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sunshine windows

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Re: another threat :)
« Reply #40 on: May 23, 2016, 07:16:55 pm »
Will have to remember that one Slap.

By the time you've missed a clean and they contact you to see why, the other cleaner will be a distant memory for them 😂😂😂
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DaveG

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Re: another threat :)
« Reply #41 on: May 23, 2016, 07:30:06 pm »
Quote from: slap bash on May 23, 2016, 07:14:15 pm
I have had a few customers ask me to equal a newbie's price the answer is always yes sure, then when they are happy to go with the lower price. Will be the last time they see me. I have had a few calls to come back after the price drop because I have not come to clean. I tell them I felt blackmail and have had a change of heart and will only clean at the old price. It never goes down well.  But it`s good for me getting my message across.

Someone once said on here, when asked to match a quote.. "Ok, but which ones do you want me to miss"?   ;D
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Fin Clearview

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Re: another threat :)
« Reply #42 on: May 23, 2016, 07:34:14 pm »
Quote from: duncan h on May 21, 2016, 11:48:48 am
I have this women bang loads of flyers out for me CHEAP and fast.
She did a new area for me about 4 month  ago and got quite a few customers.
Asked me if I wanted same area doing again, so said yes.

Just got a call of a guy saying I was canvasing in his area.
I told him I was dropping flyers off and it any bodys area
"its my area mate"
told him I could go anywhere I wanted. No such thing as my patch and to ask his customers if they new they could only have him to clean the windows.
"its my area"
" we will see what happens to you then"
Googled his number and nothing came up  :)

I hope you told him to shut it otherwise you'll shag his mrs aswell  ;D
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Tom White

Re: another threat :)
« Reply #43 on: May 23, 2016, 08:08:33 pm »
Quote from: darryn on May 21, 2016, 01:26:02 pm
how would you feel some one putting flyers threw your doors this guy has probably spent years building up his round and then you come along, i have had it done to me not as nice feeling and you have p""sed him off no wonder he feels the way he does it will happen to you and see how you react  ???

It's a cruel world and it isn't fair.

I guess I'd just have to man up and not worry about it, like I do already.
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Tom White

Re: another threat :)
« Reply #44 on: May 23, 2016, 08:13:14 pm »
I like big jobs, with houses that you can't see from the driveway entrance.  Not many window cleaners would bother to leaflet or canvas jobs like that, especially when they're half-a-mile from the next house.

Luckily enough I live in the Wye Valley and there's lots of rich people here.

I just thought I'd gloat a bit.  Sorry.
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Susan Dean (1stclean)

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Re: another threat :)
« Reply #45 on: May 23, 2016, 09:54:10 pm »
had a windy threaten my daughter last year when she was working for us  , it got sorted very quickly (with in 5 minutes when she rang her dad) not seen him out cleaning  since
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Tosh

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Re: another threat :)
« Reply #46 on: May 23, 2016, 10:23:33 pm »
Why does her dad not go window cleaning because she phones him?
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Re: another threat :)
« Reply #47 on: May 23, 2016, 11:18:58 pm »
Quote from: Slack Bladder on May 23, 2016, 10:23:33 pm
Why does her dad not go window cleaning because she phones him?

 ;D
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Bungle

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Re: another threat :)
« Reply #48 on: May 23, 2016, 11:27:51 pm »
Where's the informative button?  ???
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AuRavelling79

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Re: another threat :)
« Reply #49 on: May 23, 2016, 11:52:25 pm »
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Smurf

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Re: another threat :)
« Reply #50 on: May 23, 2016, 11:56:44 pm »
Quote from: Susan Dean (1stclean) on May 23, 2016, 09:54:10 pm
had a windy threaten my daughter last year when she was working for us  , it got sorted very quickly (with in 5 minutes when she rang her dad) not seen him out cleaning  since

I would have done the same as would have been mad as hell if my daughter had been threatened.
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Johnny B

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Re: another threat :)
« Reply #51 on: May 24, 2016, 12:27:41 am »
Quote from: Smurf on May 23, 2016, 11:56:44 pm
Quote from: Susan Dean (1stclean) on May 23, 2016, 09:54:10 pm
had a windy threaten my daughter last year when she was working for us  , it got sorted very quickly (with in 5 minutes when she rang her dad) not seen him out cleaning  since

I would have done the same as would have been mad as hell if my daughter had been threatened.

My daughter works with me, and if she were ever to be threatened,  I wouldn't be quite the nice guy I am now!

John
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CleanClear

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Re: another threat :)
« Reply #52 on: May 24, 2016, 11:06:00 am »
People are saying about being undercut and it makes other window cleaners angry. Have any of you seen the look on another window cleaners face who has lost a job he got £8 for and they're giving you £15 for the same job?  Now that is funny.
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nathankaye

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Re: another threat :)
« Reply #53 on: May 24, 2016, 12:06:08 pm »
Quote from: CleanClear on May 24, 2016, 11:06:00 am
People are saying about being undercut and it makes other window cleaners angry. Have any of you seen the look on another window cleaners face who has lost a job he got £8 for and they're giving you £15 for the same job?  Now that is funny.

Some yrs ago a group of lads (window cleaners) stood opposite side of road and main lad whos group it was came over to chat. Accusing me of taking some of his work and how i dont want to start a turf war as theres more of them. I laughed, for one ive been in area way longer than him and second, told him how much they are paying me compared to them. That he should go speak withbhis team and not to try n threaten me. That look was priceless
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pikeman

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Re: another threat :)
« Reply #54 on: May 24, 2016, 04:53:47 pm »
Seeing new cleaners every where by me now. Enquiries really slowed up but got a full round so not too concerned. Think its going to be harder in the future to build round. Just glad I'm not just starting out.
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Ian101

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Re: another threat :)
« Reply #55 on: May 24, 2016, 05:16:36 pm »
Quote from: pikeman on May 24, 2016, 04:53:47 pm
Seeing new cleaners every where by me now. Enquiries really slowed up but got a full round so not too concerned. Think its going to be harder in the future to build round. Just glad I'm not just starting out.

could be correct but the old hands prob said the same every year since 1805 or when ever window cleaning was invented
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pikeman

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Re: another threat :)
« Reply #56 on: May 24, 2016, 05:28:36 pm »
That's true just easier now with wfp. No need climb ladders which I think would put a large percentage off Window cleaning. Plus with the Internet and forums like this a lot of information at the click of a button. I came across this forum back in 2008 when I was a bricklayer and when I saw the posts about earnings thought ill give it a go. Not a top earner but earn a decent living
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tlwcs

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Re: another threat :)
« Reply #57 on: May 24, 2016, 05:38:07 pm »
Quote from: pikeman on May 24, 2016, 05:28:36 pm
That's true just easier now with wfp. No need climb ladders which I think would put a large percentage off Window cleaning. Plus with the Internet and forums like this a lot of information at the click of a button. I came across this forum back in 2008 when I was a bricklayer and when I saw the posts about earnings thought ill give it a go. Not a top earner but earn a decent living

They've got to do it yet.
They've got the van, kit and website, but still have to get out of bed every day to do it
The messers, the fair weather custards, the cold and the wet and under priced work.
If they make it through this, then their competition but many won't and the lure of their old job or a new venture will see them bow out.
On another forum it seems to be littered with new starters asking the daft questions we all did, but it makes me wonder if they got dressed themselves.
Worry about your own business, nothing else matters
Tony
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pikeman

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Re: another threat :)
« Reply #58 on: May 24, 2016, 06:00:24 pm »
That's true Tony took me nearly 2 years to build a decent round doing a bit of bricklaying to fill the gaps as you say not easy let's hope for a bad winter to see a few off lol
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G Griffin

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Re: another threat :)
« Reply #59 on: May 24, 2016, 09:22:38 pm »
Quote from: Smurf on May 23, 2016, 11:56:44 pm
Quote from: Susan Dean (1stclean) on May 23, 2016, 09:54:10 pm
had a windy threaten my daughter last year when she was working for us  , it got sorted very quickly (with in 5 minutes when she rang her dad) not seen him out cleaning  since

I would have done the same as would have been mad as hell if my daughter had been threatened.
Me three.
I'd ring my dad to sort it out.
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