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Sean Kelly

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What the customer said:

Sean: You do not have enough tiles to complete the job.
Cust: Thank God for that. We thought we would have too many boxes left over. I'll pop out to Homebase later on today.

Later on that day........

Cust: They only had 1 box. I'll try another branch later.

Later........

Cust: 2nd branch don't have any tiles.

Next day........

Cust: My Husband went out and bought some from a branch miles away.

I couldn't be bothered to tell her all that her bathroom now consists of 3 batch numbers


This is the same customer that I bent over backwards for because they were let down by previous tiler. I worked 11 hour days. I worked Sat & Sun, but she still wanted a lie in at the weekend so I could not start until 09:30.

Payment:

I finished the job last week and have not yet been paid. I sent email this morning and I just rang to chase again.

Cust: My Husband has set up payment on his bank account for Friday.

Her Husband is an accountant !!!!!!!!



Before you ask.........I measured up the room the previous week. I gave them the dimensions and told them how many sqm to buy. When I said to her 'Why did you not buy enough tiles' she said that she and her Husband measured the room and bought plenty of tiles for the job.

:mad:
 
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I feel your pain @Andy Allen . I had to sacrifice the layout on the last bathroom I did purely to allow enough tiles for the whole room. Finished the job with 2 spare tiles, one of which I was never going to use as it was chipped. I too gave them the required square meterage but they decided to deduct the 10% I added to save money :mad:
 

Dan

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I'm not sure id leave the job without payment to be fair. I'd just say look, payment required upon completion. Like with anything. I'll drive you the hole in the wall if you want.
 
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Sorry Dan, think you live in a different world to us, or is it just me!
I never expect payment before I leave. I always send a bill with bank details for payment.
Yes some customers offer payment on completion if they are home when I finish but most of the time I send a invoice by email with bank detail.
Asking if not threatening to drive them to the cash point to collect your money sounds like the sort of thing the local cowboys will do. I thought the cash point only pays out £300 a day, hardly enough to pay a days wages let alone materials on top.
 

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