Good to see this. I'm thinking it is a little shady that all of the other people vouching for "Vaso" have one posting each to their names!
Just want to respond to Mr. Oliver:
Jaso has just started her cleaning business, after working for us for 5 years as our nanny. She depends on word of mouth, in fact I'd say at least 50% have been referrals from friends. She does not use or understand the internet, so I have tried to use it for her to get new clients, and it has been very successful. I posted about Jaso on a few sites, including Astorians.com, as well as Craig's list and other local sites. As she has cleaned for each household, I have asked each client (including Merm) to post about their experience on this site so that those viewing the thread would see that it's not just me saying she's great, esp as this was the only site that seemed to think her rates were high, and I tried to get across just how hard she works for her $75 day's wage.
So blame me for the single posts, as these are not regular Astorians.com post-ers but just people trying to help out someone who works very hard and reassure people that Jaso is well worth the money. Most of those who have had Jaso clean for them have come from other Astoria parents' sites and are new to Astorians.com, and I'm glad to tell them about this site because I (usually) find it very welcoming and a good resource for what's going on in the neighborhood.
But I promise, nothing "shady" is going on here. These are all real people who have had Jaso clean for them, and these are their own words. I have met some of them, like merm, and others I have not. But all of them have liked her work. And honestly, I wonder how many of those who find her rates high would work for $75 a day, on their knees, scrubbing someone else's floors.