[monkeyboy950]

Bought new work,done it for 1st time last week,it was all done trad but i only do wfp,so i compromised and done top wfp bottoms trad,anyhow went to house to collect the woman comes out cursing that i used a old mop wet the windows and fffed off was her words,i try say no sorry its the new wfp system but i only got no sorry i done it,and she started screaming u lying c i seen what u did get the f out my garden or im calling the police and slams the door,i knock door again and she is screaming about the police,its only 3.50 but i dont deserve talking to like that she could have been im not happy with windows im not paying and i would have been fine i will cancel u but who on earth talks to someone like that,im determined now to  get my money whats best way to go aboout it,never been spoken to like that in over 11 years of cleaning windows

[supernova77]

£3.50       Just leave it and move on 

Andy

[Chris Galloway]

time of the month me thinks...  :

TBH, you should tell your customers, esp if you have bought a round normally done trad, how you will be doing it.

Dont let it get to you.. move on..

[monkeyboy950]

did tell a few of them when i went round some of the work that they will see i will be doing it different from last firm,most were yeah thats fine just get them clean son,its a small housing estate so presumed most would be ok with it and to be honest she is 1st to mention it

[AuRavelling79]

Bought new work,done it for 1st time last week,it was all done trad but i only do wfp,so i compromised and done top wfp bottoms trad,anyhow went to house to collect the woman comes out cursing that i used a old mop wet the windows and fffed off was her words,i try say no sorry its the new wfp system but i only got no sorry i done it,and she started screaming u lying c i seen what u did get the f out my garden or im calling the police and slams the door,i knock door again and she is screaming about the police,its only 3.50 but i dont deserve talking to like that she could have been im not happy with windows im not paying and i would have been fine i will cancel u but who on earth talks to someone like that,im determined now to  get my money whats best way to go aboout it,never been spoken to like that in over 11 years of cleaning windows

Wow! £3.50! I haven't done a house for £3.50 since 1996 when I started! I soon learned mind.


You bought some good work there, monkeyboy!

If you must do something then wait 'til she goes out and restore her windows to how they were by putting the dirt back on.


BTW, sorry to hear you got sworn at; you're well shot IMO.

[Chris Galloway]

Bought new work,done it for 1st time last week,it was all done trad but i only do wfp,so i compromised and done top wfp bottoms trad,anyhow went to house to collect the woman comes out cursing that i used a old mop wet the windows and fffed off was her words,i try say no sorry its the new wfp system but i only got no sorry i done it,and she started screaming u lying c i seen what u did get the f out my garden or im calling the police and slams the door,i knock door again and she is screaming about the police,its only 3.50 but i dont deserve talking to like that she could have been im not happy with windows im not paying and i would have been fine i will cancel u but who on earth talks to someone like that,im determined now to  get my money whats best way to go aboout it,never been spoken to like that in over 11 years of cleaning windows

If you must do something then wait 'til she goes out and restore her windows to how they were by putting the dirt back on.

Ive heard the scally kids with eggs do a good job

pop round when due next time and ask if she wants it cleaning then, and charge more for the egg + last last due

[alanwilson]

if you put a small hole in the top of the egg, get rid of about 10% of the egg white and replace it with vinegar and salt solution you get a lovely fast setting egg concrete.

I've heard its nearly impossible to remove from glass windows.

[SherwoodCleaningSe]

Wow it's amazing the ideas you pick up on this forum. I would say just get all of her other neighbours so she's the odd one out and then she will find it doubley hard to get another window cleaner, especially for 3.50. Seriously though it's not worth getting upset about which is what she obviously wanted to do.

Simon.

[M & C Window Cleaning]

Only time I was sworn at like that was when one of my custies was a little worse the wear for drink.
Owed me £9 and refused to pay because he didn't see me do the windows. The fact that they were clean didn't register with him and he gave me a right mouthful. Told me a was a lying cheat with a few choice words thrown in.
I told him I was not calling again.
Next month I was cleaning the neighbours when he came out. I thought, 'Here we go again.' Instead he apologised profusely for his conduct, asked me if I would carry on and paid me what he owed plus another up front.
I think his wife probably bent his ear.
They've been good customers ever since.

[pjulk]

Just forget about it and move on especially for silly money £3.50.
I think it was about 1990 the last time i charge that.

I have been sworn at it the past by one old dear f'ing and blinding.
I just kept my calm let her finish and then told her to find someone else and walked away.
This was because i would not clean her gutters the between xmas and new year a few years ago and i went round and told her when i would do them and she went into one.

She has tried 3 time now to get me back but i just poliltely say no and she always asks why and i just say i will never do a job for someone again who speaks to me the way she did.

[baldeagle]

I think that nobody would blame you if you dropped this one, but make sure that the other local 'cleaners know that you've dropped her - and exactly why!

Baldeagle

[macmac]

She sounds like a nutter :

Anyway, reminds me of when an ex work collegue of mine bought a brand new mini metro (yes, it was a while ago) & one of the radio speakers didn't work. sound was only coming from one side of the car. He went into the dealer & played hell with the salesman, ranting & raving, gave him a right ear full (he had had some other probs with the car too). So the salesman stood there for 5 minutes & took the abuse & when he'd finnished he replied- " that model is only fitted with one speaker as standard Sir"!!!!

Tony

[Paul Coleman]

Just forget about it and move on especially for silly money £3.50.
I think it was about 1990 the last time i charge that.

I have been sworn at it the past by one old dear f'ing and blinding.
I just kept my calm let her finish and then told her to find someone else and walked away.
This was because i would not clean her gutters the between xmas and new year a few years ago and i went round and told her when i would do them and she went into one.

She has tried 3 time now to get me back but i just poliltely say no and she always asks why and i just say i will never do a job for someone again who speaks to me the way she did.

Was that the one I met Paul?

[Paul Coleman]

She sounds like a nutter :

Anyway, reminds me of when an ex work collegue of mine bought a brand new mini metro (yes, it was a while ago) & one of the radio speakers didn't work. sound was only coming from one side of the car. He went into the dealer & played hell with the salesman, ranting & raving, gave him a right ear full (he had had some other probs with the car too). So the salesman stood there for 5 minutes & took the abuse & when he'd finnished he replied- " that model is only fitted with one speaker as standard Sir"!!!!

Tony

Ha ha !!
That's a classic.

[tonyoliver]

CREATE A ROW TO AVOID A PAYMENT AND CANCEL HOW ORIGINAL

IT AINT YOU DUDE ITS THE MONEY.........................................................................................................................
 IF IT WAS FREE SHE WOULDNT HAVE FLEW AT YOU THATS A PROMISE

[East coast window cleaning Services]

£3.50

Min charge should be a £5

[ronnie paton]

stan were yoy from? i cant see why you cant get at least that for a min charge anywere in the country north or south council or noe.

[jaykie]

£3.50

Min charge should be a £5

like to see you try that around here 

Well if you have patches as you do stan surely you can price what you like as they cant get another cleaner.

[pjulk]

The Shiner said -

Was that the one I met Paul?

Yes paul that was the one 

[NWH]

I did a few £3.50 houses in about 1992 i`m not having a dig but it`s the truth,if i was only getting that for houses i`d look in different areas if i were you cos that`s a joke.