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Bad tradespeople
thrive in silence.
Not anymore.

We've all been there. The no-show electrician. The plumber who took the deposit and vanished. The quote that tripled by the time the job was "done." Share what happened to you. No names. Just the truth.

Electrician rewired nothing, charged for everything — Borrowdale Plumber ghosted me after taking a $150 deposit — Avondale Builder left the job half-done for three weeks — Glen Lorne Painter used the wrong colour, refused to redo it — Highlands Quoted $80, billed $320 at the end — Greendale No-show three times in a row, no explanation — Mabelreign Electrical fault he "fixed" tripped again the next morning — Mt Pleasant Took my appliance for repairs, never came back — Hatfield Electrician rewired nothing, charged for everything — Borrowdale Plumber ghosted me after taking a $150 deposit — Avondale Builder left the job half-done for three weeks — Glen Lorne Painter used the wrong colour, refused to redo it — Highlands Quoted $80, billed $320 at the end — Greendale No-show three times in a row, no explanation — Mabelreign Electrical fault he "fixed" tripped again the next morning — Mt Pleasant Took my appliance for repairs, never came back — Hatfield
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