Dirty stunts pulled by customers

[farmer_ben]

about 6 weeks ago delivered 2 cu metres to a slightly awkward customer from last year. Wife took the order. I rang back to check our standard 10" logs were big enough. When I got there his wife told me he had not left the cash as arranged he would bring it that night. 3 days went by, I rang his response "I suppose your worried about your money" my reply "yes" the logs are too small and there is bark and trash in it. I will offer you half the money. Within ten minutes the whole lot was back on our truck the dust and trash swept up which did not fill a gallon bucket. The load was probably the best I have sent out in 5 years bone dry mix of ash beech and oak. I was extremely polite and left without a cross word but had a big smile on my face as we wont need to go there again and for me chapter underlined and closed.

 

thats exactly what i did with that arse of a customer i ranted about few weeks back. seen him a few times since walking his dogs whilst i've been out delivering logs, always make sure i give the prat an over the top wave and big smile. hope he goes cold all winter the miserable sod.

 

took a load of logs too a so called friends dad last winter, dropped the load off with him and my "friend" watching, the dad says is cash ok? yep no probs, he gives me 75, i say its 90 quid wether its cash or cheque, surely cash should be less he said aggressively, ok thats fine i said, so calmly filled quarter of my truck back up and drove off. look on his face was priceless.

[djbobbins]

Not really a rip-off story but fuuny. A customer contacted me enquiring for a quote for some tree work, I was happy to oblige and made an appointment, when the time came about I made my way to their address, parked up and knocked the front door, elderly gent answered the door and said " morning, come up stairs", I thought that he needed me to have a look at trees from the windows which isnt unusual, he took me into the bedroom where his Mrs was laying in bed, he then said "there she is", to which I replied "what do you mean?" he replied, "you are the Doctor arnt you?" I said no im here to have a look at your trees.....long story short, his wife had been ill and they forgot about our appointment, I continued with the quote with a huge smile on my face and an occasional snigger.......and I didnt get the job! brilliant!

 

I was wondering where this one was going... I was expecting it to turn out that he / they were waiting for either (1) the undertaker, or (2) a male escort!!

[Mark James]

about 6 weeks ago delivered 2 cu metres to a slightly awkward customer from last year. Wife took the order. I rang back to check our standard 10" logs were big enough. When I got there his wife told me he had not left the cash as arranged he would bring it that night. 3 days went by, I rang his response "I suppose your worried about your money" my reply "yes" the logs are too small and there is bark and trash in it. I will offer you half the money. Within ten minutes the whole lot was back on our truck the dust and trash swept up which did not fill a gallon bucket. The load was probably the best I have sent out in 5 years bone dry mix of ash beech and oak. I was extremely polite and left without a cross word but had a big smile on my face as we wont need to go there again and for me chapter underlined and closed.

 

Very admirel way to deal with things well done.

[Mark Bolam]

I'm always wise to point out that a tree removal does not include the stump as standard, had that one a few times

 

Very important. ALWAYS discuss this at the quotation stage!

 

GS Steve and Farmer Ben -

[Ty Korrigan]

What does etiquette or even the law say about saw dust...?

I once watched as my boss paid Mr Angry neighbour of Emsworth a tenner to have his BMW washed.

I have just had similar today regarding washing on a line but got away with an apology and a smile.

You'd have thought the cheesed of neighbours would have been glad not to have to sweep up anymore leaves!

Ty

[Mark Bolam]

Only God has any control of the dust direction Ty.

 

Lovin' the avatar.

 

You really do live in rural France....

[Ty Korrigan]

Funnily enough, that was taken after last Wednesdays job at the holiday home for a Church of Scotland Rev.

I was tempted to send Rev a copy when I emailed the bill...

So... saw dust is Gods work eh? Less sweeping up for me then!

[skyhuck]

I once had a guy come out from a neighbouring house with a hoover, just a normal carpet hoover and he started hoovering the sawdust up off his lawn!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

His lawn was very nice, but even so.

[VEG]

took a cypress down next door was a huge coi carp pond guess where most of the sawdust went

[Ty Korrigan]

So...Koi carp constipation then...?

Ty