[James Styles]

Think the penny dropped and he went as white as a sheep.

I was probably out of order but it just got my goat.

I'd have rammed his leaflet down his throat if I were ewe.

Why? Just tell him you are a window cleaner and don’t need him.

[G Griffin]

Think the penny dropped and he went as white as a sheep.

I was probably out of order but it just got my goat.

I'd have rammed his leaflet down his throat if I were ewe.

Why? Just tell him you are a window cleaner and don’t need him.

I don't like crooks trying to pull the wool over my eyes and trying to fleece me  .

[Dave Willis]

Tell him to flock off.

[Richard iSparkle]

i had a guy screech to a halt in front of one of my leafleters and threaten him if he carried on leafleting, then when the chap told him he worked for me, but wasn't Richard, the chap gave him a leaflet for his window cleaning business, and told him if we worked in his area he would come around my house and set my van on fire.   

Bloody hell thats very aggressive and over the top. Did you work round there or hear of him again?

Yep we still work there.

I called the police and reported him. As he’s given us a leaflet we knew exactly who it was.

The police called him to the station and he had to write a letter to me apologising and saying he wouldn’t do it again. Funny eh!

I never heard from him again, but it was on the Wirral and when we started there we got quite a few windies calling us up moaning or shouting. His guy was the worst tho. What a plonker!

[P @ F]

I would have thought that the best place to canvass is in another windies street
I have always refused to poop on my own doorstep , too much grief
It’s funny as I now clean a fair few houses at my previous address!

[Windy Miller]

I've knocked a fellow windy's door canvassing before. Awkward but we laughed it off with a 'if you're too tired when you get in give me a ring' type of thing.
I've never had much in the way of 'turf wars' that you sometimes hear about as I always had the mindset of never stepping on another window cleaners toes and when I'm asked for a price I always ask do you have a window cleaner before giving a quote and politely declining if they do.
You'll be amazed at how many people are still out there who need one but don't, new people moving into the area, younger people who after spending their money on nights out, kids etc settling down and signing up to a service to keep the house in order like windows, gardening.

The people to avoid like the plague are the ones who tell you they had a window cleaner who mysteriously disappeared, 9 times out of 10 they're complete messers.

All part of the fun James, just remember to keep at it and don't give up as it'll take a good few years to get a round to where you want it to be, even then you'll need to replace customers moving away or older folks going into homes or deaths.

[P @ F]

Superb post Windy Miller , I totally relate to that , I’m 14 years in and still learn now and again .
I fear not though as I don’t need to actively seek new work now .
It’ll drop into place James , I am just remembering your first night on here 
Stick at it matey

[James Styles]

Thanks for the good advice guys, yeah my first night on here was bad  , I feel I’ve came a long way in a short space of time, I did misread people, I was in a bad place in my life (still not fully out of it) and I took everything people were saying too defensively, I’ve learnt though there’s a lot of great people on this forum who have helped me so much, I don’t even use the other forum I just use this one, I like it a lot more.
My round is building nicely, nearly at 50 customers now, work is scheduled so much neater, I’m organised well and I feel I’m getting more confidence