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Is this a reasonable refund for a shitty cleaning service?

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shoebedobedobedobedoo · 17/12/2019 20:45

Very recently moved house to a new area. Took a fb recommendation for a cleaner. She charged for 12 hours at £16/hr to clean our house (with her 2 assistants). the brief was to make the whole house spotless. She failed to clean any of the utility cupboards, several of the kitchen cupboards (and the ones she did clean were superficially cleaned i.e. not gone into the corners etc), the cupboard in the downstairs loo, the cupboard in the living room. I text her with photos and told her that it was considerably below the standard I expected. Her first reply explained that she had hired someone new (and subsequently sacked them) and she was so sorry. She said "how can I make it up to you.My reputation is everything". I text back and said she could do 2 x weekly house cleans for me (probably about 6 hours work in total) or give me a partial refund. She text back and said that she thought that the work not done was about an hour, and "as a gesture of goodwill" she would refund 2 hours work. Do you think this is a reasonable offer or not? I think its bloody cheeky, but prepared to be told IABU. Its not really about the money, its about having paid for a service that was well below expectations. I just wanted to move in and unpack my stuff, not find cleaning materials and start cleaning.

OP posts:
MintyT · 18/12/2019 03:48

To me it's not just the lack of cleaning, it's the inconvenience, it's no good her saying it had someone nee as she should have checked her work. I would ask for 3 hours to be refunded

Rickytickytembo · 18/12/2019 04:00

Yes agree with MintyT. Sounds like she didn't properly supervise the new cleaner - she could have asked the others to check the new cleaner's work at the very least. Seek a compromise between your original request and her counter-offer.

LunchBoxPolice · 18/12/2019 10:14

I understand your frustration OP but I do think her offer of a refund to the value of 2 hours is fair.

I’m a cleaner and I always take photos of properties like this if there is considerable work to be done (I work alone). Did she take any? Or did you see the condition of the property before the cleaners started work? Sounds like it must have been left in quite a state if it took them that long.

Ihavetoomanyfeelings · 18/12/2019 13:46

You're expecting 6 hours free work for a job missed by a new cleaner who has subsequently been sacked for their mistake? A job which takes an hour maximum? I think she was perfectly reasonable to double that and give you a two hour refund! Generous in fact.

By all means don't use them again but you'll be hard pressed to find cleaners who will clean between floor boards for you, and I'm glad you said you won't be leaving a bad review because it would be disgraceful to leave a review reflecting the whole company for the sake of a bloody cupboard! Especially when the said employee no longer works there.

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