USA Marble Trading LLC

I called Ali and he called back the same day to set up an appointment. The day of the appointment (Sat.) he called about 15 minutes late to say that someone hit his car; we rescheduled for the next day. On Sun, I went out in the morning without my cell phone. I got home before the appointment time, and found that on my cell phone and home answering machine, Ali had left 5 or 6 messages saying that he was in the area and wanted to come earlier. I called him back and he said he would be over in ten minutes. Guess what: no show. After an hour, I called him and got his voicemail. I went out again as I wasn't going to spend my Sunday waiting for him. Several hours later, he called me and offered no explanation for his no show, but said he was available now and asked if he could come over. I wasn't going to drop everything for him, so I said when I got home if I had time I would call. I did not intend to call him back as I did not want to work with a contractor who can't show up for an estimate. Not long after I got home, Ali called me again and said he was outside my door. Okay...so I let him do the estimate. He seemed experienced and knowledgeable and his installation price was on the low side. The prices for subcontracting the plumbing and backsplash were on the high side. He showed me some samples in his truck, which didn't inspire confidence as it was a mess. He didn't have a sample on hand of the color I wanted, so he said he would drop it off the next day (Monday). Yes, you guessed it; he was a no show.