[shammy davis jnr]

 just was out collecting tonight did a new customer in a new site where i am just breaking into charge them a modest 7 quid  if they stood alone would be a tenner
went to collect for the first  time at this house
and the guy said sorry but the lady nxt door gets charged a fiver so i will take the cheaper option ,,,,i said its up to you mate but my charge is seven pounds ,thank you for your custom breif though it was ,then he said i will try him for a month our so to see how he goes ,i said probobaly as fast as he came in you know where i am if you need me again
this guy has poped up from no where with a brand new merc estate new ladders and is about seventeen 
i think dad and plenty money springs to mind ,,will need to clean a good few to keep up that facade ,our till dads hand outs finish lol i have ten of the mates moving into the estate in the nxt few months  and i will have them without dout   god i love a challange  ,quality over cheapness   who should win  you decide ...........

[jr windows]

I bet when the weather is freezing and mr fiver is nowhere to be seen this customer is ringing your phone. Then i would say sorry my round is full at the moment HA HA

[JM123]

my line when people say I'm expensive is this ' I KNOW I'm more expensive but I feel I do a better job than anyone else so I need to charge more to justify the work I put in', works for me.

[shammy davis jnr]

seen it a millionn times jr when the seal skins go on in the middle of the  scottish winter  its a diffrent ball game  at least he wont need to scrape his mercs windows in the morning they should be heated ,where he will stay  all winter and look through the windscreen at his round getting the winter pinch
lol he might be ok the young guy prob dont know the half of it  but im sure daddy will supply the horlics and slippers when he gets in at night  

[shammy davis jnr]

jm i know what your saying but in the middle of a torential pour down the chippy sounded beter

[JM123]

good work ethos!!!  chippy always sounds good to me, mmm, its fri night

[shammy davis jnr]

all joking aside  anyone can quote a stupid ass price but it just mucks it up for the rest  who are trying to raise the standard  as ive heard on here a few times work smarter not harder   thats a good slogan that the cheap skates should take note off ......

[trevor perry]

just because there cheap doesnt mean there rubbish . i have been cleaning windows for 25 years now and do a better job than most who charge double what i charge in fact i think some of the prices people getting today are ridiculosly high you should wear a mask when collecting .  having said that the speed some clean at they need good prices lazy gets

[sunshine windows]

Sounds like someone hasn't had a pay rise in 25 years. 

On a more serious note though Trevor. If you feel that you do a first class job then i would start considering raising your prices to justify the quality of work you do. Just because you're much faster than the new kids in town, why should you only be earning around the same £ in a day as them, just because they're charging twice as much.

Or do you feel that your prices are around the norm in your area and these guys are just taking the P**S

Regards,
Lance

[trevor perry]

i think people are taking the pee and  certain ones on this forum who brag about making 3 or 4 hundred  £  a day or definately ripping people off this then has a knock on effect of making other people want the same and so people get greedy some slowing down there work pace to snail speed just to justify there price . get a concience and do a fair days work  for a fair days wage.

[Fast 1 *]

Less haste,more speed

[Fast 1 *]

What is to gain by going cheap exactly?

[Fast 1 *]

I have got a concience,and im an honest man.But one thing is for sure,i am not busting my a*se all day for peanuts.Ive got to pay for my van,my tax bill,Liability insurance,tools.What,you think i am going to work all day long for an average wage?No mate

[trevor perry]

we all want a good standard of living and we work dam hard to get it but ones who only want to work two days a week for more than the majority of folk earn in more than a week are in my opinion taking libertys but that is upto them we all make or own decisions and ultimately the customers decide . but dont moan when your undercut by saying they will not last  and will do acrap job for thats not always the case .

[Fast 1 *]

I think my prices are reasonable.I have found that people that are cheap do not value the work they do.If they are cheap and genuinely do a good job,they should put their prices up.I dont like greedy,lazy people who take the mickey either,but you need to get a happy medium.As for people that undercut,i have no time for them

[Extremeclean]

we all want a good standard of living and we work dam hard to get it but ones who only want to work two days a week for more than the majority of folk earn in more than a week are in my opinion taking libertys but that is upto them we all make or own decisions and ultimately the customers decide . but dont moan when your undercut by saying they will not last  and will do acrap job for thats not always the case .

I have to agree with Trevor on this.

With the more widespread uptake of WFP as time goes on we will all see more and more competition. I seem to keep harping on about the domestic market becoming far more competetive but I really believe it will happen. Switched on business people with the right attitude and organisation will be knocking on our customers doors offering their services at whatever price they can work at. If it is cheaper then so be it. It's a free market just like any other.

[Fast 1 *]

So you think its ok to under cut others?

[Sir Squeaky]

It's a horrible thing to happen, but if you don't go in with a daft price to start with you won't be undercut.

I don't think I've ever been undercut, maybe once.....

[Extremeclean]

So you think its ok to under cut others?

Like Squeaky Clean says if your prices are reasonable and your work is good you have nothing to fear.

I have a price under which I won't work because I can't make a profit if I do but I see nothing wrong in offering the potential customer my services and prices. It is a free market and the customer will decide.

What makes this business different from any other? Let's be honest here. How many posts do you see asking where can I get the cheapest this or that? I am no different and like a good deal both in goods and service.

It's up to us all to protect our customer base in whatever way we can.

I am expanding my domestic work because most comercial work is at rock bottom prices. There are exceptions but it's not the norm. We all have the odd good earner for whatever reason.  If by chance I do undercut anyone and get the job there will be a good reason behind me getting it. It is either well overpriced or someone is doing a bad job.

[Fast 1 *]

I agree with that