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Taken in by a con artist

34 replies

ThatLemonBear · 03/07/2025 23:22

I feel so stupid. Had a chap approach me saying he was working on my neighbour’s drive, and could he clear mine at the same time. Spoke to my husband, who was non comital. Said yes in the end, purely to see my drive free of weeds and also because he was working next door. Turned out he wasn’t working next door at all, and I’ve paid way over the odds for a pressure washed driveway. The drive looks better now, but I have a sick feeling that I paid so much on a basically false pretence (I wouldn’t have entertained them if I hadn’t believed they were working next door)

YABU - you idiot, you should have seen this coming
YANBU - it’s not always easy to spot a liar

please be gentle with me!

OP posts:
Thanksforyourlackofthought · 03/07/2025 23:28

Does your drive now look nice?

icelolly12 · 03/07/2025 23:27

500 for a bit of deweeding?! He must have thought you were born yesterday! Chalk it up to experience OP and maybe inform the police as he will be potentially conning vulnerable people

DameDiazepamTheDramaQueen · 03/07/2025 23:26

That's double what the most expensive company where I live charge but it's done now,it's not like you can get the money back

ThatLemonBear · 03/07/2025 23:26

AMillionTomorrows · 03/07/2025 23:24

You paid for a job and he did the job. What’s the problem? Did he give you the price before you agreed?

Well it was more that he did the job and then came back to say it really needed an extra treatment, which we agreed to but was only half applied

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AdoraBell · 03/07/2025 23:25

While I voted YAMBU I would not pay £500.

Gnarab24 · 03/07/2025 23:25

It is what it is.
Absolutely no point beating yourself up about this, just don’t entertain similar offers in future

ThatLemonBear · 03/07/2025 23:24

LeavesOnTrees · 03/07/2025 23:23

How much did you pay ?

Am embarrassed to say - £500 🙈

OP posts:
AMillionTomorrows · 03/07/2025 23:24

You paid for a job and he did the job. What’s the problem? Did he give you the price before you agreed?

LeavesOnTrees · 03/07/2025 23:23

How much did you pay ?

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