Is 70 ytl to expensive for house cleaning?
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marta
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 Is 70 ytl to expensive for house cleaning? I AM BEING ASKED TO PAY 70 YTL TO CLEAN MY HOUSE... IS THIS OK OR TOO EXPENSIVE?
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| Tue, Sep 25 2007, 23:00 PM |
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charly
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People seem to pay YTL50 a day 9-5pm ish......but.....how big is the house what does she do and what are her hours?
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| Tue, Sep 25 2007, 23:02 PM |
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charly
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And please post in lowercase not UPPERCASE thanks!!
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| Tue, Sep 25 2007, 23:04 PM |
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ani_istanbul
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How big is your house Marta?
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| Tue, Sep 25 2007, 23:09 PM |
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marta
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not that big maybe 80 square meters,,, but loads of ironing to do and I ask her to thoroughly clean the house.. maybe she is jipping me????????
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| Wed, Sep 26 2007, 10:15 AM |
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RSA
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50 is the going rate.
My apartment is 250m2, and she asks 60 for it, including ironing.
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| Wed, Sep 26 2007, 10:20 AM |
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marta
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really?? well then maybe you should give me her number? What a b"·$&/!!!
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| Wed, Sep 26 2007, 10:23 AM |
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Gilly
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I used to pay 50ytl and 65ytl for mine. the 65ytl one was much better. But not all cleaners are that good, especially if you want a thorough job. They don't do thorough! In fact most cleaners are pants, to be perfectly honest.
Anyway, I came to conclusion that if they are reliable, tidy and clean reasonably well, and can get through all the ironing, that's the best you can hope for.
So based on what I just said, if you want thorough, pay 70ytl and demand thorough. if you pay 50ytl and demand thorough, they'll take a hike.
It's a balance you need to find. good luck.
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| Wed, Sep 26 2007, 10:36 AM |
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marta
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thanks Gilly-- she is thorough. Also reliable (she was suggested by a fellow Spaniard here in Istanbul)
U from Thailand? Was there for my honeymoon..... Totally loved the food!!
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| Wed, Sep 26 2007, 10:41 AM |
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charly
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Little tip: Don't let the cleaner try and do any laundry!
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| Wed, Sep 26 2007, 11:46 AM |
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marta
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hi charly.. sooo true... She only wrecked some of my clothes... I learned my lesson....
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| Wed, Sep 26 2007, 12:01 PM |
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tallpony
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50-55 is the going rate, we bumped ours to 55 recently as she'd been bleating about a raise for awhile and while she breaks a lot of things is at least a decent cleaner and honest for the most part.
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| Wed, Sep 26 2007, 12:08 PM |
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vincent555
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I paid mine 50 YTL once a week for cleaning (big appartment) and ironing- after 1,5 years I pay now 60-
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| Wed, Sep 26 2007, 13:33 PM |
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seggiest
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we split with someone else (2 days one week our house, 3 days their house, then 3 days next week our house etc) and she gets a total of 800 per month - she cooks, cleans and irons. 100% honest too. A little old (40ish) but apart from that brilliant.
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born2b
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"A little old (40ish) but apart from that brilliant. "
I don't believe you said that!
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