[kevinc]

ok guys,the father in law phoned us up the other night can i clean his windows from now on as he's past cleaning them-point is do i charge or not?to be honest for them i'm hung on the back of a door ready to do things as and when(they phone up once a year to ask about the kids etc,)don't get me wrong i get on with father in law-not the mother as can be expected (she's a tight arsed yorkshire woman)nothing wrong with that though but how can/do i approach this one?they'll expect not to pay but we're running a bussiness here-what do you think?

[daz1977]

how long will it take u, how far are they away from you,  and is not doing worth the hassel of your wife

[mci services]

i always say i know the guy that does that area, they are good window cleaners and i will have a word if you want. as i am choka block.

either that or get my wife to say youve no chance he wont do our windows i have to pay a window cleaner(and this is true)

[Nathanael Jones]

Before you even start work say "Listen, you're family and I don't think it'd be right to charge you,... but if you want to buy someting small for the little un's instead of paying me, that's your call".

Makes you out to be the good guy & they'll feel mighty guilty if they don't get something for the kids each time you clean!

[kevinc]

there not far away,wife doesn't mind as they don't see her that much-black sheep an all-i guess it would take either me or the wife(both clean)ten/fifteen minuites tops

[daz1977]

u know that if you charge them, then you will get called,  i would do them once every 2 months and dump the kids on them for an hour as payment

[kevinc]

hi nat,was just talking to the missus about joining the guild the other week glad you reminded me!do you supply logos for two vans on one subsciption(where from yorkshire)

[macmac]

By the sounds of it, you've nothing to lose anyway so I'd give it a miss to be honest mate. Concentrate on paying customers, who are also nice people!

[simon smith50]

charge them
you said your running a business unless you can do it when you go for sunday lunch like i do take sunday lunch for 4 as payment . b4 you ask my motherinlaws sunday roast is to die for . well worth a few clean windows .
just my opinion .

[Nathanael Jones]

hi nat,was just talking to the missus about joining the guild the other week glad you reminded me!do you supply logos for two vans on one subsciption(where from yorkshire)

There's 3 van stickers in the standard member pack,.. but if you need more they're only £3 each.

[Blue Frog Systems]

I clean my mother in laws house and charge her full price !

Sounds like they only ring when they want something, so i wouldnt bother to be honest.

If they treat your wife like a black sheep, why not them

[kevinc]

nat,whats included in the pack?

[Nathanael Jones]

Everything you see here,... the  decals don't say 2009 anymore tho!
 

[Niall McAllister]

You don't charge family.
this might be what it takes to get them back together.
 was said above, do them every other month

[Niall McAllister]

Everything you see here,... the  decals don't say 2009 anymore tho!
 

will you be including your W.I. jam recipes 

[martinsadie]

if you charge family your not much of a man,right time of year to bring it up Scrooge 

[Blue Frog Systems]

My mother in law gets charged at my wifes say so

Business is business

[windowcleaninginessex.co.uk]

My mother in law gets charged at my wifes say so

Business is business

Just charge  a Sunday dinner

[daniel worgan]

there not far away,wife doesn't mind as they don't see her that much-black sheep an all-i guess it would take either me or the wife(both clean)ten/fifteen minuites tops

They dont see the kids very often yet they live nearby,your wife is the black sheep of the family....yeh right go round there and clean all their gutters as well :
Tell them politely to p i s s off

[JRDEasiReach]

I charge my mother, my granny, my uncle and my sis n law to clean their windows, the in laws dont want me to clean theirs Im running a business and would be severely out of pocket if i didnt charge them.  They all get a reduced rate though, with my uncle getting off the most of the lot