Paying the plumber - AIBU?

[Hanhan22]

We had work done to fix a leak on Friday. Plumber we have used before. He asked we pay within 10 days as is normal (we’ve always paid promptly in the past though).

We thought, great, as we are a bit tight with coats due to Christmas and DH not paid until today. Anyway, Saturday the plumber texts and asks if we can pay any earlier - we apologise and say we can’t until today as waiting for payday. He texts again yesterday to ask again incase our circumstances have changed, we again said no (politely).

We’ve paid this morning and text to confirm which he has read and not replied.

AIBU to feel he was a CF? If you don’t want a delay in payment, then don’t give 10 days for it!

Edit - obviously the title is meant to say ‘Paying’ if someone can change it please. No idea what happened there

[Title edited by MNHQ]

Pegging? I don’t really understand what you mean.

This thread is not about what I thought it was going to be about.

Thankfully

Completely unreasonable to ask a contractor to do a job you can’t pay for straight away.
But what has it got to do with pegging? I thought this would be a very different thread.

Well, I must say, given your thread title, the content of your post was not what I expected. You are massively unreasonable btw. He did the work. Pay him. He probably needs it for Christmas.

I really don’t think you mean pegging?!!!

Me too. I thought she might be paying the plumber in sexual favours.

I thought this was going to be about something quite different!

I'm thoroughly disappointed in the content of this OP.

I’d of expected a domestic plumber to expect paying on completion of the job

Yes, obviously the title is wrong and I’ve edited the post 🙄

I only opened the thread for this reason if I’m honest.

I don't think that's going to get you off the hook, OP 🤣

I thought the plumber wanted pegging instead of payment😂

Best typo ever 😂😂😂

How did you even type pegging, it’s not something autocorrect would change?

I’d say YANBU. If the payment terms were within 10 days then he shouldn’t be pressuring you for faster payment.

Get out of those tight coats and peg like a good 'un. Make sure you use his extra large plunger....

This is not what I thought it was about. I was expecting a 50 Shades of Grey style romance.

I'm strangely disappointed as this had the makings of a classic thread. Sigh.

You should Google it. Ideally at work.

@Hanhan22
If you haven't done so already report your OP to MN and ask them to change the thread title.

That’s given me a laugh today! Pegging the plumber 🤣🤣🤣

Got halfway through the post and thought you must be planning to pay him in kind

I’ve learned something today I wish I hadn’t, will never look at pegs again in the same light.

I assumed it was an alliterative euphemism. Like bashing the bishop.

Title aside…

He shouldn’t say 10 days if he doesn’t want to wait 10 days. But I also wouldn’t get work done if I couldn’t afford to pay it when the work was completed.