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Window Washers

  • Posts: 9036
Re: not this time
« Reply #20 on: September 26, 2009, 07:10:52 pm »
you have to train some people, there are other times it just is not worth it, they get a couple of chances, then price increase, then canceled
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weetot

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Re: not this time
« Reply #21 on: September 27, 2009, 10:41:18 am »
Messer and a pita (I like it) ;D
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ftp

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Re: not this time
« Reply #22 on: September 28, 2009, 08:06:26 pm »
Today I had "not today - we are doing the gardening!"
"do it wednesday"  ::)
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bobplum

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Re: not this time
« Reply #23 on: September 28, 2009, 08:16:55 pm »
in a way im glad its happening to others,i keep thinking its me
had a customer text "little johnny poorly in bed",maybe its me but why would that stop someone getting the windows cleaned? ami really nasty >:(
bob
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Steve CM

Re: not this time
« Reply #24 on: September 28, 2009, 08:31:34 pm »
i had a woman quibbling with me about this and that. You know the ones that moan about moaning. she owed me £50.00 and after a few phone calls i couldn't be bothered anymore so i said to her. "You keep the money as you sound like you need it more than me"

She was thrown back by that and started to stutter. I had a smug glow! how could i afford to do that....I'm just the window cleaner ::) ;)
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dave.e

Re: not this time
« Reply #25 on: September 28, 2009, 08:32:51 pm »
 i have had the same
                        
                                1/ can i leave it this time my dog is poorly
                                2/ i have the painters coming in tomorrow
                                3/ can we leave it till next week
    the way its going i mite take the week off and start again next week and when things get better and I start to price up again and they come out with i can not get a regular window cleaner and i will say A REGULAR WINDOW CLEANER COMES FROM A REGULAR CUSTOMER
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weetot

  • Posts: 2097
Re: not this time
« Reply #26 on: September 28, 2009, 08:56:47 pm »
Don't clean mine to-day as i'm getting my fingernails painted.................... :-\ ;D
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GWCS

Re: not this time
« Reply #27 on: September 28, 2009, 10:03:27 pm »
Quote from: Dave@S2none on September 28, 2009, 08:32:51 pm
i have had the same
                        
                                1/ can i leave it this time my dog is poorly
                                2/ i have the painters coming in tomorrow
                                3/ can we leave it till next week
    the way its going i mite take the week off and start again next week and when things get better and I start to price up again and they come out with i can not get a regular window cleaner and i will say A REGULAR WINDOW CLEANER COMES FROM A REGULAR CUSTOMER

nice like that..

think i'll use that  ;)
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dai

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Re: not this time
« Reply #28 on: September 28, 2009, 10:47:15 pm »
The not this timers are a pain, I had one say not this time.I'm going away for the weekend.
The worst for me are the ones that won't answer the door when I know they are in.
I really wonder about some relationships, some won't answer because they want you to go back when their partner is there so they can pay.
If they had the decency to come to the door and tell me they had no money, but to leave me waiting there for 3 or 4 mins is not funny. It adds insult to the injury.
Have you got any customers that live behind closed blinds? They are the worst, they hide behind them to avoid answering the door.
In some cases parking across their drive is the only way.They cringe with embarrassment when they have to ask you to move the van. Of course you say I'm so sorry I thought you were out. £10 please.
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leapstallbuildings

Re: not this time
« Reply #29 on: September 29, 2009, 06:57:42 am »
One of the first ones I ever dumped used to phone me up about 8 AM on the day the job was due in order to get me to come around that day.  After this happened twice, I asked her not to do it as there was sometimes a bit of variation in my schedule.  Later, she sent me away once for some reason I can't recall.  A few visits later she sent me away as her hairdresser was due round.  In between times she had a moan about the quality of my work on one window (trad in those days).  It turned out to be on the inside.
Turning me away due to hairdresser proved to be the point of no return.  The neighbour told me later that she was really offended that I didn't come back and would "never have me clean her windows again". 
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