[roundbuilder]

2 months ago a lady pulls upto me in a range rover asking if i did site work where i replied yes thinking she meant builders cleans, anyway it turned out she meant a gypsy site where i said oh no i dont realy go into those areas, she said to me how desperate she was for a window cleaner as her windows on her caravan are to high to reach without a ladder, anyway long story short she ended up asking how much it would cost so i said £10-15 so she gave me a £20 note and said that should cover my time for a first clean!  I went in and cleaned her caravan, she told me she wants them doing every 2 weeks which i accepted as a frequency, 2 weeks later when i returned she said she had got me 5 other caravans to clean so i said ill do them all for £10 each, every time i have been there i have had more and more to clean and today the last 3 making 33 caravans every 2 weeks on the same estate taking me 4 hours to do.
I feel like a conman as they dont get dirty or anything in 2 weeks but they all insist i do them 2 weekly. An extra £660 a month all started from a simple £15 caravan clean.

I never would have thought that gypsy camps would be such good earners as i have always been predjudice against them thinking they are pikey scum but as luck would have it they realy appreaciate me and what i do for them! By far my best work i have this estate, i will be hitting a few other sites around my area and see what i can gain.

As crazy as it sounds my best customers are a bunch of pikeys!.

[H20cleaning]

I did one job an a travelers house £60.00 and before he payed me he said "i have another job for you to do at my mates site"
So my alarm bells were ringing and said "i need paying before i do any other jobs"
He said " i have no cash until monday"
As expected i never got my money so now i would never work for them.

But your right 90% of them take pride in their caravans and there all cash rich so money wont be an option!
The only trouble would be not knowing how many your doing each time.

[roundbuilder]

The ones that arnt home the neighbours end up paying and a few double up in the next 2 weeks and all is cash on day, no waiting about, it realy is brilliant work, never met such a close comunity like it in my life..
Mind you id hate to see what they would do to me if i crossed them lol.
Luckily they respect me for doing the simple job of cleaning ther windows, long may it continue.

[Tom White]

Anyone who cleans in Middlesbrough.

Really.

[Johnny B]

I have quite a few customers who are Irish travellers.

Some are as good as gold and pay on the day or next time without any problems. Others, sadly, have let themselves and their community down by not paying.

It's all part of the game. There are good and bad in any community, but in the main, I am happy to have them as customers.

John

[wpclean]

Good on you for being impartial, and not letting the typical stereotype of traveling people put you off.

[Paul Coleman]

I've done (legal) business before with gypsies - though not window cleaning.
Never had a problem.

[colin purewater]

On day you'll be working on the site, and your
Water will all if a sudden stop!!

You'll turn round to see what the problem is
And your van will have magically disappeared 🙀

It won't take them long to figure out you more
Money on windows than Tarmac on driveways

[C o z y]

On day you'll be working on the site, and your
Water will all if a sudden stop!!

You'll turn round to see what the problem is
And your van will have magically disappeared 🙀

It won't take them long to figure out you more
Money on windows than Tarmac on driveways

Very rarely see Pikeis here. They come over to nick caravans every couple of years. As for them starting to clean windows.... there's a guy on another forum who works windows, and he's a nice guy. So as said, some are OK, some aren't. Take 'e as they come I suppose.
As for lots of them taking up window cleaning, can't see them getting much work on domestics.

yalakedags? 

[Clever Forum Name]

We have exactly the same setup, but only on a couple.

Every 2 weeks on a Friday £10 a pop. They are spotless every time.

We have cleaned all the white work for like £25 before and it was so clean even before we cleaned them.

I would love a whole round like it lol

[Clever Forum Name]

Also once some were out, so they drove over and paid at like 9pm on a friday night!!!!

[Simon Mess]

My brother is a mobile car valeter, he got quite a lot of work from a group of gypsy's near here last year. Said he would have no problems going back when/if they return. No problems re getting paid, or things going missing out of his van, and they were all very friendly.

[H20cleaning]

Anyone who cleans in Middlesbrough.

Really.

I dont clean Middlesbrough... I clean around the best hughstreet in england Yarm ✋

[ray mck]

Yep and they are so clean inside and out side of there houses they are always  cleaning,good to work for

[dazmond]

i took my girlfriend out and  her daughter the other sunday for a meal and the family next to us(5 kids,mum and dad)were defo gypsies.

they ate their food and did a runner without paying.the mess they left on the table was unbelievable!

saying that maybe he was skint cos he had to pay mick kent for his caravans!!

i clean a reception area and boarding house on a holiday caravan park run by irish gypsies.they are absolutely fine with me.they even make me a coffee sometimes.good payers.no problems.

they were a bit stand offish when i first started cleaning on there but are ok now.

ive never been asked to clean their caravans though.

[SeanK]

Iv had a few bad experiences with travellers in the past so tend to stay clear of them.
I know I shouldn't let a few bad apples put me off but I just can't trust them.

[roundbuilder]

I have a massive one near me in thamesmead the abbeywood site shown on the film st georges day. About 40 caravans there. Will see how they feel about me knocking on them as oposed to them all recomending me to eachother like the site i already do..
Who knows i could have a van out soley doing gypsy caravans, never met such home proud people in my life as them. Its crazey.

[James Bulton]

Mick it might be a good idea not to buy a van but a horse and cart just to make your new customers feel t home.

[G Griffin]

Yeah, the 14 year old housewives do seem particular about their homes.

[tlwcs]

2 months ago a lady pulls upto me in a range rover asking if i did site work where i replied yes thinking she meant builders cleans, anyway it turned out she meant a gypsy site where i said oh no i dont realy go into those areas, she said to me how desperate she was for a window cleaner as her windows on her caravan are to high to reach without a ladder, anyway long story short she ended up asking how much it would cost so i said £10-15 so she gave me a £20 note and said that should cover my time for a first clean!  I went in and cleaned her caravan, she told me she wants them doing every 2 weeks which i accepted as a frequency, 2 weeks later when i returned she said she had got me 5 other caravans to clean so i said ill do them all for £10 each, every time i have been there i have had more and more to clean and today the last 3 making 33 caravans every 2 weeks on the same estate taking me 4 hours to do.
I feel like a conman as they dont get dirty or anything in 2 weeks but they all insist i do them 2 weekly. An extra £660 a month all started from a simple £15 caravan clean.

I never would have thought that gypsy camps would be such good earners as i have always been predjudice against them thinking they are pikey scum but as luck would have it they realy appreaciate me and what i do for them! By far my best work i have this estate, i will be hitting a few other sites around my area and see what i can gain.

As crazy as it sounds my best customers are a bunch of pikeys!.

Hey Mick, when you say your doing them @ £10. each, is that just the fronts? lol
Tony