Hi everyone... Based on some
references I collected on this list serve I passed along the name
Garry Linzey (sp?) to a friend who needed help with a small
interior/exterior paint project.
Garry showed up at my
friend's house in response to her call and provided a rough estimate
on the back of his business card that seemed reasonable. After
conversing for a while, my friend hired him with the stipulation
that he come back to finalize details of the project with a fully
detailed, written estimate.
Within a few days of their
initial meeting, he came back to her house unannounced, while she
was at work, spoke to her brother and told him that he needed money
up front for supplies to get the job started. My friend's brother
did not know the details of his sister's agreement, but in an
attempt to help the project along, obliged Mr Linzey by giving him
the $150 he asked for to get things started. My friend was
supposed to be providing the paint and all of the other prep
supplies, so there really was no need for any money up front.
In any case, after getting
the $150 cash, Garry never showed up again. It's been a few weeks now and no sign of
Garry. He has not returned phone calls and has not shown any
signs that he is planning on returning to her home to start the
project.
At this point, she has moved on and only
asked me to send out this message so that other people will heed
this warning and not hire Garry Linzey.
Garry...
If you happen to see this message, I'm sure you know which customer
I am referring to and I would hope that you would please return her
money immediately.
Thank you,
Lydia
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