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11. Send them a bill for the time you have spent disputing it with them

Reply to Ron Obvious (Original post)

Fri Oct 11, 2013, 01:50 PM

Oct 2013

Then start calling them each day

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Dispute with a contractor: Am I unreasonable? [View all] Ron Obvious Oct 2013 OP

Any attorney's in the family that could write them a short letter? PoliticAverse Oct 2013 #1

About $450. Ron Obvious Oct 2013 #3

$450 is significant money, did you sign a written contract with the contractor? n/t PoliticAverse Oct 2013 #5

Nope Ron Obvious Oct 2013 #6

"No, and calling me again tomorrow will not change my answer" jberryhill Oct 2013 #2

Thank heaven for caller ID. Ron Obvious Oct 2013 #4

Tell them your going to post your story on Yelp. CrispyQ Oct 2013 #7

I did Ron Obvious Oct 2013 #9

Maybe write up your review & fax it to them first. CrispyQ Oct 2013 #12

Good idea Ron Obvious Oct 2013 #24

What state are you located in? CountAllVotes Oct 2013 #8

Washington Ron Obvious Oct 2013 #10

Yep CountAllVotes Oct 2013 #13

good state for this KT2000 Oct 2013 #16

As far as i can see Ron Obvious Oct 2013 #21

You're right! KT2000 Oct 2013 #23

Send them a bill for the time you have spent disputing it with them The Straight Story Oct 2013 #11

Oh, that's tempting... Ron Obvious Oct 2013 #17

Tell them you are going to call ECORE. Then, never, ever, take their calls again. msanthrope Oct 2013 #14

Thank you! Ron Obvious Oct 2013 #18

Cousin! Why didn't you let me know? Capt. Obvious Oct 2013 #15

Thanks for the support, cousin! Ron Obvious Oct 2013 #19

That's what my wife did Capt. Obvious Oct 2013 #20

Good on her! Ron Obvious Oct 2013 #22

No, no, no...you are not unreasonable. ScreamingMeemie Oct 2013 #25

maybe it was wired wrong riverwalker Oct 2013 #26

Fair enough Ron Obvious Oct 2013 #30

You're not wrong. Thermostats are generally run on a low voltage line Warpy Oct 2013 #27

Thank you! Ron Obvious Oct 2013 #32

Only because the shorted line to my house fried a lot of things Warpy Oct 2013 #34

Who installed the thermostats? Motown_Johnny Oct 2013 #28

I'm not an electrician Ron Obvious Oct 2013 #31

If not grounded properly.. maybe. Maybe not. Motown_Johnny Oct 2013 #35

No, never signed a thing Ron Obvious Oct 2013 #37

Might be worth the money to hire an electrician wercal Oct 2013 #29

The price is probably fine Ron Obvious Oct 2013 #33

My husband JustAnotherGen Oct 2013 #36

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