[Shaun_Ashmore]

I went to a halloween party tonight in Derbyshire going into the caverns, outside there was an ice seller who sold a 99 to a little girl, she took a couple of licks of the ice cream and then dropped it, her parents went and got her another just to shut her up, what do you think the ice cream seller did?

a.give them a free ice cream
b.charge them again

Shaun

PS I like free ice cream I managed to save the cone but the sprinkles were beyond licking up.

[Simon@arenaclean]

Well i'd have gone with 'a' but i'm a soft touch. Just spent a long weekend in Buxton, what a lovely county, did a few caverns and walks, Pooles cavern was good.

[Matt Lindus]

Shaun,

I do like your method sir. I go out into town early saturday morning to salvage up-turned pizzas and donna kabab reminents before others beat me to it.

I often come across beef stew that has been tipped in door ways, tastes too tangy and acidic for the childrens liking.

Enjoy your sunday lunch.

Matt

[JandS]

Think also that the minimum charge also depends in what type of area
you live in, built up or rural.
I live in a well populated area so a lot of the small jobs I get are probably
15 minutes max to get to.
Suppose in a more rural area your potential customers are spread a bit
further.
I charge minimum £40 for cleaning but if it's to nip round the corner on a
5 minute journey to remove a stain I drop this to £35 or even £30.

John

[COLIN BRIGHT]

my minimum charge is £99 but of course if im passing the door or its an existing custy then things might be cheaper, for instance i was out on a job and a lady from the next street rang about some oil on her carpet, so i went around and got  it out in seconds using my spotting liquiud that i give to custys, charged her £25 and left her the spotting liquid with all my details on the label  in case she need me in the future, she was over the moon and gave me £30

[Dave_Lee]

Colin,
My minimum charge for your area is £200, you need to put your prices up!
Dave.

[Mike Osbourne]

Any advance on £200 

[Dave_Lee]

Mike,
Just to explain, Colins area is Blackpool/Cleveleys roughly 30 miles from where I live.
People often ask me if I go as far as I answer them by saying I go as far as the job is worth. Im not traveling 30 miles for less than £200, actually I should have made that £300.
Dave.

[Mike Osbourne]

That makes sense Dave.

[clinton]

Mike

200 pounds

We get that in leafly cheshire most days

[Mike Osbourne]

Too many Range Rovers and not enough sense in Poshnorth. 

[Dave_Lee]

Were talking minimum charge, right, like in a rug, not in a days work.
Dave.