Mikey P
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Much like busy realtors, they can be both a blessing and a curse.
When it comes to cleaning fine or shit fabrics they can get you a decent amount of high to ultra high end work, if you can gain their trust and prove your mettle.
Damon for example better get in the good graces of Redding California's one and one ID if he plans or hopes to clean more than a dozen wool rugs a year with his 5 million dollars worth of gadgetry. He must also be prepared and skilled at cleaning Monkey, Bamboo, Cigarette, Coconut and Aborigine Nut Silk, if his ID is like most and sells exotic fibers to unsuspecting trophy wives and gay dudes.
My latest encounter was with the Tahoe Poly Shearling Sofa home.
A friend from PHX recommended me to treat those new pieces, an email was sent to me from the ID which I handed off to my daughter.
A price was never quoted but instructions to meet one or more of her team members at the home came with a list of 9 seat and 10 back cushions only.
When I arrived, no team members were there, just the house care taker, who also watches over 3 other mega homes in the same area. We get to talking and size each other up, with our fondness for all things Carhartt telling one another that this dude is AOK.
Eventually we get to the room of furniture and the 19 cushions are there but also two new chairs, and an ottoman and 16 accessory cushions, 4 of which match the seat Shearling . The "front /back of the sofas are also upholstered.
He tells me to treat all of it, which makes perfect sense as all the extra pieces, not on the original order are wool and Aborigine Nut Silk
Yep, I should have called the ID to confirm.
Jump ahead to the next moring when ID gets the invoice and calls my daughter to demand that all the extras be removed from the invoice.
I give here a call and tell her why I and Carhartt felt it was in the best interest of the home owner to treat the wool, to no avail, she was uppity and belittling in a Marty sort of way. I gave her my "I'm no rookie" speech and went into some detail of why each piece would benefit from protection, but she wasn't going for it, with only a "I didn't want those treated" as a comeback.
She finally caved a bit and agreed to pay for it all but the $400 worth of accessory cushions, with no rhyme or reason given.
I later talked to Carhartt and explained the whole deal, we shared some ID horror stories and he said he would talk to the super nice owners to get me paid. I asked him to not bother as I didn't want my PHX friend to catch any shit over this... and I know the other three homes needing attention would more than make up for the loss.
The next day, Saturday at 8AM sharp, ID calls me and apologizes, says I was only doing what was best for the home owner and the she would pay the full amount. I thanked her and quickly turned the conversation to Nut Silk rugs and fabrics and asked her if she's having issues with un-happy clients. A few were discussed but over all she tries to stick to good performers. She did ask what I knew about Tencel fabrics which turned into a micro lecture about all the new Miracle shit fibers, which she appeared to appreciate. I sent her a link to some Lisa Wagner articles too.
I then texted Carhartt asking if he had talked to the homeowners and shockingly he had not.
She was sincere in her remorse.
Sort of.
Her last question to me was to see if I had left a price sheet for the home owner, meaning it took her overnight to figure out that a higher invoice, after she added her middleman fee, meant more money for her...
When it comes to cleaning fine or shit fabrics they can get you a decent amount of high to ultra high end work, if you can gain their trust and prove your mettle.
Damon for example better get in the good graces of Redding California's one and one ID if he plans or hopes to clean more than a dozen wool rugs a year with his 5 million dollars worth of gadgetry. He must also be prepared and skilled at cleaning Monkey, Bamboo, Cigarette, Coconut and Aborigine Nut Silk, if his ID is like most and sells exotic fibers to unsuspecting trophy wives and gay dudes.
My latest encounter was with the Tahoe Poly Shearling Sofa home.
A friend from PHX recommended me to treat those new pieces, an email was sent to me from the ID which I handed off to my daughter.
A price was never quoted but instructions to meet one or more of her team members at the home came with a list of 9 seat and 10 back cushions only.
When I arrived, no team members were there, just the house care taker, who also watches over 3 other mega homes in the same area. We get to talking and size each other up, with our fondness for all things Carhartt telling one another that this dude is AOK.
Eventually we get to the room of furniture and the 19 cushions are there but also two new chairs, and an ottoman and 16 accessory cushions, 4 of which match the seat Shearling . The "front /back of the sofas are also upholstered.
He tells me to treat all of it, which makes perfect sense as all the extra pieces, not on the original order are wool and Aborigine Nut Silk
Yep, I should have called the ID to confirm.
Jump ahead to the next moring when ID gets the invoice and calls my daughter to demand that all the extras be removed from the invoice.
I give here a call and tell her why I and Carhartt felt it was in the best interest of the home owner to treat the wool, to no avail, she was uppity and belittling in a Marty sort of way. I gave her my "I'm no rookie" speech and went into some detail of why each piece would benefit from protection, but she wasn't going for it, with only a "I didn't want those treated" as a comeback.
She finally caved a bit and agreed to pay for it all but the $400 worth of accessory cushions, with no rhyme or reason given.
I later talked to Carhartt and explained the whole deal, we shared some ID horror stories and he said he would talk to the super nice owners to get me paid. I asked him to not bother as I didn't want my PHX friend to catch any shit over this... and I know the other three homes needing attention would more than make up for the loss.
The next day, Saturday at 8AM sharp, ID calls me and apologizes, says I was only doing what was best for the home owner and the she would pay the full amount. I thanked her and quickly turned the conversation to Nut Silk rugs and fabrics and asked her if she's having issues with un-happy clients. A few were discussed but over all she tries to stick to good performers. She did ask what I knew about Tencel fabrics which turned into a micro lecture about all the new Miracle shit fibers, which she appeared to appreciate. I sent her a link to some Lisa Wagner articles too.
I then texted Carhartt asking if he had talked to the homeowners and shockingly he had not.
She was sincere in her remorse.
Sort of.
Her last question to me was to see if I had left a price sheet for the home owner, meaning it took her overnight to figure out that a higher invoice, after she added her middleman fee, meant more money for her...
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