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Scrimble

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tight wads
« on: March 11, 2010, 07:34:53 pm »
been doing a lot of posting flyers this week and had a fair few people asking for quotes

its pretty obvious the more money some people have the less they wanna pay to have clean windows,

think im gonna not aim for the big houses with flashy cars on the drives anymore

matt

Re: tight wads
« Reply #1 on: March 11, 2010, 07:38:50 pm »
been doing a lot of posting flyers this week and had a fair few people asking for quotes

its pretty obvious the more money some people have the less they wanna pay to have clean windows,

think im gonna not aim for the big houses with flashy cars on the drives anymore

i find someof my better days are days when i do 3 bed semi's in a run

daz1977

Re: tight wads
« Reply #2 on: March 11, 2010, 07:59:00 pm »
i do a lot of council houses and to be honest i would say 80% pay on the day the crap payers i have dumped, and are slowly replacing them

jonnyald

Re: tight wads
« Reply #3 on: March 11, 2010, 08:00:20 pm »


think im gonna not aim for the big houses with flashy cars on the drives anymore


 you are spot on there - ive one house has a new silver merc and the koi ponds and laundry maid etc but im treated like a serf when i arrive " what do YOU want?" /as if im a beggarboy  selling pegs . but they never remember how much is my price so ive put it up by a quid each time  as a payback.   at the rear of the house i came across dozens of wasps feeding out of the dogs food bowl,so i covered the bowl with a baking tray . maybe when they lifted the tray off they got a nasty suprise

davids3511

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Re: tight wads
« Reply #4 on: March 11, 2010, 08:58:35 pm »
I had a premiership footballer go 2 monthly as he didn't want to pay the monthly price. Couldn't believe it when I found out who he was.

Blue Frog Systems

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Re: tight wads
« Reply #5 on: March 11, 2010, 09:09:15 pm »
The ones with lots of money are usually the tight ones with their cash.

Good to hear your getting the quotes in though Mark.

Try more on the areas you already work, the more you can get in the streets you already work the better.

Only those who risk going too far will truly know how far they can actually go

Smudger

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Re: tight wads
« Reply #6 on: March 11, 2010, 10:13:22 pm »
I think this works 2 ways,   people in big/flashy houses are wary that people are out to rip them off   so automatically start to try and drive the price down believing it is already overpriced.

also - big house, flash motor = big mortgage, high CC bills,huge council tax etc... 

but prob have less ready's in their hands than the average w/c... :o


Darran
Never argue with an idiot, they will only bring you down to their level, and beat you with experience

Gav Camm lammy 283

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Re: tight wads
« Reply #7 on: March 11, 2010, 10:34:32 pm »
too true
LET YOUR PANES BE MY PLEASURE

"If CALSBERG did WINDOW CLEANING
 it would be C.C.C  Probably the best WINDOW CLEANERS IN THE WORLD ..........."

dazmond

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Re: tight wads
« Reply #8 on: March 11, 2010, 10:45:38 pm »
lost 2 small houses this week as i was gonna put the prices up 50p to a fiver!! ::) ::)

thats my bare minimum a fiver for a small house/bungalow
price higher/work harder!

Gav Camm lammy 283

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Re: tight wads
« Reply #9 on: March 11, 2010, 10:49:21 pm »
theyll come back they always do m8 jus bite yr
lip n take their cash
LET YOUR PANES BE MY PLEASURE

"If CALSBERG did WINDOW CLEANING
 it would be C.C.C  Probably the best WINDOW CLEANERS IN THE WORLD ..........."

paul rulton

Re: tight wads
« Reply #10 on: March 12, 2010, 08:23:12 am »
lost 2 small houses this week as i was gonna put the prices up 50p to a fiver!! ::) ::)

thats my bare minimum a fiver for a small house/bungalow
£5 :o OMG :o where do u live m8? my min is £10, but i will go 2 £9 if its small house :)

Martin ccs

Re: tight wads
« Reply #11 on: March 12, 2010, 02:36:56 pm »
I had a premiership footballer go 2 monthly as he didn't want to pay the monthly price. Couldn't believe it when I found out who he was.

does he play for portsmouth then?  :D