I would
say to him politely and reasonably that you are a bit surprised by his bill because as you understand it he's only spent the extra time because he's had to come back to make good his own defective work. Say you don't want to fall out about it (unless you do) and that you're sure you can work something out but you really don't think it's fair to be paying him this full amount. If he's a straight bloke he'll see the force of this and a reasonable approach usually works.
Or tell him to FRO the cheating scumbag, that often works too
Posted By: Old Git on November 4th 2020 at 11:36:19
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- dilemma... (no Mary option) (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Nov 4, 11:30:07
- Pull your foreskin over your head and go as a whelk. (n/m) (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Nov 4, 14:24:23
- Split the difference (General Chat) - Surrey Yella, Nov 4, 12:23:02
- Option B (General Chat) - McGill, Nov 4, 12:21:20
- no time pressure from us, if he had said 3 days then we would still have had him (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Nov 4, 12:30:25
- Did you spec the wrong paint for that surface? (General Chat) - CWC, Nov 4, 12:01:40
- Surely surface preparation is the responsibility of the decorator? (n/m) (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Nov 4, 12:16:27
- he supplied the paint - I asked him for a proper job, he said two days (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Nov 4, 12:13:12
- I do my own painting. Quite enjoy it (General Chat) - jamesward, Nov 4, 12:16:45
- come round (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Nov 4, 12:18:43
- Will you give him a face like a painter's radio? (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Nov 4, 12:57:22
- depends on his invoice (n/m) (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Nov 4, 13:09:06
- Will you give him a face like a painter's radio? (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Nov 4, 12:57:22
- come round (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Nov 4, 12:18:43
- I do my own painting. Quite enjoy it (General Chat) - jamesward, Nov 4, 12:16:45
- Do you want to use him again in the future? (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Nov 4, 11:44:34
- Tell him there’s a bloke in kings lynn.... (General Chat) - yellowman, Nov 4, 11:44:26
- and I'll get in touch with him (n/m) (General Chat) - essexcanaryOTBC, Nov 4, 11:56:16
- Foysc (n/m) (General Chat) - yellowman, Nov 4, 12:35:18
- Just trying to be helpful (n/m) (General Chat) - essexcanaryOTBC, Nov 4, 13:13:53
- Foysc (n/m) (General Chat) - yellowman, Nov 4, 12:35:18
- and I'll get in touch with him (n/m) (General Chat) - essexcanaryOTBC, Nov 4, 11:56:16
- just remind him a quote is a quote (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Nov 4, 11:38:49
- I would (General Chat) - Old Git, Nov 4, 11:36:19
- ask them politely to have another look at the invoice because it is more than the quote (General Chat) - Chris Peacock, Nov 4, 11:34:28
- dispute the invoice in writing and make a fair and reasonable offer for the work (General Chat) - Tombs, Nov 4, 11:34:24
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