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cmss 
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 Topic: Is the carpet cleaning business dying?Posted: 30/April/2005 at 6:45pm |
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Its seems to me like,everybody does carpet cleaning now and people keep lowering the prices, where does it end? what can you guys make a room these days?
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Posted: 30/April/2005 at 7:03pm |
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been raising my prices dont know about any one else except Steamer Is the low ball king around here. LOL And Ken Hairass has an imaginary carpet cleaning business that is the highest priced in the whole country.
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dontlikedennis
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Posted: 30/April/2005 at 7:56pm |
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It is called the race to zero, when you have enough morons trying to see who can get to zero profit first! In the good old days only people with business sense and business education got into business but now any monkey can own a CC biz!
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cmaster
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Posted: 30/April/2005 at 8:20pm |
They're all certified too Edited by cmaster |
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greg
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Posted: 01/May/2005 at 11:03am |
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low ballers are fading out in our city. apartment blds won't deal with them any more. they would rather pay more and get a proper job. we just got a bld. where the guy before us charged 40 bucks for a 1 br apt we charge 60. they would rather pay that extra 20 and have clean right. more residential customers are getting wise to. imo low ballers never last.
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nothing is impossable. it just hasn't been done yet.
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JCOOPER
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Posted: 01/May/2005 at 8:24pm |
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lets hope so.
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cmaster
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Posted: 01/May/2005 at 8:27pm |
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Problem is, a new one pops up every week |
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greg
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Posted: 01/May/2005 at 8:28pm |
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not here thank god.
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nothing is impossable. it just hasn't been done yet.
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cmaster
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Posted: 01/May/2005 at 8:34pm |
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Only in the spring. The they die off all summer long
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Steaminpile
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Posted: 01/May/2005 at 9:15pm |
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customers are no better really I listen to the "why so much ?? " every other day
but I'm alot better at sticking to my guns nowadays that I have more work than I can handle and my profits are getting better also Edited by Steaminpile |
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cmaster
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Posted: 01/May/2005 at 9:24pm |
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Way to go. Don't let them grind you
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John L
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Posted: 02/May/2005 at 2:10am |
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NO ! ! ! ! As population increases so will housing = more carpets ! ! !
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cmaster
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Posted: 02/May/2005 at 2:21am |
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I see more laminate and hardwood going into new homes. It's a trend that will last 10 years or so. People will get tired of it and go back to carpet.
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Posted: 02/May/2005 at 9:51am |
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No...carpet cleaning is still a good business to be in...yes, it seems that everyone is getting into the business...but not staying in it...low ballers come and go all the time...that's why there are always portable carpet cleaning machines available at any pawn shop...I have more business now than I had 5 yrs ago and I have seen low ballers come and go for 25 yrs...I started out as a low baller thinking that I need to be to get business...but I was lucky enough to meet the right people in this business that put me on the right path...ever notice that the "high priced" cleaners are the ones who stay in this business...just like any other business...
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25 years of cleaning carpet
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