I had to travel through time to find the source of the assholes that started thisMatt that ad is at least 11 years old.
I'm sure they are up to 29.99 by now.
Agreed Matt
Sadly, I also think that our society has become so distrustful of strangers in their homes that some people would rather buy a small cleaning machine (term used very loosely) or rent something rather than to have someone they don't know in their home.
Look how people no longer knock on the door or ring a doorbell....they text that they are in the driveway. So many people respond to someone at the door with dread.
It is even worse to have them in the home.
Everything cleaners can do to build referrals and trust through community contribution and authentic and friendly social media postings are about all that can be done to combat this.
This is funny because it is true:
View: https://youtu.be/5CznoAW2k1I
She was baking cookies the whole time and had sheets and sheets of them all over the kitchen and I was a bit shocked I didn't get offered one
I’d love to go to one of his shows
Sears is out of business here. As are all the department storesBesides Rug doctor making people think they can do a good job by wasting their weekend cleaning their own carpet...Sears is the guilty FK'ers
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I know Sears is out of business. That video was just an example of all the junk discounts the big named businesses advertise on.Sears is out of business here. As are all the department stores
It’s called loss-leader marketing. Been around forever.I know Sears is out of business. That video was just an example of all the junk discounts the big named businesses advertise on.
Back to my original reasoning:
I'll never understand the concept of advertising a stupid low price (starting low) and wasting so much time and energy trying to upsell to make a decent average invoice.
Just start at the normal average invoice price and enjoy your job and get good at it. The job will sell itself and when customers see that you're good at what you do, they'll do the upselling for you and ask about the other services.
But since these franchises have to have the greed to want every customer, they ruin the price by DEFLATING it, which gives customers reason to think we can give stupid discounts.
I feel bad for the air duct cleaning guys too. that stupid trend migrated over to that service and their job is harder than ours
Does rotorooter advertise crap like this?
What about plumbers or electricians?
I think the only service that can reasonably advertise stupid low prices is bug killers. They can unroll that hose and spray around the house in less than 30min, minimal to no physical stress, and collect $200 easy. So they can afford a discount similar to the big box 3 for $99 bs company.
Many people advertise like this. It's called bait and switch. The bait is the low price. When the cleaners arrive it's another story. It's been more than a year ma'am since you had the carpets cleaned? We'll have to use our super duper prespray at $10 more per room. Did you have the carpets Scotchgard last time? Well we can do it for you at $25 per room. You have a dog? That will be $100 for our exclusive pet stain treatment. These guys find a sucker a minute with their high pressure sales rooms. Just separate yourself from these guys with reasonable pricing and good service. Stop looking at their ads. They don't make any sense at all.I know Sears is out of business. That video was just an example of all the junk discounts the big named businesses advertise on.
Back to my original reasoning:
I'll never understand the concept of advertising a stupid low price (starting low) and wasting so much time and energy trying to upsell to make a decent average invoice.
Just start at the normal average invoice price and enjoy your job and get good at it. The job will sell itself and when customers see that you're good at what you do, they'll do the upselling for you and ask about the other services.
But since these franchises have to have the greed to want every customer, they ruin the price by DEFLATING it, which gives customers reason to think we can give stupid discounts.
I feel bad for the air duct cleaning guys too. that stupid trend migrated over to that service and their job is harder than ours
Does rotorooter advertise crap like this?
What about plumbers or electricians?
I think the only service that can reasonably advertise stupid low prices is bug killers. They can unroll that hose and spray around the house in less than 30min, minimal to no physical stress, and collect $200 easy. So they can afford a discount similar to the big box 3 for $99 bs company.
You don’t like to read the other posts, ehDidn't sears go out of business?
Why? There's nothing interestingYou don’t like to read the other posts, eh
Agreed Matt
Sadly, I also think that our society has become so distrustful of strangers in their homes that some people would rather buy a small cleaning machine (term used very loosely) or rent something rather than to have someone they don't know in their home.
Look how people no longer knock on the door or ring a doorbell....they text that they are in the driveway. So many people respond to someone at the door with dread.
It is even worse to have them in the home.
Everything cleaners can do to build referrals and trust through community contribution and authentic and friendly social media postings are about all that can be done to combat this.
This is funny because it is true:
View: https://youtu.be/5CznoAW2k1I