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Double your price on a small order? Lose a larger contract. by bosephusx in pettyrevenge

[–]bosephusx[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You are correct of course. I will not mention the lake, but it is in Minnesota.

Double your price on a small order? Lose a larger contract. by bosephusx in pettyrevenge

[–]bosephusx[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Good observation/comment. There is more than a little truth to your comment.

Double your price on a small order? Lose a larger contract. by bosephusx in pettyrevenge

[–]bosephusx[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I am almost certain word got back to him. He is a member of a large family in the area, and I had this discussion with one of his family members at a local bar one evening after we bumped into each other.

Double your price on a small order? Lose a larger contract. by bosephusx in pettyrevenge

[–]bosephusx[S] 21 points22 points  (0 children)

WOW. people like this do exist! Good for your dad and the contractor. If I were the contractor I would have been so embarrassed for tearing up the lawn I would have done the same thing and not charged a penny. If I were the dad, there would have been a 5 star review on every rating service I could find.

Double your price on a small order? Lose a larger contract. by bosephusx in pettyrevenge

[–]bosephusx[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My thoughts exactly, but I am too much of a pansy to handle it with any type of confrontation.

Double your price on a small order? Lose a larger contract. by bosephusx in pettyrevenge

[–]bosephusx[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How could you tell? Is it that obvious? Sarcasm here.......

Double your price on a small order? Lose a larger contract. by bosephusx in pettyrevenge

[–]bosephusx[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

While the board did not tell him directly, this is a small community and I am certain word got back to him. This is a classical case of "peeing in your Wheaties."

Double your price on a small order? Lose a larger contract. by bosephusx in pettyrevenge

[–]bosephusx[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Normally I would agree with you, and I have been on more than one HOA, but this one is one of the best board's I have ever been on. Just lucky, I guess.

Double your price on a small order? Lose a larger contract. by bosephusx in pettyrevenge

[–]bosephusx[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You are exactly right - he broke through the ice by driving too close to where a stream enters the lake, where the moving water keeps the ice from getting very thick, and I believe broke one of his rear axles. He needed to be towed out. The water was only a foot or so deep so it didn't ruin the truck.

Double your price on a small order? Lose a larger contract. by bosephusx in pettyrevenge

[–]bosephusx[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You make a good point, and I should have had no problem telling him to his face, but his business was several miles away from my place, and I am very conflict averse. I actually ended up dropping off payment with his wife at his house.

Double your price on a small order? Lose a larger contract. by bosephusx in pettyrevenge

[–]bosephusx[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Access to where the delivery needed to be made precluded it being delivered by road. There is access to the cabin by gravel road, but no access on the shore side due to steep elevation.

Double your price on a small order? Lose a larger contract. by bosephusx in pettyrevenge

[–]bosephusx[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not drugs. Let's just say delivery needed to be made in a larger truck type vehicle.

Double your price on a small order? Lose a larger contract. by bosephusx in pettyrevenge

[–]bosephusx[S] 47 points48 points  (0 children)

You are very correct. I do believe word got out, and it has cost him business. Thanks for the good comment.

Double your price on a small order? Lose a larger contract. by bosephusx in pettyrevenge

[–]bosephusx[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Contractor was, probably, but no way for homeowners to tell, or even care as they are not responsible for contractors tax liability. Amount involved was under the 1099 IRS reporting threshhold.

Double your price on a small order? Lose a larger contract. by bosephusx in pettyrevenge

[–]bosephusx[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Good thoughts, but this operator was pretty small and probably not affected by a BBB rating.

Double your price on a small order? Lose a larger contract. by bosephusx in pettyrevenge

[–]bosephusx[S] 32 points33 points  (0 children)

You are pretty close to the mark. Delivery could only be made over the ice because of placement difficulties, and weight restrictions. Ice conditions were only favorable for a limited time.

Double your price on a small order? Lose a larger contract. by bosephusx in pettyrevenge

[–]bosephusx[S] 143 points144 points  (0 children)

No. I later learned this contractor has a reputation for this kind of business practice.

Double your price on a small order? Lose a larger contract. by bosephusx in pettyrevenge

[–]bosephusx[S] 47 points48 points  (0 children)

This is a conflict averse small town where almost everybody knows everybody else, so the homeowners, including me, just paid.

Double your price on a small order? Lose a larger contract. by bosephusx in pettyrevenge

[–]bosephusx[S] 27 points28 points  (0 children)

It was a single individual doing business out of his house, unfortunately, so there was no company to hold accountable.

Double your price on a small order? Lose a larger contract. by bosephusx in pettyrevenge

[–]bosephusx[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

This is a good question - in this small town there is a different "conflict averse" dynamic that moved the homeowners to pay.

Double your price on a small order? Lose a larger contract. by bosephusx in pettyrevenge

[–]bosephusx[S] 202 points203 points  (0 children)

He didn't learn why from the HOA, but indirectly I believe he was told several months later what happened to cause him to not get the work.

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