PORTABLES ARE FOR LOSERS!

GUY COMES TO A HOUSE TO CLEAN THE CARPET WELL DRESSED WITH HIS  SHIRT ALL IRONED AND TUCKED IN, HE GREETS CUSTOMER WITH A HAND SHAKE AND A SMILE!, GETS HIS PORTABLE OUT AND GETS TO WORK! ..CUSTOMER WALKS IN SEES HIM USING HIS SHINY NEW PORTABLE,, AND SAYS ''WHAT THA FUKKK!!! I THOUGHT I HIRED A ''REAL'' CARPET CLEANER!!! GET YOUR LITTLE PIECE O sh*t MACHINE OUT OF MY HOUSE YOU F ING LOSER!!!

STEAMPRO wrote: IVE USED PORTABLES IN THE PAST AND I FIND IT VERY TIME CONSUMING AND I FEEL IT COMES OFF VERY UNPROFESSIONAL TO THE CUSTOMER, IM THINKING ABOUT PURCHASING ANOTHER VAN AND A PORTABLE, TO HAVE A SECOND UNIT/STAND BY,COULD DOING THIS POTENTIALLY HURT MY BUSINESS, AS SOME CUSTOMERS WILL GET TRUCK MOUNT SERVICE AND SOME WILL NOT?[IMG]height=21 alt=Whisper src="http://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/smileys/smileswhisper.gif" width=31 align=absMiddle>

    Well I have been using a portable for about 10 months now, and I always ask my customers what type of system was used in their home the last time it was cleaned,and most of the time it was by a truck mount, but they also said I did a far better job and I would get their business next time needed. I believe it's all in the person doing the job. I also look at all my jobs as a challenge to see how clean I can get it without over wetting.

Portables will always be in Toronto as long as we have (secure) office buildings over 20 stories high.

SteamPro;

"UGH...OK?"


Yep! Just thought I'd put a little "twist" into my answer in a "round about way"!!!


hee-hee-hee!

Ed V

Ream57 wrote: But what about those people who can't afford to get a BIG BAD TM, because they are not able to afford it yet,  I have had a portable for 6 months now and yeah its a pain compared to the convience and speed of a TM but its all I can afford right now, because if I get a TM than I am going to have to invest in a heavy duty van aswell, why not keep doing what I'm doing now and building my customer base and talking to those customers that TM guys can't (hotels, apartments, 2 and 3 story office building) and save my money thennnnnn upgrade to the BIG BAD WOLF and blow the house down......I think the portable is a good initial CC startoff just as long as you don't sit on it. CLEAN....SAVE......CLEAN.......SAVE........BUY A TRUCKMOUNT!!!! You gotta start somewhere, right?

But really Jay Portables are just another tool in our trade.. Needed at times in different situations.. And frankly there are a few that do have some excellent cfm/lift..  

But what about those people who can't afford to get a BIG BAD TM, because they are not able to afford it yet,  I have had a portable for 6 months now and yeah its a pain compared to the convience and speed of a TM but its all I can afford right now, because if I get a TM than I am going to have to invest in a heavy duty van aswell, why not keep doing what I'm doing now and building my customer base and talking to those customers that TM guys can't (hotels, apartments, 2 and 3 story office building) and save my money thennnnnn upgrade to the BIG BAD WOLF and blow the house down......I think the portable is a good initial CC startoff just as long as you don't sit on it. CLEAN....SAVE......CLEAN.......SAVE........BUY A TRUCKMOUNT!!!! You gotta start somewhere, right?