[colin purewater]

evening all.

 i got stopped by a nice well dressed retired looking couple the other day when i was cleaning the windows on a big house. said there window cleaners was rubbish. missed loads of window out etc
so will i call round and give them a price?

so i said ofcourse. and they said whilst your there will you quote another 2 houses in the street as they have same cleaner and un happy, so gives me the addres and i pop round,

pulls up and these house are victorian detactched 3 story big boys (you no the type) so a smile appears on my face as i love theese jobs and do a fare few in local area.

so the bloke takes me round all 3 house all with a conny on, big bays, 40 odd windows so im thinking £35 each per month. he has already told me the company who do them now, there a fare size wfp company local to me from bootle do loads of commercial ( those from round liverpool should no who) so i asked him what they were charging as somtimes this worked out really well in the past

and he said £8 per month i thought he was joking till he showed me the invioce!!!

then i told him my price and he nearly fell over

i said to him at the end of the day you windows ar manky and you get what you pay for!!
i just cant understand such a pro outfit charging pennies... it cant pay

many thanks colin

[Tom White]

i said to him at the end of the day you windows ar manky and you get what you pay for!!
i just cant understand such a pro outfit charging pennies... it cant pay

A possibility is that the lads are working this job 'on the side'.  £8 quid for a half hour job might be better than the £7 they're paid an hour?

Just a thought.

[deeege]

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A possibility is that the lads are working this job 'on the side'.  £8 quid for a half hour job might be better than the £7 they're paid an hour?

Just a thought.
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Not really if the custy has invoices.

We have a similar big firm near us doing the same col, low prices, splash and dash.

[geefree]

Window cleaners charging peanuts, do a very very poor job,  they never last long. as word of mouth spreads quickly , building them a very poor reputation.


Embrace them,...they are working for you, and providing you with new customers.  free!!

And in the process you can do an excellent job, and enhance your reputation....rubbing their noses in it a little further.

 

[deeege]

Window cleaners charging peanuts, do a very very poor job,  they never last long.


Embrace them,...they are working for you, and providing you with new customers.

 

Exactly.

Picked up loads of customers from them. Customers that would rather pay more for a better service.

[Steve Sed]

Window cleaners charging peanuts, do a very very poor job,  they never last long.


Embrace them,...they are working for you, and providing you with new customers.

 

It's a big jump from £8 - £15. Did the Op pick any up?

Exactly.

Picked up loads of customers from them. Customers that would rather pay more for a better service.

[bobplum]

evening all.

 i got stopped by a nice well dressed retired looking couple the other day when i was cleaning the windows on a big house. said there window cleaners was rubbish. missed loads of window out etc
so will i call round and give them a price?

so i said ofcourse. and they said whilst your there will you quote another 2 houses in the street as they have same cleaner and un happy, so gives me the addres and i pop round,

pulls up and these house are victorian detactched 3 story big boys (you no the type) so a smile appears on my face as i love theese jobs and do a fare few in local area.

so the bloke takes me round all 3 house all with a conny on, big bays, 40 odd windows so im thinking £35 each per month. he has already told me the company who do them now, there a fare size wfp company local to me from bootle do loads of commercial ( those from round liverpool should no who) so i asked him what they were charging as somtimes this worked out really well in the past

and he said £8 per month i thought he was joking till he showed me the invioce!!!

then i told him my price and he nearly fell over

i said to him at the end of the day you windows ar manky and you get what you pay for!!
i just cant understand such a pro outfit charging pennies... it cant pay

many thanks colin

did he accept the quote from you?

[colin purewater]

Window cleaners charging peanuts, do a very very poor job,  they never last long.


Embrace them,...they are working for you, and providing you with new customers.

 

Exactly.

Picked up loads of customers from them. Customers that would rather pay more for a better service.

But the thing is there a company who have been going for years!
Smart silver high aces and top equipment in the back
And they no the owner so deffo not the staff pulling a fast one!
It just can't pay at £8! I no I'm expensive but at more than 4 times
More than them I just don't get it!!

[colley614]

Who was it?

Is he a 'winner' by any chance?

[colin purewater]

Nar bob he almost had a heart attack!!

I'm not even kiddin mate

[colin purewater]

Who was it?

Is he a 'winner' by any chance?

Spot cleaning Colley you no them?

[colley614]

I can't believe they're doing jobs like that for that money. They do the municipal buildings in town. They seem to have big jobs everywhere and the MEWP looks brand new as do their vans. Thought it was either them or Winners.

[Tom White]

Nar bob he almost had a heart attack!!

I'm not even kiddin mate

Someone who lives in a house with forty windows (I think we've about nine in my house) and thinks £35 is too much to have them cleaned needs a good look at themselves.

[CLEANCARE WC]

Nar bob he almost had a heart attack!!

I'm not even kiddin mate

Someone who lives in a house with forty windows (I think we've about nine in my house) and thinks £35 is too much to have them cleaned needs a good look at themselves.

loool this one got you worked up Tosh? 

[Steve Sed]

It's the expectation. £8 to £35 a month isn't going to happen. Two monthly would have softened the blow.

[colin purewater]

Colley I didn't believe it either so he showed me the invoice !

And I'm still gob smacked!!

Tosh you right this fella had 2 jags as well, I was gona drop in the
John Prescott joke but thought better of  it  

My price for this type of job is£40 but thought I'd go in a
Bit cheaper to get all 3..... As I say I'm still gob smacked mate

[colley614]

I got asked to do a coverted cottage for a local property developer. I was told that I should give him a cheapish price to try and get in with him to do all his apartment blocks. I walked up his drive past his AMG merc with private plate parked next to his Porche 4x4 parked in front of his double garage. I knocked on his door and had a chat, then walked around the property and went back to see him. I told him that the job was going to take me about an hour and I'd want £20 for if. He asked he to do the paganda which I said I'd do for £5. I was guessing I was looking at £25 for an hour and a halfs work. He asked if that was the best I could do it do.

[richard jagger]

The customer is spoilt for life they need a bigger mes to make them come to there senses.

[colin purewater]

I got asked to do a coverted cottage for a local property developer. I was told that I should give him a cheapish price to try and get in with him to do all his apartment blocks. I walked up his drive past his AMG merc with private plate parked next to his Porche 4x4 parked in front of his double garage. I knocked on his door and had a chat, then walked around the property and went back to see him. I told him that the job was going to take me about an hour and I'd want £20 for if. He asked he to do the paganda which I said I'd do for £5. I was guessing I was looking at £25 for an hour and a halfs work. He asked if that was the best I could do it do.

 ???great arnt they colley! some people will haggle over the price of a penny sweet

[colley614]

It annoys me when these people have massive houses and top of the range sports cars and then they haggle. I always think to myself, I'm sure you can afford your Aston Martin turning over £20 an hour.