Tough Being On Top
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Topic: Tough Being On Top
Posted By: Waldo
Subject: Tough Being On Top
Date Posted: 28/March/2005 at 11:22pm
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Your lucky I am not cleaning in your area. My customers are getting clean carpets with dry times less then a hour. Step it up.
------------- I Give My Customers What They Want: Clean and Dry Carpets |
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Posted By: danmarck82
Date Posted: 29/March/2005 at 12:17am
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Before I had a chance to use the green glide I would have told you that
were getting to close to your solvents. It is not out of the realm of possibilities. I would never have believed the 1 1/2 hour dry time on a commercial job I did Saturday unless I had been there doing the work. I am still cautious but swayed. It was a good first Impression. We are not your competition Mark , just other carpet cleaners out here trying to learn. NO need Gloating, but thanks for reaffirming that dry times can be better than ever before thought. |
Posted By: Waldo
Date Posted: 29/March/2005 at 12:28am
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Who is Mark? ------------- I Give My Customers What They Want: Clean and Dry Carpets |
Posted By: Superglide Ken
Date Posted: 29/March/2005 at 1:10am
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Dan: If you think the Greenglide works good , wait to you try out the Superglide. It drys the carpets even faster and cleans even better. ------------- Inventor of the Teflon Wand Glide and the Turboteck Rotary Air Duct Cleaners for TMs. |
Posted By: danmarck82
Date Posted: 29/March/2005 at 1:11am
| Waldo. Is your real name not Mark Waldron? |
Posted By: danmarck82
Date Posted: 29/March/2005 at 1:12am
| Kenny unless I have a way of trying yours I will never know. |
Posted By: danmarck82
Date Posted: 29/March/2005 at 1:22am
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I'm a tryin before i'm a buyin!
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Posted By: Superglide Ken
Date Posted: 29/March/2005 at 11:16am
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Tell me what wand you have now Dan and I will send you one to try out for yourself.
BTW, his name is MIKE WALDRON. ------------- Inventor of the Teflon Wand Glide and the Turboteck Rotary Air Duct Cleaners for TMs. |
Posted By: MR. STEAMER
Date Posted: 29/March/2005 at 11:45am
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Waldo... 3bedroom hall and flt of steps... how much for security carpert care??? ------------- www.mr-steamer.com |
Posted By: doug
Date Posted: 29/March/2005 at 11:59am
I thougth Mile Waldron used to be on with super Dave Osborne??I think they dress alike. ------------- Just My opinion |
Posted By: Waldo
Date Posted: 29/March/2005 at 7:45pm
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Steamy Just like the quote I gave you on the phone. 20 bucks for each bedroom traffic area-if there are no walk in closets. 10 bucks for the hallway. 2 dollars a step. Then you called back while I was in the middle of a job. You asked about a sofa 65 bucks, 50 bucks for the love seat and 25 for the chair. When you called back in the middle of the job again. I told you to call me back as I was cleaning. By the way after I got off the phone with you I sold protector to the job I was on. By the way if you want protector half the cost of cleaning for the above quote. Have a nice day Steamey. By the way I hope your wife is feeling better as you told me she was in the hospital.
------------- I Give My Customers What They Want: Clean and Dry Carpets |
Posted By: MR. STEAMER
Date Posted: 29/March/2005 at 7:57pm
HUH?? ------------- www.mr-steamer.com |
Posted By: PadMan
Date Posted: 29/March/2005 at 8:02pm
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Always better always faster, now at least he is competing with others, before each week he was competing with himself...LOL ------------- Converting HWE customer to VLM customers for 30 Years! |
Posted By: MR. STEAMER
Date Posted: 29/March/2005 at 9:28pm
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After getting over the confusing issue of your post... I see that your prices are no higher than mine... hmmm I to charge 20 dollars a room... I charge 60 for a Sofa... 50 for a love seat 35 for a chair.... I too sell gard at 50% and deo at 25% I'm running a spring special 2 rooms for $40 I charge a hall as a full area... Waldo our prices are about the same....hmmmm I guess you couldn't get fjorking prices either... there are 200 carpet cleaners in my area... I have to get these people to choose me....I'm not lowballing I'm just balling ------------- www.mr-steamer.com |
Posted By: doug
Date Posted: 29/March/2005 at 9:37pm
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Mr. Steamer: Our prices are not that far off except for the room cleaning. A standard 7' couch starts @$75. $10.50 plf 5' loveseat starts @$55. Chair with no arm $35. to $40. Arm chair or reclyner start @$ 50. I have a $60.00 min. that cleans up to 200 sq. ft. For op cleaning we are cleaning a house on Sat. for I think $0.40 a sq. ft. She never even questioned the amount it was booked before I went to fFlorida. We are finding that $0.30 per sq ft is not enough with the price of everything. By the way I was getting $60.00 for a three cushion couch 20 years ago??? ------------- Just My opinion |
Posted By: MR. STEAMER
Date Posted: 29/March/2005 at 9:39pm
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you'll be luck to be getting 30 bucks 20 years from now...lol ------------- www.mr-steamer.com |
Posted By: doug
Date Posted: 29/March/2005 at 9:41pm
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Back then I paid I think $3500 for the turn key business. I got the van all equipment and all the headakes. Back then I made money. ------------- Just My opinion |
Posted By: MR. STEAMER
Date Posted: 29/March/2005 at 9:44pm
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Still in my short time CC'ing I think I've made GREAT!!!money!!!... subbing or doing what ever... I have never been broke always something coming in... a check from a commercial job, some one calls you for a quickie. The way to make it in life is cash flow... as long as the cash is flowing you'll be alright ------------- www.mr-steamer.com |
Posted By: doug
Date Posted: 29/March/2005 at 9:48pm
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Mine flows out constantly. ------------- Just My opinion |
Posted By: MR. STEAMER
Date Posted: 29/March/2005 at 9:51pm
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but as long at it flows in again...... laundry ------------- www.mr-steamer.com |
Posted By: doug
Date Posted: 29/March/2005 at 9:52pm
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Trickles in. flows out. ------------- Just My opinion |
Posted By: MR. STEAMER
Date Posted: 29/March/2005 at 9:53pm
After all this name calling from Waldo and his prices are just about the same... I can't believe it ------------- www.mr-steamer.com |
Posted By: Waldo
Date Posted: 29/March/2005 at 9:53pm
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Steamer those are bedroom prices. 20 bucks for traffic lanes with no furniture moving. Your are doing living rooms for 20 bucks. Not me. 2 rooms for 40 bucks no way. PS quit calling me during the day when my machine is making money.
------------- I Give My Customers What They Want: Clean and Dry Carpets |
Posted By: MR. STEAMER
Date Posted: 29/March/2005 at 9:56pm
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wasn't me... why would I want to waste my time calling you???? I don't move any furniture...why??? because I book the calls myself... I tell them move their crap and Vac please... they always do... I never had a problem...
------------- www.mr-steamer.com |
Posted By: doug
Date Posted: 29/March/2005 at 9:56pm
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He gives his customers what they want. ------------- Just My opinion |
Posted By: MR. STEAMER
Date Posted: 29/March/2005 at 10:00pm
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my first flyer ever 57 calls... around 15 40 dollar calls... which is about 1/3 already the April special I've booked 19 since sunday... .. My point the phone is ringing... we all can't be fjorkin... not even Waldo of the Golden Wand ------------- www.mr-steamer.com |
Posted By: doug
Date Posted: 29/March/2005 at 10:06pm
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But we can still be successful??? ------------- Just My opinion |
Posted By: MR. STEAMER
Date Posted: 29/March/2005 at 10:08pm
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yes doug I think so.... If your a smart business man and a smart cleaner anything can happen ------------- www.mr-steamer.com |
Posted By: doug
Date Posted: 29/March/2005 at 10:15pm
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We all can't be cleaning at the end of the rainbow? I have survived this long. Hopefully I can last awhile longer. ------------- Just My opinion |
Posted By: Waldo
Date Posted: 29/March/2005 at 10:31pm
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40 dollar jobs. Great job Steamer. Not even close to my prices. ------------- I Give My Customers What They Want: Clean and Dry Carpets |
Posted By: MR. STEAMER
Date Posted: 29/March/2005 at 10:44pm
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65 dollar min ... wow you lowballer....lol actually my prices are higher...lol I just have a nice spring sprecial running...lol ------------- www.mr-steamer.com |
Posted By: doug
Date Posted: 29/March/2005 at 10:46pm
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I don't have spring specials. ------------- Just My opinion |
Posted By: MR. STEAMER
Date Posted: 29/March/2005 at 10:50pm
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I'm new doug... totally new... except for my own personal customers, which I do have a lot of this is my first main stream advertising that I have ever done under the Steamer banner... all these customers are totally new to me ------------- www.mr-steamer.com |
Posted By: MR. STEAMER
Date Posted: 29/March/2005 at 10:51pm
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in my area... mostly new homes... no shacks out here... no slums either... great area to start off... I love it ------------- www.mr-steamer.com |
Posted By: doug
Date Posted: 29/March/2005 at 10:53pm
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I trade you some nice farm houses. ------------- Just My opinion |
Posted By: MR. STEAMER
Date Posted: 29/March/2005 at 10:55pm
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I've been to some of those up in Caledon... I couldn't tell if the barn was inside or out...lol ------------- www.mr-steamer.com |
Posted By: doug
Date Posted: 29/March/2005 at 10:56pm
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Time to earn your money, ------------- Just My opinion |