[windows_chepstow]

I had a message on my answer phone from a lady wanting me to quote for the window cleaning of some offices.

I returned the call only to find out that the lady knew me, I used to be her window cleaner, and she hadn't seen me in TWO YEARS.

AAAAArrrrrrgggggg.

I had to do some 'waffling', but I'm still wanted for a quote.

I tend not to just drop my 'unwanted' customers now, and leave them a letter; I'm sick of getting accosted in Tescos and being asked why I haven't been.

She said window cleaners were like 'hens teeth'!!!!

[LSB]

i recently picked up a nice office , only to find the lady incharge of contracts was a previuos customer , who had lied to me about moving , when the truth apparantly was it was getting too expensive ! shes back on the round as are some of the others from her office !

[Sir Squeaky]

She said window cleaners were like 'hens teeth'!!!!

Around here?

There's seems to be more window cleaners than London's got.

[windows_chepstow]

There's seems to be more window cleaners than London's got.

But not many local lads ADVERTISE.  I do.  Her perception is that there's not many good window cleaners around, so I'll use that to my advantage and stick in a nice high quote; safe in the knowledge (hopefully) that I'll get the job on the basis of there's no-one else to ask.

This job is a good un, not a big one, but could lead to a lot more.

Obviously, I can't say too much, or you'll be there with your ladders on a pram, asking for work.

[Sarah Sarill]

Tosh,

You do drop in the funniest lines.

"Ladders on a pram" LOL

[Mr. S]

TOSH, I OFTEN WONDER THE BEST WAY TO DROP A CUSTOMER.
WHAT DO YOU PUT IN YOUR LETTER AND DO YOU DO A DIFFERENT LETTER DEPENDING ON THE REASON YOU ARE DROPPING THEM?

CHEERS

ps DONT KNOCK THE PRAM ITS A GOOD ADVERT, ALMOST AS GOOD AS MY ROBIN RELIANT IN YELLOW!!!

[macc]

Around here?

There's seems to be more window cleaners than London's got.

Have you been to london Squeaky,

Your mate on Big Brother live for Wales, each to there own. LOL

Macc

[Sir Squeaky]

Around here?

There's seems to be more window cleaners than London's got.

Have you been to london Squeaky,

Your mate on Big Brother live for Wales, each to there own. LOL

Macc

Sorry Macc, don't get it.

[neil100]

I have only ever dropped one customer. And that is when she refused to pay the new price for her windows after I increased the price.

I just dont drop customers.

If they are giving you a hard time increase the price. If they are giving you a really really hard time increase the price even more.

If you detest them and hate cleaning them, Double the price, But dont ever drop them.

Nel.

[windows_chepstow]

Neil,

When I first started window cleaning I flyered everywhere around the Chepstow area; the estates anyway.

As time moved on, I grew in some areas and in others I didn't.  I ended up dropping the 'drive-betweens'.  I've a nice compact round now, with only large or well priced properties as drive-betweens.

[Majestic]

I clean(ed) the windows for a plasterer, I asked him to give me a price for a job. He told me he was busy and it would be a few weeks.
Not a problem, now he has posted a note through my door( 8 weeks later ) telling me he is to busy to do the job for me.
I didnt want it doing any cheaper I wanted to pay his normal rate.

[Londoner]

I have a customer who has been a bit hard to get hold of. She's a nurse and works shifts. Whenever I call she's either out or the curtains are drawn which means she's asleep. Its a bit of a pain but I knew about it when I took her on and she's quite close to where I live so I drive past regularly.

I left a message on her answer machine asking her to phone me to arrange a time when she would be in.

She phoned me back at twenty past one in the morning.

Boy is she dropped.