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re: Can someone please explain to me the pre cleaning before the maid comes?
Posted on 10/6/21 at 9:04 am to thadcastle
Posted on 10/6/21 at 9:04 am to thadcastle
My wife does the same, it is one of the most stressful nights we have. Everyone running around making the house look great.
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Posted on 10/6/21 at 9:07 am to Draconian Sanctions
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I’ve had this happen too and after pressing for a reason she said it was because she didn’t want the maid to think we were slobs
this was my wifes reasoning too.
Posted on 10/6/21 at 9:07 am to thadcastle
i cant, its dumb, but i know for 100% fact my wife would do the same exact thing.
Posted on 10/6/21 at 9:09 am to thadcastle
Do you really want her cleaning your liquid shite spots on the toilet from that diarrhea?
Posted on 10/6/21 at 9:09 am to tigerfoot
my wife gets up early and makes everyone else get up so she can strip the beds and get the sheets and towels/wash clothes in the washer and dryer so the housekeepers can make the beds and fold the towels..she will also load and wash the dishes so they can empty the dishwasher......
Posted on 10/6/21 at 9:12 am to The Spleen
quote:You're paying the maid to clean, you tell her what to clean.
Blows my mind people don't get this. Do you want the maid cleaning up your mess from breakfast, or do you want her cleaning baseboards, scrubbing toilets, cleaning windows/blinds, mopping floors, etc.
I definitely don't get it. Tell the maid what you want cleaned, then you don't have to clean your house before the maid arrives.
Posted on 10/6/21 at 9:13 am to shel311
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I definitely don't get it.
highest, best use of her time?
Posted on 10/6/21 at 9:13 am to Texas Ram
quote:So tell the maid to deep clean the house and then you don't have to worry if the dishwasher is loaded or not before the maid arrives.
What do you want to pay the maid to do? Deep clean the house or load your dishwasher? It all pays the same.
Posted on 10/6/21 at 9:13 am to 777Tiger
quote:Tell her what you want done.
highest, best use of her time?
Posted on 10/6/21 at 9:14 am to thadcastle
Precleaning just means cleaning up clutter.
I make fun of my wife for it because it is amusing...but it also makes sense.
Your maid doesn't know where to put random mail on your counter, or clothes that are laying about, etc etc.
So we just clear up clutter and put it away, and the maid can actually clean floors and toilets and counter tops and what not. Hell our maids will clean the inside of our oven and fridge about once a month.
I make fun of my wife for it because it is amusing...but it also makes sense.
Your maid doesn't know where to put random mail on your counter, or clothes that are laying about, etc etc.
So we just clear up clutter and put it away, and the maid can actually clean floors and toilets and counter tops and what not. Hell our maids will clean the inside of our oven and fridge about once a month.
Posted on 10/6/21 at 9:15 am to thadcastle
My wife won't hire a maid because she says she would have to clean before the maid comes over. I said okay. 
Posted on 10/6/21 at 9:17 am to Fun Bunch
quote:Yea that makes sense, like if you're picking up kids' toys off the floor so the maid can vacuum, that makes sense. I also don't consider that cleaning though.
Precleaning just means cleaning up clutter.
But that's shite that can be done in 5 minutes. The OP and other replies makes it sound like their wives are spending a couple of hours actually cleaning.
Posted on 10/6/21 at 9:22 am to shel311
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Tell her what you want done.
I do because if I don't she'll work herself to death
, house is right at 4000'ft., just two of us right now, and we're pretty clean, if I don't tell her "just normal" she'll start rearranging closets, pulling out clothes to see if they need ironing, pretty much micro cleaning, she already does all of the windows and window treatments every week, washes all rugs, changes all bedding, it's really incredible what she does so I don't mind helping her a little if I have time, she has never asked for more money in almost 15 years even though I found out she charges new customers a lot more, I always give her extra if I've asked for something not "normal," and around holidays, made sure she was taken care of during Covid, she's like a family memberPosted on 10/6/21 at 9:22 am to shel311
They are over-exaggerating most likely because that's what I make fun of my wife for, but its not what we actually do.
We clean up clutter, make sure we don't have stuff on the countertops and floors, put things away that need to be put away, that sort of thing.
Any time I don't, I'm always missing something I left out and then find my belt inside the pressure cooker 7 months later.
We clean up clutter, make sure we don't have stuff on the countertops and floors, put things away that need to be put away, that sort of thing.
Any time I don't, I'm always missing something I left out and then find my belt inside the pressure cooker 7 months later.
Posted on 10/6/21 at 9:25 am to thadcastle
Dunno. My live in maid worries about preparing for the maid service to visit.
Posted on 10/6/21 at 9:29 am to shel311
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You're paying the maid to clean, you tell her what to clean.
Sure, but we've been using the same maid for years now. We know her habits. She's going to clean EVERYTHING. And if the house is relatively already straightened up and tidy, the detail things are done much more thoroughly.
I thought it was dumb at first, but then I started to notice the difference in results when we do clean up a little the night before she comes.
Posted on 10/6/21 at 9:36 am to Clovis Pilgreen
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because women are stupid.
Posted on 10/6/21 at 9:41 am to tgrbaitn08
quote:oh, its a mad rush from the end of dinner till we head out the next morning. cleaning off all counters, making sure all surfaces are cleared of any clutter, sheets are ready to be changed, every other Thursday. And we leave it pristine for about 36 hours, then away we go
my wife gets up early and makes everyone else get up so she can strip the beds and get the sheets and towels/wash clothes in the washer and dryer so the housekeepers can make the beds and fold the towels..she will also load and wash the dishes so they can empty the dishwasher......
Posted on 10/6/21 at 9:43 am to thadcastle
embarrassment. women don't want other women seeing how messy their houses are.
Posted on 10/6/21 at 9:47 am to 777Tiger
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I always give her extra if I've asked for something not "normal,"
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