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Shaun_Ashmore

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Re: The future of carpet cleaning
« Reply #20 on: May 19, 2013, 05:03:57 pm »
Pensions are crap I have one and the returns are rubbish, if you like the financial merry go round then Doug has the best idea I have done something similar I wouldn't put all of my eggs in one basket infact you could always buy another business and just manage it not work in it we have a dry cleaners and it will work out to be a nice provision.

Shaun

bennymon

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Re: The future of carpet cleaning
« Reply #21 on: May 19, 2013, 05:14:47 pm »
So Shaun is hiring out rug doctors  ;)  ;) lol

Shaun_Ashmore

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Re: The future of carpet cleaning
« Reply #22 on: May 19, 2013, 05:21:08 pm »
I think I'd do bouncy castle hire, website and send 2 lads out only in the bank.

Shaun

bennymon

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Re: The future of carpet cleaning
« Reply #23 on: May 21, 2013, 01:31:24 pm »
Not a bad idea Shaun you can buy the small ones for a grand and hire them out for between £65 and £80 a day .i think the large bouncy slide could be best for you they pay per go it would be like a waterfall of pound coins  ;) del

Dave_Lee

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Re: The future of carpet cleaning
« Reply #24 on: May 22, 2013, 03:41:49 pm »
Back to the subject. Two TM'ers in our area have packed up in the last 2 years along with even more porty users. I get some ref's from the two ex TMers. Having been working this area for nearly 34 years I think I do most of the residential CC'ing that there is to be had, however it has been quieter for me the last 18 months and is no coincidence that most of the others have packed up within this time.
What it will be like in 20 years time? Well obviously different I would think.
I remember the days when there was a residential professional vacuuming service, before most of the general public switched on to purchasing their own machines. Possibly DIY machines will become drastically better with most people purchasing them instead of calling the Pro CC, combined with far easier to clean carpets.
OR maybe when this downturn is finally over and there is a massive upturn, people will become even lazier and Pro residential carpet cleaning will be busier than ever - who knows.
One thing I know I wont be cleaning carpet then! (Possibly)
Dave.
Dave Lee, Owner of Deepclean Services
Chorley Lancs. Est 1980.
"Pay Cheap -You get Cheap - Pay a little more and get something Better."