Well unlike one of my previous threads, this is not a rant, its acutally a chuckle story
First tradie, after doing a previous job for me, and doing a good job ($3-4k), got a quote to do 2nd job, said he was going to start today, today, today, this went on for a week, he was supposed to do like the previous, go to bunnings, get materials via my bunnings account and start, after being told he was going this afternoon to bunnings to pick up materials, he never returned any of our calls. proobably 1 month after the first time he was going to start. So not a problem, find another person
second tradie, told him the original quote $2k, he said he was happy to beat the quote without looking at the job, he went to look at it and came back to me at $1.8k, all was good,told him I could pay for all the materials as a depsoit, he was fine with that, and was going to start that day.
I sent him the original quote as there was a bit I couldnt explain over the phone, he saw the original quote said 50% depsoit and then changed his mind and wanted a deposit and that he had no work due to health issues, and was desperate for cash, and that he wouldnt rip me off like others . he sent me a copy of his passport, drivers license, home address, and id card. So I agreed to pay him $400 cash at the end of the first day plus pay for all materials at bunnings. he then accuses me of mistreating me, so I call him and sort it all out, and he tells me how he has been sick, and needs a job blah blah blah which is none of my business.
the following day he goes to bunnings to pickup the materials,he calls me when its time to check out, and unfortunately, due to crapy bunnings staff they dont accept orders over the phone (they are supposed to, and ive done it many times at this shop, even the head office has said they must).
he gets into a huff and a puff and tells me to shove the job up where the sun dont shine
a few hours later he sends me this long text msg twice and an email invoicing me for $600, his reasoning is that he rejected a 3 day job at $25 per hour @ $450, plus petrol and his inconvenience @$150!!!! and he will return the keys after I pay
HAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAH
so two hours later, I paid another guy to change the locks for $100, and to quote the job in question again.
And I had already promised the guy in question another job after this one immeidately!!
The whole situation made me chuckle for the day
First tradie, after doing a previous job for me, and doing a good job ($3-4k), got a quote to do 2nd job, said he was going to start today, today, today, this went on for a week, he was supposed to do like the previous, go to bunnings, get materials via my bunnings account and start, after being told he was going this afternoon to bunnings to pick up materials, he never returned any of our calls. proobably 1 month after the first time he was going to start. So not a problem, find another person
second tradie, told him the original quote $2k, he said he was happy to beat the quote without looking at the job, he went to look at it and came back to me at $1.8k, all was good,told him I could pay for all the materials as a depsoit, he was fine with that, and was going to start that day.
I sent him the original quote as there was a bit I couldnt explain over the phone, he saw the original quote said 50% depsoit and then changed his mind and wanted a deposit and that he had no work due to health issues, and was desperate for cash, and that he wouldnt rip me off like others . he sent me a copy of his passport, drivers license, home address, and id card. So I agreed to pay him $400 cash at the end of the first day plus pay for all materials at bunnings. he then accuses me of mistreating me, so I call him and sort it all out, and he tells me how he has been sick, and needs a job blah blah blah which is none of my business.
the following day he goes to bunnings to pickup the materials,he calls me when its time to check out, and unfortunately, due to crapy bunnings staff they dont accept orders over the phone (they are supposed to, and ive done it many times at this shop, even the head office has said they must).
he gets into a huff and a puff and tells me to shove the job up where the sun dont shine
a few hours later he sends me this long text msg twice and an email invoicing me for $600, his reasoning is that he rejected a 3 day job at $25 per hour @ $450, plus petrol and his inconvenience @$150!!!! and he will return the keys after I pay
HAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAH
so two hours later, I paid another guy to change the locks for $100, and to quote the job in question again.
And I had already promised the guy in question another job after this one immeidately!!
The whole situation made me chuckle for the day
