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Klean07

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Chatters!!!
« on: November 01, 2010, 08:18:31 am »
Anyone got any chatters that chat for the UK? I have a few they would chat to me for hours if I let them.
The cup of tea brigade is fine but its the ones that want to tell you their life story that get to me. Because all I want to do is clean their windows then move onto next custie.
kkleanwindowcleaning.co.uk

dazmond

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Re: Chatters!!!
« Reply #1 on: November 01, 2010, 08:24:38 am »
sometimes its the other way round and its ME who keeps them talking!a custy nearly missed her plane because i kept her talking!she sacked me when she got back from hols!! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D



dazmond
price higher/work harder!

roundbuilder

Re: Chatters!!!
« Reply #2 on: November 01, 2010, 12:02:31 pm »
sometimes its the other way round and its ME who keeps them talking!a custy nearly missed her plane because i kept her talking!she sacked me when she got back from hols!! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D



dazmond



i can see why. you are a bit like andrex to be fair.

Wc Solutions

  • Posts: 1829
Re: Chatters!!!
« Reply #3 on: November 01, 2010, 02:38:05 pm »
i had one that was so bad i just stopped going, even though i do the neighbours ...

he would talk about crap and be in the way at every window!

i would say oh i better get going im late for next job ... he would follow me to the van and hold the door open when i was trying to go!

nightmare! nice chap but a total pain!

last wc charged £6 and i chraged £10.

it was done every 2 weeks.

he even rang me up when i was running late as it had to be done at 11am on a tuesday.

when he rang i would say yes sorry im running late im just coming down the road now and he would still carry on jibbering on the phone!

AuRavelling79

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Re: Chatters!!!
« Reply #4 on: November 01, 2010, 03:44:19 pm »
Yep, I've got a few. Also a ditherer.

Did the worst ditherer today - I finished and while she was "getting her chequebook" I had gone back and locked her gate, put my hose away, transferred my trip cones to the other side of the street, moved my van and connect up to start the opposite house.

I went back to tap on the open door and she said "just coming". No sign so I hop across the road and do the top three windows including a bay and use the time to let them drip.

I pop back and she now has the chequebook in her hand:-

"What's the date?"

"1st November ... 2010"

"How much is it again?"

"£25.00"

(She starts writing £25 on the signature line.  :o)

"No; up there Mrs. R_____________"

"Oh yes, I'd better start another one!"

"OK, (through gritted teeth) I'll just do a window over the road while you write it!"

(I do a porch a door and the downstairs bay and go back over)

"Let me just write it on the stub"

"Fine, thanks, see you just before Xmas"

"Is it that time already?"

"Well it will be in just under 8 weeks - bye now!"

(I go back over to the other house to take the backpack through the garage and she's still chuntering on to my retreating back!)

Bless!
It's a game of three halves!

bobby p

Re: Chatters!!!
« Reply #5 on: November 01, 2010, 04:34:02 pm »
theres a lot of lonely folk out there. i have learnt to listen,then umm and aww but to offer no advice of my own  . the only subject i will talk about is the weather ,   other than that i wont talk about my own life


  one lonely soul on my round tried his best to get chummy,next thing he was giving me gifts (i wouldnt accept ) and then he asked to get his kitchen window inside done for free. these people can be dangerous and  can entrap you if you dont watch out

Klean07

  • Posts: 3244
Re: Chatters!!!
« Reply #6 on: November 01, 2010, 05:32:19 pm »
Ive got a few but theres this one bloke that I dread going to. He works for the utility warehouse and constantly keeps asking me to attend meetings with him etc etc. His neighbours say they are frightened to go out in their gardens sometimes for fear of him asking them to sign up!!!
kkleanwindowcleaning.co.uk

weetot

  • Posts: 2097
Re: Chatters!!!
« Reply #7 on: November 01, 2010, 05:57:31 pm »
I've got one old biddy, she goes out more times than the gas.

Her whole retired life now revolves around singing in a choir, and that she's never in the house nowadays.

"Getaway" I say.

It ain't helping me when I go collecting!

Think I need a lie down. :P ;D
Never take financial advice from people who have no money!

A & J Owen Window Cleaning

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Re: Chatters!!!
« Reply #8 on: November 01, 2010, 06:03:37 pm »
We've got one who keeps saying, time is money and I'm keeping you talking - and just carries on - for those of you who work with someone else the best thing to do is one of you sneak off, other one does the chat and then ring mobile and say something like sorry Mrs so and so I'll be there in 5 mins - works like a charm  :D

Klean07

  • Posts: 3244
Re: Chatters!!!
« Reply #9 on: November 01, 2010, 11:16:05 pm »
Good one. I will try that next time ;D
kkleanwindowcleaning.co.uk

G Griffin

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Re: Chatters!!!
« Reply #10 on: November 02, 2010, 11:55:04 am »
Sorry, I`ve not got time for this thread....must dash.
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