To move or not to move furniture
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Topic: To move or not to move furniture
Posted By: ChemicallyFried
Subject: To move or not to move furniture
Date Posted: 21/September/2007 at 12:06am
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Lots of my competition told me they dont move furniture for insurance liability reasons when I phone shopped them with my new anonomous phone shopper name "Harry Milfer". Goss Id love to do traffic areas all day long. What do you all do on the furniture issue? Charge a lot if they want it moved or tell them you dont move furniture or what.....go with the flow and move as little as possible with the customer? What about the cat fur under the bed issue or the move my sectional and coffee table to carpet clean my rug. ??????????????? Any suggestions would be helpful ------------- I can remove more spots than you can. |
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Posted By: splash_$$$_dash
Date Posted: 21/September/2007 at 12:09am
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move it ------------- 
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Posted By: Mr. Slide
Date Posted: 21/September/2007 at 12:21am
Be a nice guy!
Move a little furniture!
You'll be glad you did!
Good biz!
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Posted By: danmarck82
Date Posted: 21/September/2007 at 2:07am
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I used to move all furniture in the bedrooms for example because the competition was doing it. I no longer do it.
I explain our policy as such " Mam, we clean 100% of the visible carpet in the bedrooms, this includes trimming around the bed, dressers night stands etc. without moving them.I remind you that you will be charged for the entire room as trimming around these items is detail type work and therefore takes more time. As far as the rest of the house mam , We ask that you have the small furniture items such as end tables and coffee tables, lamps , plants etc, out of the room giving us space to work. We will move the larger items such as couches and chairs etc. but trim around any furniture that has glassware inside such as curios, china hutches etc. We also trim around entertainment centers and computer workstations. Do you have any questions on getting ready for the cleaning ? Thank you. we'll be there Tuesday at 9:30 |
Posted By: splash_$$$_dash
Date Posted: 21/September/2007 at 7:04am
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If you called me mam I would not hire you. -------------
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Posted By: MR. STEAMER
Date Posted: 21/September/2007 at 8:18am
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I do minor moving if they want it moved they should do it. You break one thing there goes your job and more. If you move too much it turns into a moving job.
you don't get paid enough for that  ------------- www.mr-steamer.com |
Posted By: doug
Date Posted: 21/September/2007 at 1:20pm
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I am not a moving company I am a cleaning company. That said traffic areas in bedrooms. nothing heavey and no electronics will be moved. any questions?? ------------- Just My opinion |
Posted By: cmaster
Date Posted: 21/September/2007 at 1:57pm
Good policy  ------------- 
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doug wrote:Posted By: Hammy
Date Posted: 21/September/2007 at 2:07pm
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Next thing they will want is for you to make up the beds for them too. ------------- Could somebody just clean my carpets! |
Posted By: doug
Date Posted: 21/September/2007 at 3:43pm
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only if I lay in it? ------------- Just My opinion |
Posted By: Hammy
Date Posted: 21/September/2007 at 4:21pm
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No napping on the job Doug, leave that to me
------------- Could somebody just clean my carpets! |
Posted By: doug
Date Posted: 21/September/2007 at 5:11pm
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OK! ------------- Just My opinion |
Posted By: Hammy
Date Posted: 21/September/2007 at 5:42pm
Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz!  ------------- Could somebody just clean my carpets! |
Posted By: pilediver
Date Posted: 21/September/2007 at 7:34pm
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Don't you hate it when you quote traffic lane only cleaning and when you get there all the furntiture is moved all over to the centre of the room. They think that because it is moved into the centre of the room you will clean where the furniture was and then have to move it back to clean the traffic lanes.
I have had this happen several times so now when I see it I say "I see you changed your mind and want all the furniture moved for a full cleaning. No problem that will only be another 10 cents a square foot. Customers like that figure they have outsmarted you our they can get something for nothing. Now I don't put up with it. If they get upset - to bad because I don't want them as customers anyway if they object to the up charge. ------------- http://www.expertcarpetcare.ca>Carpet Cleaning in Victoria BC |
Posted By: doug
Date Posted: 21/September/2007 at 8:04pm
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Good man ------------- Just My opinion |
Posted By: cmaster
Date Posted: 21/September/2007 at 11:07pm
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Great attituude -------------
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Posted By: MR. STEAMER
Date Posted: 21/September/2007 at 11:35pm
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a room is a room...full or not...same price regardless. ------------- www.mr-steamer.com |
Posted By: doug
Date Posted: 22/September/2007 at 9:45am
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NO WAY?????????????????????????? ------------- Just My opinion |
Posted By: duckcountry
Date Posted: 01/October/2007 at 11:56pm
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I charge for the complete square feet of the rooms to be cleaned, any furniture that can't be moved is treated as an obstacle to the smooth work flow causing me to work around it sometimes in tight spaces and that slows me down. After all, time is money. NO to electronics, NO to heavy furniture, NO to furniture with anything on or in it including china cabinets. Most customers appreciate where you are coming from when you say NO. What's to not understand? The N or the O? |
Posted By: cmaster
Date Posted: 02/October/2007 at 1:19am
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Exactly -------------
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Posted By: doug
Date Posted: 02/October/2007 at 7:37am
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I think I heard that before? ------------- Just My opinion |
Posted By: MR. STEAMER
Date Posted: 02/October/2007 at 8:44am
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you wanna make sales???
you want the customer to listen to you?? you want the customer to buy from you?? don't smile...be serious as hell ------------- www.mr-steamer.com |
Posted By: cmaster
Date Posted: 02/October/2007 at 10:37am
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And use Pink Solution -------------
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Posted By: doug
Date Posted: 02/October/2007 at 2:40pm
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i think he pi**es pink
------------- Just My opinion |
Posted By: cmaster
Date Posted: 02/October/2007 at 4:32pm
Not on my carpet  -------------
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Posted By: doug
Date Posted: 03/October/2007 at 3:41pm
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it's residue free ------------- Just My opinion |
Posted By: MR. STEAMER
Date Posted: 03/October/2007 at 4:20pm
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envy I see ------------- www.mr-steamer.com |
Posted By: cmaster
Date Posted: 03/October/2007 at 4:55pm
How can you tell?  -------------
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Posted By: doug
Date Posted: 03/October/2007 at 7:14pm
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he's got his rose coloured glasses on? ------------- Just My opinion |
Posted By: cmaster
Date Posted: 03/October/2007 at 9:21pm
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Are you sure they're not pink? -------------
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Posted By: MR. STEAMER
Date Posted: 03/October/2007 at 11:38pm
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I thought you guys would of been tickled pink ------------- www.mr-steamer.com |
Posted By: cmaster
Date Posted: 04/October/2007 at 12:35am
Pink like this?  -------------
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Posted By: doug
Date Posted: 04/October/2007 at 7:53am
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sick of pink ------------- Just My opinion |
Posted By: doug
Date Posted: 04/October/2007 at 7:54am
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well I guess it matches your uniforms so that makes it good for you ------------- Just My opinion |
Posted By: cmaster
Date Posted: 04/October/2007 at 8:45am
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Are they hot pink? -------------
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Posted By: MR. STEAMER
Date Posted: 04/October/2007 at 9:25am
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what about the Pink Ladies from Grease....that was some shade of pink ------------- www.mr-steamer.com |
Posted By: doug
Date Posted: 04/October/2007 at 12:20pm
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Mr Steamer just turn a whiter shade of pale?? ------------- Just My opinion |
Posted By: cmaster
Date Posted: 04/October/2007 at 12:52pm
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He just needs some lipstick and nail polish to match -------------
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Posted By: doug
Date Posted: 04/October/2007 at 4:45pm
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don't want to upstage the rest of the villiage people ------------- Just My opinion |
Posted By: MR. STEAMER
Date Posted: 04/October/2007 at 5:38pm
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all good things are pink.... ------------- www.mr-steamer.com |
Posted By: cmaster
Date Posted: 04/October/2007 at 8:31pm
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I can think of one good thing that's pink -------------
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Posted By: doug
Date Posted: 04/October/2007 at 9:08pm
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must be the inside of a watermellon ------------- Just My opinion |
Posted By: cmaster
Date Posted: 04/October/2007 at 9:17pm
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How'd you guess? -------------
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Posted By: John L
Date Posted: 04/October/2007 at 9:29pm
| I dont mind moving beds.... hahahaha! |
Posted By: cmaster
Date Posted: 04/October/2007 at 9:30pm
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You like finding interesting stuff? -------------
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Posted By: John L
Date Posted: 04/October/2007 at 9:31pm
Moving Beds cmaster... Know what I'm saying? 
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Posted By: Kevin A.
Date Posted: 04/October/2007 at 9:32pm
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I had a lady last week call me. says "do you move furniture, I say yes we do" couch, sofa, love seat ect" She says well then you probably dont want this one...What. not sure what she ment by that. I told her we wont move electronics due to liabilty reasons. Well I will talk it over with my husband!!! She never called back, not sure exactly what in the heck she really wanted moved, piano, who knows. I move furniture because if you dont someone else will, But then again you cant please them all. After all were in the carpet cleaing business not moving...lol The Other Kevin
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Posted By: John L
Date Posted: 04/October/2007 at 9:34pm
| Dont you have liability insurance to cover that? If they pay i play.. |
Posted By: doug
Date Posted: 04/October/2007 at 9:42pm
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strong back weak mind ------------- Just My opinion |
Posted By: cmaster
Date Posted: 04/October/2007 at 10:29pm
The ideal carpet cleaner -------------
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Posted By: doug
Date Posted: 05/October/2007 at 7:54am
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no brainer ------------- Just My opinion |
Posted By: cmaster
Date Posted: 06/October/2007 at 2:16am
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Know where I can find a few? -------------
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Posted By: doug
Date Posted: 06/October/2007 at 12:42pm
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on the golf cource collecting WSIB cheques ------------- Just My opinion |
Posted By: cmaster
Date Posted: 06/October/2007 at 1:58pm
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That's probably the ideal place to look -------------
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Posted By: John L
Date Posted: 06/October/2007 at 2:52pm
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When i was a young teenager before i had status and before i had a pager we fished out 300 golf balls almost every other day.. 300x0.10= $30
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Posted By: doug
Date Posted: 06/October/2007 at 3:58pm
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status as what?? ------------- Just My opinion |
Posted By: John L
Date Posted: 06/October/2007 at 4:33pm
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As a golf ball hunter.......
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Posted By: cmaster
Date Posted: 06/October/2007 at 10:55pm
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Do you need a college education for that? -------------
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Posted By: John L
Date Posted: 07/October/2007 at 1:11am
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For sure.. You have to know your pond viruses.. your pond species.. In case your dinner.. And most important mindyou is knowing how to count golf balls..
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Posted By: cmaster
Date Posted: 07/October/2007 at 2:13am
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So you majored in marine biology with a math minor? -------------
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Posted By: doug
Date Posted: 07/October/2007 at 10:39am
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business was slow at the mini golf cource so he had to move on ------------- Just My opinion |
Posted By: cmaster
Date Posted: 07/October/2007 at 10:59am
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People got pissed when he stole their balls -------------
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Posted By: doug
Date Posted: 07/October/2007 at 12:18pm
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so much for their deposit ------------- Just My opinion |
Posted By: cmaster
Date Posted: 07/October/2007 at 3:41pm
Another $2 down the tubes  -------------
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Posted By: John L
Date Posted: 08/October/2007 at 12:10pm
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When they werent looking and the ball landed near the pond... Its mine..
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Posted By: STEAMPRO
Date Posted: 11/October/2007 at 5:04pm
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HAHA ------------- NEW BUSINESS IN TEXAS |