“I was like, cancel her. I was like, refund her, cancel her right now and tell her we don't think we're the best services.”

Allison Diamond · Filthy Rich Cleaners: The Cleaning Business Podcast · #182: How Allison Diamond Built a Cleaning Business on Systems from Day One

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Cancelled and refunded a high-expectation client who demanded a perfect clean, deciding the fit was wrong

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