[steveo22]

Just had a phone call from a fellow window cleaner, saying "You posted a flyer through my door earlier, well don't bother cause i clean all this area so don't bother posting anymore"!! What a twat! Was it you?? :

[LWC]

Dont worry about it lol. Pleb...as if there isnt enough houses to go about

[deeege]

So did he ask you for a quote? 

[BORBRYCE]

and?

[Richard Neal]

he must be very busy if he does ALL the houses

[darren clarke]

my mate has been out knocking and knocked a wc who told him, he had been a wc for 4 years and was only just breaking even, and should get out of the business

[TonyD]

Lol.  This thinking of " I operate my business in this area so you shouldn't operate a rival one"  always amazes me. 

[mark311069]

Lol.  This thinking of " I operate my business in this area so you shouldn't operate a rival one"  always amazes me. 

its like that where i am, they will get a shock next week when my 10000 flyers start to go out

[Frankybadboy]

dont have a problem where i live.as we all know each other.

and always have a beer or 2 together,
well i did but dont drink alchol anymore.

[steveo22]

I just cut his rant short and hung up on him. Gonna go and put out some more flyers by him tomorrow just out of principle. 

[prestige cleaners]

i met a newbie when i was canvassing recently, got chatting, swapped numbers, and pass info now and again, but this week hes given me 2 days work worth about £400!

so i say dont glare at newbies, make friends with them, they give you good connections!

it is annoying when they nick good work off you though!  

[The Jester of Wibbly]

Happened to me too.   Got a text from another wc saying I have had one of your leaflets, and not to bother, he covers the whole street.

Funny thing was, I got the best repsonse from that street.

[Gav Camm lammy 283]

try n keep in wiv da fella windys
i know a trillion who dont do conny roofs etc

[Crystal-clear]

lol whats wrong with him, i havnt had "the phone call yet" but ill have a good laugh when i do!

[Jack Wallace]

I had a call a few years ago from a woman saying she was a customer and was really unhappy with my work, after about 30 seconds of moaning she very quickly says "yeh well my husband is a window cleaner in this area so back off or else" then she put the phone down before I could answer. it was days before I dare leave the house without and armed escort. 

I made a point of targeting the area after that, and so far no one has had the balls to say anything to my face.  :

If any newbies start up near me I try to help if possible. They are gonna start anyway so would rather have them as friends.

And anyone who upsets me gets targeted. 

[steveo22]

Just reading some other threads, maybe it was Dean Taberner's house i posted flyers too? Maybe thats a surveillance car parked over the road watching me??

[darren clarke]

i have been out collecting this morning and had a few cancel as i have jack it in, a few weeks ago according to some of them, and they all gone with a other guy

[Johnny B]

When I first started (13 years ago) I was confronted by a w/c who accused me of undercutting him. It turned out that he was cheaper than me.

He was never really a threat though. Another time we met he started to take the mick because he did about nine houses to my one! I just smiled back and said that I am happy if he is.

Whenever I meet other w/c's I try to be friendly. Most return in kind. I find it's actually those who work for bigger companies or have new(ish) sign written vans who seem to have a 'superior' attitude!

John.

[telboy]

I just cut his rant short and hung up on him. Gonna go and put out some more flyers by him tomorrow just out of principle. 

Lets hope he does the same to you

[steveo22]

I just cut his rant short and hung up on him. Gonna go and put out some more flyers by him tomorrow just out of principle. 

Lets hope he does the same to you

Does what??