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« on: March 04, 2010, 10:26:17 AM »
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« Reply #1 on: March 04, 2010, 10:30:25 AM »
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i got a couple of custies that have used that and they used it once or twice and that was it i think impulse buy and then foget about it, there's losad of things on the market, if they didnt want us then we'd been out of a job ages ago
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« Reply #2 on: March 04, 2010, 10:38:00 AM »
Can't imagine them being much good. I saw them once before on a home shopping channel years ago. Can't see them working very well on leaded windows.
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« Reply #3 on: March 04, 2010, 10:52:50 AM »
a good window cleaner will never be out of work
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« Reply #4 on: March 04, 2010, 11:04:06 AM »
There are some inherent problems with this design
1st you have to slide it around the glass possible scratches to BOTH sides !
2nd it wont get baked on birds mess off !
3rd it says strong enough upto 5mm thick many double glazed are surely thicker so it could fall off ha ha  Grin

You can never get rid of a good cleaner doing it from outside Id love to meet some of these inventors just to see labour intensifying gadgets they create  Wink
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« Reply #5 on: March 04, 2010, 03:38:36 PM »
I've had a go with one of these. magnet is super strong, nearly broke glass putting it on.
having said that, no good for double glaze, kept falling off.
it does work on single pain, but you still need to be skilled to use it, you'd be surprised how many people can't.
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« Reply #6 on: March 04, 2010, 04:15:30 PM »
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don't worry about it mate thet are cheap and  dung.      they are always trying to flog them on those awful shopping channels.


imagine trying to clean a car showroom with those  Grin Grin       would be like trying to peel an orange with boxing gloves on  Grin Grin
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« Reply #7 on: March 04, 2010, 08:04:09 PM »
Anyone that buys these buys on impulse and probaly never even try them out, no good for double glazing, leaded or georgian. We got nothing to worry bout then.  Grin
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« Reply #8 on: March 05, 2010, 09:48:53 AM »
pmsl at this and have done for years. customers buy and think they dont need you then in a mths time call u again. if customer was so easily willing to drop me then i am willing to up the price to get put back on my everso busy list lol

what really gets me is how customers can spend £19.99 on something that is rubbish but complain when u put prices up. even a pound derrrr do the maths, 20 x £1 = nearly two years of window cleaning they just blew on it lol lol lol

they are just a pain in the ****  as i have before had a customer use one inbetween cleans but then started to complain about the wfp leaving spots. been doing the house for years so couldnt understand why now. and guess what he stopped using this gaget and the spots were no more. and this guy was a w/c who i bought his round off him when i first started out.
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« Reply #9 on: March 05, 2010, 08:35:44 PM »
I got a set - used once or twice, but as mentioned, they aren't really up to the job. The double glazed ones really are strong magnets! Could get you out of some difficulty with some windows if you are used to doing insides.
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« Reply #10 on: March 11, 2010, 01:32:44 AM »
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what really gets me is how customers can spend £19.99 on something that is rubbish but complain when u put prices up. even a pound derrrr do the maths, 20 x £1 = nearly two years of window cleaning they just blew on it lol lol lol

i'm being thick i think but how does this work out
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« Reply #11 on: March 11, 2010, 01:33:32 AM »
i was being thick got it Embarrassed
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