[Steve_c]

I'm up here in Lincolnshire visiting the outlaws, got chatting to my mother in law and she tells me she has been canvased 3 times this week,and one said what are you paying? we are guaranteed to be cheaper. now let me think???

[king marko]

Whereabouts in Lincs chap?? Not come across this yet where i am (Grantham) but im sure i'll happen soon The swines

[Steve_c]

Sleaford

[Steve_c]

Mark you can help me out mate,I'm off to football tomorrow i need to get the train from Grantham. How long by car to Grantham from sleaford?

[king marko]

about 20mins mate probably less if you floor it

[windiewasher]

who is it m8?

I'm up here in Lincolnshire visiting the outlaws, got chatting to my mother in law and she tells me she has been canvased 3 times this week,and one said what are you paying? we are guaranteed to be cheaper. now let me think???

[scud]

i will bet you its this mob Clean Safe Window Cleaning they will undercut there own mother to get a job ..... FACT.......

  It has now also become apparent that they will then also ramp up the price after a few cleans - the usual old trick!

[windiewasher]

really? thats terrible! do they wear body armour?

i will bet you its this mob Clean Safe Window Cleaning they will undercut there own mother to get a job ..... FACT.......

  It has now also become apparent that they will then also ramp up the price after a few cleans - the usual old trick!

[Frankybadboy]

probaly the same lot thats in andover

[windiewasher]

 

probaly the same lot thats in andover

[MNWC]

I was told today that the same company had canvassed a village near to me. This is the conversation-

Them "Hello im xxxxxx from xxxxxxxx would you be interested in a regular window cleaning service ?

My brother "No thanks ive already got a regular window cleaner" (me).

Them "Well we can beat that price by a pound"

My brother "No thanks, goodbye"

This is a quote from themselves -

Under cutting
CSWC have no intention to undercut other cleaners but to look for opportunities to be able to deliver a quality service at a competitive and fair price.

I can tell you now, other window cleaners in that same village are not happy !

[steve rix]

they will be on here soon to say its not true and if you say otherwise they will sue you

[king marko]

None of my customers have been approached yet in Grantham - however, I also cover a couple of towns about 20 miles from here and several have been canvassed by a rival firm saying they will undercut me, and by several pounds in some cases (£17.50 house - custy was told they could do it for £11)
Thankfully only lost a few customers and they were the most recent ones so wouldnt expect any loyalty !!

[scud]

they will be on here soon to say its not true and if you say otherwise they will sue you

  They won't be doing that, there is a lot of proof out there now. unfortuantly for them they seem to have not noticed window cleaners in areas tend to be friendly and talk to each other.

[L.J.Thorpe]

they will be on here soon to say its not true and if you say otherwise they will sue you

let em sue!!! its only libel if its not true
the "we will sue you" stuff only kicked off cos some muppet misread and /or misinterpreted one of my posts about them canvassing the customers of wc ers on their training courses....which they have done, but not by design just by coincidence

it would be refreshing if they just dropped all the pretence about not undercutting and just put their hands up though, just said this is how we intend to expand our business deal with it

dont get me wrong i would still think they were C****
but at least they would be honest C****

[steve rix]

But surely they wont do that!! they need other w/cers to go on their courses. Would you go on a course run by someone who KNOWINGLY undercuts?

[scud]

But surely they wont do that!! they need other w/cers to go on their courses. Would you go on a course run by someone who KNOWINGLY undercuts?

  having seen them working I think I could give them a lesson

[stuart mc]

But surely they wont do that!! they need other w/cers to go on their courses. Would you go on a course run by someone who KNOWINGLY undercuts?

I couldn't give a toss, they are running a business not a charity or friends society, and if they ever run a course in Scotland I would go, but they won't, deary me whether you are one man or 100 men outfits, you are running a business and you have to deal with competition, you can't rig pricing it is illegal, it is a free market and they can do whatever price they like. doesn't feel nice when it happens to you but that is life

I will dig for cover now

[L.J.Thorpe]

But surely they wont do that!! they need other w/cers to go on their courses. Would you go on a course run by someone who KNOWINGLY undercuts?

i did actually do one day of their three day course(before all this undercutting/aggressive marketing thing kicked off
i jacked it in because i thought it was not much use to a sole trader
more geared up for health and safety
 for employees and employers not one man bands
but to answer your question.....NO i would not
all this course funding dries up soon tho gov cuts and all that

[Frankybadboy]

But surely they wont do that!! they need other w/cers to go on their courses. Would you go on a course run by someone who KNOWINGLY undercuts?

I couldn't give a toss, they are running a business not a charity or friends society, and if they ever run a course in Scotland I would go, but they won't, deary me whether you are one man or 100 men outfits, you are running a business and you have to deal with competition, you can't rig pricing it is illegal, it is a free market and they can do whatever price they like. doesn't feel nice when it happens to you but that is life

I will dig for cover now

would you like the spade stu.trippy got one a spade