[Granny]

Hi
Any one help me get my head straight?
I've got a £40 house takes me less than 2 hours trad and that is doing a really good job with the frames and doors too.
I think that is easy peasy but I'm just getting used to taking money off people.
I'm still finding my feet but I think it is a bit overpriced.
I've lost two jobs since I started and looking at them now I think it may be because they were overpriced through my inexperience not greed.
Would you ever - ever - ever lower the price and 'fess up and say "Sorry I got the price a bit high for this job"- or should I just  bottle it and get away with it for as long as possible?
Thanks
G.

[DaveG]

Yep, done it a few times.

Once quoted a large country house at £150 and it only took us just over an hour to do, so put the price down to £100 (I know, I'm all heart )

Customer was over the moon. Afterwards, she told us we were the cheapest quote...the most expensive being £380!

[Londoner]

Yes I have done it but I try not to make a habit of it.

[Window Washers]

Yep, done it a few times.

Once quoted a large country house at £150 and it only took us just over an hour to do, so put the price down to £100 (I know, I'm all heart )

Customer was over the moon. Afterwards, she told us we were the cheapest quote...the most expensive being £380!

if she said you was the cheapest quote and you dropped it down by another £50, I would be look at your pricing lol

[H S and Son]

Hi
Any one help me get my head straight?
I've got a £40 house takes me less than 2 hours trad and that is doing a really good job with the frames and doors too.
I think that is easy peasy but I'm just getting used to taking money off people.
I'm still finding my feet but I think it is a bit overpriced.
I've lost two jobs since I started and looking at them now I think it may be because they were overpriced through my inexperience not greed.
Would you ever - ever - ever lower the price and 'fess up and say "Sorry I got the price a bit high for this job"- or should I just  bottle it and get away with it for as long as possible?
Thanks
G.

Yes Ive lowered prices, dropped two gutters recently in price, have probably only lowered one window price that I can remember, it was £75.00 and I put it down to £60 as it only takes 20 mins. Its Georgian and I used to do it trad, which is why its so well priced with the pole.

Your £40 for 2 hours isn't enough, it needs to go in the other direction rather than down.

[DaveG]

Yep, done it a few times.

Once quoted a large country house at £150 and it only took us just over an hour to do, so put the price down to £100 (I know, I'm all heart )

Customer was over the moon. Afterwards, she told us we were the cheapest quote...the most expensive being £380!

if she said you was the cheapest quote and you dropped it down by another £50, I would be look at your pricing lol

Naa, thats a nice hourly rate for me ta. Plus she is now a regular job instead of a one off ....lol

[Steve CM]

£40 for 2 hours work is bordering on slavery isn't it?

[Mike #1]

No never i have some jobs which earn me £50 an hour there is no way i would drop the price .  Mike

[Rogue Trader]

i priced a job once over the phone at £25. I went to clean the house some 6 cleans later and realised it was a £20 house not £25 so i told the lady that the price was going down to £20 and she said so if it is only a £20 job and your company has cleaned it 6 times that means that i am £30 in credit , i had to honour it - what a bitch!!

[dazmond]

I've got a commercial to clean this week.40quid.offices.took me an hour first clean.it'll take 30mins now but I have to drive there and to my next job so won't be lowering price.

I've never lowered a price in 18 yrs of window cleaning.I cleaned 2 commercial this morning.60quid each.both took around an hour each.good jobs with wfp although trad they took me twice as long.I won't be lowering price thats for sure!!!!

[AuRavelling79]

Rearrange these words.

in Rocks Head!

[Ian101]

If your worried get a mate to go around and canvass it at £55. 

btw he dont have to be a window cleaner as he wont get the job 

[GDwindowcleaning]

i priced a job once over the phone at £25. I went to clean the house some 6 cleans later and realised it was a £20 house not £25 so i told the lady that the price was going down to £20 and she said so if it is only a £20 job and your company has cleaned it 6 times that means that i am £30 in credit , i had to honour it - what a bitch!!

If you ever get that again just say its a loyalty scheme you run that long term customers get a discount...

[bad trippy]

40 notes in 2 hrs, that needs to go up not down, i would suggest £60.
A plumber would charge her £40 just to knock on the door

[king marko]

I dropped an 8wkly 3bed detached (no conny) from £15 to £12 because the owner said it was a bit high and she's struggling - as soon as I dropped it she said "that's great, think I'll have it done every month now"
Brill 

[DaveG]

40 notes in 2 hrs, that needs to go up not down, i would suggest £60.
A plumber would charge her £40 just to knock on the door

Yeah but us plumbers are highly qualified eh Trippy? 

[g.brookes]

if you feel guilty then yeah, lower the price.  the customer will love you for it and hopefully get you loads of recommendations

[bad trippy]

40 notes in 2 hrs, that needs to go up not down, i would suggest £60.
A plumber would charge her £40 just to knock on the door

Yeah but us plumbers are highly qualified eh Trippy? 

yep ive done me plumbing ticket, prefer window cleaning mate.

[DaveG]

Me too!!

[bad trippy]

Me too!!

It the easy way of life this game mate init
Plumbing far too stressfull