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kd5ywa on scored.co
1 year ago6 points(+0/-0/+6Score on mirror)
I've had quite a few of the same experiences with local contractors here. I've been scammed 4 times, 5 if you count the contractor who showed up to buy a Roomba and shoved $200 of the $300 (or $250/$350 I forget) in my hand, took off out the door with the roomba, threw it in the back of his truck and took off. I'm just too trusting for my own good, and pay the price.
Edit: I'm going to also say laziness was the culprit as well. I wasn't hands on enough with the people that scammed me, choosing to trust them. I could say it was because "well they're the experts" but no, laziness on my part and I'm sure his part has a lot to do with ability to be scammed. You can say you should be able to trust a contractor to not rip you off, and while I agree, I can't help but wonder if contractors are given a certain amount of space to rip you off and since they handle those interactions every day, they easily know when and how to facilitate the job to a place where they are able to rip you off. It's not just a single way I've been ripped off either, these people have ran the gambit. It's like they sit and dream up novel ways to be thieves.
Edit: I'm going to also say laziness was the culprit as well. I wasn't hands on enough with the people that scammed me, choosing to trust them. I could say it was because "well they're the experts" but no, laziness on my part and I'm sure his part has a lot to do with ability to be scammed. You can say you should be able to trust a contractor to not rip you off, and while I agree, I can't help but wonder if contractors are given a certain amount of space to rip you off and since they handle those interactions every day, they easily know when and how to facilitate the job to a place where they are able to rip you off. It's not just a single way I've been ripped off either, these people have ran the gambit. It's like they sit and dream up novel ways to be thieves.