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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote EmpireMike Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 27/March/2007 at 11:24pm
    not all non franchise companies low ball - we compete with lots of franchises in our area and xharge the same or more but offer better service , better cleaning
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote SRI Cleaning Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 23/March/2007 at 2:23pm
No way!  The big cleaners are the ones killing us on the prices! Maybe not chem dry, but everytime I turn around, stamely steamer has the 99 dollar deal.
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote bryan Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 23/March/2007 at 1:02pm
Most people pushing price down is the smaller companies. Larger companies can't afford to drop prices.  Coit use to be a 2 man truck now down to one.
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote bgray22 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 23/March/2007 at 8:53am
he says mom and pop cleaners are always low balling??? Aren't the big franchises the ones that usually push prices down???
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote pilediver Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 13/March/2007 at 3:55pm
wheelerman, the guy that started this did so as a barb to get everyone going. Most here understand its probably better to stay away from the franchises.
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote wheelerman Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 13/March/2007 at 3:50pm
    Yup and the guys posting on this board,saying Franchisses are the only way to go will be joining the " I wish I never did that" club right shortly.
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I bet if you asked 10 guys who owned a franchise in this business for 5 or more years that 7 out of 10 of them wished they never got into a franchise agreement.
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote bryan Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 12/March/2007 at 11:34pm
Mr. Clean why do you say franchise is the only way to go?  Thats like

saying Mexican food it the only way to go.  A franchises has its advantage

instant creditability, a proven way of doing business that works for the

company, and so on.  Franchises also have its draw backs such as

territory, prices, and the fact that you will never really own it.  You will

always have someone telling you what you can and cant do.  To me this is
why owning you business trumps all, for you are truly 100% in control.  As

far as cost when I looked into it was some time ago but think you could

start for as little as 35k down, and they would carry you on the rest. 

Considering I just spent about 60k on a truck mount and van, and then

still have advertising cost.  So would say franchise is cheaper unless they

start like you say with a grocery store machine and hatch back. You sound
very convinced that it is better, may be I don't see what you do, but

would like to hear you reasons.  Not the stupid reasons like using a

grocery rental or franchises do better work, because I take more business
away from franchises then smaller businesses.


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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote pilediver Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 12/March/2007 at 7:58pm
Mr. Ream came out of the closet at Mikefest.
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Sure thing Mr.Ream.
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote MR.CLEEN Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 05/March/2007 at 11:54pm
and a bunch of queers too. franchise is the only way to go
it aint the steam that gets it clean
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Hey. They do that to me. Now I know why

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No other way to have it. Like Rodney says, I get No Respect. He's so ugly that the other kids wear masks that look like him on Halloween.
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Hammy Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 05/March/2007 at 6:36pm
I know I am a a**hole!      
Could somebody just clean my carpets!
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