[simon knight]

Yesterday spent 2 hours cleaning a largish house, all Georgian windows. I'm up the ladder just redoing a bit I wasn't happy with and the lady of the house comes to the window and mouths "how much?"  I put up 5 fingers. She nods and next thing I know she's walking out the front door to her car.

"I've left the money with my husband"
"OK" I say.

Finish the job and knock on door. Hubby comes out and hands me a fiver  :

[A & J Owen Window Cleaning]

well said mate wait till you put those prices up she will faint 

[JamesTurnbull]

Yesterday spent 2 hours cleaning a largish house, all Georgian windows. I'm up the ladder just redoing a bit I wasn't happy with and the lady of the house comes to the window and mouths "how much?"  I put up 5 fingers. She nods and next thing I know she's walking out the front door to her car.

"I've left the money with my husband"
"OK" I say.

Finish the job and knock on door. Hubby comes out and hands me a fiver  :

well you did put 5 fingers up! you should have put 50 up lol

[paul rulton]

simon, do u wanna come n work 4me? i will pay u double ur hourly rate lol
m8 i bet ur jaw hit the floor when he handed u a fiver.

[Nathanael Jones]

I should really lower the price.

I thought there were rules against swearing on this forum?!!!

[RO-Sheen]

I do a farmers house out in the sticks.  The lady disliked her last window cleaner (the lady is a nice lady; so I can only imagine the window cleaner wasn't very nice), but I didn't want the job; it was a small detached house with a conservatory.

So I charged £25 and Wor Lass and I can do the job in about fifteen minutes; very easy work too.

Anyway, the farmer husband went to pay me once and gave me £10, I assume that was how much the previous window cleaner charged, and I felt awkward saying, "Er, ahem, it's £25!"

I still clean their windows though, and she's recommended me to other people close by.  I should really lower the price.

A similar thing happened to me a while ago. I charge £25 for the house. When I finished the daughter handed me a tenner and asked me if I had change!!! Dont know who looked the most embarassed when I said it was £25!

[dai]

From five fingers to two fingers in double quick time.

[R W C™]

So she asked you how much while you where already cleaning, dont you price up before you do the job 

[paul rulton]

maybe its just the fact that simon need a bit more finger practice.....
any1 know the phone number 4 TED RODGERS ( 321 ) haha

[simon knight]

So she asked you how much while you where already cleaning, dont you price up before you do the job 

It's a house I've been doing for years...and every time she asks "How much?" and it's been £50 for 3 years (at least)...so why she suddenly thought £5 I don't know. She's quite elderly and has recently had a hip operation so perhaps she's on strong painkillers that cloud the mind? Anyway please trust me when I say I didn't have any kind of embarrassment asking for the £50 from hubby.

[gewindows]

Next time take an abacus 

[michael papworth]

"And if you go round to the servants' entrance, cookie will give you a nice cup of tea."

[G Griffin]

"And if you go round to the servants' entrance, cookie will give you a nice cup of tea."

that`s it. With 5 sugars.

[paul saunders]

  I should really lower the price.

It's officiall ............ Tosh has lost the plot. 

[ccmids]

Yesterday spent 2 hours cleaning a largish house, all Georgian windows. I'm up the ladder just redoing a bit I wasn't happy with and the lady of the house comes to the window and mouths "how much?"  I put up 5 fingers. She nods and next thing I know she's walking out the front door to her car.

"I've left the money with my husband"
"OK" I say.

Finish the job and knock on door. Hubby comes out and hands me a fiver  :

five fingers £5 whats wrong with that have i missed something

[gewindows]

five fingers £5 whats wrong with that have i missed something

The corners mate, you missed a bit 

[simon knight]

Yesterday spent 2 hours cleaning a largish house, all Georgian windows. I'm up the ladder just redoing a bit I wasn't happy with and the lady of the house comes to the window and mouths "how much?"  I put up 5 fingers. She nods and next thing I know she's walking out the front door to her car.

"I've left the money with my husband"
"OK" I say.

Finish the job and knock on door. Hubby comes out and hands me a fiver  :

five fingers £5 whats wrong with that have i missed something

£5 for 2 hours work?  Perhaps on the Cotswold borders it's the going rate but not in London

[weetot]

  I should really lower the price.

It's officiall ............ Tosh has lost the plot. 

Yeh, its ever since he went to see that avatar 3d film. 

[ccmids]

Yesterday spent 2 hours cleaning a largish house, all Georgian windows. I'm up the ladder just redoing a bit I wasn't happy with and the lady of the house comes to the window and mouths "how much?"  I put up 5 fingers. She nods and next thing I know she's walking out the front door to her car.

"I've left the money with my husband"
"OK" I say.

Finish the job and knock on door. Hubby comes out and hands me a fiver  :

five fingers £5 whats wrong with that have i missed something

£5 for 2 hours work?  Perhaps on the Cotswold borders it's the going rate but not in London

why did you tell her £5  for then ??

[s.hughes]

Good job you didnt stick 2 fingers up