Not so I can cut your throat but so I can charge more!

More is better!

What people charge and what people get........is two different stories

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For residential I charge $1.00 sq.ft, but I only get 22 cents

For commercial restaurants I charge $3.00 sq.ft but I only get 15 cents

When I eat at McDonalds they charge $7.50 for a meal & I pay $7.50 for the meal........... .....go figure

I have package priceing.... Basic...Deluxe...and Premium....

It all depends on what level of cleaning they want.......

Basic Cleaning : We will squirt or spray windex on your carpeting, scrub in with our shoes or bristle broom to agitate, and vacuum residue with your vacuum cleaner.

Delux Cleaning : We will clean your carpeting with a portable cleaning machine, using low suds Tide.......you vacuum residue once carpet is dry........1 to 2 days later.

Premium Cleaning : We will come to your house with our powerful truckmount and clean your carpet with super fast lightning speed with D.F.C, grab our money and hope you call us back next time.

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  The more they spend... The more they get... Just like anywhere else...

John........It will get to the point that they'll just buy new carpets

                                  Nightrider

you know, there are some things that come clean with just plain ol hot water.

Today I had a move out in a apt complex.... got there at 3pm... nobody there door locked... called up the contact... Her mother went to managers office for the key...

He says their cc'er recommended replacement... That would cost the x tennant 2000 big one....

I said I can get it clean for the next renter's and you might want to consider a NEW cc'er...  ME....He had to lock up at 4....

so i went 90miles for nothing....

I've seen worse and they came out very nice.....

well here in the GTA we got sears at 3 rooms for $89.00 the popular 5 room package for 149...

the bay runs 2 rooms and a hall for $69 5 room package for $129

Home Depot runs 3 rooms and hall for $79.00 5 room for $129

service master runs 3 rooms for $90...$30 for each additional room saturday min of $100

the rest I don't know but I guess about the same

Mr. Steamer here the SEARS 5 room special is usually used up in the master bedroom.

1 The room is usually over 200 sq. ft. counts as two rooms

2 Closets count as a room either a walkin or double counts as 2 rooms

3 ensuit counts as 1 room

There you have it $149 for the master bedroom?

The Bay's ad here is even  worse than that. But people buy?

BAIT & SWITCH? Who reads past the Bait Line NO ONE????

I guess it is the old look before you leap?

the GTA for me covers a big area...

from Niagra to Ajax

from grand valley to uxbridge

all over man

I think Doug is closer to the truth than Steamer, what constitues a room with these people is closer to Doug's post than people understand until they arrive at the site and give the customer their actual price, most people are scared to object so they let them do the job, those who object usually watch the carpet cleaning truck driving away without doing the job, and than they get on the phone and want us to come right over and bail them out because they have moved furniture etc. Because these people do National advertising the pricing structures are constant accross the board.

What do you do when they call you?

I usually agree with you Steamer but not this time.

I see a dramatic difference in pricing and pricing expectations once you cross the border from Mississauga into Oakville. Likewise in the east.

To me the GTA is really Mississauga to Pickering inclusive and no further north than Thornhill.

Just my opinion.

where is the money then?

Oakville south of the QEW $$$$$$$$$$$$$

So is it safe to say I am outside the GTA here in Missouri?

I charge by the sf straight and simple.  It works out well for me.  Once in a while it works out really well.