[Highrise]

Went to the supermarket today (Morrisons)
and started to hand out flyers to customers leaving the store...

We were there for 4 hours asking people if they have a window cleaner or if they would like to have their windows cleaned...?

What a good responce we had....

I got 24 address's and will be going round Wed/Thus and Friday eve to price them all up...

Sainsbury's tomorrow then Asda on Thurday back to Morrisons on Friday....

One thing I will say is i'm sure Saturday would be a very good day to do as the people who work during the week will be off work for the weekend...

[michael papworth]

Did you get permission from the manager first?

There are two lines of thought on this:

1 - Get permission and do things properly. Requires setting up meetings, putting your case, making presentations etc.

2 - Don't get permission first and be prepared to apologise profusely. Requires no preparation.

[MNWC]

Just get on with it  :

More rules and regs

Ive never done that before but ive always said it could get a good result !!

Marcus...

[alan andrewswestsi]

brilliant idea , i was thinking of doing exactly this in my local shopping centre , will deffo do it now , thanks for a great post regards alan

[cvdewsbury]

you are a very innovative and forward thinking young window cleaner,,10/10

[colley614]

Was thinking about doing that myself. Did you have any problems with the staff?

[JSMC]

just flyer the cars in car park

[Highrise]

Did have a slight problem as one of the staff asked if we had permission...

A manager did come out and said you do need permisson and that we need to put it in wrighting....

But he did say, You've got a lot of the flyers out anyway and smiled 

[matt]

try the posher supermarkets

better class of customer 

that was a post in the style of some1, can any1 gues who ? ? ?? ?

 

[steve jamieson]

79   UK Window Cleaning Forum / Window Cleaning Issues / Re: canvassing bloody hard  on: August 02, 2006, 05:02:07 PM 
hi Gary , the best way i have found to pick up new customers is to stand outside the local supermarket , there is a little londis store in the middle of a big development where part of my round is ,which is used by mostly local residents . I simply ask if i could take there post code ,if its AL1 bingo the area i work, i then  ask if there windows have been cleaned recently or  do they have a wc ask what type house 3 4 bed ect  . offer to give them  quote , after only about 1-2 hours you should have about 25 leads, this method takes you to places you proberbly wouldnt  canvass . give them a rough estimate there and then i say between £10 and £20  as ive turned up before and the lady said she was only paying £4.50 to the last guy . Qualify them then close them . Good Luck   Steve J
   
 

[Sanity]

As people come from far and wide to the big supermarkets, did you not have a problem if people were too far from your normal round?  Or are you like me and will take on anyone anywhere

[Stevie G]

Did have a slight problem as one of the staff asked if we had permission...

A manager did come out and said you do need permisson and that we need to put it in wrighting....

But he did say, You've got a lot of the flyers out anyway and smiled 

obviously you always need permission. but if you do write in for permission
morrisons charge £1000 +vat for a week.  the others prob wont even
bother replying. if you can get away it then good luck becouse in my
opinion we are not doing any harm. but be warned your on cctv
and if the manager is a job worth they can prosecute and in some
cases do you for litter.   

[Rogue Trader]

i spent all day one sunday stopping people and flyering cars in sainsburys and Waitrose i got 1 job ..... following weekend i did door knocking and picked up around 10 new custies ..... i wont be flyering at supermarkets again.

[Highrise]

try the posher supermarkets

better class of customer 



 

I thought Morrisons was posh 

[dave0123]

spent all day one sunday stopping people and flyering cars in sainsburys and Waitrose i got 1 job ....

i didnt think you were alowed to stick leaflets under car window wipers these days? 

[Highrise]

As people come from far and wide to the big supermarkets, did you not have a problem if people were too far from your normal round?  Or are you like me and will take on anyone anywhere

Some people come from areas that we don't do BUT you can go and have a look at them and if you want to do them at least it's your choice....

[colley614]

I phoned asda in Bromborough yesterday after reading this and I couldn't get a yes or no from anyone. Was transfered 7 times.

[Highrise]

Went out today and followed up on some of the address that I got from people outside morrisons....

Did 4 of them today and picked up 3 more customers = 7
and priced up 3 more from morrisons ( will await phonecalls)
6 are mthly and 1 is 2 mthly ~

Not bad so fair
I will be doing supermarkets again...

[colley614]

I will have a go myself tomorrow I think. I really want to get a lot of domestics in for this summer so I need to really get out there and get the work in. Even if you end up in loads of different areas, you can always leaflet drop the areas you have picked work up in.