Zed Shed
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I used Mike for some work on my first Z a few years ago. The job was well done at a fair price. Sadly there was a period when he seemed to go right off the trails and I know people who had really bad and expensive experiences with him. So this latest example illustrates accurately the variation in the quality of experience you can have when dealing with him. I would be most unhappy to have found myself in the position of the OP. As others have said it is important that accurate information is available to Forum members so they can make informed decisions in deciding whether to use the ZED shed.
Scubaregs said:
If she is she didn't bother answering the front door-bell when I went to the lake with the view of ducks before Mike got back from the school-run!
When he wanted his fags he made a call on his mobile and they got lobbed out of an upstairs window. Very strange set up. :?
Rockhopper
Senior member
Ah so someone called Lisa runs a Z4 facebook group that seems to full of Zedshed fan bois. I was an admin briefly until she reprimanded me for accidentally letting a trader join so I blocked her and removed myself from the group. She’s got a right attitude.
Its not uncommon to be fair, FB is full of groups like this.
A chap off Pistonheads I chatted with a fair bit bought a 986 Boxster, he joined a Porsche FB group run by a group who's leader was a guy that sold pre-inspections for Porsches. Anyway he bought a pre-inspection and paid a fair whack for it as he was a 'specialist' obviously the small print in the paperwork says they aren't responsible for things that do go wrong, but, he gave it a clean bill of health and the chap bought the car.
It then inevitably went to pieces within a couple of weeks of purchase, loads of things went immediately wrong from head gasket to leaks to roof problems and the car was written off. Lots of things went wrong that this specialist had checked and given the ok for.
Anyway, the guy was understandably angry, turns out these inspections the specialist guy doesn't even jack the car up, just has a nose and then says £xxx please and walks off with no accountability.
He complained the guys FB page and immediately banned, turns out he was in a long line of many people with similar issues. But of course the FB only contains positive things.
A chap off Pistonheads I chatted with a fair bit bought a 986 Boxster, he joined a Porsche FB group run by a group who's leader was a guy that sold pre-inspections for Porsches. Anyway he bought a pre-inspection and paid a fair whack for it as he was a 'specialist' obviously the small print in the paperwork says they aren't responsible for things that do go wrong, but, he gave it a clean bill of health and the chap bought the car.
It then inevitably went to pieces within a couple of weeks of purchase, loads of things went immediately wrong from head gasket to leaks to roof problems and the car was written off. Lots of things went wrong that this specialist had checked and given the ok for.
Anyway, the guy was understandably angry, turns out these inspections the specialist guy doesn't even jack the car up, just has a nose and then says £xxx please and walks off with no accountability.
He complained the guys FB page and immediately banned, turns out he was in a long line of many people with similar issues. But of course the FB only contains positive things.
I think unfortunately too many traders think they only have to do half the job.
Its as important to customers that they pick up the phone (being busy is not a unique problem to Zedshed yet seem to make it an excuse whilst 99% of other busy self employed people do manage to pick up the phone) or provide documentation, receipts, follow through on contracts made with customers, so on and so forth. The actual doing of the work is just part of it.
Its as important to customers that they pick up the phone (being busy is not a unique problem to Zedshed yet seem to make it an excuse whilst 99% of other busy self employed people do manage to pick up the phone) or provide documentation, receipts, follow through on contracts made with customers, so on and so forth. The actual doing of the work is just part of it.
Pondrew said:
Fair point, maybe I meant in terms of responding to all forms of communication.
Its amazing how many younger adults are incapable or in fact terrified of making a 'phone call' and actually talking to someone. Very much a lost art of being able to have adult conversations in real time without having that ability to reflect and google and compose a response
Pondrew
Lifer
Yes, and I can see it having other ramifications in future. That generation is heading for a very lonely and isolated existence IMO.coldel said:Pondrew said:
Fair point, maybe I meant in terms of responding to all forms of communication.
Its amazing how many younger adults are incapable or in fact terrified of making a 'phone call' and actually talking to someone. Very much a lost art of being able to have adult conversations in real time without having that ability to reflect and google and compose a response
Mental health and a lack of social skills are just the tip of the iceberg IMHO.
Many young people I know (late teens) have absolutely no real friends; only 'internet' friends which is NOT the same thing.