[firefly123]

any one lost work  due to other firms canvasing your areas 

[Gav Camm lammy 283]

jsm in wrexham going be losing
all his to me lol

[prestige cleaners]

i wouldnt call them "firms".

usually pikies, undercutting you by 75%

doubt it will happen now though, too cold for them

[♠Winp®oClean♠]

any one lost work  due to other firms canvasing your areas 

No mate, try playing them at their own game. If there are vat registered firms working in your area, make some leaflets up informing customers that they will be paying 20% over the odds come January!

[Johnny B]

In almost 14 years in this game, I have never knowingly lost work because of new guys starting up. It usually works out that I pick up new work in areas that I cover that are canvassed.   

John.

[mci services]

any one lost work  due to other firms canvasing your areas 

I don,t have any areas, I work in some and anybody is free to canvass away just as I am free to canvass where I want. Thats business

[P @ F]

Stu mac , move to plymouth , its great here , they all get mega ratty i love it !
The only thing that annoys me is ive had so many in the areas i work leafleting right in front of my face , a few occasions they have done it while i have been cleaning the house windows in question , now i just laugh and give a bit of banter , along the lines of "save your leaflets mate "
 I never lost one yet , dont think i will ,, but as you say its business , if you lose out then either your too much , their too cheap , or dare i say it your crap 

Rich

[Johnny B]

A few months ago, I was working away, when I met a young guy dropping leaflets offering window cleaning. He looked sheepishly at me and said 'Am I treading on your toes?' I told him that he is free to go wherever he likes, and there is enough work to go round, and wished him every success. I even suggested to him that he try knocking at the house directly opposite. They wanted a window cleaner as they had only approached me minutes earlier, but didn't want to pay what I quoted.

Not seen him since, so I wonder how he got on.

John.



       

[darren clarke]

u get a lot of newbies start up where i am,  i know a bloke who said i am jacking it in as put out 200 leaflets not had one job

[Jackal]

A few months ago, I was working away, when I met a young guy dropping leaflets offering window cleaning. He looked sheepishly at me and said 'Am I treading on your toes?' I told him that he is free to go wherever he likes, and there is enough work to go round, and wished him every success. I even suggested to him that he try knocking at the house directly opposite. They wanted a window cleaner as they had only approached me minutes earlier, but didn't want to pay what I quoted.

Not seen him since, so I wonder how he got on.

John.

thats how it should be,there is enough work for all,i think the ones who have a problem with other w/c on there 'patch' is the blokes who havnt got as much work as they want as they do a cr*p job,they just need get with the times