[Ian101]

Had my daughter drop some leaflets whilst I cleaned houses .... got a call today from some dropped yesterday.

"I need a window cleaner as sacked my last one ... too unreliable , turned up when he felt etc etc"

so went around tonight to give a quote .. semi detached 3 bed 9 windows largish conservatory .. told him £14 every month

"HOW MUCH !!!!! last one did it for 8 quid"

he then offers to meet me half way at a tenner 

tried to explain that last windy was probably prioritising his work and leaving the underpaying jobs to last

" 10 quid is my final offer ... take it or leave it" says he .....

erm thanks but I will leave it       hasta la vista baby

[Londoner]

I had that exact story in reverse a couple of years ago

"how much??" here we go I though.

"my last window cleaner was £25"

Wish she had told me that at the beginning. Lesson learned, it always pays to ask.

[Avo]

They all try that trick dont they " mmm my last windy did it for a pound" yeah right lol hence why they dont have one now  

[bobby p]

had one today, not a huge house but 8big windows .
 feeling charitable i said id do it for £8,  old bird (with an 11 plate VW in the drive) , pulls back in disgust, "WE were thinking  you can do it if you had said less than   £5 "

[Avo]

I had one i clean for every month last week i normally charge a tenner for the house.. she asked could i clean 3 dormers windows set back on the 3rd floor roof as a one off clean for an extra pound and im not joking...  ' come on i said really you must be joking ' she says how much then?? ' look i will do the 3 for £5 ok as a one off only' she turns me down lol..   i aint no mug!!!!!

[EandM]

My standard answer:

"Where is he?"

[Avo]

yep.....

[mci services]

My standard answer:

"Where is he?"

read his post they sacked him

[Steve Sed]

Had identical today OP except I wanted £15. Last wc charged £8.

[bobplum]

Had my daughter drop some leaflets whilst I cleaned houses .... got a call today from some dropped yesterday.

"I need a window cleaner as sacked my last one ... too unreliable , turned up when he felt etc etc"

so went around tonight to give a quote .. semi detached 3 bed 9 windows largish conservatory .. told him £14 every month

"HOW MUCH !!!!! last one did it for 8 quid"

he then offers to meet me half way at a tenner 

tried to explain that last windy was probably prioritising his work and leaving the underpaying jobs to last

" 10 quid is my final offer ... take it or leave it" says he .....

erm thanks but I will leave it       hasta la vista baby

£1.00 a window couple of pounds for the conny,say £12.00 in total................greedy numpty

[EandM]

My standard answer:

"Where is he?"

read his post they sacked him

I did. My answer is still the same.
Getting the customer to repeat that THEY sacked him is sometimes a good negotiation point.
When you quote x£ more ask them what guarantee do you have that they won't sack you too?
This factor is reflected in the price you quote and may reinforce to the customer that they may be being unreasonable.
Some will get the message. Some will not.
Either way, it's worth a try 

[mci services]

fair enough makes sense

[mac74]

TBH mate, these are the type of a people that u DONT want on your books, bcos even if they reluctantly agree a price at the time - u know that they have a mercenary attituide and will drop u  the next time the dole brigade knocks on their door!

[EandM]

TBH mate, these are the type of a people that u DONT want on your books, bcos even if they reluctantly agree a price at the time - u know that they have a mercenary attituide and will drop u  the next time the dole brigade knocks on their door!

Indeed.

[jouk45]

ian, why did you not break it down, i would have price the windows, then given a price for the conservatory, after all your their to clean the windows, not the con, that is extra,

[joshem]

When I first took on cleaning a (top floor) maisonette not long after I started window cleaning last year the householder below comes out asking me one day, "How much do you charge?"

"£6" I say,

"£6??? I only pay £3"

What is the matter with people? In the first place did she honestly think I'd be cheaper than that? And the fact she may have changed her window cleaner if I was!

[H2GoKent]

I had one say to me, after I had explained why I had quoted £16,
 'Go on 10 quid, do me a deal, I'm a businessman'
'So am I' I said 'And I'd like to stay in business, thanks'
All said with a smile of course.

[Lee Gilroy]

When I first took on cleaning a (top floor) maisonette not long after I started window cleaning last year the householder below comes out asking me one day, "How much do you charge?"

"£6" I say,

"£6??? I only pay £3"

What is the matter with people? In the first place did she honestly think I'd be cheaper than that? And the fact she may have changed her window cleaner if I was!

  WTF

[L.J.Thorpe]

They all try that trick dont they " mmm my last windy did it for a pound" yeah right lol hence why they dont have one now  

probably because he starved to death

[northstar161]

The nice guy who showed me the ropes at the start of the summer used to ask: What did your last window cleaner charge and I will see if I can match it...