look at this... ad in the paper
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Topic: look at this... ad in the paper
Posted By: MR. STEAMER
Subject: look at this... ad in the paper
Date Posted: 22/January/2005 at 10:32pm
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The Mississauga News Carpet Cleaning section : 718 SPECIAL Carpet /Upholstery. 5 rooms/ hallway/ stairs $75.00. Sofa /Loveseat/ Chair $40.00. 1 room $12.00 416-827-4934.
see see see... I hate this crap ------------- www.mr-steamer.com |
Replies:
Posted By: doug
Date Posted: 22/January/2005 at 11:04pm
Mr. Steamer: Now you know how I feel when the so called big companies hit my one horse town. ------------- Just My opinion |
Posted By: doug
Date Posted: 22/January/2005 at 11:05pm
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Mr. Steamer: Maybe I should call. Do you think they would have an out of town surcharge? ------------- Just My opinion |
Posted By: Superglide Ken
Date Posted: 23/January/2005 at 4:17am
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Terrible pricing you got there Mr. Steamer. Heck, maybe the guy is using a TM to do it too. At least when I was cleaning houses in the GTA 26 years ago, I was getting $99 per house and only had to use a steamex single vac portable machine that I bought used from Ted for $600. ------------- Inventor of the Teflon Wand Glide and the Turboteck Rotary Air Duct Cleaners for TMs. |
Posted By: Jim Lynch
Date Posted: 23/January/2005 at 4:33am
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You don't have a monopoly on idiot pricing... From my local rag here in Brisbane... 5 rooms for $60 30 years experience 4 average rooms and hallway $55 20 years experience 3-5 average rooms $65 plus FREE deodourising FREE basic internal pest control or FREE internal flea control 5 av rooms $55 Includes FREE Pest treatment FREE sanitising, deodourising and stain removal Budget carpet cleaning $45 min Nights and weekends available Not the market I choose to target. Jim |
Posted By: doug
Date Posted: 23/January/2005 at 10:02am
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Will clean for food and gas?? ------------- Just My opinion |
Posted By: Willy Parsons
Date Posted: 23/January/2005 at 11:38am
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They will feed you beans and give you gas. ------------- Certified to be certifiable. |
Posted By: PadMan
Date Posted: 23/January/2005 at 2:16pm
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I never bother reading what prices the competition is charging, it has NOTHING to do with me or my customers so it is irrevelant. ------------- Converting HWE customer to VLM customers for 30 Years! |
Posted By: Lisa Smith
Date Posted: 23/January/2005 at 3:39pm
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Steamer, The cheapest price only draws the cheapest clients. Price is only one small slice of the pie, just like you can focus more on certain aspects of the cleaning pie (CHAT: chemistry, heat, aggitation, time) to make up for other areas you lack in, you can do the same with the "marketing/service" pie. Service business pie: - Customer service - Image - Price - Quality - Scope of services/products -Trustworthiness If you are weak on one aspect, focus more on another...those guys are focusing on the price aspect, you just need to focus more on the other aspects of the pie. Take care, Lisa |
Posted By: Nordic 1
Date Posted: 23/January/2005 at 4:55pm
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Hire him as a sub
if the guy does good work your in trouble N1 
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Posted By: Dixiedrifter
Date Posted: 23/January/2005 at 5:12pm
| Thats exactly what I was thinking Nordic1. |
Posted By: MR. STEAMER
Date Posted: 23/January/2005 at 9:40pm
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What I'm getting at... this idiot could be posting right here.....lol ------------- www.mr-steamer.com |
Posted By: doug
Date Posted: 23/January/2005 at 10:38pm
Worse yet he is working in the GTA???? ------------- Just My opinion |
Posted By: MR. STEAMER
Date Posted: 24/January/2005 at 1:35am
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no biggy..lol ------------- www.mr-steamer.com |
Posted By: doug
Date Posted: 24/January/2005 at 7:49am
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Better there than here! ------------- Just My opinion |
Posted By: Nordic 1
Date Posted: 24/January/2005 at 7:30pm
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lets see Ken was getting 100 whole house in the GTA
then he moved to alberta and became king of the 49.99 whole house. N1 |
Posted By: MR. STEAMER
Date Posted: 24/January/2005 at 7:57pm
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like doug said... better there than here ------------- www.mr-steamer.com |
Posted By: cleanex
Date Posted: 24/January/2005 at 8:20pm
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It has been going on longer than I can remember, don't even give it a second glance anymore. I just look at it and think he will mess up and we will get called to come to the rescue. Another new customer for us! ------------- DON ELDRED YOU CAN "STAND" ON OUR REPUTATION |
Posted By: Adwa
Date Posted: 25/January/2005 at 8:24pm
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Another way of looking at it Don is just another ignorant carpet cleaner giving this industry a bad name when he screws of royally. ------------- The Following Statements do not Necessarily Reflect the Views of this Forum Network http://www.kleenkuip.com - http://www.kleenkuip.com |
Posted By: doug
Date Posted: 25/January/2005 at 9:13pm
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Wasn't that the usual ad where they will leave with about $200 bucks. The same negative advertising the big companies use. ------------- Just My opinion |