tomstrees
Active Member
Are you willing to work for problem customers? I haven't had many over the years, most are easy to work for pay quickly and I do return business with.
One problem cuckoo lady called me this morning.
Last winter she called me wanting some log splitting, saying she needed some firewood for emergencies. That made no sense to me because you can't burn wood you cut up and split for a while. I played along. Split up some wood, did some chain saw work and billed her $125. No payment, and it has been over 9 months, only $125 but I chalked it up to all the problems we are having with covid. I have had much bigger non payers that after a number of months I filed small claims court action on and eventually got compensated for hard work. It really is inexcusable.
She made some lame excuse about thinking she had paid me the first time I came over, which was not true. She said she could pay me with Venmo which I have never dealt with, I told her I don't get payment until the job is all done. So I came back again for some chain saw work at her direction and she said something about her not wanting me to work when her daughter was there, a dog came out and pestered me but I thought I did what she wanted. No communication and I had tried to call her for payment and she made another excuse.
This time she wants some chain saw work, maybe I should insist on getting paid before and more work or just tell her to go fry ice. "Trick me once shame on you trick me twice shame on me". I think she would pay this time but getting payment first would be a minimum right?
One problem cuckoo lady called me this morning.
Last winter she called me wanting some log splitting, saying she needed some firewood for emergencies. That made no sense to me because you can't burn wood you cut up and split for a while. I played along. Split up some wood, did some chain saw work and billed her $125. No payment, and it has been over 9 months, only $125 but I chalked it up to all the problems we are having with covid. I have had much bigger non payers that after a number of months I filed small claims court action on and eventually got compensated for hard work. It really is inexcusable.
She made some lame excuse about thinking she had paid me the first time I came over, which was not true. She said she could pay me with Venmo which I have never dealt with, I told her I don't get payment until the job is all done. So I came back again for some chain saw work at her direction and she said something about her not wanting me to work when her daughter was there, a dog came out and pestered me but I thought I did what she wanted. No communication and I had tried to call her for payment and she made another excuse.
This time she wants some chain saw work, maybe I should insist on getting paid before and more work or just tell her to go fry ice. "Trick me once shame on you trick me twice shame on me". I think she would pay this time but getting payment first would be a minimum right?