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mummy_becks 
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Posted: 08 July 2010 at 12:19pm |
How much do you pay?
What do you get for that?
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Babe
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Posted: 08 July 2010 at 1:35pm |
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No replies yet? I thought there were a whole lot of people on the 'how much your DH do' thread that had cleaning fairies... I want one!
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LittleBug
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Posted: 08 July 2010 at 1:36pm |
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I want to look into it as well... we don't have a lot of money, but with DH working full time and me studying full time, the house often gets into a right state. It drives me batty.
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Chloe (4 years) and Oliver (3 years).
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kebakat
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Posted: 08 July 2010 at 1:39pm |
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Inlaws use to pay someone like $40-50 a week to come and do all the big stuff. Like giving the kitchen and bathroom a really good once over. All the floors a really good clean, dusting, cleaning windows if it was needed. Changing the bed. Then they looked after the day to day stuff.
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kiwisj
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Posted: 08 July 2010 at 1:41pm |
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I haven't replied coz we don't live in NZ so the info is largely irrelevant - our cleaning fairy lives in and works 6 days a week. We have had a part timer in the past though, this is what she did -
changed bedding, cleaned bathrooms and kitchen (just a once over), swept/mopped floors, some ironing (mostly just DHs shirts) and post C's birth she also did the washing if there was any when she arrived. She came once a week for 4 hours.
The family I nannied for in NZ coming up 10yrs ago had cleaners in once a week but from what I recall they were pretty picky about what was their job, eg no washing/ironing and no tidying.
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caliandjack
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Posted: 08 July 2010 at 1:46pm |
We had one a few years ago when I was flatting - before I lived with Dh. She came once a fortnight and we paid $40, she cleaned the bathroom, toilet, vacummed and mopped the floor. She would also do the dishes if there were any left out, but we tried not to leave that many.
She was with Green Acres - it was quite cute she'd leave a mint and fold the loo paper on the roll nicely.
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kiwisj
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Posted: 08 July 2010 at 1:50pm |
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Oooh our old cleaner used to fold the loo paper over too - I LOVED coming home to a pristine house once a week. Such a treat!
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tishy
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Posted: 08 July 2010 at 2:11pm |
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We pay $50 per week. She cleans/tidys the kitchen, living areas, laundry room, and toilet/bathroom. She also mops and vacuums these areas too.
I highly recommend it,especially for those that are working.
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LittleBug
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Posted: 08 July 2010 at 2:21pm |
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How do you find one? I checked out the yellow pages and they only seem to have commercial cleaners, same with google.
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Chloe (4 years) and Oliver (3 years).
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caliandjack
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Posted: 08 July 2010 at 2:24pm |
Word of mouth, or I found the local paper useful.
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tishy
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Posted: 08 July 2010 at 2:26pm |
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Do a search for 'domestic cleaners'
We use Select Cleaning, I'm not sure if they're outside Welly. A friend of mine uses VIP Home Services and they are nationwide.
Another option is to look in your local supermarket to see if people are advertising there. That option is probably cheaper but personally I preferred going with a company.
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MyLilSquishy
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Posted: 08 July 2010 at 2:29pm |
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what about student job search? someone out there will want some references?
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kiwisj
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Posted: 08 July 2010 at 2:31pm |
Or if they're in your town and still exist, try Student Job Search 
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kiwisj
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Posted: 08 July 2010 at 2:32pm |
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Snap! ;)
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kiwisj
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Posted: 08 July 2010 at 2:35pm |
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Snap! ;)
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caraMel
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Posted: 08 July 2010 at 6:57pm |
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I used to long to have one.
Since watching several episodes of Target where they have done hidden camera trials with various agencies I could never bring myself to trust one!
I know chances are that most are not as gross as the people featured on that show, but the houses looked spotless afterwards so how would you know?
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Posted: 08 July 2010 at 7:21pm |
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My Aunty is one, and all her work is by word of mouth. She generally vacs, mops, dusts, cleans the bathroom, top to bottom kinda clean, changes bedding when required, and just generally cleans. Not moving of stuff though. She charges about $25 an hour, a 3 bedroom house takes 2 hours at most.
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Posted: 08 July 2010 at 8:13pm |
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We are thinking of getting a cleaning fairy when I go back to work. I dont really want to spend the precious time I have with DS cleaning the house.
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Posted: 08 July 2010 at 9:38pm |
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My mum pays my aunty to clean their house, so pay is not relevant here, but this is what she does in 3 hours
changes bed (only one)
cleans 2 bathrooms
dusts, cleans mirrors and other surfaces
vacuums
mops floors
She doesn't tidy and doesn't do ironing. This is the general requirement for most entry-level cleaners
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Posted: 08 July 2010 at 9:54pm |
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not quite the same but when i worked as a cleaner in a motel, i got paid 15,25 an hour.
i stripped and remade the beds up to 2 kings, and 4 singles,
luxed
scrubbed the shower and bath,
scrubbed the handbasin
washed and dried all dishes and pots
scrubbed the kitchen bench and table
mopped the floors
change the bath towels
and all that would take me an hour
but i would do 3 units during my shift
so im a pro
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