[GB Window Cleaning]

so i was out cavassing today and decided to knock a new housing estate, its in a rough erea i wouldnt nomally bother with but there new town house estate looks very nice

so i parks up and start knocking and marking down on a list all the "dirty but no answer" propertie's
no one in at all but loads of dirty windows, thought id stumbled on a gold mine for a while until...

knocked this one house and this ugly minger with a f*g on and brat child answers the door!
my god i thought turns out she wanted a windy so i felt obliged to quote knowing full well id never get paid off her

so put in a high price thanks god she didnt except

"what" she says WHAT are you kidding me"

"okay" i say "thanks for your time"

after that i just screwed up the dirty but out list and went back to my van and said to myself i think i wont bother with this estate after all

not really sure the point im telling you this but just wanted to vent my feeling with someone
and see if any others have similar experiences?

i think the lesson for me to take from this is...

dont canvass in rough ereas even on the new looking estates

when i was a kid coucil housing looked like council housing! now all the scrubbers wive in nice looking houses. well they do untill theyve had chance to wreck them  

thanks for reading

GB

[Pope vader]

dont you just love social housing,  what was u charging them

[Ian101]

The only way it will work on these estates until u get to know the genuine from the scum is only to do them when people are in and have the money on them.

May only get 50% done on the day but money is money

Personally I gave em up ages ago cos Im a snob  

[sf]

It pays to be scum these days.you might be suprised how much money they have got.Got a few like that on my round,they all pay on the day every time.I get more toruble getting money off some of my professional customers.

[GB Window Cleaning]

dont you just love social housing,  what was u charging them

£15. infact it want stupidly high for that type of property but i would have done it for £10 if i liked the look of her!

[GB Window Cleaning]

The only way it will work on these estates until u get to know the genuine from the scum is only to do them when people are in and have the money on them.

May only get 50% done on the day but money is money

Personally I gave em up ages ago cos Im a snob  

i just cant be bothered with it mate, i canvass nice areas like the place i live. i say let the windys from the council house estates clean them, and i'll clean the nice areas like where im from!

[windiewasher]

You won't get much work with that attitude m8
Everyone is equal.
Do  u live near middle rasen m8?

dont you just love social housing,  what was u charging them

£15. infact it want stupidly high for that type of property but i would have done it for £10 if i liked the look of her!

[Ian101]

The only way it will work on these estates until u get to know the genuine from the scum is only to do them when people are in and have the money on them.

May only get 50% done on the day but money is money

Personally I gave em up ages ago cos Im a snob  

i just cant be bothered with it mate, i canvass nice areas like the place i live. i say let the windys from the council house estates clean them, and i'll clean the nice areas like where im from!

Welcome to the snob club 

[GB Window Cleaning]

You won't get much work with that attitude m8
Everyone is equal.
Do  u live near middle rasen m8?

dont you just love social housing,  what was u charging them

£15. infact it want stupidly high for that type of property but i would have done it for £10 if i liked the look of her!

well, i seem to do alright mate,

not too far from middle rasen, but too far to travle for work

[GB Window Cleaning]

The only way it will work on these estates until u get to know the genuine from the scum is only to do them when people are in and have the money on them.

May only get 50% done on the day but money is money

Personally I gave em up ages ago cos Im a snob  

i just cant be bothered with it mate, i canvass nice areas like the place i live. i say let the windys from the council house estates clean them, and i'll clean the nice areas like where im from!

Welcome to the snob club 

  hehehe

[windiewasher]

Driving through middle rasen the otherday and every house was.filthy.

You won't get much work with that attitude m8
Everyone is equal.
Do  u live near middle rasen m8?

dont you just love social housing,  what was u charging them

£15. infact it want stupidly high for that type of property but i would have done it for £10 if i liked the look of her!

well, i seem to do alright mate,

not too far from middle rasen, but too far to travle for work

[GB Window Cleaning]

out of interest, what do others do when they knock on a door and get "that feeling" about the residents?

i need an escape plan! 

[bobby p]

that "CIGGY  ON  lip"  type  can (but not always) be very loyal. oh yes  it will take a few cleans till you get an "understanding" about the payment method .

 but you will be safe after that, no flash harrys  with a big van will ever get a look -in    and sometimes they have a wealthy mum who has a conservatory  willing to pay decent money too

 this year ive managed to find about 100 houses of that sort ,im looking eagle eyed for many more of them and willing to pay top dollar /or part exchange  to get them  

[mlscontractcleaner]

The only way it will work on these estates until u get to know the genuine from the scum is only to do them when people are in and have the money on them.

May only get 50% done on the day but money is money

Personally I gave em up ages ago cos Im a snob  

i just cant be bothered with it mate, i canvass nice areas like the place i live. i say let the windys from the council house estates clean them, and i'll clean the nice areas like where im from!

Idiot :

[GB Window Cleaning]

The only way it will work on these estates until u get to know the genuine from the scum is only to do them when people are in and have the money on them.

May only get 50% done on the day but money is money

Personally I gave em up ages ago cos Im a snob  

i just cant be bothered with it mate, i canvass nice areas like the place i live. i say let the windys from the council house estates clean them, and i'll clean the nice areas like where im from!

Idiot :

why am i an idiot? 

[Paul Coleman]

so i was out cavassing today and decided to knock a new housing estate, its in a rough erea i wouldnt nomally bother with but there new town house estate looks very nice

so i parks up and start knocking and marking down on a list all the "dirty but no answer" propertie's
no one in at all but loads of dirty windows, thought id stumbled on a gold mine for a while until...

knocked this one house and this ugly minger with a f*g on and brat child answers the door!
my god i thought turns out she wanted a windy so i felt obliged to quote knowing full well id never get paid off her

so put in a high price thanks god she didnt except

"what" she says WHAT are you kidding me"

"okay" i say "thanks for your time"

after that i just screwed up the dirty but out list and went back to my van and said to myself i think i wont bother with this estate after all

not really sure the point im telling you this but just wanted to vent my feeling with someone
and see if any others have similar experiences?

i think the lesson for me to take from this is...

dont canvass in rough ereas even on the new looking estates

when i was a kid coucil housing looked like council housing! now all the scrubbers wive in nice looking houses. well they do untill theyve had chance to wreck them  

thanks for reading

GB

I really do my best not to stereotype areas but I've had to review that over the years.  One estate with a reputation in a nearby town has produced 5 customers down the years.  4 of them bumped me for payment.  The other one was OK but I had to let it go because his dog had that "I want to rip the window cleaner's throat out" manner.  He used to shut it in but with kids running in and out, it was only a matter of time before the dog would get to me.  I haven't worked on that estate for years now.

[GB Window Cleaning]

agreed! 

just for the record people, i grew up in a council house. and i also try not to stereotype people, but im trying to earn a living here!

thanks

GB

[Ste M]

I've got about 12 council houses on one estate an they are superb. Takes me 1 an a half hours to do, they all pay on the day and if one of them isn't in then a neighbour will pay for them. They appreciate you a hell of a lot more than some of the other customers in the sold called 'nicer' areas and I've also got a lot of recommendations from them and now clean the majority of their extended families. 

[Paul Coleman]

I've got about 12 council houses on one estate an they are superb. Takes me 1 an a half hours to do, they all pay on the day and if one of them isn't in then a neighbour will pay for them. They appreciate you a hell of a lot more than some of the other customers in the sold called 'nicer' areas and I've also got a lot of recommendations from them and now clean the majority of their extended families. 

Sure thing.  There are different types of council estates.  I used to have a good run of compact work in one particular area that was as you describe.  They were all middle aged upwards.
I think it's more of an age thing than where someone lives.  The trouble was that the prices were too low (my fault) and when I put them up, some cancelled.  As some were elderly there was a high death rate too.  Younger people moved into them and they weren't so keen on having a window cleaner.  Eventually, it was no longer viable to go there.
Part of the problem with newer tenants is that these days, there is a degree of means testing to get a council house.  This means that many moving in won't be able to afford a window cleaner - especially as I don't do rock bottom prices like I did before I knew better.