you could have asked him where he lived  and said i`ll be round as soon as i can, wait in for me.

[brett walker]

tell him to f@@koff , hes a arse hole  

 


thats what i ment to say 

brett

[L.J.Thorpe]

No such thing as patches.

Was working today doing the top floor flats in a block I canvassed, traddie pulls up doing the ground floor flats. Nice bloke.

last week doing houses on little cul de sac estate, trad bloke turns up starts doing a house who messed me about , he was doing his best to avoid looking over so in the end i went and said hello,you could almost see the relief in his face when ice was broken and we end up chatting for about half hour,he had been doing some of the other houses for 2 years(i been down there for 3!!!)and we had never seen each other before : anyway i gave him aflyer and he wrote his name and number down....then we realised we had been at junior school together and that he used to knock about with my brother ...much better way of working,i think the threat brigade must be very insecure about their customer loyalty

[alanwilson]

patches?  ball locks.

if a custy has asked you to quote their home and to clean the windows then whats the problem.  we've had a few in our time but they never last, these are the guys who either make bug'er all from window cleaning or end up quitting.

they usually run a mile anyway (there's 4 of us - all big too - well big softies but even so)

[suds window service]

by the end of our conversation he was ok..i have 15 years of management experience so i think i made him look a bit silly by the end of the call,i wouldn't rise to the bate just talked him through basically what i have learnt on this very forum.   PS if i don't post tomorrow I'll be on ward 15..lol

[mark dew]

there's been a few on here who think patches exist. But it seems to be a city thing.

guy rings me today and threatens to burn me van out unless i stay off his patches.......(if only i had a van) any way after a lot of reassurances that i would never quote if they already had a window cleaner...which i don't. he seemed ok..

Yep he sounds like an ok guy.  :
If he is that insecure there is a good chance he is crap or had complaints.
So it might be worth your while doubling your efforts in the area he works. Just don't go in cheap.
Oh and make sure you have fire and theft insurance for your vehicle. 

i'll bet it was a withheld number too!!

[peter holley]

he is obviously very insecure.......you handled it well just by being freindly...

[Mr Bungalow]

I wouldn't worry about the ones that talk about being on their patch, no such thing nowadays.

And like you say they can't have every person on the street or even in the whole area; their just cowboys who want some beer money really.