I took my customer to court, turns out he's a LAWYER 😔
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- Опубліковано 27 лют 2021
- What's up folk, this is my story of my customer not wanting to pay for the floor sanding and refinishing work I had completed on his herringbone parquet floor. I hope you enjoy it! let me know what you think.
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What is a solicitor?
He had no intention of paying and will likely have done this in the past, I would now send an email to the bar association as he is clearly a crook.
I am a carpenter and I have found that the people with the most money are the most penny pinching. Well done sticking to your guns because it would have been so easy to just swallow your loss. People like your customer try it on and hope that the tradesman will back off. Brilliant stuff mate. So glad you stuck it to him.
I've been a Contractor for thirty years. A bit of a tip: Everyone knows the last payment is the hardest. They love the work but buyers remorse sets in and they don't want to pay. So I've found it's much easier if I ask for half up front on small jobs. For larger jobs, I always ask for ten percent at signing, 1/3 at start and 1/3 at half way point, which means the final payment is only 24 percent (a lower payment then the 30%). Much easier to get out of them. Change Order payments are due before work is commenced on change orders, not at the end of job.
My father warned me when I decided to enter into business - "be careful of the wealthy guy who drives up in a flashy car. They are not your customer, your best customers are the people who live in council houses".
Almost the exact hing happened to me. Sued a lawyer in court to collect unpaid bill. He tried to intimidate me throughout the process as I was arguing Pro Se (by myself) and I still prevailed as you did. I am proud of you man.
My dad was a bricklayer years ago and every so often he would get some smart alec customers refusing to pay for his work. He always offered to redo the work if they weren't happy for no labour cost , just materials. If they refused this he would go to the pub , have a few beers and go back in the evening with a sledge hammer and smash it all down!
Never work with children, animals or lawyers.
Being anxious isn't pathetic. It just shows you're a decent guy who isn't used to that sort of aggro.
He was taking the mick and thought he could intimidate you. glad you stood up to him
Mate, do not be embarrassed about being nervous attending court, especialy as a novice. It is meant to be intimidating. You did bloody well!
My father was an electrical contractor.
I thought you were about to tell us that you lost the case. I'm soooo glad you won it in the end. You deserved it. And thank you for sharing your experience and being so open and honest about it.
As I understand it, what you call a solicitor is what we call a lawyer.
You stood up for honesty and integrity….RESPECT!!!
You did the ONLY right thing. Never let arrogant pricks run you down. Great video and wish you all the best mate.
Wonderful result, you were 100% reasonable and deserved that win!
Firstly, it's not at all pathetic of you to be shaking and anxious due to this ordeal. Secondly, I applaud you for having the courage to face the fear and go through the whole process. Thirdly, congratulations on winning the case. Rightly so!
Good to see an honest hard working guy win against a scumbag who thought he had the deck stacked . Well done sir ☺️👍
You're not the only layman to have taken a solicitor to court and won. I too have done this and recognise all the feelings you described. Only because I had all my evidence was I able to refute his story was I able to gain victory. I feel that there are a lot of bullies in the legal profession who as you said try to intimidate and push others around. Well done you for not collapsing under the pressure. Best wishes my friend.