Sebo or Miele?

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Re: Sebo or Miele?

Hi Gandh1,

Yep, I have to agree with you. The big supermarkets and sheds etc. are calling the shots. The worst part is they have all gotten too big and powerful for the monopolies commission to sort out, not that we see much of what they do anyway, take a look at Miele and the Merloni Group for serious monopolising practices. The worst is Tesco, a few years back I heard one pound in every eight was spent there , which will no doubt have increased.

I get the same, I’m a carpet/contract cleaner by trade and all I ever hear is can you do the job for the same price as (insert cheap large company here), of course I can’t, so more work lost to the big boys. What people forget is the big companies come in do the job as quickly as they can, avoid doing the job properly and often rip people off for work they clearly haven’t done, it makes my blood boil. I have been in the same industry since I was 13, back then it was not too bad, but now everywhere you go its cheap, cheap and naffing cheap. I can offer a more personal service as you can to your customers, provide a complete servive and above all else can sleep at night as you haven’t ripped anyone off or over charged. But to get all this in whatever industry you have to pay more, and people just won’t.

No doubt you get the complaning about Comet and Currys and other massive retaillers (or box shifters), as they give no service, have no product knowledge and quite often are rude, crass and ill informed, and to top the lot tell you complete BS just to sell you whatever.

I get all the complaints too about large companies competeing with me, then you quote for the job and they have the cheek to as you to price match either the previous company or another after the same contract.

Best I can say is good luck, in these times where monopoloy rule, its damned hard for the little man. 😡

Oliver.

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