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Steven Biggs

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Competition
« on: April 01, 2020, 04:01:04 pm »
Out working today . 2 guys out door knocking . They saw me working . Came up to me to have a word . Self employed plasterers . They have been knocking on a morning and cleaning em that afternoon. They did 15 last week and 13 so far this week . They were dressed decent enough and a nice van . Doing em trad .
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harleyman

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Re: Competition
« Reply #1 on: April 01, 2020, 04:04:43 pm »
Soon get fed up☺
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G Griffin

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Re: Competition
« Reply #2 on: April 01, 2020, 04:06:26 pm »
Quote from: Steven Biggs on April 01, 2020, 04:01:04 pm
Out working today . 2 guys out door knocking . They saw me working . Came up to me to have a word . Self employed plasterers . They have been knocking on a morning and cleaning em that afternoon. They did 15 last week and 13 so far this week . They were dressed decent enough and a nice van . Doing em trad .
Three's a social gathering .
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NWH

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Re: Competition
« Reply #3 on: April 01, 2020, 04:25:33 pm »
Quote from: Steven Biggs on April 01, 2020, 04:01:04 pm
Out working today . 2 guys out door knocking . They saw me working . Came up to me to have a word . Self employed plasterers . They have been knocking on a morning and cleaning em that afternoon. They did 15 last week and 13 so far this week . They were dressed decent enough and a nice van . Doing em trad .
It’ll happen
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swanson

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Re: Competition
« Reply #4 on: April 01, 2020, 04:34:05 pm »
They won’t last long.
As soon as there work start picking up you won’t see them.
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NWH

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Re: Competition
« Reply #5 on: April 01, 2020, 04:47:42 pm »
Yeah but by then people will be seriously stressed out they’ve lost over half there work.
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PHILIP HARDY

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Re: Competition
« Reply #6 on: April 01, 2020, 06:27:14 pm »
Quote from: NWH on April 01, 2020, 04:47:42 pm
Yeah but by then people will be seriously stressed out they’ve lost over half there work.
It sounds like some are seriously stressed out already !!
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Bungle

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Re: Competition
« Reply #7 on: April 01, 2020, 06:29:51 pm »
Quote from: Steven Biggs on April 01, 2020, 04:01:04 pm
Out working today . 2 guys out door knocking . They saw me working . Came up to me to have a word . Self employed plasterers . They have been knocking on a morning and cleaning em that afternoon. They did 15 last week and 13 so far this week . They were dressed decent enough and a nice van . Doing em trad .

Sounds like a sweet spot of an area. OP has missed an opportunity there.
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The Jester of Wibbly

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Re: Competition
« Reply #8 on: April 01, 2020, 06:30:14 pm »
I spotted this post and though....... 'great, what am I going to win?'.  ;D
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Slacky

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Re: Competition
« Reply #9 on: April 01, 2020, 06:46:51 pm »
Quote from: The Jester of Wibbly on April 01, 2020, 06:30:14 pm
I spotted this post and though....... 'great, what am I going to win?'.  ;D

Half an SLX.
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The Jester of Wibbly

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Re: Competition
« Reply #10 on: April 01, 2020, 07:00:18 pm »
Quote from: Slacky on April 01, 2020, 06:46:51 pm
Quote from: The Jester of Wibbly on April 01, 2020, 06:30:14 pm
I spotted this post and though....... 'great, what am I going to win?'.  ;D

Half an SLX.

 ;D ;D ;D
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Steven Biggs

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Re: Competition
« Reply #11 on: April 01, 2020, 08:09:26 pm »
Quote from: Bungle on April 01, 2020, 06:29:51 pm
Quote from: Steven Biggs on April 01, 2020, 04:01:04 pm
Out working today . 2 guys out door knocking . They saw me working . Came up to me to have a word . Self employed plasterers . They have been knocking on a morning and cleaning em that afternoon. They did 15 last week and 13 so far this week . They were dressed decent enough and a nice van . Doing em trad .

Sounds like a sweet spot of an area. OP has missed an opportunity there.
wrong . Unlike most on here , I am not constantly advertising, door knocking , or leafleting . I have more than enough customers . Always had . I lose very little . Just last year I gave 200 houses to my son . Gratis , but if you want I can give you the area and you can knock the doors as well . It is swarmed with cleaners . But I never lose any of mine . 👍
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Shrek

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Re: Competition
« Reply #12 on: April 01, 2020, 08:17:58 pm »
Competition..... 2 plasterers out of work 😂

Bring it on 😆, they’ll certainly sack it all off as soon as they can start plastering again that’s for sure!
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deeege

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Re: Competition
« Reply #13 on: April 01, 2020, 08:22:47 pm »
Why would they sack it off? Window cleaning is a hell of a lot easier than plastering. I don’t know a single plasterer get to 40 that’s body isn’t completely knackered.
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Shrek

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Re: Competition
« Reply #14 on: April 01, 2020, 08:32:37 pm »
Swapping plastering for trad window cleaning  ;D     Ok ::)roll
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CleanClear

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Re: Competition
« Reply #15 on: April 01, 2020, 08:37:35 pm »
Quote from: Shrek on April 01, 2020, 08:17:58 pm
Competition..... 2 plasterers out of work 😂



 ;D ;D
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deeege

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Re: Competition
« Reply #16 on: April 01, 2020, 08:47:00 pm »
Quote from: Shrek on April 01, 2020, 08:32:37 pm
Swapping plastering for trad window cleaning  ;D     Ok ::)roll

I missed the trad part tbh, but I stand by what I said, wfp and trad is still a lot less physical work than plastering.
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Stoots

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Re: Competition
« Reply #17 on: April 01, 2020, 09:23:52 pm »
Fair play. It's a great time to knock with everyone being in.

And if you've got the balls to knock doors in the middle of a global pandemic you deserve the success.
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H2GoKent

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Re: Competition
« Reply #18 on: April 01, 2020, 09:28:13 pm »
Quote from: Steven Biggs on April 01, 2020, 04:01:04 pm
Out working today . 2 guys out door knocking . They saw me working . Came up to me to have a word . Self employed plasterers . They have been knocking on a morning and cleaning em that afternoon. They did 15 last week and 13 so far this week . They were dressed decent enough and a nice van . Doing em trad .
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You only have their word for it that have done that many, and if they are winning a lot fo very quickly that might mean they are too cheap, so they'll soon get fed up
Sometimes people will fib about their success to try worry you
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Steven Biggs

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Re: Competition
« Reply #19 on: April 01, 2020, 10:13:06 pm »
Yes . They could have been lying about how many they had picked up . But I certainly wasnt worried . They even knocked a couple I had just done . I laughed . But they did seem decent lads ,not chavy. Agree with deegee . Any form of window cleaning is easier than plastering . I think that is just about the hardest of the trades . Like Gomo said , got some balls knocking at the moment .
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