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Re: can't be far off now
« Reply #21 on: August 03, 2011, 08:33:29 pm »
Simon  ;D ;)

derek west

Re: can't be far off now
« Reply #22 on: August 07, 2011, 08:32:12 am »
any news yet jason?

derek west

Re: can't be far off now
« Reply #23 on: August 07, 2011, 09:05:12 am »
and looks like pierre has beat you to it.

only IMO, he's done it with profit in mind. he will make money on it, all be it a small amount but at least he won't be losing out and the potential to clean there house carpets is there, clever thinking pierre, very clever.


Mike Halliday

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Re: can't be far off now
« Reply #24 on: August 07, 2011, 09:12:06 am »
Mike Halliday.  www.henryhalliday.co.uk

derek west

Re: can't be far off now
« Reply #25 on: August 07, 2011, 09:16:35 am »
http://www.groupon.co.uk/deals/cambridge/art-of-clean/627857

lets see how many he cleans,

fancy running a book on it mike, i'm going for 80 to 100, its 48hrs btw.

Mike Halliday

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Re: can't be far off now
« Reply #26 on: August 07, 2011, 09:21:41 am »
less than 10 ( he will probably get 1000s and make me look real daft)

too many restrictions........ its drop off ( so he doesn't get to quote the carpets at the home) maximum size, and a very specialised offer  (fine rug cleaning)

but I do think he has been very clever, not a high risk and a good test
Mike Halliday.  www.henryhalliday.co.uk

derek west

Re: can't be far off now
« Reply #27 on: August 07, 2011, 09:48:39 am »
it only took him 6 days mike from the initial contact to going live.

robert meldrum

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Re: can't be far off now
« Reply #28 on: August 07, 2011, 10:42:02 am »
I can't imagine the customer with expensive rugs and furnishings bothering with the 70% discount offers as they will - in most cases - be cynical of " offers " with huge discounts and give them a wide berth.

Although we live in a world of " competitive pricing " and " 2 for the price of 1 specials " I don't expect it to be too applicable at the higher end of the market,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,.but ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,the world is changing rapidly and yesterdays values are not necessarily the same as today's so I could be totally wrong.

This advert has only gained one sale so far which is not surprising as the vast majority of buyers in the Groupon type of marketplace could replace their little 8 x 6 rug for £150 or so.

None the less..............the presentation in this particular advert is excellent and could be scaled down to appeal to a much wider audience.

I reckon the coming year will find loads of Groupon copycats with better deals for sellers then you might be in a happier position profitwise and be able to rapidly build a list of satisfied clients.

david hutchieson

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Re: can't be far off now
« Reply #29 on: August 07, 2011, 06:50:01 pm »
Robert,

I would love to think you are right but we recently lost a boat cleaning job of a very, very high value for the princely sum of ...... 10€

The carpets cost 500 bucks a square metre and the miserable pri**s wanted them done for bog all.

Trust me, sometimes you have to remember why some folk are rich. And it´s not because they like to give away money to hard working (if a little expensive!!) carpet cleaners.

But, ho hum we can always make it up elsewhere.

wynne jones

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Re: can't be far off now
« Reply #30 on: August 07, 2011, 07:26:34 pm »
He's actually been very canny. If you have a rug cleaning production line with spare capacity, this makes perfect sense, lots of loopholes and add ons in the deal. But the main thing is he's getting paid £50 to sort the wheat from the chaff and build up a database of good clients (after removing the dross)
It's not expensive, you just can't afford it.

derek west

Re: can't be far off now
« Reply #31 on: August 07, 2011, 08:08:44 pm »
think ive lost that bet mike H. your looking good though, only 4 sold so far. :o

derek west

Re: can't be far off now
« Reply #32 on: August 08, 2011, 09:23:06 pm »
good shout mike ;D