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A & J Owen Window Cleaning

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what a dope
« on: May 15, 2011, 01:12:50 pm »
just realised today i have cleaned the wrong house yesterday. thought it strange i didnt recognise the back of the house. all the houses there look the same. so they have had a  free clean.

Klean07

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Re: what a dope
« Reply #1 on: May 15, 2011, 01:34:06 pm »
Its your age mate. I did it on some flats a few years ago though. Only because they all look the same lol. You all right mate?
kkleanwindowcleaning.co.uk

CLEANCARE WC

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Re: what a dope
« Reply #2 on: May 15, 2011, 01:41:46 pm »
yep i have done it too
WE CLEAN BY FAITH, NOT BY SIGHT WITH WATER FED POLE WHEN WORKING AT HEIGHT.

SB Cleaning

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Re: what a dope
« Reply #3 on: May 15, 2011, 02:02:15 pm »
I did it a few weeks ago as well cleaned the next door neighbours instead ;D ;D

bobplum

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Re: what a dope
« Reply #4 on: May 15, 2011, 02:57:08 pm »
yes done that ;D

LWC

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Re: what a dope
« Reply #5 on: May 15, 2011, 03:03:57 pm »
Other day someone came out, asked me to go price a house over road. I walked back to van, pulled hose over started cleaning the house, a different lady comes out "hi have you got the right house?", me "erm yes think so" looked exactly same, was cleaning next door, only had done one window fortunately lol ;D

gr cleaning solutions

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Re: what a dope
« Reply #6 on: May 15, 2011, 03:05:14 pm »
Me to, cleaned no 5 when I should of cleaned no 23

Re: what a dope
« Reply #7 on: May 15, 2011, 03:06:28 pm »
Never done it meself, but if you're canny you can turn this deliberately to your advantage.

A & J Owen Window Cleaning

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Re: what a dope
« Reply #8 on: May 15, 2011, 03:26:57 pm »
Its your age mate. I did it on some flats a few years ago though. Only because they all look the same lol. You all right mate?

He's alright - wouldn't mind but he had a work sheet with the correct number of the house on - didn't look at it though  ;D

CLEANCARE WC

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Re: what a dope
« Reply #9 on: May 15, 2011, 03:38:17 pm »
Never done it meself, but if you're canny you can turn this deliberately to your advantage.

I did try to make the best of it, put a note through the door saying i cleaned by mistake and as they had not asked me obviously there was no charge and if they would like them done in the future the price would be £xx.......Never heard a thing  ;D
WE CLEAN BY FAITH, NOT BY SIGHT WITH WATER FED POLE WHEN WORKING AT HEIGHT.

sf

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Re: what a dope
« Reply #10 on: May 15, 2011, 03:50:59 pm »
done the same myself. 2 no 52s in same street did first clean on wrong 1 now do both.

A & J Owen Window Cleaning

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Re: what a dope
« Reply #11 on: May 15, 2011, 05:24:35 pm »
just hoping she sends a chq for £7.50 dont thinks so however.

Handyman Window Cleaning Services

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Re: what a dope
« Reply #12 on: May 15, 2011, 05:58:54 pm »
ive done it once on a £4 front but luckily i got repeat custom from it.  id hate to do an whole house tho and not get paid
Stephen C Brophy

Tom White

Re: what a dope
« Reply #13 on: May 15, 2011, 06:17:37 pm »
I've cleaned the same wrong house twice!  Beat that mistake!  :-[

This was quite a few years ago though!

CLEANCARE WC

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Re: what a dope
« Reply #14 on: May 15, 2011, 07:14:44 pm »
I've cleaned the same wrong house twice!  Beat that mistake!  :-[

This was quite a few years ago though!


I cant beat it but i can equal it, when i bought a round off someone a couple of years ago  ;D
WE CLEAN BY FAITH, NOT BY SIGHT WITH WATER FED POLE WHEN WORKING AT HEIGHT.

dazmond

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Re: what a dope
« Reply #15 on: May 15, 2011, 09:47:32 pm »
anyone ever miss windows by accident?missed two side windows on friday at one house!going round at 845 tomorrow morning to clean them!luckily its not far from my first job of the day!! ;) ;D ;D ;D

i think with the repetitive nature of the job we all miss ones out if we get chatting to a custy or answer the phone and forget!! ::) ::)
price higher/work harder!

Pure Glass

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Re: what a dope
« Reply #16 on: May 15, 2011, 09:57:03 pm »
My one on friday was ace. Lady says "I'm off, you alright to go over the gate?"N yes I says.
Pole over, hose over, hop over- ooh I don't remember thgis garden.... Coz I'm meant to be doin next door you muppet!!

Never climbed a gate so quick

First clean booboo

Londoner

Re: what a dope
« Reply #17 on: May 16, 2011, 06:57:21 am »
A mate of mine years ago  us to do some window cleaning as a subby  on his days off as an ambulance driver. It was on an estate called South Oxhey built in the 1950s but all the roads look the same.
Him and his mate got several houses into a road before somebody queried what they were doing and it turned out they were on the wrong road.

the bfg

Re: what a dope
« Reply #18 on: May 16, 2011, 07:04:40 am »
my mate done it only last week on his shop work,  he cleaned a vision express shop for nothing



HE SHOULD HAVE GONE TO SPECSAVERS   ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

CLEANCARE WC

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Re: what a dope
« Reply #19 on: May 16, 2011, 11:45:33 am »
 ;D
WE CLEAN BY FAITH, NOT BY SIGHT WITH WATER FED POLE WHEN WORKING AT HEIGHT.