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Originally Posted by Nucky
I just started with Massey and already had to go searching for the Landscapers twice. Not gonna happen a third time. I don't have a contract on the Lawn Mowing part of the deal and never paid in advance as noted on my TOTV'S Graduation Certificate and how many people have gotten hammered over the years by doing so. Don't pay for NOTHING (ANYTHING) in advance.
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Fortunately we have choices. Posted elsewhere I do my lawn chemistry and have been using hired people to mow. This is the first time in my life that I did not do it all myself.
Landscapers? As stated this is the first time in my life that I did not do it myself. Personal experience and the posts, this is another pain in the villages and I expect everywhere. Three strikes and their out, I think I agree. I many, many years ago, high school, I started and ran a lawn mowing and snow shoveling business. Lessons learned, many years ago. There is reasonable and there is unreasonable. Salesmanship-it is an art to explain why something is unreasonable. Aside, I am an easy customer. We pay on time. I've never called them back to correct something, I just take care of it myself. Three strikes and their out. We are on our third mowing guy. First was good, nicely told us he was quitting due to age. The first recommended a replacement truth a nice young guy who did a great job. We paid at the start of each month and one month he just disappeared. Next also a nice guy cut for a year or two not as good as #2 but.........
He to disappeared. So many I have lost count. Now in ten years we are on #4. Another nice guy, he is the worst yet in terms of quality. Hum, I lied. It is not three strikes and I am back to mowing. I'm up to number 4 in ten years. Perhaps, time for me to start mowing my own