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ag

y-eee-wwww phone call
« on: June 16, 2007, 11:55:57 am »
got a phone call froma guy this morning as I was on the way for a cup of coffee. Goes like this "Hi there, can you get candle wax out of carpets". Of course, I say no problem, is ther much of it blah, blah, blah. Starts out that there is only a tiny bit, and then it goes on to actaully there is quite a lot as me and my missus had quite a lot of candles burning last night. So thats fine I say. We keep chatting and he says "well, there are quite a lot of other stains on the carpet as well" so I say, Have you got any sort of idea what they are" , and he says"well, I wouldnt like to say, Id be abit embarrased", oo-eer, so I say, can you give me any sort of clue at all, and he says:well, we had a lot of candles lit last night to get us in the mood, and there are a lot of stains let afterwards, can you get rid of these. Ive been chatting with my mates this morning and he reckons I should put ice on it.Then rambles on about how much stains he produced" Then he got cut off....
Sounds like he needs the ice on somewhere else apart from his "stains"......
Needless to say didnt feel like coffee as the visual was just to much..

Matt Lindus

Re: y-eee-wwww phone call
« Reply #1 on: June 17, 2007, 11:01:07 am »
Its only a form of starch, easy to get out with and enzyme pre spray and ammonia. Candle wax would prove to be slightly more difficult, but easily achievable.
I would quote £450 for this job (Based on 1.5hrs), if he's unhappy at that level of price, he will have to call some other mug - either that or live with his waxed up cummy carpets.

Matt

ag

Re: y-eee-wwww phone call
« Reply #2 on: June 17, 2007, 11:55:11 am »
Hi Max
Thanks for your reply. just out of interest on this one - as it is essentially a body fluid, albeit a dried up one, would you be a bit more careful in making sure you had gloves on etc.
Just wondering....
Also out of curisosity, would you have gone to have a look at that carpet before you priced on it?
Ive just found that where I am people are not interested in having you come around to have a look at what needs to be cleaned, and then obviously what they describe is different to what you have quoted on? Im finding it a bit frustrating.
cheers
Agnes

stains-away

Re: y-eee-wwww phone call
« Reply #3 on: June 17, 2007, 11:59:42 am »
Quote
Thanks for your reply. just out of interest on this one - as it is essentially a body fluid, albeit a dried up one, would you be a bit more careful in making sure you had gloves on etc.

I would make sure I washed my hands before eating my sandwiches  ;D


Liahona

Re: y-eee-wwww phone call
« Reply #4 on: June 17, 2007, 02:53:44 pm »
Dont you wear gloves for all spot removal?

Best, Dave.

Re: y-eee-wwww phone call
« Reply #5 on: June 17, 2007, 03:34:04 pm »
Those hollywood porn sets must take a beating.

Aquakleen Restoration Services

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Re: y-eee-wwww phone call
« Reply #6 on: June 17, 2007, 06:43:17 pm »
£450 for an hour and a halfs work?

Liahona

Re: y-eee-wwww phone call
« Reply #7 on: June 17, 2007, 07:00:59 pm »
£450 for that amount and type of work? Absolutley!  Best, Dave.

jasonl

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Re: y-eee-wwww phone call
« Reply #8 on: June 17, 2007, 08:08:39 pm »
Everyone who has cleaned a bedroom carpet has cleaned that up!!!!!!!!!
I clean carpets
I dry Buildings

Aquakleen Restoration Services

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Re: y-eee-wwww phone call
« Reply #9 on: June 17, 2007, 09:22:50 pm »
Nah thats tosh! No-one is aking you to lick the carpet - only clean it!

AquaMagic

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Re: y-eee-wwww phone call
« Reply #10 on: June 18, 2007, 03:46:41 pm »
Get a blacklight next time you are doing a bedroom, especially a teenagers room, ill bet it looks like blackpool iluminations.

Dene

ag

Re: y-eee-wwww phone call
« Reply #11 on: June 18, 2007, 05:59:27 pm »
ah yeah, im not totally thick - it was more the guys delight in telling me about his manic session with his missus.some things are best left unsaid. he had already been on the phone to his mates bragging about it, which he popped into the conversation too. Its provided me with a good laugh (after the visual vanished) ;D