[Buster Ingram]

Has anyone seen the half price leaflet bregade about, For the first time in years there seems less of them , I don't know what you all think but in Wolverhampton they are dieing off.
When they went out in the local free papers by the trillian is use to stimulate a lot of interest for carpet cleaning now they are drying up carpet cleaning has gone a lot quiter, Any idea why that is. :

[Susan Dean (1stclean)]

Has anyone seen the half price leaflet bregade about, For the first time in years there seems less of them , I don't know what you all think but in Wolverhampton they are dieing off.
When they went out in the local free papers by the trillian is use to stimulate a lot of interest for carpet cleaning now they are drying up carpet cleaning has gone a lot quiter, Any idea why that is. :

im think its down too the fitest will survie hard times are here and if your just starting off with not much work  comeing in and big bills to pay many wont stay and move back to they full time jobs

[Ken Wainwright]

David

Since you've moved away from the City of Wolverhampton, the amount of work available doubled overnight.  All of a sudden, those little fishes have become even bigger fishes in an even bigger pond.  They don't need to cut their prices anymore

But the day you finally come out of retirement is the day they all dread

Safe, profitable and happy cleaning
Ken

[Buster Ingram]

Don’t get me wrong  1st Clean I know all about recessions  I started carpet clean in a recession  back in 1979 when the average wage was £90 a week. What I’m trying to get across here is how different things stimulate the market. And I think the half price cleaning leaflets use to do just that.

[Mike Osbourne]

I wish I could get my leaflets half price. 

[Buster Ingram]

You’re  up  late Ken,  This question comes from a conversation I was having this morning with  my old mate in Worcester  Dave Atkins, We were saying that when the half price leaflets use to go out people use to ring round to find out what was on offer for their money . Now they have stopped in many places its gone a lot quiter. 

You Can Mike its called bartering

[will_turton]

 its not a battle of fittest, thats a load of bull,
 the fact is minnium wage has gone up, when i was putting 10,000 leaflets out it was £10.50 per thousand, now i hear its double, when i was getting 200.000 leaflets printed blue on white it was £280, and i havent a clue how much they are now,, the cost has double
 so theres less profit for them

[Buster Ingram]

Good point Bill, So  that may well be the reason for less leaflets going out.

[will_turton]

thank you mr ingrain

[garyj]

Maybe people are relying on and working on there websites to generate the work and leaflets have just gone out of fashion for a bit.
I'm in the process of designing my Jan/ Feb leaflet, local printer quoted £397+ VAT for 10,000 4-colour printed both sides, A5!!! Tooo much  

[Buster Ingram]

Don’t sound too bad Gary at nearly £50 a thousand  for full colour,  provided you get the impact your return should be good.  Any form of advertising is a gamble  it’s all about being in the right place at the right time

[stains-away]

Maybe people are relying on and working on there websites to generate the work and leaflets have just gone out of fashion for a bit.
I'm in the process of designing my Jan/ Feb leaflet, local printer quoted £397+ VAT for 10,000 4-colour printed both sides, A5!!! Tooo much  

Unless you've got prices showing on your flyers ie £10 voucher or similar the printer shouldn't be charging VAT on them as their exempt Gary.

[Buster Ingram]

I never  knew that , well who said your never  too  old to  learn, By the way I’d give up on the exercise Andy its doing your weight problem no good at all

[Doctor Carpet (Ret'd)]

Only ever seem to get the 1/2 price leaflets round here. Never seen any quality ones.

As for bait and switch had a classic  one the other day. The half price suite clean as per the leaflet was £48 but by the time he had added in a "deep scrub"? de-odouriser and anti-staining treatment his bill was £379!

And that's where I entered the customer's conscience!

[Dave_Lee]

Dave where have you been? Good to see you are still at it, even at you're age.
Dave.

[Buster Ingram]

You Cheeky bugger, I'm saving me self and stepped out the box for awhile.
You could say re-inventing me self.
I can say that now Billies gone to bed

[Doug Holloway]

Hi Guys

The Internet really is the only game in town .

Cheers

Doug

P.S I have had over a million leaflets delivered in the past and was always a great believer but times change.

[Ian Gourlay]

Well they  have been around in this area

What amazes the prices have not gone up in years