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Colin Day

Re: And still they come...
« Reply #20 on: June 21, 2011, 05:01:50 pm »
What can I say Derek..? I'm an opportunist.... ;D

Doug Holloway

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Re: And still they come...
« Reply #21 on: June 21, 2011, 05:10:35 pm »
Hi guys

Licensed 3M etc suggests they have been around for years.

It must be an upsell at those prices as with fuel/chemical cost , insurance etc you could'nt make a living.

Cheers

Doug

Steve Gunn

  • Posts: 850
Re: And still they come...
« Reply #22 on: June 21, 2011, 05:15:50 pm »
A local guy who used to be a distributor for chemspec used to charge top end prices saw his van today 3 bedroom house from £75 or 2 bedroom house from £65

JandS

  • Posts: 4327
Re: And still they come...
« Reply #23 on: June 21, 2011, 06:14:27 pm »
The grammar itself isn't the best, probably
the same with their cleaning.

John
Impossible done straight away, miracles can take a little longer.

cannon

  • Posts: 492
Re: And still they come...
« Reply #24 on: June 21, 2011, 06:36:56 pm »
John i had the same leaflet about 2 months ago and i live at seaham.

I travelled from mine to your neck of the woods this morning for restormates training course, took me an hour, so from washington would have took about 50 mins, and he would have £1.20 each way to pay at the tunnel (at his prices its a canny dint)

Steve, i was up against a local truckmount fella the other day you probably know who,he quoted £80 for a four bedroom house :o:o

john steel

Re: And still they come...
« Reply #25 on: June 21, 2011, 06:41:16 pm »
Every one needs to work but those prices are stupid, he has got to be up selling. Is that neck of the woods really so poor?

Colin Day

Re: And still they come...
« Reply #26 on: June 21, 2011, 06:41:40 pm »
There's someone down here that "says" they are a TM'er, and it's cheaper cos they are quicker ??? In their words.... :o

john steel

Re: And still they come...
« Reply #27 on: June 21, 2011, 06:43:03 pm »
Who is that Colin

jim mca

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Re: And still they come...
« Reply #28 on: June 21, 2011, 06:50:06 pm »
Any 3 carpets for £38 t/m glasgow

Colin Day

Re: And still they come...
« Reply #29 on: June 21, 2011, 06:54:07 pm »
Who is that Colin

I really don't know and I suspect that although they know what a TM is, they don't actually use one... If you get my drift....?

robert meldrum

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Re: And still they come...
« Reply #30 on: June 21, 2011, 08:02:51 pm »
Derek

There's a VERY WEALTHY gent in the US whose work has been used to good effect over here in marketing carpet cleaning services who advocated misspelling and poor typing.

Many have adopted his advice and prospered.

His name is Joe Polish.


Mr Dvae

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Re: And still they come...
« Reply #31 on: June 21, 2011, 08:23:31 pm »
i just love these cheap guys, every time they leaflet my area i get phone calls. they put the idea into
 peoples minds, then the people phone us because they want someone they can trust.
bring it on

Dave. ;D ;D ;D

steven Banks

Re: And still they come...
« Reply #32 on: June 21, 2011, 08:30:19 pm »
Ive already rung. Says he uses an Extracta BX. Now after 27 years in the trade you'd have thought he'd have at least an Excel!

Or another manufacturer!  ;)

derek west

Re: And still they come...
« Reply #33 on: June 21, 2011, 08:40:04 pm »
Derek

There's a VERY WEALTHY gent in the US whose work has been used to good effect over here in marketing carpet cleaning services who advocated misspelling and poor typing.

Many have adopted his advice and prospered.

His name is Joe Polish.



sorry bob, but i don't buy into that joe polish pooe.

markpowell

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Re: And still they come...
« Reply #34 on: June 21, 2011, 08:57:23 pm »
Just typed his tel no into google he is a used a car dealer by the looks of it
  ::)

james roffey

Re: And still they come...
« Reply #35 on: June 21, 2011, 09:09:58 pm »
low price does not always mean bad work...,.,

Well unless he's a registered charity i dont see how he could make a living what with insurance vehicle and liabilty, running cost for equipment chemicals, marketing, petrol, etc etc, those sort of prices prices mean either upselling or hes turning over ten jobs a day in which case it has to be shoddy work cutting a lot of corners.

John Kelly

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Re: And still they come...
« Reply #36 on: June 21, 2011, 10:49:55 pm »
This guys been around a while. He used to have a website with a picture of a van with truckmount and him standing beside it. It also mentioned he had a car business somewhere in Merseyside or Cheshire way.
3m take great exception to anyone using that name. The original Scotchcare services guys can still use it even though the network now doesn't exist. I was at lunch with 2 prominant Scotchcare guys tonight and they don't know who he is. Certainly wasn't a licensed applicator up here because that was Re-vita.