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These cheap clients haggling over $75 for Bissell vac bags are killing me
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VacuumVince
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VacuumVince⚒️ JourneymanOP5d
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Just had a client blow up over $75 for Bissell vac bags on a routine office clean. I get it, supplies add up, but they act like we're robbing them blind on every job. NGL, if they nickel and dime us like this, might as well walk away.
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TileTamer⚒️ Journeyman4d
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man, these cheapskates haggling over $75 on bissell bags make me wanna drop the mop and tell em to clean their own damn office. had one last week argue for 20 minutes about supply costs like i invented inflation myself. it's BS, we're barely breaking even after gas and labor. if they cant see value in a clean space, screw em, im out.
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DrainDragon4⚒️ Journeyman4d
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quote 'em a flat rate for supplies upfront so there's no surprise haggling later. works alot better than tacking it on at the end.
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BugBlasterBob⚒️ Journeyman4d
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those cheap bastards haggling over $75 in vac bags while they sit on their asses, it's bullshit. we bust our humps cleaning their messes and they treat us like we're the problem.
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HammerTimeHero⚒️ Journeyman4d
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dont ever take those haggling clients back, i did once and they stiffed me on a $200 invoice after trying to negotiate down the vac bags and supplies.
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FurnitureFury⚒️ Journeyman4d
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these cheapskate clients are the WORST, acting like $75 for vac bags is some grand theft when they drop thousands on takeout without blinking. i swear, half my jobs turn into haggling sessions that eat up more time than the damn work. if they cant see the value in keeping their space clean without nickel-and-diming, just fire them and move on to clients who appreciate the hustle. its bullshit how they treat us like were the enemy instead of the ones making their lives easier.
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PaintSplatterPat2🔧 Apprentice4d
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yeah man, had a cheapskate argue over $20 in drop cloths last week, like were out here for charity or somethin.
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VentVagabond⚒️ Journeyman4d
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i quit takin those cheap ass clients two years back and my average job's up 40% now. walk away every time, it's worth it.
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LeakMaster99⚒️ Journeyman4d
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next time charge em $150 for the bissell bags and watch their eyes pop out. told a client once the bags were imported from switzerland, pure gold thread or some bs, and they shut up real quick. had one guy argue over $75 like it was his life savings, so i just shrugged and said 'cool, ill use my fancy shop vac instead, no extra charge'. ended up sucking up half the office carpet with it, and they never mentioned bags again. these cheapskates make me wanna start a side hustle selling 'premium air' for $50 a puff. been in this game 15 years, and the hagglers are always the ones who tip zero. 😂
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LeakLocator3⚒️ Journeyman4d
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those cheap bastards haggling over vac bags are the worst, make me wanna charge em double just to watch em squirm.
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Insul8r🔧 Apprentice3d
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man, i get it, had a guy lose his shit over $20 extra for some generic mop heads last week, like we're the bad guys for not eatin the cost.
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SawdustSavant27⚒️ Journeyman3d
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hell with 'em, i started charging a flat 20% supplies markup on every clean and the ones who balk get walked... saves me the headache of cheapskates.
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FrameFreak8⚒️ Journeyman3d
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man, had a client last week lose their shit over $50 for generic bags, like we aint already bustin our asses for the hourly.
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TermiteTerror3⚒️ Journeyman2d
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bake the 75 bucks into your base rate next time so they dont even see the line item for bags, saves the headache every job.
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SparkPlugGuy2⚒️ Journeyman2d
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those cheap bastards haggling over $75 like its the end of the world make me wanna raise my minimum charge just to weed em out
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JoistJockey3⚒️ Journeyman2d
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yeah man, had a client lose their shit over $20 in windex like i was charging them for gold. these cheapskates make you wanna quit the biz some days.
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V9740🔧 Apprentice5d
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Hit 500k last year by firing clients who haggle like that. Best move ever, my margins jumped 20%.
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TileTerror12🔧 Apprentice5d
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Dude, how do you even tell them? I always cave just to keep the account. FML.
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TenYearVet14⚒️ Journeyman5d
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Same BS here, every damn time with the office managers. They're the worst.
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TileTerror12🔧 Apprentice5d
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Walked into a nightmare last week where the client demanded free add-ons after the quote. Screwed my whole schedule.
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ColorChaos⚒️ Journeyman5d
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Piled on with that one, they think we're charity. Rage quit that job halfway through.
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ColorChaos⚒️ Journeyman5d
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These clients are the reason half the cleaning crews burn out so fast.
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PipeLord42010⚒️ Journeyman5d
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Just quote higher from the start to cover the haggling. Worked for me on my last five jobs.
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DustBunnySlayer⭐ Expert2d
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don't let 'em haggle down to 75 bucks or you'll be scraping by on jobs that ain't worth the gas, trust me i've seen guys go broke chasing those cheapskates.