Rip off window cleaners

pinkduvetdiva

Our old window cleaner had a habit of missing some of our windows. Unfortunately for him, Mum had had wind of his game for a couple of weeks. One day after cleaning some of the windows, he knocked the door and requested payment.
Mum: You've not cleaned all the windows.
WC: Yes, I have.
Mum: No, you haven't.
The window cleaner then realised the game was up, picked up his ladder and headed off into the sunset. :rotfl:

dexter555

Yep cowboy!:D

Storck

dexter555 wrote: »

my window cleaner has told me to beware of window cleaners who use the water fed pole thing, they try and tell customers that it can take upto 2/3 cleans to get them upto standard because of soap residue, well this he told me is rubbish they can be clean and spotless first time, so don`t let them fob you off with this excuse!

Yet they will try and charge you full price for a half done job!:mad:

Do you think he might have told you this to keep your custom.

We used to use a firm to clean my pubs windows that used the water fed poles with distilled water and it did take a couple of washes to get them totally clean. For this he gave us a discount on the first two washes.

I didn't mind the water running down as it watered my window boxes and hanging baskets. :beer:

moonrakerz

In response to couple of posts about "elf & safety" - this is taken VERY seriously.




You will note that they are wearing plastic "bump" hats so that if they fall from this 15 storey building and land on their heads they will be quite safe :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Joking aside, industrial abseiling is actually very, very safe !

BillTrac

I abseiled down a 40 storey building last year for charity.

Harder than it looks, and your chap is making it look easy!!:T

jimbms

moonrakerz wrote: »

Joking aside, industrial abseiling is actually very, very safe !

I will second that, I was one of the first people to get an IRATA rating back in 1992 as we was doing this on the rigs to calibrate instruments, rope access is far safer than scaffold and more flexable, you will find not only do these people check each others equipment but constantly check their own. One word of advice, it is not advisable to have a hot curry the night before.

marleyboy

Im probably too old for it now but I absailed the CIS (Manchester), which was then the tallest building in Manchester, for charity during my youth. I would love to absail the now taller Hilton Hotel - I can confirm it is indeed one of the safest stunts to do and truly enjoyable.

To quote Jimbms - it depends who is standing below

hoyles10

marleyboy wrote: »

Im probably too old for it now but I absailed the CIS (Manchester), which was then the tallest building in Manchester, for charity during my youth. I would love to absail the now taller Hilton Hotel - I can confirm it is indeed one of the safest stunts to do and truly enjoyable.

To quote Jimbms - it depends who is standing below

That's a pretty big building to abseil on and if I had a hat I would take it off to you and the other posters who have abseiled large buildings. I would love to try it but I don't think it's for me as I get vertigo on a thick carpet

Stephb1986_2

Our window cleaner thinks we came in on the last banana boat! we have 3 upstairs windows and a bay window for the living room (one big pane of glass and a small one at the side) a front door with glass in and we have stable type doors on the garage with glass windows in the top section for £5 they clean 1 upstairs window the living room window and thats it.

This week we was in the garage and witnessed it so I said to my mum well when she comes knocking for the money she will only get 1/4 of the money because thats all they've done. The guy was stood there still listening lol needless to say she hasn't been for the money yet

Steph xx

jimbms

I am sure our window cleaner is ex navy, we call him port hole bill because he only manages to clean a circle in the middle.