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Reporting a business that doesn't fulfill obligation
Posted on 1/11/14 at 4:02 pm
Posted on 1/11/14 at 4:02 pm
Wondering who to report a tree service that took upfront deposit for tree removal and never came back nor able to contact them.
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Posted on 1/11/14 at 4:04 pm to chickasawmuddpuppy
call streetbeat at the news station
Posted on 1/11/14 at 4:04 pm to chickasawmuddpuppy
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that took upfront deposit
You got a receipt or contract?
This post was edited on 1/11/14 at 4:08 pm
Posted on 1/11/14 at 4:11 pm to chickasawmuddpuppy
You gave a deposit to a tree company 
Posted on 1/11/14 at 4:13 pm to chickasawmuddpuppy
Why would you do that?
Posted on 1/11/14 at 4:15 pm to Scruffy
Go to state website to see who owns the company, go to their house
Posted on 1/11/14 at 4:19 pm to chickasawmuddpuppy
lesson learned for you. does the proverb "a fool and his money are soon parted" mean anything to you? 
This post was edited on 1/11/14 at 4:20 pm
Posted on 1/11/14 at 4:22 pm to chickasawmuddpuppy
What is the company?
Posted on 1/11/14 at 4:23 pm to chickasawmuddpuppy
You can start by posting the name of the company here ..
Posted on 1/11/14 at 4:27 pm to chickasawmuddpuppy
Why would you give them anything before they were ready to start?
Posted on 1/11/14 at 5:05 pm to chickasawmuddpuppy
quote:
Wondering who to report a tree service that took upfront deposit for tree removal and never came back nor able to contact them.
I would call the police
Posted on 1/11/14 at 5:09 pm to chickasawmuddpuppy
quote:
Wondering who to report a tree service that took upfront deposit for tree removal and never came back nor able to contact them.
Deposit for what, to buy a saw?
Posted on 1/11/14 at 5:28 pm to saderade
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Go to state website to see who owns the company, go to their house
Not all Sec of State listings have home addresses.
Also, good chance the person doesn't have a real company.
Posted on 1/11/14 at 5:29 pm to chickasawmuddpuppy
By the way, there was a thread like this a while back regarding a guy and a fence. The OP posted the guys contact info and the O-T took care of business from what I recall.
Posted on 1/11/14 at 5:29 pm to chickasawmuddpuppy
Did they take a deposit because they were afraid your house would move?
Posted on 1/11/14 at 5:31 pm to chickasawmuddpuppy
You need to let Angie know about this.
This post was edited on 1/11/14 at 5:34 pm
Posted on 1/11/14 at 5:36 pm to STBTigerr
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Deposit for what, to buy a saw?
Standard practice with contracting work because there are too many dishonest people and neither side can trust the other.
So the contractor takes a deposit, starts working, then another payment, then another chunk of work, until the job is finished.
If you pay up front the contractor runs off with a larger sum. If you don't pay anything until the end the contractor can do the whole job and then get stiffed.
Posted on 1/11/14 at 5:36 pm to Gator5220
If you were in the UK you could just call these goons:
DO NOT CLICK IF YOU DO NOT WANT TO BE SUCKED IN
DO NOT CLICK IF YOU DO NOT WANT TO BE SUCKED IN
Posted on 1/11/14 at 6:10 pm to Bestbank Tiger
It doesn't work like that for tree work hoss. I have been on 4 different crews over the years and we got paid when the job was satisfactorily done, not before
Think about it, what the hell would you need a deposit on for a four hour job? They have a bunch of shite they can do if you cancel
Think about it, what the hell would you need a deposit on for a four hour job? They have a bunch of shite they can do if you cancel
Posted on 1/11/14 at 6:39 pm to Bestbank Tiger
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Standard practice with contracting work because there are too many dishonest people and neither side can trust the other. So the contractor takes a deposit, starts working, then another payment, then another chunk of work, until the job is finished. If you pay up front the contractor runs off with a larger sum. If you don't pay anything until the end the contractor can do the whole job and then get stiffed.
We are talking about cutting down a tree, not fronting materials to build a house.
This post was edited on 1/11/14 at 6:40 pm
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