Monday, April 21, 2008
Moral Dilemma
What to do???? AWWW!
OK so the Tree guy is creepy enough. He quoted me one price and then asked for more. Probably because I am female. When I resisted he said if I paid him cash he wouldn't charge taxes, and it would end up being cheaper. Then the day he cut done the trees, he came to where I work!!!! Yes, he came to where I work. All dirty and creepy (with the fresh scent of pine). He said he needed some money up front because he broke a saw. I was a bit sceptic, but what am I supposed to do? I want him out of my store. So I gave him $200 dollars and he left.
When I got home that evening I was in a hurry because I had plans. So I talked with him briefly, I said what about the stumps? He said he would be back. I explained I didn't want to pay him all of the money unless everything was done. He agreed and I paid him everything minus what he called "stump removal" on the original estimate.
Never heard from him again...that's all good. I had basically excepted the fact that I got ripped off in the 3rd degree. He was a sales person just trying to make the sale. I understand that, and money is tight these days. Move forward one week......
I spent all last night after work and all day this morning cleaning up pine needles and spreading limestone and cow manure. I got a bit attached to the stump, I thought maybe I would paint a Fire Dancer in the middle or the 'Before These Crowded Streets' Circles. That would be cool.
At about 1pm I decided to go to the store, when I came home there were these two guys removing the stumps! They were nice enough, and probably very good people, but I was so upset that all the work I had just done was meaningless at this point. I wanted to cry, but didn't.
I explained to the guy that I would have never spread the limestone or done anything if I knew that they were coming today. He thought that I had known, so it wasn't his fault. I asked about the money, I said to him "Is this going to cost me extra?" He said "I think so, he told me he would have my money this evening."
I cleaned everything up a second time, begrudged but listening to Dave so it was OK. I went back down to Lowe's and got everything I had bought this morning. Basically, I redid 5 hours of work.
Now CRAZY CREEPY TREE GUY wants the second estimate. Which is $200.00 more than the original. I won't answer his phone calls. I know that is cowardly, but I am so aggravated. I do not want to pay him one more dime.
Now for the moral dilemma, I want the nice people who were here today to get their money because they are not part of CRAZY CREEPY TREE GUY, and I believe the money that he is asking for belongs to them.
What to do? Just suck it up and take in the $#%? I want the good people to get their money, but this guy is just taking advanatge of me.
OK so the Tree guy is creepy enough. He quoted me one price and then asked for more. Probably because I am female. When I resisted he said if I paid him cash he wouldn't charge taxes, and it would end up being cheaper. Then the day he cut done the trees, he came to where I work!!!! Yes, he came to where I work. All dirty and creepy (with the fresh scent of pine). He said he needed some money up front because he broke a saw. I was a bit sceptic, but what am I supposed to do? I want him out of my store. So I gave him $200 dollars and he left.
When I got home that evening I was in a hurry because I had plans. So I talked with him briefly, I said what about the stumps? He said he would be back. I explained I didn't want to pay him all of the money unless everything was done. He agreed and I paid him everything minus what he called "stump removal" on the original estimate.
Never heard from him again...that's all good. I had basically excepted the fact that I got ripped off in the 3rd degree. He was a sales person just trying to make the sale. I understand that, and money is tight these days. Move forward one week......
I spent all last night after work and all day this morning cleaning up pine needles and spreading limestone and cow manure. I got a bit attached to the stump, I thought maybe I would paint a Fire Dancer in the middle or the 'Before These Crowded Streets' Circles. That would be cool.
At about 1pm I decided to go to the store, when I came home there were these two guys removing the stumps! They were nice enough, and probably very good people, but I was so upset that all the work I had just done was meaningless at this point. I wanted to cry, but didn't.
I explained to the guy that I would have never spread the limestone or done anything if I knew that they were coming today. He thought that I had known, so it wasn't his fault. I asked about the money, I said to him "Is this going to cost me extra?" He said "I think so, he told me he would have my money this evening."
I cleaned everything up a second time, begrudged but listening to Dave so it was OK. I went back down to Lowe's and got everything I had bought this morning. Basically, I redid 5 hours of work.
Now CRAZY CREEPY TREE GUY wants the second estimate. Which is $200.00 more than the original. I won't answer his phone calls. I know that is cowardly, but I am so aggravated. I do not want to pay him one more dime.
Now for the moral dilemma, I want the nice people who were here today to get their money because they are not part of CRAZY CREEPY TREE GUY, and I believe the money that he is asking for belongs to them.
What to do? Just suck it up and take in the $#%? I want the good people to get their money, but this guy is just taking advanatge of me.
# posted by Jennifer Beth : 5:20 PM
