[Matt Lindus]

He has a quaint little bungalow, pretty little thing. Must be an old chappy.

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=DN6+7AA&sll=53.571808,-1.185802&sspn=0.007403,0.022681&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Doncaster+DN6+7AA,+United+Kingdom&layer=c&cbll=53.571912,-1.185913&panoid=W-GlfdfjKSu2UjUXGo0ZHw&cbp=12,145.93,,0,1.28&ll=53.571884,-1.186043&spn=0,359.997165&z=19

[Colin Day]

  Brilliant Matt, that looks a lovely!

[james roffey]

I would take 4 to 5 hours for that as well, dont worry to much about that it is a bit frustrating i had a customer i quoted for lounge diner hall stairs and landing came out £173 she had a quote before me came out £40   she still booked me , the type of customer thats wants to pay £40 is not worth worrying about you want customers that appreciate your hard work and skill and are willing to pay a fair price, they will be more likely to want you again and pass more work your way thats my experience.

The one thing that really baffles me about the splash and dash guys is "why" you just going to get aggro from disgruntled customers and they cost a fortune to find in the first place, make em happy then one job becomes several via referals, if the customers happy so am i i go home with a smile on my face you would really have to be "thick" and "thick skinned" to run a business like that.

[Kinver_Clean]

Sensible chap.
Bungalow is right opposite the pub.

[dave123]

Mike has hit the nail on the head . He has guys working for him bait and switch merchants normally . The place where he is based might just be for work . I bet he makes a pretty penny out of the prices he charges . Like Mike says £300/dayand that is just for one guy, he most probably has another two or three working for him for 35% of the weeks takings  for them the rest for him .


Dave

[chrisjohn]

James

Im with you on this one,these guys must really be thick skinned.I just couldn't do it on the cheap.I like to finish a job and know ive cleaned it to a high standard.I think that goes for most people.

Chris

[Jim_77]

Sensible chap.
Bungalow is right opposite the pub.

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=DN6+7AA&sll=53.571808,-1.185802&sspn=0.007403,0.022681&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Doncaster+DN6+7AA,+United+Kingdom&layer=c&cbll=53.571952,-1.185733&panoid=Q0fyCrM_YxKvuvlc1Qz73A&cbp=12,225.54,,0,32.45&ll=53.571916,-1.185896&spn=0.001089,0.001706&z=19


brilliant location!  Possibly the shortest stumble home anyone could ever wish for

[Matt Lindus]

Check out the Aerial situation!! How many TV'S does he need. Bet the mrs gets non.

Matt

[JandS]

Number 4 is the house after the bungalow.
Still not too far though.
Only takes me 5 minutes to get to pub.

John

[Peter Blackburn]

Anyone fancy joining me for a pint in the Forresters? I'll give him a knock see if he wants to come over.

Regards
Pete

[Mark Lawrence]

This may not even be his real address : ...if he doesnt want aggro.

The one thing that really baffles me about the splash and dash guys is "why" you just going to get aggro from disgruntled customers and they cost a fortune to find in the first place..

The reason 'why' is because these sorts dont rely on referrals and repeats. They rely on new all the time. Thats how they work, and people will always buy cheap - not knowing any different.

They know this and work the system accordingly.

Mark

[james roffey]

I heard a thing on the radio last week talking about the banks and the finance sector and something was said that rung a bell, the companies that have gone out to make a quick buck, long term have in fact made the biggest losses, but the ones providing a quality service have been the long term winners.
I do not consider myself some paragon of vertue : but i enjoy doing a good job and seeing a happy customer and that also happens to be good for business so its win win.

[james roffey]

James

Im with you on this one,these guys must really be thick skinned.I just couldn't do it on the cheap.I like to finish a job and know ive cleaned it to a high standard.I think that goes for most people.

Chris

Chris

Its called job satisfaction and a moral compass  the concept would be alien to the rip off merchants, bye the way i like your image on your profile i loved Roy Kinnear in George and Mildred and all the other stuff he did Cowboys he was in Minder and all those films where sadly he died.

[Shaun_Ashmore]

Cheap sells good, quick and easy a higher price takes some selling and you have to find the right customer.

Shaun

[Daria Taylor]

if his making a good living out of it what does it matter to us? I used to think god we will never get any work in because someone does it cheaper, but it's not sort of customers you want to attract, so leave them to him. Plus Doncaster has been hit by the recession and quiet badly to be fair, people round here never had anything to start with and now this has happened they got even less.

As regards to travelling to Leeds, well we do a lot of work in Leeds area and travelling is not an issue at all as long as the jobs we get are worth going for, it's half an hour drive. it takes longet to travel within London, but it doesn't mean that all the companies in London only offer a service in the 15 mile radious, they travel all throughout London, so travelling drom Doncaster to Leeds or even Harrogate is only same.


Shaun,

We are from Doncaster and I'm sure Dearve Valley is near mexbrough not adwick le street.

regards
dash t

[clinton]

The work mst be harder to come by if you are going to charge a higher price dash were you are

I know some cleaners that travel a long way for jobs,i myself will go maybe 10 miles max and have always targeted my area so as not to spend time traveling..

[jasonl]

The Doncaster ChemDry franchise was always in the top ten in the UK ,, there are plenty of well off people living there, they have cash to spend on good service.

[Daria Taylor]

The Doncaster ChemDry franchise was always in the top ten in the UK ,, there are plenty of well off people living there, they have cash to spend on good service.

Jason,

yeah there are wealthy people here, however as you know yourself there are also many people who have nothing and they are having to go out further a field to make a living and prepared to work for not alot of money and thats their choice if they think they can make money/living this way, then theres nothing wrong with that.

The work mst be harder to come by if you are going to charge a higher price dash were you are

I know some cleaners that travel a long way for jobs,i myself will go maybe 10 miles max and have always targeted my area so as not to spend time traveling..

Clinton,

we do charge higher prices because of the services we provide and yes we do go further a filed too, which works for us, but mainly for one off cleans nor regular cleans. our main business is cleaning not carpet cleaning, so we can easily employ some one in leeds or harrogate to do cleaning for us, so we dont have to travel at all.

regards
dash t