I saw few missed call from unregistered person in my hp. I didn't bother to call back till late evening. It was Zainol, the person who did the renovation work. He was babbling about not getting paid as what I had promised him before. I was a bit pissed off and asked him how much he has received till now. He said about RM6,ooo, but I didn't believe it. I called Hj and asked him how much he had paid him.. ALL - RM7,500! Fortunately Hj Naza put it in writing and Zainol signed it whenever he
took the money. So what's wrong with this guy? Nevertheless, I said I'll
meet him tomorrow evening.
For record purposes, Zainol had asked me RM8,000 for this renovation project. I disagreed and I asked for only RM7,000 by cutting down few works i.e. garage. He did not object and later asked for first payment before starting the work. Only when the work is nearly completed, he made a remark on how much I should add for the additional works (additional works according to him was for changing the new wooden window panel (~RM200) and fixing a new shelf (~RM100). For these additional works alone he asked for about RM1,000 more. Ridiculous!
Lesson learnt ; make sure to get quotation before buying or going into any contract! agree with the person on the job specifications and stick with it! Else, you will be trapped into their game! Let see how much I've paid him...
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1st payment - RM2,000 |
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2nd, 3rd and 4th payment - total RM4,5000 |
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5th payment - RM500 |
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6th @ final payment - RM500 |