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Re: Customer refuses to pay $89.00 bill
[Re: Tyson A]
#3356224
10/06/12 04:59 PM
10/06/12 04:59 PM
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Joined: Nov 2011
shirley,long island New york
rockintheocean
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shirley,long island New york
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I have worked at the owner of a very large coperation(4 billion this guy is worth)During my painting days .The owner of this coperation wanted someone at his estate every saturday to do some kind of paint work.Told my boss at the time that he knows how much money the painting company makes off of him every year. Said he better not get a bill.Well one summer ,my boss told him that he could not afford to send someone there and pay out of his pocket.So the owner of this coperation agreed to pay me out of his pocket cash for every saturday I would work there .I worked two sats in a row ,never got a dime nor even offered a drink of water ,being how it was my boss who made the arrangments ,I left it up to him to get this guy to pay.That next saturday the guy came out , told me to tell my boss to stop crying like a girl or go buy some dresses,as he pulled out his fat wallet $100 dollar bills over flowing. and paid me for the two days.That was the last saturday I worked there .My boss had to pay me for that last saturday.
This billionaire ,owns many apt.complex,office buildings and so on .I had to paint this occupied apt in one of his complex.There was this old lady living in what we call a jr.one bed.My brother and I went in painted it ,she gave us drinks and snacks.When we were done .She tipped both of us .As we left I looked at how much ,my bro did at the same time .$60.00 each.I went back to make sure she didn't make a mistake. Was no mistake.
I have worked for many a rich person who were down to earth ,but by far the lower ,and middle class has always either tipped ,offered drinks to lunch.This has been the case as far as i can see.
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Re: Customer refuses to pay $89.00 bill
[Re: rockintheocean]
#3356227
10/06/12 05:04 PM
10/06/12 05:04 PM
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Joined: Dec 2006
West, Mi
wiggler
"Skunk Wrangler"
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"Skunk Wrangler"
Joined: Dec 2006
West, Mi
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I have worked at the owner of a very large coperation(4 billion this guy is worth)During my painting days .The owner of this coperation wanted someone at his estate every saturday to do some kind of paint work.Told my boss at the time that he knows how much money the painting company makes off of him every year. Said he better not get a bill.Well one summer ,my boss told him that he could not afford to send someone there and pay out of his pocket.So the owner of this coperation agreed to pay me out of his pocket cash for every saturday I would work there .I worked two sats in a row ,never got a dime nor even offered a drink of water ,being how it was my boss who made the arrangments ,I left it up to him to get this guy to pay.That next saturday the guy came out , told me to tell my boss to stop crying like a girl or go buy some dresses,as he pulled out his fat wallet $100 dollar bills over flowing. and paid me for the two days.That was the last saturday I worked there .My boss had to pay me for that last saturday.
This billionaire ,owns many apt.complex,office buildings and so on .I had to paint this occupied apt in one of his complex.There was this old lady living in what we call a jr.one bed.My brother and I went in painted it ,she gave us drinks and snacks.When we were done .She tipped both of us .As we left I looked at how much ,my bro did at the same time .$60.00 each.I went back to make sure she didn't make a mistake. Was no mistake.
I have worked for many a rich person who were down to earth ,but by far the lower ,and middle class has always either tipped ,offered drinks to lunch.This has been the case as far as i can see. Amen...
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Re: Customer refuses to pay $89.00 bill
[Re: Tyson A]
#3357068
10/07/12 10:03 AM
10/07/12 10:03 AM
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Joined: Jun 2012
Dudley NC
Muddawg
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Dudley NC
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Small claims court.
I had a lady who owed me 117 dollars for some work I did. She kept giving me the run around, promising payment time and time again and then not being around when I showed up to collect. Finally, I surprised her and showed up when she wasn't expecting me. I actually caught her at home.
That's when she finally told me that she had no intention of paying me. I told her, "Fine. I'll see you in court."
She got mad as a wet sitting hen and huffed, "You would take me to court of 117 dollars?"
"Yes, Mam." I was still being as polite as I knew how to be.
"It will cost you more than that to take me to court!" she said and she was entirely correct on that point.
"Yes, Mam, you're right." I answered. "But if I don't, then it's not fair to my customers who do pay me."
She wrote me a check.
Muddawg
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Re: Customer refuses to pay $89.00 bill
[Re: Tyson A]
#3357900
10/07/12 08:28 PM
10/07/12 08:28 PM
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Joined: Dec 2006
Indiana
V3N
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Indiana
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We use a service agreement. At the bottom of the usual stuff it says that if not paid I will reposses all materials used for repairs and release on site the same number of animals by species I removed.
Only had to remove repairs once. But I do get blaimed for animals that cause problems later.
"There's a fine line between a hobby and a mental illness."
Dave Barry
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Re: Customer refuses to pay $89.00 bill
[Re: V3N]
#3358258
10/07/12 11:18 PM
10/07/12 11:18 PM
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Joined: Apr 2010
St. Louis area
Dave Schmidt
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St. Louis area
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We use a service agreement. At the bottom of the usual stuff it says that if not paid I will reposses all materials used for repairs and release on site the same number of animals by species I removed.
Only had to remove repairs once. But I do get blaimed for animals that cause problems later. Yeh - I'd kinda like to do that but in most cases it would cost me more to retrieve materials than it's worth.
ALL OUT Wildlife Control
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Re: Customer refuses to pay $89.00 bill
[Re: Dave Schmidt]
#3358597
10/08/12 09:15 AM
10/08/12 09:15 AM
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Joined: Oct 2008
somewhere in the middle of MT
DAVE SALYS-CWCP
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somewhere in the middle of MT
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Paul, it's 10 days for residential/small landlord stuff, 30 days for commercial. They get reminder calls at nine days and 29 days respectively. I give everybody 30 days plus seven, the reason, they all think they have 30 days to pay like a credit card bill and I add in the extra 7 days because on day 30 they mail the check and it takes 7 days for pony express to get to my door. 99% arrive between 30-37 days so my formula works, I also put a little sticker under the amount due that says "INVOICE DUE UPON RECEIPT" that helps a little.
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Re: Customer refuses to pay $89.00 bill
[Re: Tyson A]
#3359232
10/08/12 05:18 PM
10/08/12 05:18 PM
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Joined: Jun 2012
Dudley NC
Muddawg
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Dudley NC
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One thing that I've noticed; When I started telling folks that there is a charge for services upon their first call to me, I stopped having payment problems.
Muddawg
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Re: Customer refuses to pay $89.00 bill
[Re: Tyson A]
#3359236
10/08/12 05:20 PM
10/08/12 05:20 PM
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Joined: Jun 2012
Dudley NC
Muddawg
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Dudley NC
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Oh.... And as far as removing materials that I've put in? Can't do it here. Once it's attached it becomes part of their real estate and their property. If I remove anything that I put in, I can be charged with theft and destruction of property... Regardless or whether or not I've been paid.
Muddawg
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Re: Customer refuses to pay $89.00 bill
[Re: Muddawg]
#3359787
10/08/12 09:41 PM
10/08/12 09:41 PM
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Joined: Apr 2010
St. Louis area
Dave Schmidt
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St. Louis area
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If I remove anything that I put in, I can be charged with theft and destruction of property... Regardless or whether or not I've been paid. [/quote]
Yeah, well, there is that minor detail...
ALL OUT Wildlife Control
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Re: Customer refuses to pay $89.00 bill
[Re: Tyson A]
#3361104
10/09/12 06:18 PM
10/09/12 06:18 PM
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Joined: Jul 2008
mequon, wisconsin
Paul Winkelmann
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mequon, wisconsin
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Is that removal thing like a national law? If so, I am a repeat offender. ( On one of them, I'm proud to say, I'm reasonably sure that I ruined a couple of inside walls ) And come to think of it, on another, he wouldn't pay for the really nice closure that I installed, so I took it off. He traded squirrels for raccoons; Man, he should have paid me for the closure. We also did the raccoons and they were way more expensive!
P.S. V3N, I notice you're have trouble with bugs ( especially ones the make a figure 8 ) We also do pest control!
Last edited by Paul Winkelmann; 10/09/12 06:22 PM.
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Re: Customer refuses to pay $89.00 bill
[Re: Muddawg]
#3361118
10/09/12 06:24 PM
10/09/12 06:24 PM
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Joined: Mar 2007
Gainesville, Alachua, Florida,...
Robb Russell
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Gainesville, Alachua, Florida,...
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Small claims court.
"It will cost you more than that to take me to court!" she said and she was entirely correct on that point.
"Yes, Mam, you're right." I answered. "But if I don't, then it's not fair to my customers who do pay me."
She wrote me a check. Kenneth that is one of the best comeback lines I have ever read on here. Good for you!
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