DW went shopping this weekend at the local grocery store. She looked on the cork board and saw three ads for cleaning services.
I called each of the three this morning. The first charges $10/hr. She doesn't have her own supplies, and it sounds as if she doesn't have reliable transportation, although she assured me that she could get to our house, six miles from town. It also sounds as if she doesn't have much experience. She will mail me references.
The second charges $15/hr. She has her own supplies, including a Kirby vacuum cleaner she prefers to use, because she's familiar with all the attachments. She does have reliable transportation. She has 20 years experience, including jobs in California and Colorado. It sounds as if she has moved here recently, and is trying to get another cleaning business going.
The third did not answer the phone, so I left my number, and asked her to call me back. I'll give her a while to call me back, but I'm leaning toward #2. Unless #3 is cheaper, and is just as experienced, and provides her own supplies.
Hopefully we line someone up for this week. My sister watches our boys on Fridays, and DW can take the girls out of the house for a few hours to allow for cleaning.
CCF - last time I blogged about this subject, you commented that it sounded as if I already had a lead on a cleaning service (the same lady that cleans my co-worker's home). My co-worker and I work in the same office, but we each drive 20 miles from opposite directions, so her house is far enough away that her cleaning service is not available to us.
snafu - thanks for the tips!
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