Ed Murzin - Hire The Gardener - Milton, Ontario Canada

In November I needed my parents property cleaned up (leaves raked, brush moved, etc.) as they were away on vacation and I did not have the time to do it.

I called Ed Murzin from Hire The Gardner because his number was the first I came across in my Google search. I explained to Ed exactly what I needed to be done and told him that I do not want to spend more than $150. He agreed. His crew works on an hourly wage so this should be easy - Once the time is up, the job is done. Right?

After the job was complete, which I'll admit looked great, I called Ed to settle up on what I owed him. To my surprise here is what he told me: "I understand that you didn't want to spend more than $150 but because of the size of the job it will now cost $250." He said he tried to call me but I received no calls or voice mails. We went back and forth for about a minute about the price but just to avoid an argument I agreed to pay the bill. I know, I know, I shouldn't have paid it.

I was stiffed here for $100. It's not much and it's not going to break me but it's worth a mention on here. In the future, for jobs like this, I will be paying up front. Lesson learned!