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ray mck

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Re: Amsterdam in May
« Reply #20 on: December 27, 2015, 08:55:39 am »
It won't be watching the window cleaning poles   Not unless they have found a use for those brodex  poles ,that's it brodex dancing poles👍🏻👏🏻

Rich Wilts

Re: Amsterdam in May
« Reply #21 on: December 27, 2015, 10:47:55 am »
One tip I picked up on was a fee for turning up. It's a very clever way of pricing and will be how I price from 2016.

Why's that clever?

Thats just called 'putting your prices up'. You don't have to assign it a label - my turning up fee - for it to then become a really clever way of pricing.  lol whats clever pricing anyway? Customers will swallow a particular level of cost and then once you've passed that level they'll jump ship, however you try to paint it, whatever your pricing structure is. Call it what you want but cost is cost and thats exactly how the customer will see it.

Rich Wilts

Re: Amsterdam in May
« Reply #22 on: December 27, 2015, 11:04:07 am »
Pricing windows:

Well Mrs  Shoddy-Gaff, thank you for asking us to offer you a price for cleaning your windows on a regular basis.

The cost to clean your windows will be £44.00 per calendar month.

However as our visiting frequency for your property will be approximately 6 weekly the actual charge for cleaning your windows will be £66.00.

Lets not forget the dread Vodka and Tonic shall we - 20% of £66.00 is £13.20, therefore your total charge will be £109.20 - this includes all costs and extras we are liable for, we'll round it down to £115.00 shall we, for cash?

So, Mrs Shoddy-Gaff, I feel its important you are educated in the manner within which we have managed to offer you a price to clean your windows, a very competitive price too I might add (so long as you are a mug Mrs SG). Firstly your property consists of 8 regular sized windows, although some being leaded, we are therefore unfortunately obliged to add a supplement of £2.00 per window for these particular ones. You also happen to have a sliding set of patio doors, these also attract a premium for reasons as yet unknown to me, but we'll tack it on anyway, what! It seems the rear of your property is secured by a bolted and padlocked side-gate. We will therefore have to text you the night before to ensure we can gain access to the rear of your property, not wanting to turn up and not be able to clean the entire property you understand. The charge for this service is £5.00. Also one of your windows is above a flat-roof garage. This will require us having to remove our extending ladder from the roof of our works vehicle to be able to access this particular window, the charge for this is £10.00.

Also we charge for turning up, as you have opted for the 'leave windows in situ' level of service we offer. May I take this opportunity to remind you that if you choose to remove your windows from the house and deliver them to our yard we can offer a 10% discount. The charge for turning up is £15.00.

I trust you are satisfied with our quote and look forward to doing business with you - when I say 'business' I mean diddling you.
Would you like us to do them now? Lovely, cash would be marvellous!

Clever Forum Name

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Re: Amsterdam in May
« Reply #23 on: December 27, 2015, 11:25:44 am »
TL;DR

 :o

Matt.

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Re: Amsterdam in May
« Reply #24 on: December 27, 2015, 06:24:03 pm »
Well ....... As far as Amsterdam goes and not the turning up fee to price a job ........

Anyone who hasn't been the dam really needs to go see it for themselves, it's an eye opener for sure but the red light district is pretty much in one area spread across a few canals

There's weed cafés everywhere ya look, if you stay in the centre you won't be 100 yards from one, loads to do but mainly drinking weekends for me
I stay in a hotel out of the centre been there 4 times with the wife, just jump the trams along were ever you need to go, I keep meaning to go to Ajax arena but find myself passing to many bars before I can get to central station

G & M

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Re: Amsterdam in May
« Reply #25 on: December 27, 2015, 08:08:28 pm »
Thanks Tadgh and Matty.

NWH

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Re: Amsterdam in May
« Reply #26 on: December 27, 2015, 10:09:21 pm »
Don't we all have a turning up fee I have a price I'm not willing to go below no matter how small it is.

Bungle

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Re: Amsterdam in May
« Reply #27 on: December 27, 2015, 10:39:14 pm »
One poster on thus thread is a dreamer. Guess who 😹
We look at them, they look through them.

Tadgh O Shea

Re: Amsterdam in May
« Reply #28 on: December 27, 2015, 10:55:40 pm »
Thanks Tadgh and Matty.
No prob guys, enjoy the show the list of exhibitors is up to over 700 should be a great one. Tadgh

Clever Forum Name

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Re: Amsterdam in May
« Reply #29 on: December 27, 2015, 11:13:15 pm »
Thanks Tadgh and Matty.
No prob guys, enjoy the show the list of exhibitors is up to over 700 should be a great one. Tadgh

Yeah i cant wait should be good. May get a few users who hide behind screen names turn up.........nah lol.

ignore list is a god send :D

Rich Wilts

Re: Amsterdam in May
« Reply #30 on: December 27, 2015, 11:58:22 pm »
Will you have number 23 tattooed on your bonce then.?

Clever Forum Name

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Re: Amsterdam in May
« Reply #31 on: December 28, 2015, 12:10:05 am »
Will you have number 23 tattooed on your bonce then.?

Funny you should say that.

Tadgh O Shea

Re: Amsterdam in May
« Reply #32 on: December 28, 2015, 12:18:42 am »
Thanks Tadgh and Matty.
No prob guys, enjoy the show the list of exhibitors is up to over 700 should be a great one. Tadgh

Yeah i cant wait should be good. May get a few users who hide behind screen names turn up.........nah lol.

ignore list is a god send :D
  i am up for meeting any guys from CIU traveling to the show for a few pints, i always stay around the city centre as its nearer to all the craic, no not that kind of crack before you jump in. :-*

mark m

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Re: Amsterdam in May
« Reply #33 on: December 29, 2015, 12:46:01 am »
I am going to try and make it this time I have heard it is amazing and hopefully I can nick a few ideas to help my show 

SB Cleaning

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Re: Amsterdam in May
« Reply #34 on: December 29, 2015, 04:03:09 pm »
Thanks Tadgh and Matty.
No prob guys, enjoy the show the list of exhibitors is up to over 700 should be a great one. Tadgh

Yeah i cant wait should be good. May get a few users who hide behind screen names turn up.........nah lol.

ignore list is a god send :D
  i am up for meeting any guys from CIU traveling to the show for a few pints, i always stay around the city centre as its nearer to all the craic, no not that kind of crack before you jump in. :-*
That's it then CIU on tour!! ;D

Mist A Bit

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Re: Amsterdam in May
« Reply #35 on: December 30, 2015, 09:45:55 pm »
was my best holiday ever there. there are other attraction there so wouldnt find time to go to cleaning show, i just wish teasers bar was still open , my fav bar in amsterdam