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Sorry if this is a bit long but I’ve got to vent it off somewhere.
About 4 weeks ago I was asked to do some sub contract work for a local kitchen company. I had done two kitchen installs and a couple of remedials for them. The two installations were Crap, Crap installation manager, Crap materials, Crap customer service, Crap design, Crap planning – you starting to get the picture. I was also asked to go to 3 remedial jobs where the last fitters had made such a bodge job of the kitchens they should have been pulled out and started again, but the company didn’t want that, they didn’t give a toss they had been paid they just wanted the bodged job bodged up again !!!!. It’s actually a lot worse than this with unbelievable things happening but I’m trying to keep it short.
After the initial barrage of abuse from the customers after first knocking on their door, And explaining that I didn’t work for the company, I was a sub contractor, I was told by the customers who were understandably pulling there hair out and raging with anger as they’d paid between £6.000 and £10.000 for the so called luxury kitchens.
After looking over the kitchens I actually agreed with them ( to myself ) that the kitchens and fitting were a load of S##T. Doors missing, units gouged and chipped, HALF inch gaps in worktops and mitres on cornice bunged up with filler ( not even the same colour ). The customers understandably didn’t want any further work done as they were going to take it to court.
I had done two weeks for them at this point and had decided not to do any more as I didn’t want my name even associated with this company.
The best of it was, that weekend I opened up the Sunday Sun newspaper and there it was in all its glory on the Mr Justice page, A two page piece confirming my own thoughts, a detailed proper slagging off, of this company by four very unhappy customers. ( tip of the iceberg, me thinks )
I went on the Friday to get a cheque for the work I had done for them ( as agreed ) only to be told I couldn’t have a cheque as the owner of the company was in Birmingham and hadn’t left any cheques. After more lies from them and a bit of a heated argument I was told if I left the premises that a cheque would be there in about half an hour. The owner of the company must have a super fast car if he can get from Birmingham to MEDOMSLY ROAD IN CONSETT in half an hour!!.
Any way went back half an hour later and the cheque was there. I put it in the bank last Saturday only to have it returned to me this morning with the words STOPPED printed all over it. I phoned them again this morning and was told another load of lies but was informed that the payment cheque to me was stopped because of my attitude?. When pressed further I was told it was because I didn’t want to do any more work for them?????.
I’m going up there S##T hot on Tuesday morning to see them to demand another cheque as them stopping the first one because I don’t want to do any more work is ridicules.
Sorry for my ramblings but I’m F##k##g furious with them and am going to slate them to who ever I meet.
If any one wants to know who this company is please feel free to email me and I tell you. The only reason I don’t want to print there name is I want paid off them first.
About 4 weeks ago I was asked to do some sub contract work for a local kitchen company. I had done two kitchen installs and a couple of remedials for them. The two installations were Crap, Crap installation manager, Crap materials, Crap customer service, Crap design, Crap planning – you starting to get the picture. I was also asked to go to 3 remedial jobs where the last fitters had made such a bodge job of the kitchens they should have been pulled out and started again, but the company didn’t want that, they didn’t give a toss they had been paid they just wanted the bodged job bodged up again !!!!. It’s actually a lot worse than this with unbelievable things happening but I’m trying to keep it short.
After the initial barrage of abuse from the customers after first knocking on their door, And explaining that I didn’t work for the company, I was a sub contractor, I was told by the customers who were understandably pulling there hair out and raging with anger as they’d paid between £6.000 and £10.000 for the so called luxury kitchens.
After looking over the kitchens I actually agreed with them ( to myself ) that the kitchens and fitting were a load of S##T. Doors missing, units gouged and chipped, HALF inch gaps in worktops and mitres on cornice bunged up with filler ( not even the same colour ). The customers understandably didn’t want any further work done as they were going to take it to court.
I had done two weeks for them at this point and had decided not to do any more as I didn’t want my name even associated with this company.
The best of it was, that weekend I opened up the Sunday Sun newspaper and there it was in all its glory on the Mr Justice page, A two page piece confirming my own thoughts, a detailed proper slagging off, of this company by four very unhappy customers. ( tip of the iceberg, me thinks )
I went on the Friday to get a cheque for the work I had done for them ( as agreed ) only to be told I couldn’t have a cheque as the owner of the company was in Birmingham and hadn’t left any cheques. After more lies from them and a bit of a heated argument I was told if I left the premises that a cheque would be there in about half an hour. The owner of the company must have a super fast car if he can get from Birmingham to MEDOMSLY ROAD IN CONSETT in half an hour!!.
Any way went back half an hour later and the cheque was there. I put it in the bank last Saturday only to have it returned to me this morning with the words STOPPED printed all over it. I phoned them again this morning and was told another load of lies but was informed that the payment cheque to me was stopped because of my attitude?. When pressed further I was told it was because I didn’t want to do any more work for them?????.
I’m going up there S##T hot on Tuesday morning to see them to demand another cheque as them stopping the first one because I don’t want to do any more work is ridicules.
Sorry for my ramblings but I’m F##k##g furious with them and am going to slate them to who ever I meet.
If any one wants to know who this company is please feel free to email me and I tell you. The only reason I don’t want to print there name is I want paid off them first.
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Superb Mark! I\'m going to send our lass a Garnished Anton Pillow request forthwith. Keep us posted Marc.
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