TimP said:
Anyways I'd never go below SS rates, if they can get the business at what they charge. Then why can't I get more?? I definitely spend way more time at a house than they do and clean better than them....
They can get more because of practically unlimited marketing budget. Fact is if you ask most anyone who is not a carpet cleaner to name a carpet cleaning company most will name stanley, it's been ingrained in there heads for years. Just for example my mom is from a small town and she used to call Stanley. She hated them because it always took two tries to get it acceptable, which obviously is very inconvenient but it never even occurred to her that there was other choices Stanley Steemer was the only name she knew, in fact I can't remember another single carpet cleaning company in that town but looking back I'm sure there was others.
Speeking of Stanley, I cleaned a house just today where the lady said they cleaned it 2 months ago. She couldn't believe the difference, oh yeah she said it took about 3 days to dry to.
Rex said:
Brent, you are correct it makes no sense. I am sure Curtis or Joey will give us more info but the guy they are talking about is a pretty big multy truck that has been around for a while. My guess would be they are REALLY hurting for business volume and are doing whatever they can to keep the trucks rolling. The owner would not admit that but it is a much higher probability than him thinking he could run ALL 25,000 carpet cleaners out of buisness in Panama CIty.
Brent, you are correct it makes no sense. I am sure Curtis or Joey will give us more info but the guy they are talking about is a pretty big multy truck that has been around for a while. My guess would be they are REALLY hurting for business volume and are doing whatever they can to keep the trucks rolling. The owner would not admit that but it is a much higher probability than him thinking he could run ALL 25,000 carpet cleaners out of buisness in Panama CIty.
They have been around a long time but I heard, maybe Curtis can say if it's true, that they changed owners a couple of years ago. I've actually also "heard" that they have fallen on hard times but I don't know if it's true or not.
As far as them putting me and every other carpet cleaner in town out of business, that sounds like about the stupidest business plan I have ever heard of. I got news for them I can "ride it out" for quite a long time myself seeing that I have 2 working truckmounts that are both paid in full there is not a lot that I could for see putting me out of business. Well on second thought maybe they could buy me out, it would only take a few hundred g's. :wink: