Today i went to clean a new customers windows. 3 windows at the front, 2 up 1 down with a glass front door. 1 high window on the side, 4 windows at the rear, 2 up 2 down. My normal price for this house would be £10 as the front windows were quite large. When i told the customer the price he nearly fell over, said his old window cleaner (who hadn't turned up for months?!) charged him a fiver?
He said i'd made such a good job though he was prepared to pay £7, when i asked if he was to be a regular customer he said oh yes, monthly i asked? no he said, the old window cleaner was monthly but you've done such a good job that we only require you every 6 weeks?? Done me not only on price but frequency as well!! Anyway before i gave him the price he'd gone a knocked a couple of doors in the street and got me 2 other interested customers, so off i went after i'd finished his windows to give the other potential customers a price. First off next door, knocked the door and said i'm here to price up your windows to which she replied sharply "well they'll be the same as next door" to which i replied "Oh sorry, i didn't know they were EXACTLY the same, didn't know if you perhaps had a conservatory or patio doors maybe? No she said, and you can't do the window above the front door because you cant stand on the porch, it won't take your weight, and its new!! I only weigh about 12 stone! She didn't seem to like me much. So over the road i go to the other customers house, not great access to the windows because of overgrown plants/weeds, same style house as the others with a small extension on the side and also one to the rear, normal price would be about £13. Out of interest i asked what the old window cleaner charged? £5.50 she replied, i cant do it for that i said, be a bit more than that i said, so she's going to get back to me now because she thinks even £7 is too much?? Am i being played?