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16 replies

Thatmum102 · 04/10/2023 23:11

Super excited as I organised a cleaner to visit today, 2.5 hours on a 2 bed maisonette, one bath. They were heavily self advertised on local FB pages with 5 star reviews. So thought hey why not! I spent my morning in between sending emails putting clothes away and generally clearing the crap to make life easier. 12pm was the time we arranged between the owner /agency & myself. 12:45pm rolls by and not a peep, so I sent a polite message, tfl strikes. Hey understood! A heads up would of been polite... Anyway. She the lady arrives, lovely person. Broken English but we understood eachother. I mention I have all cleaning products but she says no and pulls out a rag and some window cleaner from a plastic bag and then makes her way upstairs. Two hours it took, there's two bedrooms a tiny bath and very small landing. Now I'm here thinking 30 minutes to do the kitchen? Anyway, she comes down I pop upstairs It's tidy... Smelt abit as she obviously used the same cloth on the bathroom then on the bedroom furniture. So now we have 30 minutes, she's in the kitchen. I've recently bought a ring doorbell but have not yet set it up on the door, so it's on my windowsill facing the front door, it's got a very wide angle so you also catch the sink area and fridge. Anyhow, as she's now downstairs I clear my stuff off the dining table and head upstairs. Where my doorbell chimes that there's movement, so I open it up and have a nose. This lady is still using manky rag but then opens my crap drawer, pulls out DH old wallet and looks inside, puts it back when she realises there's nothing but a couple of old work passes. Then looks under a pile of papers in the drawer. I was upstairs in shock, there's all shoulda woulda coulda's right now. But that's not all. After wiping the sink for approx 5 minutes just with said manky rag she pulls a clear glass bottle with a screw lid from her carrier bag and take a sip, puts it back in the bag. Then starts spray mopping the floor, She opens my fridge and is moving stuff having a nose and starts eating out of a punnet of grapes, with the same hand as that filthy rag & mop handle. Then takes a small pancake and wraps something in it. She eats that after she mops the floor & another swig of the clear juice in a glass bottle. Now I must add I did offer food and a drink while she was upstairs, if anyone is hungry in my home I'll make you food, but to put your dirty hands in the fruit punnet and God knows what else! 🤔By this point I just want this woman out my house, as she's finishing up she asks me how much I pay for my house.. Anyway! She leaves after 3 hours. I then rally round grab the mop & bucket to actually clean my floor & clean /disenfect my kitchen. I feel annoyed and abit meh, I finally muster the courage & hire a cleaner and get a shit show. I've just received the invoice of 3 hours, not the 2.5 agreed. How can they have 5 star reviews, surely people can not expect this to be a 5 star service!?

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Jibo · 04/10/2023 23:13

Surely you're not going to pay?

RicherThanYews · 04/10/2023 23:14

Oof, who behaves like that at work?!? I employed several cleaners at one point as an add on service in the company that I worked for, they wouldn't have behaved like that and would have been in serious trouble if they had. Will you leave negative feedback and ask her to never return?

Thatmum102 · 04/10/2023 23:28

Would you not pay and send all evidence to agency? I feel stung.

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Thatmum102 · 04/10/2023 23:29

Richer Than Yews yes, I think I'll drop the agency an email tomorrow with my concerns. I wouldn't have her back in my home at all.

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Steev · 04/10/2023 23:33

Of course I wouldn't pay. I would have come downstairs and asked her to leave as soon as I saw her looking in the wallet.

Screamingabdabz · 04/10/2023 23:33

She attempted to steal the contents of a wallet, stunk (that a word?) up your house and stole your food. I would be giving them ‘feedback’ in no uncertain terms and refusing to pay.

therealcookiemonster · 04/10/2023 23:35

tbh I would have stepped in when she took out the one rag and one spray for the whole house and made sure she cleaned properly. how disgusting is it to clean your bathroom and other rooms with the same rag! I feel sick just thinking about it.

I have learnt the hard way not to trust online reviews. this is also the reason I normally don't go through companies but directly hire individuals via care.com or other such websites.

personally I would tell them what happened and if they still request payment - personally I would pay them mainly because I don't feel its right to deprive someone of their wage. especially when they are doing a low paid job. however, I would also leave scathing reviews on every possible platform.

MrsElijahMikaelson1 · 04/10/2023 23:36

was Upstairs clean? I’d pay the 2 hours for that and no more. I would talk to the agency. Tell them what happened and leave a poor review and look elsewhere

Moveoverdarlin · 04/10/2023 23:37

I can’t say I’m surprised. This is why I couldn’t ever bring myself to have a cleaner.

SM4713 · 04/10/2023 23:44

I would have stopped her when I saw the manky rag! Why didn't you say something then??? 😝

Equally, why on earth didn't you come downstairs when you saw her opening DH's wallet and peering in drawers???

Absolutely send video evidence to the agency! Why wouldn't you???

Thatmum102 · 04/10/2023 23:48

SM4713 · 04/10/2023 23:44

I would have stopped her when I saw the manky rag! Why didn't you say something then??? 😝

Equally, why on earth didn't you come downstairs when you saw her opening DH's wallet and peering in drawers???

Absolutely send video evidence to the agency! Why wouldn't you???

I know. I'm sitting here now annoyed with myself for not saying anything and speaking up.

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Jibo · 08/10/2023 09:26

Did you report to the agency in the end, OP?

timetorefresh · 08/10/2023 10:05

I had a shit cleaner that I fired, then an excellent cleaner that retired. I can't bring myself to try and find another because of stories like this

Thatmum102 · 08/10/2023 13:48

Hi yes! Reported & was basically dismissed by them, Even though I have evidence.
They offered a complimentary clean, I have ignored them. I have since gone through and cleaned properly. Lesson learnt I will never hire a cleaner again!

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Jibo · 09/10/2023 12:32

Very annoying! I guess you can review them online...

saltrock123 · 09/10/2023 12:37

This is why I do not have a cleaner.

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