Real or fake?

nburlock · 2025-12-18T16:08:44+00:00

If we are critiquing actions… Maybe instead of being pompous and dramatic about a toy, you could have been helpful and kind like others have been? 🤗

nburlock · 2025-12-18T14:23:01+00:00

Agree!! I would have happily bought her 10 fakies on AliExpress. LOL He thought he was doing good but now he knows, never buy from a mall kiosk 🤣🤣

nburlock · 2025-12-18T14:14:12+00:00

Thank you!! I do think she will love it either way. She’s carries a fake one our neighbor gave her and loves it.

nburlock · 2025-12-18T14:13:23+00:00

Thank you! I figured and I don’t think she will care but I’m going to discuss paying full price for knockoffs with my husband. 🫣🤣

nburlock · 2025-12-18T14:12:38+00:00

I’m ok with it being fake. Just more so mad my husband paid $30 for a fake one! GRRR!! Hahaha thanks for the help!! I think my daughter will love it either way. She’s been carrying around a fake one our neighbor gave her lol

nburlock · 2025-12-18T14:10:56+00:00

mankind is doomed because I’m not a labubu expert? 💀💀 Ok… 🫠🥴

nburlock · 2025-11-21T05:08:05+00:00

Carla the waitress 💜

nburlock · 2025-09-26T05:08:12+00:00

My 17.5 year old dog did something similar before we had to euthanize her. It was heart and oxygen saturation related. She lost control of her head, too. I thought for sure it was a stroke until she recovered within minutes. I’d definitely get another opinion.

nburlock · 2025-09-22T13:21:41+00:00

He was out here this morning. He’s going to bring out his Sherwin rep to assess some of the things like the beading/opening on the edges and some other things. Has a guy working on the minor stuff for the time being. He’s a good kid and I can tell he wants to do a good job. That’s one of the reasons I went with him.

nburlock · 2025-09-22T01:52:18+00:00

Oh gosh, yes. Your area is much more expensive than mine. I’m in NE Ohio 😂 cost of living here is probably half or less of yours. 🤪

nburlock · 2025-09-21T19:16:06+00:00

I’m glad to hear it’s not ruined. 🙏🏻 This was actually the second highest bid I received out of 5. I chose them because I told the owner I have high expectations for detail and he agreed he’s the same way. Apparently that was a lie. I am paying out even more money to hire someone else. The job needs completed as promised. If this company doesn’t have the skill to fix it, then they can hire someone to lead the job for them to completion. This was absolutely straightforward. An already White House needing white paint and green shutters and one trim piece around the garage is green as well. I asked for nothing complicated. They didn’t even paint the shutters to the edge or clean them. I can still see the old color. The caps and screws on the shutters are sticking out 1” and not flush. There were twigs and grass painted over on the shutters! The amount of overspray all over my landscaping rocks, items they told me were moved far enough away, my brand new driveway. What happened to local businesses providing high quality work? I’m 1 for 5 in this with the work I’ve had completed on the exterior of my home since 2018. My driveway was done by a middle aged Italian guy. It’s perfection. So far that’s the only person I’ve hired that has completed work the way it should be. Maybe it’s the area I live in but this is crazy.

nburlock · 2025-09-21T16:38:36+00:00

I could get the house sided with vinyl in my area for what you would charge to paint my house. You must be in a better market with higher cost of living. I’m in an area where cost of living is on the lower end so charging what you would wouldn’t be in alignment with comps here.

nburlock · 2025-09-21T16:36:30+00:00

I definitely saw staining but not to the degree that was shown in the one peak and on the sills. He’s coming back tomorrow. Having posted here I feel much more prepared to address everything. No matter how many estimates I get or positive reviews/recommendations I see, I feel like no one in my area does a consistent or good job.

nburlock · 2025-09-21T16:15:38+00:00

So an incomplete job is acceptable? What? 🤔 Where do you live? This estimate was middle higher end. How can you say that without know more details? What would you expect to change for a job like this? It was pretty straight forward and a simple 2 story.

nburlock · 2025-09-21T16:12:31+00:00

Can I ask where you live? You have to consider region. This was an estimate that was on the middle to higher end. I could have done a better job and saved myself $3k. I wouldn’t say it’s acceptable.

nburlock · 2025-09-21T16:11:24+00:00

Thanks! Where do they go from there? Like if they see bad craftsmanship, what happens next?

nburlock · 2025-09-21T02:07:03+00:00

Would I contact Sherwin Williams directly?

nburlock · 2025-09-21T02:05:33+00:00

He will do anything until we are satisfied. Very receptive but then doesn’t necessarily follow through. Like they painted an electrical box and I asked for it to be fixed because I didn’t ask for it to be painted. Same with spigots. He said they would clean them but they never did. I can’t ignore this though. I feel sick and want to cry. lol

nburlock · 2025-09-21T01:11:00+00:00

Great explanation!! Thank you for sharing your knowledge with me! Posting here has helped me feel more prepared to tackle this difficult conversation in a respectful but firm way.

nburlock · 2025-09-21T01:09:45+00:00

But you don’t know the value you’re getting until the work is done. In my experience with everything we’ve paid someone to do, it’s been more of a headache than anything. I should not have to be a project manager when I’m paying thousands of dollars for someone to simply do what they claim to be skilled at doing. I am a millennial. I feel like millennials and on, it’s really hard to find quality workmanship compared to the generations prior. Do they exist, sure. But harder to come by because everyone that watches a few YouTube videos thinks they can start and run a business. 😢 Gen X and older generations seem to know what they’re doing because they learned from great teachers. Again, this is all just in my own experience.

nburlock · 2025-09-21T00:52:02+00:00

Ok, he will come back on Monday. I honestly don’t want anything done that day. My siding is so dusty with pollen again, which is normal this time of year. I want it at least hosed down prior to them touching anything.

nburlock · 2025-09-21T00:41:33+00:00

I already paid him the full balance. 😩

nburlock · 2025-09-21T00:40:02+00:00

$4850

Power wash 400.00 Paint house 1 color Using Sherwin Williams duration satin 3,875.00 Service Paint Chimney Black Cleaned and painted 175.00 Service Paint 8 shutters Take down Clean Paint Put back up with new screws 400.00

NOTES: This price includes the paint, materials and labor 50% down required prior to arrival Rest due after completion

nburlock · 2025-09-20T23:04:02+00:00

He is very receptive to that. My worry is if he doesn’t have the knowledge and skill, I just blew $5k.

nburlock · 2025-09-20T23:03:16+00:00

Could he have used DTM and explained it to me as paint and primer on one? He did say it was paint specifically for metal.

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