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n3xt:
There can never be too much of patience. Elder Spyder880 already set the path to clear these issh, I think you should have just chill out and watch how things unfold.

Now all my billionaire uncles don vex finish... we will now be doing damage control.

When issues happen on site, so far people don’t die, always learn to give it some time.

Take it off your mind for a while and watch things fall into place.

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To say you still chop twinskenny’s N65k few weeks ago shows you have a good heart if you learn to control it in temporary moment of madness like this one.

That he committed such amount into your hand despite the issue both of you are having shows that he has respect and trust for you.

One thing I’d never do is to allow my emotion becloud my reasoning.

If you remember what I said when this issue was raised. I said “Do you want to be right? Or you want your job to be completed?”
From all indications your action is shifting towards the former than the latter even though your main goal is to get the job out of the way.

I know some of my peep here who have been in one issue or other like this would understand why you acted the way you did. It’s normal to get mad but don’t stay mad.

Sh*t happens.


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How much is left to do the job? Is the same contractor ready to work? If yes, commission him or whoever it is with what you have, update us here and watch miracle happen.

Thanks and God bless!

You spoke my mind!!! He's putting too much energy in mauling kenny than in getting d job done.... Kenny said he did not get a dime from d project, for christ sake BELIEVE HIM, and focus on getting d job done....if you find out otherwise, then you can expose him, but get the job done first! That should be your number one priority....Do you know what micgray and kenny can achieved if they both cooperate and focus their energy and connection on getting d borehole guy to do what he has been paid for? I was pissed this afternoon because the borehole guy is chilling somewhere, why una dey disturb us here.. That is not how to solve a problem..

[quote author=micgray100 post=105334389]THANKS ELDER megacontrol for feeling my pains too.... it is now a crime to trust someone in the forum again...

i have learnt my lesson from this transaction not to trust anyone here on the forum again..... i hope the new bees too use my own situation to learn[/quo

hawty:
IMMEDIATE PICKUP, EVERYTHING MUST GO SALES
LOCATION : CHEVRON

1) 4.5 by 6 bedframe and mattress 70k

2) Water storage containers 100 and 80Ltrs respectively 5k and 4k

3) Shoe/ bag rack 35k

4) Curtain rods with curtains (3 set) 25k

5) Haier thermocool refrigerator 160ltrs 90k

6) Ottoman with spring inside so it can’t “collapse” use till you tire. 35k ( 3ft 2 inches by 1ft 7 inches)

7) Shelf/ Cupboard/ Tv stand 25k

Fur rugs white, Grey (can be used for decor or to take product photos) 10- 20k

9) Chandeliers ( different types) 45k

10) Wig making stand (the strongest type) and big head 9k

11) Wig display mannequin (bust type) 6k

12) Stretchers, hair wand, curlers, hand dryer, hair styling tools (2500 above)

13) Glassware set ( full set as in the photo 17k)

14) Elepaq key starter gen bought March 20/ 2021 barely used (never been touched by gen repairer) 250k

15) Decor pieces (2k upwards)

16) Throw blankets/ Netflix and chill blankets different colors 5k above each

17) Wonderboom Bluetooth portable Speaker water resistant

18) Woven decor/ storage baskets (2500 above)

19) Decor woven/ rattan tray 2k above

20) 4.5 by 6 bed modern bed, 7ft headboard x mattress x 2 pillows x bed bench 180k

21) Bedsheets and thick Duvet sets 6k above

22) LG DVD player with remote 6k

23) Roll down blind/ backdrop 15k

24) Honda Element 2009 750k

25) Kitchen utensils (Tower pots, mini mortars etc)

Pls ask for more item photos via WhatsApp 08071757741.

Let me pick up the wonderboom speaker and the LG DVD for 25k...we can deal today

n3xt:
They’re still searching for my own Harley Davidson in the junkyard.

I’ll join you soon

Lol, this man just allow pepper enter my eyes now.....This one dem go reject am for baba lati car bike wash...

emmyN:
Michlins makes burglaries without tolerance for installation; client came on here to call him fraud. The gurus advised him to take cognizance next time. Granted.

Michlins makes doors with allowance for another client. Client calls him a cheat and a thief. Our magnanimous gurus wade in and advise he makes as specified going forward.

Michlins is tired

Lol... Laff wan tear my belle... As in ehn, i just weak.. Be strong Michlins.... And i hope this issue is resolved amicably...

canadaishome:
Good!

Canadaishome is not a scammer, i can bet that 100% because he's got reputation here for those who knows.

But honestly, you have given your buyer a very difficult process and it might be a little difficult for anyone to proceed.

It should not have been difficult but due to the activities of some useless scammers on this forum. I will suggest you bend the process a bit, you guys can work out an escrow services. I fully understand your concern though but i think escrow can work perfectly in this regard. Thanks

pope191:
@Fam thanks a lot, it's not easy ooo trying to distract myself with many things, one tot go just fall in, next nah tears go drop. It's is well sha, just tot driving will help me get things off my mind more

Accept my condolence....A female colleague lost her dad yesterday and the way she was crying ehn, at first i thought she was over-doing it but this thing hit differently....I concluded its her way of grieving and coping...Losing a love one can be devastating. Pls do take good care of yourself and STOP driving, atleast for now. Don't risk your life abeg..Go home and grief, if you need to...It's actually okay to cry if you need to. #Godspeed

Uber11:
Hello guys good morning , pleas read this and advice me.......

i posted sometime ago that i was looking for apartment in lagos ,you guys really helped and that settled it..i appreciate the effort here

so i was on buying a car ....someone i don't know called me from here that he works with Road safety,and he can help me process my drivers license, we agreed on 40k, i sent the money to him so from there we started talking ....when i bought my car ,i needed change of ownership and new pappers for the car to be clean on the road , he requested for 45k and i just paid him that too....... but since then is over a month now ,is from one story to another ,because i am not in lagos and i don't want to waste my money coming to lagos and it will be that the things are not ready ...i asked about the documents and the new plate number ,he told me they are ready, i asked him to snap them pictures and send to me so i can be sure the whole thing is ready, since then is from one story to another........i want you guys to reason with me on this ,what could be going on, is it a Scam?

Yes it's a scam and you have be scammed! I will be very lenient with you but you're a fool. Thank you

Enyinne:
The request from buyer was show a picture of FULLY completed insulated door job with front and back picture to rule out a future misunderstanding and the request is NOT show the process as misinterpreted by the seller

I thought i was the only one that notice this....

dapotemi:
About a week ago, i ask this question and got a positive feedback that its ok... Well, the guy strated work on tuesday, he was paid 20k at d end of the day, to balance 25k at d end of his work, got a guy beside my site to help monitor him and i paid him 5k, just to monitor.. My digger no show face since he finish work on tuesday.. Hes not picking his call.. Someone saw him and they ask him why he has not gone to finish his work, he told them the ground is too hard... I gave this guy d job because i saw d work he did for some people, just about 10 mins walk from my site... I am saying this to let you know that artisan and nigerians generally are increasingly having this mindset of NOTHING GO HAPPEN... We need them (i cant dig soakaway even if you give me one year), we must devise a new method to face this new challenge, its increasingly worrisome.

Hallelujah, after some initial setback, oga don finally come finish him job and he did a perfect work, he got some tips too. 12 by 8..depth is 10

michlins:
Good morning everyone. This was what happened.

When she made contact, I asked her if she wanted a commercial door or personalized door and she chose the later. I showed her samples and she made a choice. When I told her the price, she called me on phone to negotiate and I explained in details what materials I will work with and I specifically mentioned plain pan.

She was part of the building process as she receives daily update on what I was doing which includes more than two pictures at a time. After painting the doors, that's why she started the issue. I was still explaining to her on WhatsApp why the door can't have the design on the back but she rushed here. The reasons are as follows;

The size of pipe is 1½" and that design takes up 1¼" so there's no space at the back to do anything else.

Another thing is weight. Already that door is very heavy as it is due to the materials which are basically wrought iron. 14mm wrought iron was used to make the design. Adding more weight will affect the frame and hinges.

I even gave her an offer. I told her if anyone else will do that same door for 80,000 in Lagos, I will dash her 50,000 for inconveniences. The only reason I wanted to do the job for her at the price even with significant looses was to advertise my business here and around her estate and I told her that even before I started. Calling me a fraud and cheat wasn't what I expected.


At this point, I regret taking the job.

AT this point, what readily comes to my mind is the word of a popular novelist, OLIVER GOLDSMITH. "We stoop to conquer"...As a biz man, you really do not need all this shalaye, are you trying to "win" you customer or you're trying to impress we the onlookers, you dont even know 99% of us here...Reach out to her and "stoop to conquer".....If you have done so, please do it again and reach out to people who can do it again in your behalf....Michlin is not a CHEAT...Things were clearly misunderstood, it happens all the time in your line of business...
This situation can be remedy, if both of you really want to.

Jokesnice:
@Uniquewise.. Ma'am, I never want to write this bcoz I know that u have a good track record here and obviously u don't have bad intentions but ur reply raised more questions than answers honestly and then tagging people like sanshez who critique fairly I may add as haters. Let's not go into that anyway...
Madam, ur hand was caught in a cookie jar. U may have gotten away with this numerous times but today u got called out. What u do next is very important. You apologize and then reaffirm ur integrity by posting the real pictures of urs which u haven't even done yet. All I see is u attacking anyone that tries to wade into this matter as if it will deter us. I might as well say my own and be attacked. What's one more right?
Let me ask, do those people that work for u don't have phones and can't these pictures be sent to u through Whatsapp. Plz kindly do the needful.

@uniquewise...Please take this advice up here..You have not scammed anyone; atleast no one has reported you as a fraudulent person..No need for all this defensive attitude..Just do it right and move on and continue to give us good deals...

I don hear something new today......

Three (3) disadvantage of driving uber according to feli and supported by gentlelife based on his experience;

a) Pot belly
b) Pile
c) Poor eye sight

why everything start with "P" nah..........

Honestly, like someone has said, albeit repeatedly, THIS IS THE WRONG CROWD....

When we were much younger and they advice us not to associate with some neighbor, or some kid in your street/estate; This are the children they were referring to.......I apologise to everyone i may have had some disagreement with on this thread..It's time to just "sit down and look", it's not worth a ten cent coin anymore...#Peace

DMechyy:
- Nobody deserves to drive Uber
- There are better things you can do with your life
- Create a job, and be a CEO
-As a young graduate, you should be applying to well paying job
- Stop being an ant.

Let me give you street update.

* Nobody deserves to stay hungry
*The Nigerian factor, and experience affects everything.

Have you ever met a KPMG graduate trainee, or a Banks graduate trainee? Or your juicy oyel company recruit?

No, they dont work 9am to 5pm. You work 4am to 12am, sometimes, you dont have time for brunch.

You see people getting paid 40k per month, working harder than the above listed group. Have you met all this delivery bike riders, they do such risky job for peanuts, and work into the nights!

This position has been over flogged. Drive with a goal. And a mindset. I am driving for 2 years, and intend to raise 7 million, to fund xo xo and xo hustle. Markus Villig has only one head, started bolt when he was 19, and he is just 28 ,sadly life don score you first goal by being a Nigerian and living in Nigeria. The truth is, you are you! not Villig, you have an idea that keeps you awake, pursue it. Being an ant or working at KPMG will only keep you being an ant. You will never fufill you that way.

There is dignity in Labor, you should never be ashamed of what you do. There is nothing wrong in being a bolt driver! It is rewarding, it puts food on the table! You are a tough guy, That's who a tough guy is, you wake up to drive, show up, and provide for your family. And not everybody is going to be a Zuckerberg.

In all, let's remember this, dissenting views and variety makes the world go round. Respect other peoples opinion. There is no need for the cussing and bad blood, it is too much negative energy.

This life no hard. Be peaceful!

This is the real STREET UPDATE... Not the textbook mechant!!! I will like to read more comment from you...

mike56:
Also thermocool chest freezer 80k
Location ikoyi lagos.

Come and check it out

We hardly get feedback on this thread.. Let me say that i got this freezer about a week ago,somewhere around ikoyi... Working perfectly well as you can see from the pics... Not always negative feedback, we still have some good deals here......Thanks to the seller and for your honesty. I did not even test it b4 paying and picking, yet seller assured me that its working perfectly.. Thank you.

141samuel:
This move/innosson want to take over uber

Beautiful!!!!!! This guys are on this thread......#Bravo

dapotemi:
Its practucally a TRUST issues.. Trust deficit is on the rise, especially or in relation to owner/contractor/engineer... We dont trust, even ourselves.... If you quote 100k to finish a job and youre paid, ENSURE you finish it! Most especially if its a small project that can be done with within a very short time, maybe in big proj we might have to consider some kind of variations.. What about labor charges...my bricklayer quoted 200k for labor, i told him to charge me based on d number of blocks, which is d standard around the area, he insisted that he doesn't do that, well i paid him, did d job to about 90% and started asking for more money, unfortunately have paid 100%, na so e abandon job o.. So my job wont suffer, had to pay extra. The tin pain me sha....The problem is TRUST.

Just like oga spyder880 has said, which i did emphasis on here, it's all a matter of TRUST....Unfortunately, it's fast declining in this part of the world......

diordaves:
There are clients that are bad market. This you should know. So to filter out bad market, next time these are processes you should carry out before moving to site:

#1. If the client is from Nairaland, look up for how long they've been on Nairaland. If they've been on Nairaland for a good length of time, take some comfort in that. Good information about their personality will be here on Nairaland by their posts and the forums they frequently visit. Be wary of those who register today, today to contact you for work. Just be wary. It doesn't mean this is not possible. Just be wary because you don't know jack about them. ALWAYS research your client upfront before accepting any job. Ask them for their name. I will come to 'name' again in point three.

#2. Be attentive to the way they address you or talk to you in messages. Be wary if they are unduly and unnecessarily harsh in their communication to you. As if they are doing you a favour. It is not a favour. It is a working relationship. Yes, you are soliciting for work, but you have a right to be addressed with some respect and kindness. All that ORDER to come to site or forget the job is not necessary. It is a tell-tale sign of a tortuous job and a potentially difficult client going forward. And there are difficult clients out there. I speak as a client.

#3. ALWAYS ask for a mobilization fee BEFORE moving to site. This is standard and good practice. Any client that argues with this na bad market. Move on. I have said previously in researching the client you should ask for their name. If you ask for a mobilization fee and they agreed, make sure payment is by bank transfer and that the payment account details match with the name the client told you. If the bank details don't match for some reason (maybe the client is abroad and they don't have a Nigerian bank account), ask more questions about who made the payment and ask to communicate with whoever made the payment. Your client should KNOW you in true colour and same as you.

Don't be desperate to please to land a job. On the flip side, if a client asked you to come to a site that is so far away for investigation or consultation with a potential view of awarding you the job, ask for a reasonable non-refundable fee in lieu of the cost of visiting the site and tell the client that this fee is non-refundable if you do not get the job eventually but if you got the job, this fee is included in the final fee.

Hmmn, artisan is well covered here, but what about client... Am also scared and worried about you the same way you are about me, and its my money that is involve.... Artisan is also a stranger to client, the same way client is a stranger to artisan... I have contacted a builder on NL outside lagos b4, chatted for like a week or so, everything went on smoothly, we agreed on price, i made preparations for accommodation and i was sincerely ready to kickstart d project then until he ask that i should send money for him and his artisan for transport, and also that his artisan is saying he must get an upfront so as to leave some cash for his family, na so i vex, everything broke down and we both moved on... I was recently scammed then so my alertness was still very high, eyes still dey red.. You see all this stuff you wrote there, na naija we dey, it wont really work if followed religiously, there must be a balance, somewhere.. Remember we are both taking risk, both client and artisan. #myExperience.

n3xt:
Have you done your woodwork? I can give 100% money back guarantee on his installs.

Ask @Thomaths for the quality of his work.

When it’s clean, neat and solid, I give it to him. No matter the complexity of the design, he’ll surely deliver.

We’ve been together since 2009.


Please note, he’s a man extremely busy type. If you’re in a hurry, we have the fast and furious guys too
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Pic: Roof with double attic window done in 2013 or 14 for a nairalander. If it’s leaking I know I’ll have been called

I have not done woodwork.... Done with lintel and leveling.. Am not in a hurry... Location is mowe

n3xt:
This is 0.55



I can confidently tell you a good installation will give you 100% peace of mind. I used 0.35 gauge on two of my personal build over 9 years ago. We’ve not had to do any maintenance on the roof since it was installed.

Though, we may be quick to say 0.35 gauge a decade ago is the same as 0.50 gauge now. The truth remains there are folks who did their install about the same as mine that have had to replace, repair and reinstall their roofs.

I know someone who replaced his roof almost 3 times in 4 years.

It’s actually an installation issue not really the gauge.


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Though a lower gauge will most likely have nail point leak issue faster than higher gauge but that doesn’t make it more vulnerable.

Can you recommend someone that can do a flat roof for me.. Someone that will do a good job.

confusedworld17:
I thought using delivery bikes are cheaper.
Also why are people not looking in the direction of innosson motors since they claim that they are built for Nigeria roads ? I saw one that's like the size of matrix for 2.5m

I still dont fully understand why innoson cannot partner with uber/bolt... Drivers will be willing to pay, let say 4m or 5m for that car maybe spread for 4 years or less. Yes, its a brand new car it will survive, most of our corollas are close to 16 years or more, and we still they pay more than 2m for toks.. The idea is not necessarily d money but VISIBILITY... People need to see this cars on d road, everywhere... So as to develop their interest and trust.. was told their car is not bad... Many folks buy toyota because that is what they SEE, everywhere..

radautoworks:
actually, his advice is spot on. You hope for the best and prepare for the worst. You do a pessimistic, optimistic and average forecast when business planning. Not doing this is why so many businesses fail.

Nope!!! Hope is not a strategy.... Your biz fails 'in your head', yes right there, the day you introduce HOPE in your equation.... HOPE to an average/most nigerian is expecting some supernatural being to get things done for you...its a device i dont use, i dont encourage it!!

eyinola:
well analysed, if am venturing in a new business my research is always to get information abt the least i can make in worst case scenario not the highest i can make cos i might actually make more but setting a standard to know the least u can make will give u an idea of the business u r venturing into. This message is for prospective car owners or those who wants to resign from work to come and make 900K a month like cheerfulgiver. Please before u resign use a dashboard of a lazy driver as a bench mark but aim higher.

Please, do NOT take this advice...Failure should never be a benchmark,not in ehailing, not in any biz or any aspect of life....

There is a popular saying that encourage folks to aim for the stars, if you dont get there, you will, atleast land on the moon..

I will assume you're just cruising, but if you're not, damn it! You've got a very poor and negative outlook to life, albeit success. #No apologies

Springboot:
Good point you raised but not all jobs, you shouldn't quit a job that has growth because of driving, there are other peks too, we get yearly housing and furniture allowance, HMOs, access to the cheapest loan, I go on short courses several times a year which comes with DTAs enough to cover some expenditures and so many others, yes driving is good but I wouldn't advice anyone to abandon a full time employment with relatively good pay for uber driving except your contract is a temporary one. The risk of driving in Lagos alone.

Certainly not all job nah...how many young guys do you think have a job with all this perks you mentioned...Ordinary HMO that used to be for everybody now, they don customise am...na for selected grade now in most places..."Short courses several times a year", LOL...You must be working in a very sane environment....Congrat.

abefeabebi:
Great house,just to share my experience so far in this hustle.
Started this hustle around September without any experience in e hailing at all, I was lucky to see a tokunbo car for 2million on HP from a family friend. Corolla 03 to be precise. am working in a government school, so I only work on weekends and I was able to pay 1.5m for the car within 11month after paying 500k up front before taking the car. Today am signing my car paper as owner right now. Now I can say I am financially independent,bcs with this am rest assured of seeing something meaningful every weekend.

Thanks to Mr Felicity for giving some tips back then,and thanks to others that share their experiences here all the time. I don't joke with this thread,I always use this thread to relax every night for the past 3years even ever before joining the hustle,it's really helped me so much.

Now we move, slow and steady

Congratulation brother.....Now is the time to double your hussle...You know what, just assume in your head that you have not FULLY paid for that car, continue to work as twice hard as before, depending on your age though.. You know what i'll do? I'll set another MILESTONE from today, it could be a land, it could be another car, etc Just set a target for yourself, the same way you set that target of 1.5m which you have made today! Remain focus, prayerful and you shall be bless, in no time! And being financially independent, bros i don't think so, not yet!

Advision:
The only reason why this thread isnt flooded with people looking for cars to drive is because they do not know the opportunities here.

You see falling over themselves over 30k npower n probably less than 150k frsc job.

I wish us all well.

Honestly, they dont know and i wish they dont learn it the hard way.. Like i said earlier, someone rejected a 100k job offer from me because he prefers driving, he makes more and he's on rental.. If you think those riders you pick up everyday are doing better than you because they're on shirt and tie, with d figures i see here, then you're a joker.. Better take this hussle very seriously, because you are actually earning more than most of us in Victoria island/Ikoyi/Lekki/Ikeja...and if you think its stressful due to malaria/police/lastma wahala on d road, come to the OFFICE and see bigger wahala.. You dont appreciate d FLEXIBILITY advantage you have now, your eyes go clear soon... You wake up on ur own time and term, you decide where to drive to, you decide to park and take lunch, at any time, anywhere, you CLOSE anytime, and you decide to work or sleep the next day. Great flexibility, dont lose it.. Hustle and get your own CAR....
Read my post for the last one week, i have lost about 70k within d last 6 days, just because my office cant give me just 3 hours to quickly go supervise a proj and some boys i put on it. But you, you're making d money and yet highly flexible.. Again, FLEXIBILITY, dont lose it for peanut.. If i display cheerfulgiver dashboard for my next presentation here, more than 70% go consider resignation. Many can afford 3 corolla on their first day of resignation. He's not doing anything special from what i have seen, no be juju, just COMMITMENT. Do the time and simply get rewarded....and leave all this health ambassador to their doom, which is nigh.

Ghost1994:
A woman forget 850k in my car on Saturday how did this happened?

Her son ordered bolt for her from vgc to marina. He didn’t sent her number to me just gave me code to type and told me to park at the pick up gate maybe he doesn’t want me to call her mother whatever reason though.

Well, I picked the woman saw marina but told her “ma’am I can’t park around UBA oh but I’ll park inside oando”

The woman flared saying that all drivers she has ever picked always dropped her at marina UBA because her leg is bad to walk.

I said to myself wahala 1.9 surge I’ll risk it but ma’am I’ll chuck my car for UBA gate so for you to quickly get down and moved on.

I forget to add that she had like 3 bags and she also sat at the back.

Hmmm getting to marina I ended the trip while descending the bridge before UBA trip ended with 7,800 mama it’s a card trip.

Mama replied thanks she horridly get down.

Me not knowing she had forgot one of her bag

It’s a long story I’ll try and go to the point…

Me got a request from same oando to admiralty thank god for life that the rider is a guy and sat in front haaa naso Gbege for happened.

Well I was getting close to Lekki Ikoyi toll naso my phone rang I picked and hearing a crying old woman voice…. Hahah mama please who’s this?

Mama: okomi please owo oja ni (it’s her goods money help me) I was like wrong number jare. Naso I end the call

Her son called that her mum was the one calling please pick it sir

Mama: please brother shebi you be Yoruba I beg you in the name of your creator with Yoruba prayers my bag is behind I forget 850k please help me I beg I don’t mind to give you something please. I replied with calm voice cos I don’t want the rider I picked to know what’s up.

Me: mama please go and stay inside oando kindly wait for me their I’ve seen your bag behind immediately I dropped my rider, I’m coming ma'am

This woman called me more than 30times at some point I lose my cool “madam it’s your money I’m just heading back kindly wait please now “ I was later mad at myself that I shouted for an elderly person.

Well getting to oando I saw the woman with all those agbero boys wey Dey pursue us whenever we come park and also that yellow chicken republic guy all of Em gathered already.

Gave the woman her bag filled with cash told her to count it. Which she offered me 10k but I told her MAAM ITS YOUR MONEY I CANT TAKE 1 kobo from that money ma and I’m sorry the way I spoke earlier.

Madam was so happy to the point she gave 5k to petrol attendant to fill my vehicle come see drama and cry of joy…

This is so loving to hear, you have proved to us that not all Nigerians are criminals...May God bless you abundantly for this.

I remember one of my few trip on uber as a driver, a lady forgot her two phone, one samsung and one iphone, very expensive gadget like that. It was around 9pm and that was my last trip for the day...I did not notice until the next morning when i was about to step out, i saw over 50 miss calls and several text messages on both phone, my personal line was switched off tru out the night. First prob was trying to figure out which of my rider.
I called her, returned her phone, if you see prayer from her, her parent, brother etc..Since then, we have been friends, one of her brother works with us now and shes the biggest customer in one of my wife's side hussle. I could'nt have traded that for two stupid phone!

When you do the right thing, it comes with one INNER peace and rest of mind..Don't allow any one package fraud to you as "lesson" as one boy did earlier.

dapotemi:
Please, i was just inform now that the guys that will dig my soakaway are requesting for 45k last....It will be 12 by 8.....depth will be 10 ft..
Please whats the average price for this....They will also use the sand to fill some shops am erecting just beside it. All is 45k..Location is mowe.

About a week ago, i ask this question and got a positive feedback that its ok... Well, the guy strated work on tuesday, he was paid 20k at d end of the day, to balance 25k at d end of his work, got a guy beside my site to help monitor him and i paid him 5k, just to monitor.. My digger no show face since he finish work on tuesday.. Hes not picking his call.. Someone saw him and they ask him why he has not gone to finish his work, he told them the ground is too hard... I gave this guy d job because i saw d work he did for some people, just about 10 mins walk from my site... I am saying this to let you know that artisan and nigerians generally are increasingly having this mindset of NOTHING GO HAPPEN... We need them (i cant dig soakaway even if you give me one year), we must devise a new method to face this new challenge, its increasingly worrisome.

micgray100:
I understand you bro.. that is why I am asking for a refund of just 100k ....
if twinskenny brings in his 35k tracking money and we have people like you on the forum that can help with 50k... matter don settle... I will count my remaining losses...
like I said earlier.. This is a lithmus test for us all here on this forum... we should avoid it so it won't be a trend on this forum where artisan will collect money and tell you to go and bring your police..

You are angry Engr, and its within your right to be... And from what i have read here so far, its obvious you are not willing to part with any extra fund.. To the house, you see, perhaps engr is not happy even with the level of work done so far, if he does not like d work done, it might be difficult to ask him to pay more, maybe he just want to count his loss, collect what he can and move on..
Twinskenny, truth be told, you really mess up sha, one thing is to give a referral, another thing is to COLLECT money for the job... People go this far only if they have a cut or percentage, but you claim you have none, so why do this.. The truth is, you are responsible for this contract and you shoukd do everything to redeem it, even if it means paying 100k to micgray. We must be responsible for our actions and inaction and i wonder why d ELDERS here are beating around d bush..
Micgray, pls be ready to make concessions, you should be used to stuffs like this, its common in ur proffession... Make una forget Police abeg, they will only complicate matters, atleast at this stage.

n3xt:
Why is it that we hardly see a client ask their contractor/subcontractor/artisans “Is money the problem?”

I know I’ve had to deal with issues where the client tell his contractor “Shebi, you saw it before you gave me estimate?” “I paid you what you asked me!” “That’s my budget.”

Let’s reflect on this.

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If you buy iron rod at N100k per ton last month and the same cost N200k this month, would you buy it or tell the supplier that’s what you budgeted for the project and you’re not paying more?

If you DIY your project and one of your tool of trade got faulty in the process, will you spend additional cost to repair the faulty equipment/tool or chose not to shift ground until the equipment maybe fixed itself?

Why then do we dramatically hold different standards for owner-managed projects and contractor-managed projects?

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Before you say contractors/professionals should know, “How many of us knew the cost of steel will go up by almost 80% in just 6 months?”

How many of us knew the price of 9 inches block will increase to N300 + in less than 8 months?

Let’s stop fighting each other and start dealing with the harsh realities of the Naija economy.

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Happy New Month!

Its practucally a TRUST issues.. Trust deficit is on the rise, especially or in relation to owner/contractor/engineer... We dont trust, even ourselves.... If you quote 100k to finish a job and youre paid, ENSURE you finish it! Most especially if its a small project that can be done with within a very short time, maybe in big proj we might have to consider some kind of variations.. What about labor charges...my bricklayer quoted 200k for labor, i told him to charge me based on d number of blocks, which is d standard around the area, he insisted that he doesn't do that, well i paid him, did d job to about 90% and started asking for more money, unfortunately have paid 100%, na so e abandon job o.. So my job wont suffer, had to pay extra. The tin pain me sha....The problem is TRUST.

Uniquewise:
I got so many Mentions! Both negative and positive! I was occupied all day yesterday, couldn't even come to WhatsApp until late in the night.

It's all good though. Most importantly is that this helps me to improve my services to people.

And here's saying THANKS to everyone, friends and foes and "criticize-ers" (both those who call me out genuinely in order to see positive changes, and those who do so because they can't help being who they are, lol).

Special appreciation goes to Afolabyte, this man here helped me see something I wasn't considering prior to him asking for stuff via Whatsapp. I'm glad I took his advice, and Yes, he was very nice in his approach.

And Oktane, I don't know you, but Thanks for believing in me.

Good morning everyone, and I'm ready to serve us today.

I got lots of nice new stuff for sale. Pls reach out and make your enquiries.

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I like your CONSISTENCY here...You're really showing off and i like it...

I also love the fact that you're responding well to criticism....One thing that is sure about you is that you have been given us quality stuff, and very nice products..I have criticize you here before (check my old post to confirm,,lol); but nevertherless, you're doing well.

I once had a chat with you for a small product that you told me it has been discounted already; i know i can get it cheaper elsewhere, so i moved on, instead of coming here to knock you down! Perhaps you dont know; some of the nice stuff you put here are damn expensive to be refer to as a clearance product; but i know you can be lost in the euphoria of getting the right prices for all the items you post here (you post ALOT you know); and might not get some things right; but nevertherless; research more on those prices; talking to the REAL OWNER as if you are the one buying from them, price it really well knowing fully well you're coming to re-advertise on a CLEARANCE thread; its a win-win situation; if everything is done right! Madam, please continue to thrive....And to everyone, the truth is most of this product are actually not very expensive; it's a problem of revenue, we are not making ENOUGH money, yes, all of us! That's why most thing appear expensive..May God in his mercy lift all of us, higher and higher...#OnlyPositivity

Please, i was just inform now that the guys that will dig my soakaway are requesting for 45k last....It will be 12 by 8.....depth will be 10 ft..
Please whats the average price for this....They will also use the sand to fill some shops am erecting just beside it. All is 45k..Location is mowe.