Secrets Of Carpet Cleaning Price Scams
When it comes to carpet, tile and upholstery cleaning a mainstay of many companies marketing plan includes using deceptive or downright dishonest pricing that hurts consumers and gives a very negative impression of the professional cleaning industry. If you look at the complaints made to the BBB about this industry, the two most complained about issues are bait and switch pricing and high pressure sales tactics.
(If you have ever been a victim to either of these two scams or any other scam in the carpet cleaning industry please share your experience by commenting at the bottom of this page.)
In this blog I have included two videos. In each one I take a competitors actual coupon and break it down and show you how to look at it so that you don’t fall victim to it. I don’t do it with the intent of attacking these companies, but with the intent of educating you to help you make an informed decision. Then I will go into how to really look at cleaning pricing.
Scam 1: Unbelievable Low Price Offers
These are the most insidious, and trying not to sound like a pessimistic person, I will say in this case if it sound to good to be true it simply is. I promise you that companies would actually lose money at some of the advertised prices, watch the video to see one of the worst examples of this.
Scam #2: Per Room Carpet Cleaning Pricing
Sometimes this can be combined with the first example I already gave, but I do want to offer this disclaimer. There are many good companies that offer per room pricing, companies that will do a good service and in the end charge a fair price. My main concern with this type of pricing is that often the estimate over the phone can be much lower than the price when they get to your home. Please watch this video for a real life example that I recently dealt with.
The Truth About Pricing For Professional Cleaning
The truth is a professional cleaner will have alot of problems giving you an exact price over the phone. They really need to see the scope of the job, what they will need to do to get results and how long it will take. Carpet cleaning is not rocket science, but there is a science to cleaning and we have to know the variables to be able to set a price. It is possible to give a ballpark in many cases and sometimes an onsite evaluation is required.
Just remember when looking at pricing, the price you pay is not what the cleaning tech makes. That money goes to the company to cover the business expenses and pay the employee. If companies charge to little they have to remove expenses somewhere. They will either do work much to quickly, so they can fit in more jobs so they can make more money, They may save money by hiring cheap technicians, buying cheap equipment and cleaning solutions or skipping other expenses like insurances, tax payment ect. It goes without saying that when they start cutting corners it impacts the quality of their work and the results you get from them.
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Sincerely,
Travis Miklethun
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