[LWC]

went through paper work bla bla bla

and she says, "right i need to just ask you about your buiness and how it works"

im like fine no problem

"so what do you actually do"
"clean windows"
"ok, and whats your name"
"ladderless window cleaner" **writes these details down**
"oh, ok...so how do you do it without ladders"
"well i use pure water and a water fed pole"
"ok" and is writing down whilst talking, "uses a water fed pole with soap and water"
im like "no...no soap just water"
"what do you mean"
"i use pure water there is no need for any soap"
"well how do you expect to clean the windows"
"with pure water bla bla bla"
"riiiiight (unbelieving). so do you use a little bit of soap to get them clean"
"no!"
"well how can they be clean?"

im like oh my god ive come in for an account probably earning you money for you to get all ratty with me about how i earn my money

"hmm ok, so how long on average does it take for you to clean a average size house"
"mmm 5 maybe 10 mins"
"WHAT! how do you clean them so fast"
"the pole system, its just quick"
she shakes her head..."so you dont use any soap and it takes about 5 mins to clean a house"
"yep"

wont be cleaning her windows if she asks!  but i do now have a buisness account, how posh am i (yes i know most other people do)

"who do i make the cheque payable to"
"cash would be better as i get charged for cheques now" lol!
no seriously though "LWC please"

gonna sound ace 

[RO-Sheen]

LWC  - Who are you banking with? If its a new account you should get 12 - 18 months free banking before they start charging you for cheques!! Most banks (if not all) offer this!

[LWC]

LWC  - Who are you banking with? If its a new account you should get 12 - 18 months free banking before they start charging you for cheques!! Most banks (if not all) offer this!

yes 12 months first mate

[Captain Scarlet]

they were fine when i did mine

[Oakley Windows]

Classic   

Questioning you like that is rich coming from a bank when they keep your cheques for 5 days before releasing the funds. Think Id have asked her to consider if thats more mystifying than how long it takes to clean a set of windows.

[jaykie]

I think she asked you a few questions just to be nosey rather then what they actually needed to know, did you open the account as ladderless window cleaning or lwc as id rather beable for custys to send me cheques payable to rwc

Chris

[simon123]

Good thing with Barclays is , if you pay in any ammount of cheques , you can draw on them straight away !   Happy days  

[dave0123]

lol sounded like to were trying to borrow money not save it

[jaykie]

Good thing with Barclays is , if you pay in any ammount of cheques , you can draw on them straight away !   Happy days  

Not to sure about this unless you pay for it as i have Barclays and going to move over to co-op

Chris

[garyj]

I don't normally post on this bit but was interested in what the girl at the bank said.
As I am not a window cleaner waterfed pure water pole system wouldn't mean anything to me either, I only know about it because I read this site. Wonder if it is worth changing your advertising as you could be losing customers through lack of understanding.

Just a thought, especially for the window cleaners with "Pure Water Cleaning" on their vans.

Should I go now  

[LWC]

Should I go now  

yes

[LWC]

I think she asked you a few questions just to be nosey rather then what they actually needed to know, did you open the account as ladderless window cleaning or lwc as id rather beable for custys to send me cheques payable to rwc

Chris

opened it in ladderless window cleaner and asked if they could be made out to lwc and she said yep

[steve a]

Mine is Ribbleton & district window cleaning company from way back in 1945 when my grandfather started it, big long names were the 'in' thing back then, now it's the shorter the better.

The thing is I never told the bank to accept any other names and they accept my own name, my company name , ribbleton window cleaning, ribbleton windows and just pain RDWC . So they are pretty amenable as to the cheques you put in.

The being able to draw on a cheque before it has cleared sound a little wrong to me, but you may pay for this service, I don't know.

Steve A

[simon123]

Good thing with Barclays is , if you pay in any ammount of cheques , you can draw on them straight away !   Happy days  

Sorry I was wrong saying that ! It is up to the descetion of the branch , how much cash they will give you ! 

[ClearviewServices]

Good thing with Barclays is , if you pay in any ammount of cheques , you can draw on them straight away !   Happy days  

Simon123 you are right as my wife opened an account with them last week and they said you can draw on them straight away.

[simon123]

Good thing with Barclays is , if you pay in any ammount of cheques , you can draw on them straight away !   Happy days  

Simon123 you are right as my wife opened an account with them last week and they said you can draw on them straight away.

Put a cheque in for £4500 and I cant touch it till friday !!!

[ClearviewServices]

She was told as soon as the cheque is showing up on her account she can draw on it and cheques show up on her account the same day she pays them in.

[Oakley Windows]

Good thing with Barclays is , if you pay in any ammount of cheques , you can draw on them straight away !   Happy days 

 

Put a cheque in for £4500 and I cant touch it till friday !!!

[Helen]

I don't normally post on this bit but was interested in what the girl at the bank said.
As I am not a window cleaner waterfed pure water pole system wouldn't mean anything to me either, I only know about it because I read this site. Wonder if it is worth changing your advertising as you could be losing customers through lack of understanding.

Just a thought, especially for the window cleaners with "Pure Water Cleaning" on their vans.

Should I go now  

As you said you are not a window cleaner  What do you do out of curiosity? Advertsing shows what you do, the explanation to the custies face to face gives the methods used.

[seandyer2003]

I don't normally post on this bit but was interested in what the girl at the bank said.
As I am not a window cleaner waterfed pure water pole system wouldn't mean anything to me either, I only know about it because I read this site. Wonder if it is worth changing your advertising as you could be losing customers through lack of understanding.

Just a thought, especially for the window cleaners with "Pure Water Cleaning" on their vans.

Should I go now  

As you said you are not a window cleaner  What do you do out of curiosity? Advertsing shows what you do, the explanation to the custies face to face gives the methods used.

I think he is a carpet cleaner, looking at previous posts:)