Who do you clean for for free?

[Mikey P]

Family?
Beer buddies?
Reators?
Carpet or upholstery retailers?
Other referral source?
Your whore?

 

[Small town janitorial]

Close friends and family who are appreciative, or who honestly work hard but cant afford it. Old folks on a fixed income who would never ask for it.

 

[bob vawter]

Ken Snow did mine for free....

I really never knew Ken until the day of our son's memorial when he called me and ask if he could come.....what Ken showed our family that day will live in my heart forever .

 

[Living The Dream]

Way more people than I should.

 

[Mikey P]

I just landed the best real estate office in our valley.

I offered to do it for free but they insist on paying.


I just want to get in front of the agents at one of their meetings.

 

[bob vawter]

I just landed the best real estate office in our valley.

I offered to do it for free but they insist on paying.


I just want to get in front of the agents at one of their meetings.

All the agents will con you for a free job

 

[hogjowl]

Almost never
I do have a couple of favorite property managers that I give a 50% discount, if it’s their personal house.

 

[steve_64]

All the agents will con you for a free job

Besides being conned by Bawb I clean mine and Genny moms for free. And an occasional freebie for some elderly in need.

 

[steve_64]

Ken Snow did mine for free....

I really never knew Ken until the day of our son's memorial when he called me and ask if he could come.....what Ken showed our family that day will live in my heart forever .

Working on my butler yesterday I saw Snow written on the binder in my van. Made me relax more while I was working.

 

[Mikey P]

All the agents will con you for a free job

Well that ain't gonna happen.

I'm working for one of their managers tomorrow actually.
He built and sold my house house to me. I figured we would never do business together considering how picky I was as a buyer. I pointed out the smallest of flaws in the final inspection, which is what convinced him in would make a great cleaner...

 

[bob vawter]

Well that ain't gonna happen.

I'm working for one of their managers tomorrow actually.
He built and sold my house house to me. I figured we would never do business together considering how picky I was as a buyer. I pointed out the smallest of flaws in the final inspection, which is what convinced him in would make a great cleaner...

You'll feel a little "sheepish" handing an invoice to someone you're trying to get
Something free from.....

 

[Desk Jockey]

Not too many.

A few charities, others might get a discount but very few free.

 

[KevinD]

Mom and Dad yes.
Grandparents yes but they would insist on paying, always.
Siblings yes if I was in a good mood.

Everyone else, no way. I would never dream of asking them to do "their" job for free.

 

[Cleanworks]

I have 2 charities that I do a freebie for for Feb 22. I more than get it back as they hire me for other jobs throughout the year. I give each one a $250 gift certificate and usually get back aprox $1000-$1200 in other cleaning. I had a check bounce last year from a poor family that obviously had no money and were being forced by their landlord to have the carpets cleaned. I was pissed off at first but am just going to let it go. It would just cause them more hardship.

 

[bob vawter]

Besides being conned by Bawb I clean mine and Genny moms for free. And an occasional freebie for some elderly in need.

Ohh ya.....that reminds me...its time again
....I AM elderly AND in need!

 

[Old Coastie]

it is becoming clear why my van is twenty years old..

 

[Jim Williams]

Just my church, the local food bank and my wife. I give a few of my favorite realtors a nice discount on their personal homes. Only 2 or 3 of the high volume gals, the rest pay full price.

 

[Charlie Lyman]

I clean my wife's classroom for free. Them kids are pigs.

 

[Lee Stockwell]

Need Line, Angel's Attic, Rape Crisis Center, and an occasional special need case referred by a home health nurse.

I prefer no active publicity for work like this.

 

[Ron K]

I prefer no active publicity for work like this.

 

[Mikey P]

Need Line, Angel's Attic, Rape Crisis Center, and an occasional special need case referred by a home health nurse.

I prefer no active publicity for work like this.

The Hall pays?

 

[Lee Stockwell]

Locally no. Out of town yes.

 

[steve_64]

Ohh ya.....that reminds me...its time again
....I AM elderly AND in need!

Do I still get crappy Chinese food?

 

[Nomad74]

I try not to do free work anymore. Its no longer fun for me to pull the hoses off the van and scrub carpets for free. Maybe it's just my mood this week. My days are so packed with projects and family stuff its hard to find time to do free work. When I first started I was doing free jobs all the time just to show off my equipment. Now no more.

I was in a leads group with my current Farmers Insurance agent. I asked him why he never calls me to clean his office carpets. He said Service Master does his carpets for free...... Hmmmmm

After hearing this, I always thought it would be a great advertising campaign for a restoration company to expose the good-old-boy system that goes on with insurance and restoration. I would market services that represent the interests of the homeowner, not the insurance agents. Just a thought. I can tell you in my area many of the resto guys suck.

 

[jcooper]

My mom and the wifes mom/dads.

However, most in the family do get a decent discount.

 

[bob vawter]

Do I still get crappy Chinese food?

REALLY.....? Plus my free CC lessons as well....
funny...
Art Kelly said something to the same effect.....he couldn't
get outta my house quick enough..

SOME PEOPLE!!!!!!

Steve...honest ta God
i'll NEVER forget the look on yor face.......

 

[Kenny Hayes]

Widows, missionaries when they will let me. Some tell me they won’t let me start till I tell em how much and they pay I had a widow missionary leave
and return to tell me she wasn’t acting right, she hadn’t paid me Huuuney, stop it. I really do try todo what Jesus tells me. All others have to pay!!

 

[bob vawter]

Do I still get crappy Chinese food?

Only if yor buyin
I tried to tell you don order the dog....

 

[FredC]

Can't say I've ever paid to clean anyone's carpet but my own.

 

[steve_64]

I WAS definitely ready to get out there. Genny and I laughed it off on the way home.