From: t@toddh.net (Todd H.)
Newsgroups: misc.consumers.house
Subject: Re: Are all contractors like that ? What recourses do I have ?
Date: 12 Jun 2006 10:22:31 -0500

"OD"  writes:

> Are all landscaping contractors like that ?

Your story is about par for the course with the ironically named
"service industry."   

The stereotype is that you're dealing with a bunch of unrecovered
alcoholics who work for themselves because no one else would employ
them, and enjoy being able to knock off to the bar at 4pm each day.

No, not all are like that certainly, but the stereotype exists for a
reason, and sadly it's really hard to find out who's reliable without
a personal recommendation from neighbors or friends on a given
contractor's responsiveness.  The folks who have any clue about
customer service tend to stay extremely busy, and are able to charge
more than you wanna pay.

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Todd H.  
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