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JSMC

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next few years gonna be really grim
« on: October 13, 2011, 09:18:35 pm »
the economy is a busted flush and it is going to affect all of us in some way or another. As people lose jobs the windows is one thing that will be cut ASAP. All i am hearing just now is peoples hours being cut and folks losing their jobs.

quite scary hearing this from people close to you and then hearing it from customers all over the place.
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richard jagger

Re: next few years gonna be really grim
« Reply #1 on: October 13, 2011, 09:23:15 pm »
Does not look good, Mate.
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Pope vader

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Re: next few years gonna be really grim
« Reply #2 on: October 13, 2011, 09:25:48 pm »
i have had a few cancel,  manily retired or both work  and in debt up to there eye balls,  the one area i havent lost jobs is unemployed on council estates
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Paddy Woods

Re: next few years gonna be really grim
« Reply #3 on: October 13, 2011, 09:34:16 pm »
Just thinking same today as this week for some reason a few middle class custy's saying they watching pennies & could they cut frequency,totally understand but on the other hand still easy to pick up work....the lads with the new vans & gear may feel it more,u don't want to be top heavy in a storm!
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sven

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Re: next few years gonna be really grim
« Reply #4 on: October 13, 2011, 10:17:19 pm »
and its gonna snow as well
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bobby p

Re: next few years gonna be really grim
« Reply #5 on: October 13, 2011, 10:21:14 pm »
im still easily pickin up work from guys that have quit or maybe they retired or won the lottery, will never know !
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stuart mc

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Re: next few years gonna be really grim
« Reply #6 on: October 13, 2011, 10:21:55 pm »
what is it with west coasters and doom and gloom, there is still money out there just go find it ;)
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dazmond

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Re: next few years gonna be really grim
« Reply #7 on: October 13, 2011, 10:38:06 pm »
JSMC i have noticed that 9 times out of 10 your posts are pretty doom and gloom in general and that was before a lot of the cuts!! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

its true ive noticed a few customers cutting back and ive lost the odd job here and there but im also picking up more work which is normal.

im not a pessimist by nature so i always look on the bright side!!


my advice would be to stop watching the news and concentrate on providing the best service possible for a fair price.remember also if you have a downbeat attitude your customers will pick up on it.it could also stop you from putting up prices and creating a better more profitable round for yourself.

im quite sure most customers will be fine especially if your not one of the fortnightly brigade and you have plenty of varied work thats priced fairly.

maybe go and canvass some more work for every house you lose then the lost customers wont bother you!!


best wishes


dazmond
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Smudger

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Re: next few years gonna be really grim
« Reply #8 on: October 13, 2011, 10:41:38 pm »
Daz -  well said that man !

now off to find that stanley knife to slash me wrists !

Darran
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H S and Son

Re: next few years gonna be really grim
« Reply #9 on: October 13, 2011, 10:44:39 pm »
Quote from: JSMC on October 13, 2011, 09:18:35 pm
the economy is a busted flush and it is going to affect all of us in some way or another. As people lose jobs the windows is one thing that will be cut ASAP. All i am hearing just now is peoples hours being cut and folks losing their jobs.

quite scary hearing this from people close to you and then hearing it from customers all over the place.


People were saying this on here 3 years ago, before that they were moaning about the Poles taking over every window cleaning round in the country, then ladders were going to be banned, before that we were going to have a hose-pipe ban, at some time everyone was going to be put on a meter and pay commercial rates, someone's going to say we're in for a hard winter before long, you wait.


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Dale Smith

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Re: next few years gonna be really grim
« Reply #10 on: October 13, 2011, 10:48:32 pm »
Just heard it's going to be -20 this winter .......  ;) .... we're doomed ..
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Moderator David@stives

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Re: next few years gonna be really grim
« Reply #11 on: October 13, 2011, 10:51:59 pm »
Times are really bad, we only picked up 920 shops since January, dont know how I am going to feed the kids
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NBwcs

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Re: next few years gonna be really grim
« Reply #12 on: October 13, 2011, 11:08:38 pm »
The biggest reason for losing customers for me by far is people moving house, the silver lining to the economic crisis is that people ar'nt moving, ;D
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gary999

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Re: next few years gonna be really grim
« Reply #13 on: October 13, 2011, 11:19:03 pm »
some people are easily spooked

get your head down and get on with it!!

bloody whingers ;D ;D
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wpclean

Re: next few years gonna be really grim
« Reply #14 on: October 13, 2011, 11:20:16 pm »
Dont watch the news  :P
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windiewasher

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Re: next few years gonna be really grim
« Reply #15 on: October 13, 2011, 11:21:10 pm »
Cheer up,we are half way through October and still no snow!
Be optimistic!If we closed the borders and never joined the eu! There would be very little unemployment and cutbacks!
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Re: next few years gonna be really grim
« Reply #16 on: October 13, 2011, 11:29:22 pm »
DOOMED WERE ALL DOOMED  :'(
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Wc Solutions

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Re: next few years gonna be really grim
« Reply #17 on: October 13, 2011, 11:31:38 pm »
yeah all doomed.

shut up man!!

cheer up
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Gav Camm lammy 283

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Re: next few years gonna be really grim
« Reply #18 on: October 14, 2011, 01:13:35 am »
all i can say is wot a yr
over 10k worth ov new business ;D ;D
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Re: next few years gonna be really grim
« Reply #19 on: October 14, 2011, 05:24:23 am »
We havent had that big an increase, but have only lost 4 customers this past 3 years directly down to recession tightening cut backs.  And thats with me regularly offering to stop going or decrease frequency!!  :o  Would never make a salesman, me!

On the other hand in that time we have picked up probably well over 25/30 new, more profitable customers.

Our main causes are for loosing customers are in descending order:

Death                  50%
Moving                45%
Other excuse        3% *

But as has been said, do a good job, be friendly, and wont do too bad, for some reason having clean windows seems to be high up on their list of priorities still!



*2% margin for error


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