[jouk45]

was out tonight collecting, well tried to.  not one person in,  it must be great to get a wage packet with all your money in one go, do they ever give it a thought how we get paid, or that we have bills to pay just llike them, or do they think we get a special rate for petrol to run after them night after night, i dont think so, 

[L.J.S cleaning]

i know what you mean i had one of those weeks last week.

[AuRavelling79]

Me no collect - me wait for gentle thud of cheques on mat.

[Steve CM]

i really can't see the point in collecting i always have a debt leaving SAE but constantly have a rolling amount coming in. For any real trouble payers i just ring them up and get nasty not really but i very rarely don't get my money

[jouk45]

yes its been one of those weeks, just peed of with all the running around, the ones you do catch, o my husbands not home, nicely i say will come back, or to save me troubling you, you could leave it under the mat or plant pot, o yes good idea, go back, surprise nothing?? lol

[dave.e]

hi guys if you have any problems and i have said it befor go round on a sunday tea time park over drive and collect it then this is what i do if i get any problems and it works a treat.dave

[jouk45]

to some folk collecting on a sunday is a no no,  well round here it is, looks like i may have to do online payments

[jr windows]

I stopped collecting after Christmas. I leave stamped address envelopes and I've had many a customer say when I go and clean a month later I'm not sending a cheque for that small amount. We can't win.

[dave.e]

to some folk collecting on a sunday is a no no,  well round here it is, looks like i may have to do online payments
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 Hi  jouk45 i know thay don,t like you going round on a sunday we would not have to if thay paid there god dam bill on time so

[jouk45]

i thought about offering a small discount if they paid on time, then i look in there driveways and see mercs boats the best of gear, and i think,  no i dont think the 20p discount would help them 

[martinsadie]

was out tonight collecting, well tried to.  not one person in,  it must be great to get a wage packet with all your money in one go, do they ever give it a thought how we get paid, or that we have bills to pay just llike them, or do they think we get a special rate for petrol to run after them night after night, i dont think so, 

looks desperate collecting on a Monday,save yourself hassle and just collect on Thursday and Friday,most people in and have money 

[jouk45]

was out tonight collecting, well tried to.  not one person in,  it must be great to get a wage packet with all your money in one go, do they ever give it a thought how we get paid, or that we have bills to pay just llike them, or do they think we get a special rate for petrol to run after them night after night, i dont think so, 

looks desperate collecting on a Monday,save yourself hassle and just collect on Thursday and Friday,most people in and have money 

i did try friday, i collect between 5pm and 7pm what annoys me more, is when there are cars in the driveway, and they dont answer 

[martinsadie]

i do the two nights and if i think someones in i knock harder or even go round the back

[krave]

i do the two nights and if i think someones in i knock harder or even go round the back

lol

[jouk45]

i do the two nights and if i think someones in i knock harder or even go round the back

no way stan    what if the gate is locked, dont tell me lol

[NBwcs]

Strange that, i went collecting on a monday a couple of weeks ago and got a right result, been thinking of changing the collecting day permanently.

[jouk45]

Strange that, i went collecting on a monday a couple of weeks ago and got a right result, been thinking of changing the collecting day permanently.

you could be right, folk get payed and then go shopping in the evening, but then i tried tonight with no joy,
could be just a one off, i hope

[leapstallbuildings]

I stopped collecting after Christmas. I leave stamped address envelopes and I've had many a customer say when I go and clean a month later I'm not sending a cheque for that small amount. We can't win.

So charge them more to make it worth them sending it   

[Window Washers]

i thought about offering a small discount if they paid on time, then i look in there driveways and see mercs boats the best of gear, and i think,  no i dont think the 20p discount would help them 

offer them a late payment charge, they will send it

I stopped collection for the very reason yuo got, driving to cambridge, 2 hours collection and not one person in, from then on I stopped, every customer pays by cheque or online now, far less hassle, I just leave an invoice. with payment terms on with a date.

[Ian Lancaster]

I stopped collecting after Christmas. I leave stamped address envelopes and I've had many a customer say when I go and clean a month later I'm not sending a cheque for that small amount. We can't win.

We have a minimum charge of £10, but I still have lots of jobs from before I introduced that, so I leave a 'windows cleaned' ticket with the words 'collect next time' written on it.  When the debt gets past the £10 mark I leave an SAE