[*Hector*]

If you didn't want her back on the books, or were not sure if you did..

Why did you take the time and trouble to diss the other cleaner and his methods??

Was you ego so large that you just had to show off and get the custard crawling to you?

Man up.... you got what you wanted ..... now clean the trollops windows..

 

[JackieW]

''so I wrote on my comp slip that if they wanted to go back on the books let me know and I would see what I could do.''

I would first ask why they cancelled.

Depending on the answer to that question I would most likely ''offer'' to  take the job back on but charge double for a first clean and maybe say my prices have gone up slightly to £22 or £24.

[Tom ling]

£20.00 is 20.00, would buy a couple of pints 

[gary999]

If you didn't want her back on the books, or were not sure if you did..

Why did you take the time and trouble to diss the other cleaner and his methods??

Was you ego so large that you just had to show off and get the custard crawling to you?

Man up.... you got what you wanted ..... now clean the trollops windows..

 

totally agree!

[roundbuilder]

Id take her back on. Customers=money and i like money.
Plus it will annoy the trad guy seeing you do them again.

[Tom White]

I wouldn't ever bother posting about a £20 account.  Your poverty disgusts me, Mr Gold.

[AuRavelling79]

If you didn't want her back on the books, or were not sure if you did..

Why did you take the time and trouble to diss the other cleaner and his methods??

I didn't; I don't know the other cleaner or his methods - I just stated that certain cleaners were not properly insured, used unsafe methods, did shoddy work and might not have the best of track records. Also the consequences of what might happen if she used such a person. The customer for some reason has decided to either check him out or not use him. Probably saw sense as presented by me!

Was you ego so large that you just had to show off and get the custard crawling to you?

I think you might be confusing having a large ego with having some self esteem. Not my problem really.

Man up.... you got what you wanted ..... now clean the trollops windows..

I'm pleasantly surprised at how my little note went down, didn't realise I could be so persuasive ... I don't view her as a trollop, why would I? Still don't know if I want to clean her windows tho'!

 

 

>Tosh

I was going to just say that poverty is a concept and relative but on reflection I have to agree - £20 is a disgustingly pathetic sum of money to work for.  

[Tom White]

In my first or second year of window cleaning a lady customer messed me about with payment and then gave me a 'not this month, mate', so I dropped her from my round.

A few months later a 'for sale' sign is outside her house and she sees us working and comes running out.  With a big smile (unusual) she says, "Can you do me this month?" and I said, "I can't, I'm sorry, I've got to be somewhere shortly, but I will clean your house next month".  She was happy with that.

Next month came around and she comes running out - smiling - "You're doing our house today?"

And I sez, "Sorry, mate, not this month!"  Her shoulders slumped - she knew she'd been had - and she stropped off.

I love a bit of schadenfreude.

[H20cleaning]

In my first or second year of window cleaning a lady customer messed me about with payment and then gave me a 'not this month, mate', so I dropped her from my round.

A few months later a 'for sale' sign is outside her house and she sees us working and comes running out.  With a big smile (unusual) she says, "Can you do me this month?" and I said, "I can't, I'm sorry, I've got to be somewhere shortly, but I will clean your house next month".  She was happy with that.

Next month came around and she comes running out - smiling - "You're doing our house today?"

And I sez, "Sorry, mate, not this month!"  Her shoulders slumped - she knew she'd been had - and she stropped off.

I love a bit of schadenfreude.

haha classic! I will have to remember this