[Richard iSparkle]

just had a customer call up for a front only quote...

I said it would be our minimum charge which is £9 (terrace front only)

she said oh thats more than i was expecting. our last window cleaner only charged £2.50 a clean.

oh i said, what happened to him, he sounds great!?

he killed himself she says...

 

[Gringo]

Going rate up here no wonder I'm de motivated,

[jo5hm4n]

Charging £2.50 i think i would off myself too!!!!

[EandM]

My usual reply is, " Where's the last guy? "

In this case, it might be a bit unkind.

[Richard iSparkle]

My usual reply is, " Where's the last guy? "

In this case, it might be a bit unkind.

yeh exactly

if they say the last guy was cheap i just say, wow... if he's so cheap you should stick with him?

and then they say well.....

[Splash & dash]

Lol good job she didn’t phone us our minimum price is now £15 😂😂😂😂😂

[tom20001]

This was beer money though surely? Is it possible to run a legit business charging like that . Personally I even think 9 sounds super reasonable

[Wind o kleen]

Our min is £15 … then one day fellow windie came around who actually resides on a window cleaning forum and he found out that I was talking utter rubbish , and always posted things just make my self look good. all the old lies I told over the years came out .. I went home and shot my self for being  the no1 wet speaker 

[Bungle]

Lol good job she didn’t phone us our minimum price is now £15 😂😂😂😂😂

£15 minimum x how many jobs? You must be raking it in PJJ 💰💷🤑

[dazmond]

This was beer money though surely? Is it possible to run a legit business charging like that . Personally I even think 9 sounds super reasonable

i clean the odd front only for £4 or £5 (2 or 3 windows max)but these are on estate work where i clean lots of work...i dont clean any for £2-50 anymore(although i would of 10-15 years ago)my hourly rate is still £45-£55 an hour on this work

[Splash & dash]

Lol good job she didn’t phone us our minimum price is now £15 😂😂😂😂😂

£15 minimum x how many jobs? You must be raking it in PJJ 💰💷🤑

Recently put up our minimum price it was £10 but got talking to a new window cleaner who only started up last year and he has a minimum of £15 and picking up loads of work so I have followed his example , we do have a few  oap customers  that we do 2 windows and a door for £5-7 as a favour  but all new work is now £15  this also weeds out the 2 windows and a door that arnt worth doing

[Dry Clean]

Did you ask who the last guy was ? some people will say anything in the hope that it might save them a few quid, what I will say  is when it comes to window cleaning people who haggle seldom make good or loyal customers.

[Ste M]

No matter what anyone says or thinks of these charges it can also work for people, I knew of a lad who charged £2 and £3 for front only. he had a good few streets of these terraced houses, a window upstairs and one downstairs and then a front door, he only did fronts, park his van up and could do 30 house fronts in a street in just over an hour no problem, he would have a few roads of these houses and clean up no problem, he was also that cheap no one took his work.

If he lost a house or 5 houses for that matter then it didn't make much difference. you lose a £40 house that takes an hour then it makes a hit on your days money.

[NBwcs]

No matter what anyone says or thinks of these charges it can also work for people, I knew of a lad who charged £2 and £3 for front only. he had a good few streets of these terraced houses, a window upstairs and one downstairs and then a front door, he only did fronts, park his van up and could do 30 house fronts in a street in just over an hour no problem, he would have a few roads of these houses and clean up no problem, he was also that cheap no one took his work.

If he lost a house or 5 houses for that matter then it didn't make much difference. you lose a £40 house that takes an hour then it makes a hit on your days money.

Probably took him another hour just to  colllect the money in!

[Ste M]

No matter what anyone says or thinks of these charges it can also work for people, I knew of a lad who charged £2 and £3 for front only. he had a good few streets of these terraced houses, a window upstairs and one downstairs and then a front door, he only did fronts, park his van up and could do 30 house fronts in a street in just over an hour no problem, he would have a few roads of these houses and clean up no problem, he was also that cheap no one took his work.

If he lost a house or 5 houses for that matter then it didn't make much difference. you lose a £40 house that takes an hour then it makes a hit on your days money.

Probably took him another hour just to  colllect the money in!

collecting took a bit longer than normal but he made it work very well. All I say is don't knock these lower prices, people do them for a reason.

[Bin Juice]

Never underestimate a small amount of money

[AuRavelling79]

Our min is £15 … then one day fellow windie came around who actually resides on a window cleaning forum and he found out that I was talking utter rubbish , and always posted things just make my self look good. all the old lies I told over the years came out .. I went home and shot my self for being  the no1 wet speaker

It looks like English but then again... 🤣