Some other windi billed my customer.

[Eddie dragon]

Called on a regular customer to day to be told he owes me money. I told him he didn't as we missed last month as they were away. He then went in and returned with a home made bill from another window cleaner. I explained nothing to do with me. Oh he said looking again at the bill £8 cheaper than me. Bugger that, can you leave it till tomorrow and do in an out please.

All for free enterprise but to clean and bill without being asked is out of order.

 

[Rosewood]

I had similar last month, two wfp guys turned up and started cleaning my customers house. Customer asked who they where and their reply was. Where your window cleaners,

Customer, no your not

Wfp guys, yes we are, been cleaning this house for four years.

Customer, I've lived here for two years and I've never seen you lot before, pack up your gear and go.

This they did, unfortunately he never got there names. Wonder how many people just accept there dubious canvassing technique.

 

[Iron Giant]

Shocking !!

 

[tench0771]

i had this once guy turned up and cleaned windows then got payed as the nan was looking after the house i turned up a few days after he did them to be told they have only just bin done!! i said o did u not want me to clean them any more he said i dont no ill ask wife when she gets home then had the call explaning that a guy turned up there must have bin a muddle up some were down the line she said miss then next time and come time after ,they wateded for the chap to come again and watched him clean them when he nocked the door they said your not are wc dont come back :rofl: i still clean this job now lol this happend like 2 years ago ish

 

[Clisty1989]

custy I picked up 4 months ago's windy disappeared 6 months previous. Last month he turned up whilst she was out, and billed her as if he hadn't been away. He knocked on the door that evening to collect, and my custys tore him a new one. Apparently, according to the neighbours she said how dare he turn up after 9 month with a poor excuse (something about a roofing job), then have the audacity to carry on without asking first, before then going on to say the she has a new windy, who's more professional, polite, and does a better job then he ever had, and that he wasn't getting paid and to never darken her door ever again! (I have cleaned it up a bit) good to know you can instill that amount of loyalty in 3 month's, great confidence booster

 

[Action Window Cleaning]

I had a window cleaner clean my windows, he climbed over the locked gate and billed me for it, my sign written van was outside the house as well. I called them and gave them what for. I see them regularly round here cleaning traditional 3 stories up and walking on glass roofs. Some always seem to take a chance.

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[luca]

It's a pikey trick.. chancers not window cleaners!! Crack money their looking for, dirty squeegee and tissue paper probably!!

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[Damo]

So nobody has ever made a mistake and cleaned the wrong house ever?

Nobody takes on new staff or helpers and a 5 may look like a 6?

I had to really think about a house on Friday because they had simply changed the windows and was convinced it was the wrong house.

 

[luca]

So nobody has ever made a mistake and cleaned the wrong house ever?
Nobody takes on new staff or helpers and a 5 may look like a 6?

I had to really think about a house on Friday because they had simply changed the windows and was convinced it was the wrong house.

Yeah that's also a possibility.. a few have been done by my guys in past lol, I cleaned one of my customers houses and they said it had just been cleaned, guy looked ruff said he was new guy only had squeegee and I thought windows hadn't been done... definitely a scam too!!!

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[Eddie dragon]

Definitely not a case of mistaken house. Court yard of five and all mine.

 

[Clisty1989]

So nobody has ever made a mistake and cleaned the wrong house ever?
Nobody takes on new staff or helpers and a 5 may look like a 6?

I had to really think about a house on Friday because they had simply changed the windows and was convinced it was the wrong house.

1st day with my father-in-law. He said clean the one in the corner, meaning the house. I wasn't sure so I did the one in the other corner, which was a large 2 storey block of flats, felt like a right Muppet, still winds me up about it to this day!!

 

[David K]

I acctually cleaned a couple of houses and flats that just were the wrong ones ... If youre subbing its easy to make a mistake , of course No billing though /emoticons/wink.png

 

[David K]

I acctually cleaned a couple of houses and flats that just were the wrong ones ... If youre subbing its easy to make a mistake , of course No billing though /emoticons/wink.png

 

[tench0771]

easly done like u say but if i did this ide never damand money or turn up with out a sorry i made a mistake lol, as its my falt so any one who does is trying there luck !

 

[Extremecleansussex]

I started to clean one last month which was two doors down from the one I should have been cleaning.

The lady came out and spoke to me and we figured it out, no problem.

Errors can happen.

 

[crystal vision]

Iv had it in January went to collect a house and it was sorry if paid and wouldn't pay me lucky he had an invoice phoned the geezer up got a shitty message back so i gave the chancer a 5 am alarm call greeted with a big old score slap as crusty was old man who this guy has took the **** best bit was his Mrs came down who was going mad but when she found out why i was there she turned and slapped him again

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[Cristian]

Clear vision, You went to the guys house and slapped him? :feet:

 

[crystal vision]

Clear vision, You went to the guys house and slapped him? :feet:

Had to be done m8 as he took the pi55 and custy was very old and it made me wonder how many more old people he's ripped off

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[David K]

Had to be done m8 as he took the pi55 and custy was very old and it made me wonder how many more old people he's ripped off
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Seriously! I wouldnt risk jailtime for that ! My brother once just soaped all their Windows up and left ,they refused to pay after a clear agreement , on first clean at the spot . When he cleaned and rang the door , the older lady Said " we dont have an agreement , and wont pay!"

 

[crystal vision]

Seriously! I wouldnt risk jailtime for that ! My brother once just soaped all their Windows up and left ,they refused to pay after a clear agreement , on first clean at the spot . When he cleaned and rang the door , the older lady Said " we dont have an agreement , and wont pay!"

Missed the point .windy cleaned and billed wrong house or just trued it on .Not custy ripped off cleaner lol

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[Den]

I do what looks like a big detached house but it's two flatw i clean the top flat not the bottom apart from the second clean just went into overdrive and cleaned all windows apart from one downstairs before I came to my senses lol.