willman Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 I've been chatting recently with one or two SF members who i have employed for their trade skills.Discussion always turns to the forum,it's benefits,finding work via the forum,rogue traders,shoddy work etc. Obviously we can recommend on the "recommend thread" but we can't give negative feedback on any open threads.Which does make it difficult for injured parties to warn others and easy for poor workmen to avoid being discovered. So the question is - does anyone send negative feedback by pm? I ask this not as moderator but as a victim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strix Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 A victim of poor service? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willman Posted March 27, 2013 Author Share Posted March 27, 2013 A victim of poor service? Yes and no. I've had tradesmen not turn up to do work,not arrive to submit quotes or evaluate the job i've also had the odd one or two provide a service I was not entirely happy with - after the tidying has been done and scrutinised. The unhappy jobs aren't things that can really be resolved either and sometimes that i just personal objectivity. These are guys who regularly tout for trade on here - some have even pm'd me when i've reposted for the same work following a let done by themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waldo Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 What would you suggest as a workable solution to this? Perhaps SF is more concerned with covering it's own ass, than it is with looking out for the interests of it's users? I wouldn't blame them to be honest, I'd do the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lil-minx92 Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 I guess there is as many dodgy ar at least incompetent tradesmen touting for work on here than any other resource (newspaper classifieds etc). I had a guy (electrician supposedly) recommended by a few on here fit a new shower and within a month my main fusebox had burnt out and i had to get an emergency electrician out who said he'd bodged it. lovely guy though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FACEBOOK Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 lovely guy though! Well as long as he was lovely, that's the main thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willman Posted March 27, 2013 Author Share Posted March 27, 2013 Well as long as he was lovely, that's the main thing. tbh i haven't met an unpleasant one yet, i've employed the odd one that the neighbours wouldn't want calling by after dark. but that's more to do with the media hype and stereotypes than reality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rossyrooney Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 I always ask for references and/or endorsements from satisfied clients,if these cannot be produced i move on to the next tradesman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vantastic Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 The dishonest 'rogue traders' simply reinvent themselves with a new user name.... So unfortunately any negative feedback system could easily be 'sidestepped'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
px200 Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 i once asked someone how much you had quoted to sort them a will out,the pm'd me with my answer and told me i could get it done at HSBC cheaper...they were right and i got it done there as HSBC just happened to be my bank and local to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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