Dog walkers: how many extra favors do you do for your clients? [closed]
My dog walking clients buy a LOT of stuff; everyday they have around 5-6 packages between their front porch and door downstairs and not all of those packages are light. In the past I've brought in the light packages sometimes but the dog mom just today asked me to bring in the little packages at the downstairs door since it will supposedly be raining so heavily later (although there was actually a very large package and a smaller one downstairs along with a few light-medium heavy ones on the front porch upstairs) . It got me thinking as to whether I really should be bringing in the packages everyday or not (currently I do not & somewhat rarely bring in the lighter packages; this is the first time she's asked me directly to bring anything in).
What do you think? On the one hand, I kind of resent becoming an everyday moving person in addition to their dog walker & want to prevent being asked for lots of little unpaid favors but maybe not bringing the packages in makes me look rude.At the same time, there ARE a bunch of them (heavy and light) literally every single day.
Also, do you guys bring in the mail if you're just doing dog walking?
Package theft is an ongoing issue where I live, so I'll usually bring in any packages left for my clients. I don't touch the mail. Can you put packages inside without carrying them up/down stairs?
Hi, there's literally no theft where I live and they live on a hill. It is a very very safe suburban area with no crime that I know of. They also have 3 cameras outside watching where the packages are delivered.
I wouldn't need to carry packages up/downstairs per se but I would need to go in the house, downstairs to the basement to unlock the downstairs door from inside & bring the packages that are by that door in that way.
And keep in mind that this is an everyday thing, and not all packages are small and light. I'm not whining about bringing in a few packages a week or something.
Hmmm. I understand where you're coming from. My response might be something like this. "Hey soandso. I love walking doggo and don't mind helping y'all out on occasion, but tending to your deliveries is infringing on my time with doggo. If you'd like me to take care of your packages, I'd be happy...
...to for an additional charge. Let me know what you think."
Thanks, that sounds like a reasonable plan. Shockingly these past two days they haven't received any packages! Makes me paranoid that they somehow saw this thread lol