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Poll

Do you charge extra?

Yes - double
Yes - some other amount (please state in comments)
No - normal price
No - free because I'm insane
It depends on the job

Soupy

  • Posts: 19326
First cleans
« on: January 12, 2022, 06:45:16 am »
I've always charged standard price but thinking about changing. I've had my quote sheets altered but the box for the first clean is blank so I can put whatever in there depending on the job.
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S.A.J

  • Posts: 2162
Re: First cleans
« Reply #1 on: January 12, 2022, 08:00:28 am »
Always charge double! As we all know 1st cleans can take twice or even 3 times as long!

Also seems to stops the 1 clean wonder brigade but if they do cancel after the 1st clean it don’t feel as bad because we charged double. 

Soupy

  • Posts: 19326
Re: First cleans
« Reply #2 on: January 12, 2022, 08:05:17 am »
Always charge double! As we all know 1st cleans can take twice or even 3 times as long!

Also seems to stops the 1 clean wonder brigade but if they do cancel after the 1st clean it don’t feel as bad because we charged double.

That was pretty much my thinking.

We did have a clause that if someone cancelled after the first clean we charged them 3x but it was rarely enforced.
Every line of serious work that I have written since 1936 has been written, directly or indirectly, against totalitarianism and for democratic socialism, as I understand it - George Orwell

AuRavelling79

  • Posts: 23262
Re: First cleans
« Reply #3 on: January 12, 2022, 08:08:14 am »
I ticked the wrong box like Djokovic's agent.

I almost always charge about 50% extra unless it's a minger where I charge depending how bad it is.
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james peters

  • Posts: 931
Re: First cleans
« Reply #4 on: January 12, 2022, 08:12:15 am »
I charge 50% more on first cleans
they eat up time and water




dazmond

  • Posts: 23501
Re: First cleans
« Reply #5 on: January 12, 2022, 08:28:35 am »
Depends on the job...if its a well priced stand alone over £40 then no not usually unless its really bad.I take the hit...

If its a lower priced 4 weekly job I can charge up to 100% more if its filthy,usually I add a bit more even if the windows are fairly clean....
price higher/work harder!

High-Tower

  • Posts: 247
Re: First cleans
« Reply #6 on: January 12, 2022, 12:01:01 pm »
30-50% depending. Tried charging double bit didn’t get many as there’s a lot of competition around here

Ggh

  • Posts: 1681
Re: First cleans
« Reply #7 on: January 12, 2022, 12:27:35 pm »
I charge enough for the rest of the year to accommodate the extra time required for first clean.
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EnglishDave

  • Posts: 20
Re: First cleans
« Reply #8 on: January 12, 2022, 02:14:50 pm »
Unless its really minging, no extra on price but these days I have found my pricing takes care of the extra work for the first clean.


Smudger

  • Posts: 13164
Re: First cleans
« Reply #9 on: January 12, 2022, 08:43:26 pm »
Usually 50% extra an 8 wky price which = approx double to a 4 wky clean price

However,

I do this for those that come to me, I rarely charge more if I canvass unless it is in a bad way
( don't ask me why, just don't )

Darran
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Soupy

  • Posts: 19326
Re: First cleans
« Reply #10 on: January 13, 2022, 02:21:06 am »
Usually 50% extra an 8 wky price which = approx double to a 4 wky clean price

However,

I do this for those that come to me, I rarely charge more if I canvass unless it is in a bad way
( don't ask me why, just don't )

Darran

Why?

 :D
Every line of serious work that I have written since 1936 has been written, directly or indirectly, against totalitarianism and for democratic socialism, as I understand it - George Orwell

Smudger

  • Posts: 13164
Re: First cleans
« Reply #11 on: January 13, 2022, 01:09:18 pm »
 ::)roll


 ;D


Darran
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Jay Le Huray

  • Posts: 588
Re: First cleans
« Reply #12 on: January 13, 2022, 03:02:15 pm »
I charge a bit more on first cleans between 25%-50% on top of the normal price

Stoots

  • Posts: 5986
Re: First cleans
« Reply #13 on: January 14, 2022, 07:12:24 pm »
I just charge normal price and take the gamble.

But i dont spend anywhere near as long as i used to on a first clean.

robbo333

  • Posts: 2399
Re: First cleans
« Reply #14 on: January 18, 2022, 05:58:27 pm »
Generally, I charge more for a first clean, especially if they are filthy, or I think the customer is a 'one off' merchant.

Last year I did a couple of cleans for 'little ole dears' and I didn't charge any extra (well it didn't seem right, poor ole girls).
Both of them had me, both one off merchants!  ;D
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Mike Burd

Re: First cleans
« Reply #15 on: January 19, 2022, 06:47:54 pm »
An extra 50% on every first clean. To be honest, if we didn’t, in the summer we’d take a big hit on daily takings. Some days literally every job might be a first clean.

Soupy

  • Posts: 19326
Re: First cleans
« Reply #16 on: February 24, 2022, 10:15:15 am »
For the 24.5% of you that don't charge extra - we have experienced very little drop in uptake of our services over the last month, less than 10%
Every line of serious work that I have written since 1936 has been written, directly or indirectly, against totalitarianism and for democratic socialism, as I understand it - George Orwell

Rob.Hall

  • Posts: 1065
Re: First cleans
« Reply #17 on: February 24, 2022, 11:36:43 am »
Did a first clean a couple of weeks ago.
Normal clean in and out would have been 5 1/2 hrs.
Took me 8 hrs....
Quoted for a days work and glad I did.
I lways charge more for first cleans regardless.

DJW

  • Posts: 897
Re: First cleans
« Reply #18 on: February 24, 2022, 02:24:41 pm »
I don’t normally on £40 council houses.

Spruce

  • Posts: 8345
Re: First cleans
« Reply #19 on: February 24, 2022, 04:20:12 pm »
I don’t normally on £40 council houses.

£40.00 ???. You definitely need to raise your prices!  ;D
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