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Should I pay Gardener for this?

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GardenerCharge · 02/04/2024 13:00

I hired a gardener to come and do some work for me. All went well, and I paid him as agreed. He asked me if I would like him to take the waste (chargeable) or put it in the garden waste bin for collection, I asked him to put it in the bin.

Collection day comes and they won’t take the bin! They said it’s too heavy, he didn’t warn me of this. I’ve asked him to come back to empty the bin (not take it away) and he wants to charge me for this. I said I don’t think that’s fair and asked him to just come and do it for me.

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GasPanic · 02/04/2024 13:06

If you don't want to pay for someone else to do it you can always either take it to the tip yourself or maybe split it into smaller batches and get rid of it over several weeks.

It's not your gardeners job to know exactly what your local binmen will and won't take away. He presented you with the options and you had the opportunity to make the choice.

32softfeet · 02/04/2024 13:06

Of course pay him, he didn't do anything wrong.

Goldx2 · 02/04/2024 13:05

GardenerCharge · 02/04/2024 13:00

I hired a gardener to come and do some work for me. All went well, and I paid him as agreed. He asked me if I would like him to take the waste (chargeable) or put it in the garden waste bin for collection, I asked him to put it in the bin.

Collection day comes and they won’t take the bin! They said it’s too heavy, he didn’t warn me of this. I’ve asked him to come back to empty the bin (not take it away) and he wants to charge me for this. I said I don’t think that’s fair and asked him to just come and do it for me.

Is this a wind up???

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