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Ian101

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Anyone work a Saturday on a regular basis ?
« on: April 30, 2011, 08:19:15 am »
I dont however rather than put a 2nd van on Im planning to overwork the 1 van I have now.

Basically going to canvass extra work and pay son to work it on a Saturday rather than it stand idle.

Just wondering how customers will be with it.

Personally it would not bother me if the windie turned up on a Saturday but thats me.




Frankybadboy

  • Posts: 9024
Re: Anyone work a Saturday on a regular basis ?
« Reply #1 on: April 30, 2011, 08:25:06 am »
i do a few upvc cleans and roof cleans for  acouple of hrs in the warmer mths,but these jobs are booked in.

i know a few that clean window reg and dont seem to have a problem, just start later.

Davie T

  • Posts: 566
Re: Anyone work a Saturday on a regular basis ?
« Reply #2 on: April 30, 2011, 08:59:03 am »
Yes,  For busy areas where normally it is difficult to park or work close to pedestrians on pavement.  No problems overall

Tom White

Re: Anyone work a Saturday on a regular basis ?
« Reply #3 on: April 30, 2011, 09:13:17 am »
There's no problems with working on a Saturday but on domestic I'm rarely earlier than 10.30 am, though I'm quoting for some posh country house at 10.00 am this morning; but I arranged that earlier in the week.

Llaaww

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Re: Anyone work a Saturday on a regular basis ?
« Reply #4 on: April 30, 2011, 09:19:29 am »
one saturday per month.

 I have a good customer that I like to work for. I only do it because it is a favourite. Never there before 10am.

The misses usually does a bit of shopping while I am there, and then its lunch in a beach front bistrot.

I don't work weekends these days if I can help it.
if it is dirty it is fair game

Gav Camm lammy 283

  • Posts: 7520
Re: Anyone work a Saturday on a regular basis ?
« Reply #5 on: April 30, 2011, 09:29:52 am »
ian saturdays arnt a problem ;) ;)
LET YOUR PANES BE MY PLEASURE

"If CALSBERG did WINDOW CLEANING
 it would be C.C.C  Probably the best WINDOW CLEANERS IN THE WORLD ..........."

Dean Taberner

  • Posts: 4164
Re: Anyone work a Saturday on a regular basis ?
« Reply #6 on: April 30, 2011, 10:01:39 am »
Its not the saturdays that are the problem Gav, its the windows. Saturdays are great as long as they're glass free.

Having said that, I am working all day next saturday and I'm looking forward to it.
Operations manager at J.V Price Ltd

http://www.thepricegroup.co.uk

woody1

Re: Anyone work a Saturday on a regular basis ?
« Reply #7 on: April 30, 2011, 10:25:14 am »
i dont in the summer but come winter i use them to catch up on work thats late or could not get access to in the week

chez

Re: Anyone work a Saturday on a regular basis ?
« Reply #8 on: April 30, 2011, 11:03:02 am »
Hardly ever in 25 years in the trade....earn enough in the week and then stop  ;D

JS_Cleaning

  • Posts: 40
Re: Anyone work a Saturday on a regular basis ?
« Reply #9 on: April 30, 2011, 11:09:15 am »
we work most saturdays, no prob with customers and we find its a great day to get new work and most customers be home, so majority of work is paid up straight away

TLC

  • Posts: 168
Re: Anyone work a Saturday on a regular basis ?
« Reply #10 on: April 30, 2011, 12:10:54 pm »
I do when there's a loads of gay bank holidays to mess your schedule up!!

kendrick

  • Posts: 115
Re: Anyone work a Saturday on a regular basis ?
« Reply #11 on: April 30, 2011, 12:21:18 pm »
i do all my shops on a sat

S.A.J

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Re: Anyone work a Saturday on a regular basis ?
« Reply #12 on: April 30, 2011, 12:25:52 pm »
Saturdays for me are my guttering/conny roof cleaning days but only when the Mrs is at work!!

Also for catch up if we have had a lot of really heavy rain during the week.

Neil Gornall

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Re: Anyone work a Saturday on a regular basis ?
« Reply #13 on: April 30, 2011, 12:35:24 pm »
I dont however rather than put a 2nd van on Im planning to overwork the 1 van I have now.

Basically going to canvass extra work and pay son to work it on a Saturday rather than it stand idle.

Just wondering how customers will be with it.

Personally it would not bother me if the windie turned up on a Saturday but thats me.


The biggest drawback I can see with this plan is weather.
If your sons work is just Saturday’s what happens if he can’t work due to bad weather? Instead of being a day or so behind he will be a week or so.
If that happened often i could see customers getting fed up.

perfectpanesplymouth

  • Posts: 220
Re: Anyone work a Saturday on a regular basis ?
« Reply #14 on: April 30, 2011, 02:07:48 pm »
I do a couple of commercial jobs on 2 Saturdays a month ,I do try and book in gutter cleans on Saturdays rather than messing up my weeks work. But I will avoid it if I can

K.J.M

  • Posts: 71
Re: Anyone work a Saturday on a regular basis ?
« Reply #15 on: April 30, 2011, 03:20:25 pm »
I went out this morning to do my mates place quick and picked up 4 jobs so i will definately be working saturdays from now on  ;D

Johnny B

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Re: Anyone work a Saturday on a regular basis ?
« Reply #16 on: April 30, 2011, 05:06:37 pm »
I work 3 Saturday afternoons out of 4, mainly for my fortnightly work, but also if I need or want to do a bit more.

I also work some of the bank holidays. I have never been turned away or had any complaints.

John. 

Being diplomatic is being able to tell someone to go to hell in such a way that they look forward to the trip.

dazmond

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Re: Anyone work a Saturday on a regular basis ?
« Reply #17 on: April 30, 2011, 06:56:48 pm »
i try not to work saturdays if i can help it although i have today and will be for a few weeks  to catch up.like a lot of others on here i tend to do more saturdays in winter to catch up due to  bad weather.i never start before 10am on domestics on saturdays and usually knock off around 3pm or 4pm.


dazmond
price higher/work harder!

LWC

  • Posts: 6824
Re: Anyone work a Saturday on a regular basis ?
« Reply #18 on: April 30, 2011, 07:03:02 pm »
I dont BUT after working today i think im going to. Had a really good day, rather than paying someone to come out with me in week im gonna work an extra day me thinks...more dosh for me

paul saunders

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Re: Anyone work a Saturday on a regular basis ?
« Reply #19 on: April 30, 2011, 08:28:35 pm »
I work Saturdays, I start about 9-9.30. I always start at a hose where I know they will be up or out, I also select the area that I will work ................... it's no good going to an area where there will be loads of cars in the way and nowhere to park.
I can remember when waking up stiff in the morning was a good thing.