[Steve CM]

9 quid for a 3 bed semi in Northampton. Some people just don't know how to run a business

Fixed.

only a pound or two off. That poop we bought was an eye opener though.

[bobby p]

bangladeshi are the worst and Ipswich has some of the worst  ,imo

 at one house the old mum opens the windows every time  ,a curved finger hooks out and she snarls "frames,frames " and closes the window
 i look down to my lad and say "fookin injuns,theres no pleasing them is there"

as we finish i carry my ladder to the van but a younger one collars my lad round the back "tell your mate we"r not fookin injuns,we r from Bangladesh . by the way,are u polish ?
 

 


 

[Steve kiff]

Ha ha, i knew that would tickle some of you gentlemen.  Its common sense really, i have 2 eldery ladies i clean for. 3 bed semi's and their previous window cleaner use to charge them 5 pounds for their houses.

These ladies know that the previous windy was an old retired gentlemen that just done it for a bit of beer money, and climbed up his rickety ladder and done thier windows too an average standard clean if that.

Customers should understand that they should  pay a reasonable price for a regular, fully insured, sign written van  windy with modern technology who's reliable and does an outstanding job every time.

Glad im not the only one it happens too. Have a great evening my fellow windy's 

[bobplum]

Had a phone call at 9am this morning from a potential customer. This is how the call went.

Me:  Good morning SJK window cleaning

c:    Hello are you the guy that cleans windows

me:   Yes hello I am steve the local window cleaner, how may I help you?

c:   how much do you charge?

me: To give you an accurate quote i would have to see you property, however to give you an idea of prices, a 3 bed semi including all you pvc frames cleaned will be around £ 9.

c:  well thats far to expensive, my last window cleaner only charged me £4.

me: im sorry sir but i am uniformed, insured, reliable & i pay tax and national insurance. I just would not be prepared to do the job for as little as 4 pound.

c:   nevermind i think i will leave it this time. £9 is just far too much.


Are these people on another planet?   ha ha

when he said that's far too expensive,i wouldn't have gone any further,Bye and put the phone down.
i had a phone enquiry today asking if i was working over the xmas period,which i am,i asked is this a one off(slight pause in his voice) as he probably thought it would be dearer "eh yes but we would like done more often"
his probably got family visiting and his looking to clean the place up for them ,so tomorrow i will visit him and tell him its £15.00 and lets see his face then

[JackieW]

If a customer ever queries the quoted price by telling me how much less  the 'old' window cleaner used to charge, I ask them where is he now, and why do they think he stopped doing them.

[Ian101]

Had a phone call at 9am this morning from a potential customer. This is how the call went.

Me:  Good morning SJK window cleaning

c:    Hello are you the guy that cleans windows

me:   Yes hello I am steve the local window cleaner, how may I help you?

c:   how much do you charge?

me: To give you an accurate quote i would have to see you property, however to give you an idea of prices, a 3 bed semi including all you pvc frames cleaned will be around £ 9.

c:  well thats far to expensive, my last window cleaner only charged me £4.

me: im sorry sir but i am uniformed, insured, reliable & i pay tax and national insurance. I just would not be prepared to do the job for as little as 4 pound.

c:   nevermind i think i will leave it this time. £9 is just far too much.


Are these people on another planet?   ha ha

when he said that's far too expensive,i wouldn't have gone any further,Bye and put the phone down.
i had a phone enquiry today asking if i was working over the xmas period,which i am,i asked is this a one off(slight pause in his voice) as he probably thought it would be dearer "eh yes but we would like done more often"
his probably got family visiting and his looking to clean the place up for them ,so tomorrow i will visit him and tell him its £15.00 and lets see his face then

ooooooooooooooooooooooo your so harsh 

[davids3511]

Why do people charge so little for one offs? You visit to quote £10 or £15 to maybe not get the job. I won't doa one off for less that £25.00 and I vcery rarely get a no. Truth is I am after regular customers and simply don't care if one off merchants say no to the price.

[GB Window Cleaning]

Why do people charge so little for one offs? You visit to quote £10 or £15 to maybe not get the job. I won't doa one off for less that £25.00 and I vcery rarely get a no. Truth is I am after regular customers and simply don't care if one off merchants say no to the price.

my thought too. here is what i do...

4 wkly  normal price

8 wkly 25% increase

12 wkly 50% increase

1 off 100% increase ( or if i knock on someones door i dont really wont to take on  call it my get out clause!)

i wont budge an inch on these prices either! not untill the day i cant get work then i might rethink my pricing structure!

thanks,

george

[Crystal-clear]

lucky he didnt call me i would have doubled him on first

[G Griffin]

bangladeshi are the worst and Ipswich has some of the worst  ,imo

 at one house the old mum opens the windows every time  ,a curved finger hooks out and she snarls "frames,frames " and closes the window
 i look down to my lad and say "fookin injuns,theres no pleasing them is there"

as we finish i carry my ladder to the van but a younger one collars my lad round the back "tell your mate we"r not fookin injuns,we r from Bangladesh . by the way,are u polish ?
 

 


 

 

[Steve kiff]

bangladeshi are the worst and Ipswich has some of the worst  ,imo

 at one house the old mum opens the windows every time  ,a curved finger hooks out and she snarls "frames,frames " and closes the window
 i look down to my lad and say "fookin injuns,theres no pleasing them is there"

as we finish i carry my ladder to the van but a younger one collars my lad round the back "tell your mate we"r not fookin injuns,we r from Bangladesh . by the way,are u polish ?
 

 


 
 

[CLEANCARE WC]

week before xmas an old bird came over to speak to me,
how much to do my 1 bed house?.
well im doing this one here for 6 quid,its every 6 weeks,theyre every six weeks at 6 quid ,every time
 mm,well i only want it doing as ive family coming over and i tell you now its really dirty
tell u what as its a 1 off i can do it for ten quid ,do it today ,one time only
 oh no not ten,i wont pay 10 and i wont pay 8

ok,lets just forget it then
 yes bye  

Where was this Bobby?

[alanwilson]

I can't believe you lot are even discussing this!

Its a pitance, you're always going to get people who think they should never pay more than £5 for window cleaning.

Just avoid them.

[bobby p]

week before xmas an old bird came over to speak to me,
how much to do my 1 bed house?.
well im doing this one here for 6 quid,its every 6 weeks,theyre every six weeks at 6 quid ,every time
 mm,well i only want it doing as ive family coming over and i tell you now its really dirty
tell u what as its a 1 off i can do it for ten quid ,do it today ,one time only
 oh no not ten,i wont pay 10 and i wont pay 8

ok,lets just forget it then
 yes bye  

Where was this Bobby?

this was in Colchester, im used to her mean sort in Ipswich of course ,but not in Colchester for christ sake . i expect she had moved south from ipswich, come to think of it she was wearing a dull houndstooth coat and no bling ,very Ipswich is that style

[CLEANCARE WC]

week before xmas an old bird came over to speak to me,
how much to do my 1 bed house?.
well im doing this one here for 6 quid,its every 6 weeks,theyre every six weeks at 6 quid ,every time
 mm,well i only want it doing as ive family coming over and i tell you now its really dirty
tell u what as its a 1 off i can do it for ten quid ,do it today ,one time only
 oh no not ten,i wont pay 10 and i wont pay 8

ok,lets just forget it then
 yes bye  

Where was this Bobby?

this was in Colchester, im used to her mean sort in Ipswich of course ,but not in Colchester for christ sake . i expect she had moved south from ipswich, come to think of it she was wearing a dull houndstooth coat and no bling ,very Ipswich is that style

 

[slendersunfish]

One that i love to say in this situation is;

" O.K no problem all i would say to you Madam is please be carefull as there are a number of Rouge window cleaners just out of Borstal and id hate to think your safety and home would be compromised. Always ask to see their CRB Certificate and get references"