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windiewasher

  • Posts: 4393
entering someones patch?
« on: March 18, 2011, 03:18:13 pm »
I have 5 custys in the waiting and maybe 30 more.there not happy with the local trad guys smearing windows and not being reliable.think they could get.upset ;D
Takings off all first cleans till march 7th 2014
October  total=  cleaned  extra per month
November = cleaned extra per month
Total £  so far.

GB Window Cleaning

  • Posts: 3262
Re: entering someones patch?
« Reply #1 on: March 18, 2011, 03:27:45 pm »
who cares, its called free enterprise!

my rules are dont knowingly undercut & dont take another windys jobs unless he's crap and custys wants someone better

PAIN IN THE GLASS

  • Posts: 164
Re: entering someones patch?
« Reply #2 on: March 18, 2011, 04:54:24 pm »
Is that another trad guy WHO CAN'T AFFORD A WFP SYSTEM AH. But according to you doctor us trad guys cant afford it ah. ;)

mlscontractcleaner

  • Posts: 1483
Re: entering someones patch?
« Reply #3 on: March 18, 2011, 04:56:39 pm »
If he can't be bothered to look after his customers then bigger fool him; sweep in there and take the lot off him!!!
Come and talk dirty to us!!!

Wc Solutions

  • Posts: 1829
Re: entering someones patch?
« Reply #4 on: March 18, 2011, 05:03:39 pm »
no such thing as a patch!! never knowingly undercut tho!


your doing nothing wrong! the customers are changing their window cleaner - simple as that!!


i do think more n more undercutting will happen as more n more wc are around now

AuRavelling79

  • Posts: 26839
Re: entering someones patch?
« Reply #5 on: March 18, 2011, 05:08:46 pm »
Stan the man will be along in a mo' to tell you the error of your ways:-

He urinates at every lampost to mark his patch and you can see the scuff marks where his knuckles drag the floor outside all his custies.

 ;D
It's a game of three halves!

mikecam

Re: entering someones patch?
« Reply #6 on: March 18, 2011, 05:21:14 pm »
I have 5 custys in the waiting and maybe 30 more.there not happy with the local trad guys smearing windows and not being reliable.think they could get.upset ;D

If they do then you'll be able to use that Vikan Sill brush for what they're really good at......bopping someone over the nut !!!!

WinTech

  • Posts: 64
Re: entering someones patch?
« Reply #7 on: March 18, 2011, 05:22:38 pm »
Would you keep taking your car through a car wash if it never cleaned it properly?

Point made.  ;)


H S and Son

Re: entering someones patch?
« Reply #8 on: March 18, 2011, 05:57:28 pm »
I thought this thread was about someone putting their ding-a-ling in someones moo-moo at first.

S.A.J

  • Posts: 2162
Re: entering someones patch?
« Reply #9 on: March 18, 2011, 06:05:42 pm »
Patch whats a patch!!!

I've been threatened twice in 10 years!! I just laughed at them and carried on working (and I'm a lanky skinny t@@t ;D)

Mate if he anit doing a good enough job then get in there!! his lose is you gain.

Llaaww

  • Posts: 2260
Re: entering someones patch?
« Reply #10 on: March 18, 2011, 06:29:10 pm »
Stan the man will be along in a mo' to tell you the error of your ways:-

He urinates at every lampost to mark his patch and you can see the scuff marks where his knuckles drag the floor outside all his custies.

 ;D


 :D


if it id dirty it is fair game......
if it is dirty it is fair game

woody1

Re: entering someones patch?
« Reply #11 on: March 18, 2011, 07:36:20 pm »
i would take the lot and go out off my way to do so, i dont undercut people i give my price if they want me tuff, i had a guy come to me saying to pack up or i burn your house down, imn not proud but i kicked his ass down the pub the same evening i new who he was he had 6 trad vans going, they done crap job in the end he sold all the work off. if im honest as long as i make my money i dont care who i upset

windiewasher

  • Posts: 4393
Re: entering someones patch?
« Reply #12 on: March 18, 2011, 08:09:10 pm »
I'm 3 quid dearer but they do them every 2 weeks but I will do every 4 weeks.
Takings off all first cleans till march 7th 2014
October  total=  cleaned  extra per month
November = cleaned extra per month
Total £  so far.

AuRavelling79

  • Posts: 26839
Re: entering someones patch?
« Reply #13 on: March 18, 2011, 09:01:03 pm »
Stan the man will be along in a mo' to tell you the error of your ways:-

He urinates at every lampost to mark his patch and you can see the scuff marks where his knuckles drag the floor outside all his custies.

 ;D
god your a tosser Malc  ;)

Aren't we all Stan?  ;D
It's a game of three halves!

andy1975

  • Posts: 93
Re: entering someones patch?
« Reply #14 on: March 18, 2011, 09:34:41 pm »
ive just been canvassing an area to find someone else is operating there with ladders,when looking at the windows i would never had guessed as the frames are filthy.people are interested in me especially as i can do third storey windows and above cons.so go for it mate.

christopher b

  • Posts: 112
Re: entering someones patch?
« Reply #15 on: March 19, 2011, 12:31:19 am »
just do it, some guy has bought a local round and is doing it WFP use to de trad, what a mess he is making.
so big leaflet drop in two weeks time, and by the way I use WFP also just hope he don't give it a bad name!

dazmond

  • Posts: 24493
Re: entering someones patch?
« Reply #16 on: March 19, 2011, 07:30:22 am »
picked up a new customer the other day down a cul de sac.woman says she sick of her wc.anyway went round and cleaned them.THEY WERE MINGING!frames and sills had never been cleaned for years!she was very happy.i then leafleted the rest of the houses.

he was charging £4 for it(small 3 bedder).me?£10 every 8 weeks.i should end up with most of the close.ill canvass the rest next week.i know the guy who cleans them.ive picked up a few of his jobs before!! ;) ;D ;D

she asked me to price up her soffits front and back.i said £40.she said she will have to think about it(must of been too expensive for her!)i think she was expecting me to say a tenner! ;D ;D

the soffits wouldnt take more than an hour but im not working for any less!


the old window cleaner doesnt even use squeegees!just wet scrim/dry scrim!! ;D ;D


dazmond
price higher/work harder!

jim2011

Re: entering someones patch?
« Reply #17 on: March 19, 2011, 07:35:35 am »
i have gained 52 new customers in 4 weeks due to this wc being rubbish in a nice village and still getting more and more

dazmond

  • Posts: 24493
Re: entering someones patch?
« Reply #18 on: March 19, 2011, 07:36:45 am »
christopher ive had a few new customers who ve said "your not using that pole thingy are you?its rubbish!thats what the last window cleaner used!!" ;D ;D ;D


i simply say "if your not happy when ive cleaned them with this "pole thingy" DONT PAY ME!!!! ;D ;D ;D


Ive always got paid with custies very happy with the finish(up to now!) ;D ;D ;D
price higher/work harder!

awcs

  • Posts: 209
Re: entering someones patch?
« Reply #19 on: March 19, 2011, 08:12:56 am »
what is "a patch". Surely if you get asked to quote a job and get it  happy days.
there are plenty of houses to go round, don't go for this is my patch s**t
just clean where asked, business is business