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legsdiamond
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"Tell me about your experience using a maid service"


          

We are about to get one. Never thought I would do this but... it’s happening.

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shit we only got an apartment and have used them.
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I made fun of someone on here who had it for a studio apt
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      you just brought up something i meant to point out:
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           We are going to try maid pro.
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Been using one for 10 years or so, since my now wife and I started...
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amazing if you can afford one! I had one when my son was 2 and 3 years o...
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Nah.. we aren’t there yet. I’m talking once or twice a month
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I asked coworkers
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worked great for about a year, then they started slacking
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Find someone you like from a company
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Find someone you like from a company
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I wouldn't use a company.
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Nah
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Agreed. We went with the couple our neighbors had used for 10+ years
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This.
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There is a woman across the street who cleans a house.
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y’all lazy lol
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or life is short
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be cool...it’s a joke
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      i feel you
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We have a 2 and a 4 year old and both work 40+ hours a week
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I use the HUX app
Feb 18th 2020
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When I lived alone I'd hire a service for quarterly deep cleans
Feb 19th 2020
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That’s a great price.. but this service is strictly for apartments
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      it is, they have a great business model and amazing customer service
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only way to keep the peace at home.
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PROMO
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1. "shit we only got an apartment and have used them."
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no complaints.

we've used them probably 4 or 5 times. sometimes they only did the required stuff which was fine. the good ones did more than asked which was great.

i gotta say though, it's weird AF to be chilling while some stranger is cleaning your house. it always makes me feel awkward.

  

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legsdiamond
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2. "I made fun of someone on here who had it for a studio apt"
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but there answer pretty much is why we decided to do it.

Our time is too valuable to clean on weekends. We both work so we want to spend our weekends with the kids or out enjoying our weekend.

2 toddlers under 5 makes it hard.

and I won’t lie.. I don’t want to do shit on weekends that feels like work.

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3. "you just brought up something i meant to point out:"
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we never had them come while we weren't there. honestly, i don't even know if they do that because my wife scheduled it every time.

but, if they do, i'd make sure their credentials are super legit just for the sake of your property.

i think most of the time we used Molly Maid which I THINK is a national company, accredited, etc.

  

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legsdiamond
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Mon Feb-17-20 12:29 PM

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4. "We are going to try maid pro. "
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Coworkers at both are gigs had nothing but good things to say about them. We will be here for the first cleaning. Wife wants to leave and then pop back up. Lol

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5. "Been using one for 10 years or so, since my now wife and I started..."
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...living together. And my wife had been using her since before I met her.

No complaints at all. Rates are reasonable. She does a pretty thorough job. Certainly don't regret continuing to use her.

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eye.M.woman
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6. "amazing if you can afford one! I had one when my son was 2 and 3 years o..."
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I was holding down the fort working
so she helped me with doing stuff at the house and cooking some days
but its such a HUGE help- definitely worth it.
she wasnt a stay at home maid - she would come like 3 times a week

  

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legsdiamond
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7. "Nah.. we aren’t there yet. I’m talking once or twice a month"
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would definitely love to have someone who could come in a few times a week or pick the kids up from daycare and have dinner ready a few times a week.

Shit, may need to look into that. Would only need them from 4 to 7pm too.

That might be some thing worth looking into.

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8. "I asked coworkers"
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I've had a lady come in twice a month for the last 10 years or so.

I keep the house clean but they do the thorough mopping, vacuuming, kitchen, and toilet scrubbing that I don't.

It's worth it if you have the money.

Note:I did try to let a friend who needed money do it but if you're not a pro then you can get resentful/lazy when cleaning. Basically keep it professional and you'll be okay.

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FLUIDJ
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9. "worked great for about a year, then they started slacking"
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And we canceled it.


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Cenario
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"Find someone you like from a company"


  

          

Then pay em off the books...everyone wins

-The Knicks’ coaching search still includes a lone frontrunner, Kurt Rambis, whose qualifications for the position include a strong relationship with Jackson and a willingness to take the job.

  

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Cenario
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10. "Find someone you like from a company"
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Then pay em off the books...everyone wins

-The Knicks’ coaching search still includes a lone frontrunner, Kurt Rambis, whose qualifications for the position include a strong relationship with Jackson and a willingness to take the job.

  

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11. "I wouldn't use a company. "
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I would look on nextdoor.com and find someone local. No need to pay a middle man.

Figure out local rates.

Reconsider the twice a month. It might be cost-wise close to weekly because of the work it will require twice a month.


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12. "Nah"
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Reconsider the twice a month. It might be cost-wise close to weekly because of the work it will require twice a month.

They not gonna clean the bathroom twice.It aint double the work

-The Knicks’ coaching search still includes a lone frontrunner, Kurt Rambis, whose qualifications for the position include a strong relationship with Jackson and a willingness to take the job.

  

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13. "Agreed. We went with the couple our neighbors had used for 10+ years"
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So we at least had a level of trust since they'd cleaned their house for so many years....
It worked out great having cleaning every other week, but weekly probably would have been even better and prevented them from slacking. It turned into a situation where I think we'd do such a thorough job cleaning up after ourselves on the off week, that when they came in to clean on the scheduled week, there just didn't appear to be much for them to really do....

Ultimately though....wife and I just determined that our standards of clean are just several levels above what our neighbors consider to be clean....

  

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14. "This."
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It's a NYC thing I recognize, but I've had the same girl for 8 years. She comes once a week.

  

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legsdiamond
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20. "There is a woman across the street who cleans a house. "
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We spoke to her and have the pricing somewhere. Might make sense to compare pricing.

Also remember we are in the south. We aren’t paying NYC prices.

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15. "y’all lazy lol"
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17. "or life is short"
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and if you have a few extra bucks to spend on cleaning, why not do that and spend those hours doing something you actually enjoy, and then come home to a clean house.

  

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18. "be cool...it’s a joke "
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21. "i feel you"
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but its also worth hammering that point bc a lot of folks dont get it til its too late.

generally speaking, your time is more valuable than your money is.
you always can use your time to get more money if you need it.
but our time is finite, so using money to buy some of it back for yourself is usually worth it
(and i fully acknowledge this is some super privileged shit, to even get to make those types of decisions for yourself - but even the folks that have that opportunity don't often take it)

  

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legsdiamond
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19. "We have a 2 and a 4 year old and both work 40+ hours a week"
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Last thing we are is lazy.

I used to say the same thing. We just value our time and can afford some help.

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16. "I use the HUX app"
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its been good
some do a better job than others, but they all have reviews, ratings, background checks, etc.

we keep our place 'neat' but bad about really doing serious cleaning, so its great for that every month or so.

  

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22. "When I lived alone I'd hire a service for quarterly deep cleans"
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Now, I use a service that comes bi-weekly to focus on the bathrooms, floors and kitchen.
I'm totally satisfied with it, and the price is great - $65 a month.
https://www.lapalopa.com/

  

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23. "That’s a great price.. but this service is strictly for apartments"
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25. "it is, they have a great business model and amazing customer service"
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plus it's Black owned.
the cleaners are in and out within 45 thorough mins, every other Wednesday.
The owners told me they plan to include houses eventually, as they grow.

  

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24. "only way to keep the peace at home. "
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I get hella distracted easily and you can tell when I've been around because I leave a trail of half done tasks in my wake

feed the baby, baby done, oh shit the toddler is climbing the book case, better run to get him - bottle is on the table

read to kids, baby has a diaper, put book down, - books are strewn about

doing laundry, dog needs to go for a walk - laundry left on floor

etc etc etc

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