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gto

  • Posts: 682
think i have had an udercutter
« on: August 06, 2013, 11:22:59 am »
i have received 3 letter form customers in a small cul de sac, all cancelling me.
i have cleaned them for over 3 years now, and they where cleaned before that by someone else.
all cleaned WFP for over 5 years, 2 of the letters say they have been looking for a trad cleaner for a while.
all the windows are always still clean from my last visit aswell. thats why i'm 6 weekly now.

all 3 letters arrived yesterday and today, so i think someone has undercut me.
they are well priced, so have never put prices up.

just a bit pee'd off now, i still have 3 in the cul de sac. that i don't really feel like doing now.

gto

  • Posts: 682
Re: think i have had an udercutter
« Reply #1 on: August 06, 2013, 11:35:00 am »
actually thinking about it, the ones i have lost are.

the guy that i didn't get paid until april for his december and february cleans.
the woman that i have to go back to last, as her gate is always locked.
and the last one i have only done about 6 times.


wpclean

Re: think i have had an udercutter
« Reply #2 on: August 06, 2013, 11:53:05 am »
It happens like that sometimes, you will always get the one person who hates wfp, and will convince their neighbors to change !       

gto

  • Posts: 682
Re: think i have had an udercutter
« Reply #3 on: August 06, 2013, 12:00:09 pm »
the slower payer has all leaded windows, with big bushes in front of them.
so the traders will have fun with that one

supernova77

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Re: think i have had an udercutter
« Reply #4 on: August 06, 2013, 05:56:55 pm »
Sorry to hear that gto... Maybe a canvassing company has been around? Where are you based?

Andy

robertphil

  • Posts: 1511
Re: think i have had an udercutter
« Reply #5 on: August 06, 2013, 06:03:07 pm »
keep an eye out for somebody following you/watching while you work who then goes door knocking the houses they see you clean at

this happened to me

MATT BATEMAN (OWC)

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Re: think i have had an udercutter
« Reply #6 on: August 06, 2013, 06:03:51 pm »
Soon another customer will appear on a different road and you will make headway in picking up new work there. Roads come and go; they serve a purpose and are replaced.

You don't know it at the time that they have a purpose, it's only once they're gone you truly understand why they were there in the first place.

MATT BATEMAN (OWC)

  • Posts: 1821
Re: think i have had an udercutter
« Reply #7 on: August 06, 2013, 06:04:31 pm »
The Grifter will be along shortly to make an innuendo about your typo ;0)

Panorama

  • Posts: 524
Re: think i have had an udercutter
« Reply #8 on: August 06, 2013, 06:19:44 pm »
Last weeki had someone ask me how much I charge whilst he was posting flyers for roofing services, how much would you charge was my retort, err don't know really was the reply, that's no good then is it said I , ok then £25 he said ( I work in hartlepool north east ) really, good luck then fella  :)

bobplum

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Re: think i have had an udercutter
« Reply #9 on: August 06, 2013, 08:23:25 pm »
Soon another customer will appear on a different road and you will make headway in picking up new work there. Roads come and go; they serve a purpose and are replaced.

You don't know it at the time that they have a purpose, it's only once they're gone you truly understand why they were there in the first place.

you forgot to say "grasshopper"

MATT BATEMAN (OWC)

  • Posts: 1821
Re: think i have had an udercutter
« Reply #10 on: August 06, 2013, 08:48:33 pm »
Grasshopper.