Ok, so I have heard some pretty hilarious things in the last month or so while interacting with my customers or being in their businesses, but this one takes the cake. I hadnt heard back from this lady after she called me and acted like it was urgent thay I give her a quote on her house for a CCU. I called her two previous times over the last two weeks, so I called her one last time today and shot her a text thinking that she may just work better with texts. The following is what I got back.
ha ha that is pretty good. So off the top of my head I cannot think of one for me. However I have a great one that my competitor/friend showed me that happened to him. He was hiring his first employee and he sent one of the applicants a message about how his company decided to go with another candidate for the job & the guy replied “Wow fuck off man” haha probably good he didn’t go that direction.
I know you cant make it up, its too random. At least someone thought you looked like a movie star!
Mine usually come from what I hear others talking about, usually at salons, some of which I wouldnt want to repeat here. Its quite entertaining, and some of its very good to talk about, but usually the topics are a little personal…
I finish cleaning a customers home, it is for a older couple in their 70s exterior only. The wife is talking about how great her windows look, she writes a check for her service and hands it to me. Out the corner of my eye i see the husband come from the side room and walk straight up to me and say
Husband: Are your parents from mexico?
Me: No sir
Husband: What? Then where are they from? What are you?
Me: Well, sir Im African-American im From America.
Husband: Oh…
He walks off
Wife: Did you think he was Mexican honey?
Husband: Well…Yeah thats why i asked
Me: Thanks you for you business today, i hope you enjoy the rest of it, Goodluck with the move!
I go straight out the front door get and my truck head to the next job then i think to myself what in the world was on the other end of question… Ill never know but happy i didnt find out.
I dont have that much Ben, but it always makes me smile when I leave! It seems like if it is much above 400 around here, the size of the house doesnt matter, it seems like alot to them. That said, I do have people that dont flinch when it is double that. Those are the customers that I want, and all their friends!
Got this the other day. Hi, can you come in first without your tools so my dogs can jump on you, once there all jumped out you can bring your tools in, don’t want the water to spill.
I used to clean all the local stores for a large cellular phone company. At one of the locations, out of nowhere in front of probably 25 customers and 7 or 8 employees this employee whos about 23 or maybe 24 and good looking walks up and says, “I bet you are really good at cleaning shower doors.” I was totally caught off guard and after exchanging some strange looks with the manager and some customers I stupidly say, “I don’t have glass shower doors but I’m sure I can do it.” She immediately replied, " Well I don’t either but my sister does." Then she blushes and walks off. The rest of the time while I finished the store interior, which took probably an hour, I don’t think anyone stopped looking at me with a puzzled look on their face. I don’t think the store manager moved a muscle the rest of the time I was there, he just stood there looking off into space. Totally never expected to hear anything like that.
I’ve gotten personal phone numbers from a girl at an ice cream shop, a check into cash, and a round table. All pretty girls, all crazy in their own way. Dated one for a few months. Stopped texting one immediately (she only gave one word answers), and blew off one after a few dates, extreme issues.
Also had a very attractive british woman in her early 40s come on strong, would have obliged if I had not been in a long term relationship. This was recently. The others were a few years ago.
Lots of fun to be had if you cross the professional line. Heh. Many 50+ dollar tips from bored houswives.
