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Colin Day

Re: Is trade picking up?
« Reply #20 on: April 20, 2010, 08:34:40 pm »
Quote from: garyfindlay on April 20, 2010, 08:15:44 pm
footie will be quite second phase when England don`t win the world cup ;D ;D ;D
If they do or if they don't.... Even us "non" football supporters are gonna enjoy every emotion that footy bring's to die hard football fans.... Apart from the orgasm emotion of course ;D ;D ;D
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mitch2810

Re: Is trade picking up?
« Reply #21 on: April 23, 2010, 10:55:05 am »
No, I don't know if it's just me but this week has been my quietest week for three years. Just about ready to throw the towel in.
Phil
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Paul W Jones

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Re: Is trade picking up?
« Reply #22 on: April 23, 2010, 11:22:58 am »
Enquiries have been all but non-existent for me this week.  It's just like some one's turned the tap off.
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Steve Barnett (Carpet Care Plus)

  • Posts: 1834
Re: Is trade picking up?
« Reply #23 on: April 23, 2010, 11:50:53 am »
I've done one days work on tuesday worth £ 315, apart from that nothing - far more worrying is that the phone literally hasn't rung the last 3 days and I've got nothing booked for next week yet.

Very frustrating as the previous 2 weeks were good earners.

Impossible to plan anything when it's so erratic.
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Paul Simpson

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Re: Is trade picking up?
« Reply #24 on: April 23, 2010, 01:44:13 pm »
Doesn't help when the bl***y customers aren't in either  >:(
Had one job on for yesterday, booked approx. 3 weeks ago over the phone as it was 22 miles away but a decent priced job so worth travelling for.
Got there and no answer from the door, the phone or mobile.
Waited about 25 minutes then rattled off a text saying that I've been waiting outside half an hour and cannot wait any longer.
44 miles round trip for bugger all. ::)
From now on distant jobs are getting a phone call prior to leaving.

And no she didn't even respond to the text.
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Helen

Re: Is trade picking up?
« Reply #25 on: April 23, 2010, 02:07:13 pm »
Ticking over, but not really getting out of 3rd gear :) Doesn't help when the media start on again today that the UK may be falling back into recession. Perhaps if they published some positive views on the economy it would help. It doesn't make it any better, but most industries are the same, no matter what the media says! The housing market is at a low, yet all the so called property experts say it is moving.....got news for them no it isn't!
We have been on the market some while now (no luck as yet) so we keep track of what is going on in our area.Checked at the start of the week the whole price range of this area and with way over 1000 properties available only 13 had sold stc (not completed) in the last 14 days. I don't call that busy, especially when there must be 40 odd Estate agencies. A local builder to us is "ticking" over, but nothing great to speak of and many more types of trade aswell. A bit gloomy, but to take a positive from this....if we can all keep going through this, which we will, look how easy it will be when the economy has recovered.
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Aquakleen Restoration Services

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Re: Is trade picking up?
« Reply #26 on: April 23, 2010, 02:57:40 pm »
Quote from: Paul Simpson on April 23, 2010, 01:44:13 pm
Doesn't help when the bl***y customers aren't in either  >:(
Had one job on for yesterday, booked approx. 3 weeks ago over the phone as it was 22 miles away but a decent priced job so worth travelling for.
Got there and no answer from the door, the phone or mobile.
Waited about 25 minutes then rattled off a text saying that I've been waiting outside half an hour and cannot wait any longer.
44 miles round trip for bugger all. ::)
From now on distant jobs are getting a phone call prior to leaving.

And no she didn't even respond to the text.

Paul I hate it when that happens!

Complete and utter time wasters!! Had one thru the week, got  her friend to ring to tell me she was going in for an operation (second time shes cancelled). Then one today, pressure washing job, only £100 but canceled a few hours later by phone.  Told me another bloke priced at £25 less so bugger it then!!  So thats £300 worth of work in the last few days gone down the swanny!
John
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clinton

Re: Is trade picking up?
« Reply #27 on: April 23, 2010, 04:29:27 pm »
I always get that feeling if they cancel twice john ::)

Had one last year not far from me and when they phoned for the job to be done for the third time i said i was too busy ::)
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Doug Holloway

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Re: Is trade picking up?
« Reply #28 on: April 23, 2010, 05:14:37 pm »
Hi Guys

I've just checked my diaries, bit opld fashioned I know!

This April has been significantly better than last for Domestic but worse for commercial, so about same overall.

I always found this the most frustrating period April/ Early May when I struggled as the weather had improved but the work hadn't. Stick in  there it will get better but a month to go yet.

Cheers

Doug
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Mike Halliday

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Re: Is trade picking up?
« Reply #29 on: April 23, 2010, 05:32:02 pm »
I'm  working 7 days a week :) :) the phone is going barmy

sacked my technician :-\ :-\  ( his drinking got too much ) so I'm working like a devil.

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Shaun_Ashmore

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Re: Is trade picking up?
« Reply #30 on: April 23, 2010, 06:51:00 pm »
The joys of staff! at least you'll be £50 a week better off for not paying him.

Shaun
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Matt Lindus

Re: Is trade picking up?
« Reply #31 on: April 23, 2010, 07:07:17 pm »
We are pulling good money on digital aerials at the moment. We have taken over £17K this week on installation alone!! :) That’s four vans, 8 workers going without lunch.
Although I have 12 outstanding invoices totalling £52384.00 of bad debt. >:(
My carpet man has done £420 this week. Not too bad, and all cash.

Matt
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Matt Lindus

Re: Is trade picking up?
« Reply #32 on: April 23, 2010, 07:09:24 pm »
Forgot HD dishes. We can buy enough of the bl**dy things.

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Carpet Dawg

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Re: Is trade picking up?
« Reply #33 on: April 23, 2010, 07:36:27 pm »
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JandS

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Re: Is trade picking up?
« Reply #34 on: April 24, 2010, 01:40:57 pm »
Mitch2810

Not surprised you aren't busy with those prices.
I've just priced up an imaginary 2 bed house off your website.
2 double bedrooms, HSL, lounge and dining room.
Bronze £280
Silver £420
Gold £615

Think it might be the reason your phone's not ringing.
Drop your prices to a more realistic level and it might
start ringing again.

John
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Shaun_Ashmore

  • Posts: 11382
Re: Is trade picking up?
« Reply #35 on: April 24, 2010, 01:51:32 pm »
Better still charge those prices but don't advertise them get people to enquire and get them to have an audit.

Shaun
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Matt Lindus

Re: Is trade picking up?
« Reply #36 on: April 24, 2010, 02:57:45 pm »
Quote from: tony20 on April 23, 2010, 07:36:27 pm
Matt, are you the lady in this ebay advert ?? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1000-Weekly-Carpet-Cleaning-Business-Opportunity_W0QQitemZ320516769160QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_WSJL_Wholesale_GL?hash=item4aa049c588#ht_12477wt_1165


Mike, that chap in the yellow overalls?

Tony

Tony, Carpet cleaning makes jack s**t, so how she can claim them figures, god knows. My bread and butter comes from aerials, money for sweets and spice comes from carpet cleaning. Its all cash from cleaning seldom from installs.

Matt
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M.Acorn

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Re: Is trade picking up?
« Reply #37 on: April 24, 2010, 03:03:48 pm »
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Its all cash from cleaning

Sssshhh,don`t know who`s listening !!
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Terry_Burrows

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Re: Is trade picking up?
« Reply #38 on: April 25, 2010, 06:02:03 am »
in my area is also been very slow carpet wise people are still holding back with there money even our prices are not ott,there still not booking or the phone is hardly ringing  :-\
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colin thomas

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Re: Is trade picking up?
« Reply #39 on: April 25, 2010, 07:13:27 am »
matt, you might not make those figures, plenty of others do and more,

 ;)
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