I originally was contacted in May. He did come out and look at the job, and rather quickly submitted an estimate. We agreed Mid-July would work for both of us. A series of e-mail is included, but in short, he never responded to any e-mails asking for firm dates (as late as 6 July he said mid-July). When I persisted in asking for a date, his response was: and quot;Fran, I told you when I know when I can start I would contact you, I have a waiting list of at least two and a half months and was doing you a favor by trying to fit you in July. If you can not be patient then I would be happy to return your money. I am great at what I do and do not need your business or harassment. Now if you can wait a little longer I would be happy to install your sliding door. Thank You Derek Ardito Four Season Repairs Fourseasonrepairs.netand quot; He ultimately charged me $150.00 ($100 for 'work done' and $50 for 'restocking') and returned the remainder of the deposit. Here is the entire series of e-mails. (In chronological order) Thanks...please keep me updated when you can get more specific. On 06/24/13,
[email protected] wrote: Hello Fran, It looks like we will install the door towards the middle of July. ----
[email protected] wrote: -- Thank you, Derek Ardito Four Season Repairs www.fourseasonrepairs.net July 7 Please have the courtesy of answering my past e-mails....the projected date of installation and the manufacturer information of the door itself. July 6 Derek, Please give me an estimate of the date you will be installing the door - so I can arrange time off from work. Also, Specifics on the door itself...manufacturer, web site showing the door, etc. will be appreciated. Fran Coulter July 20 Fran, I told you when I know when I can start I would contact you, I have a waiting list of at least two and a half months and was doing you a favor by trying to fit you in July. If you can not be patient then I would be happy to return your money. I am great at what I do and do not need your business or harassment. Now if you can wait a little longer I would be happy to install your sliding door. Thank You Derek Ardito Four Season Repairs Fourseasonrepairs.net July 20 This could have been avoided had you at lest had the courtesy of responding to my e-mails..... I'm sorry you do not really want the job. Yes, please, send the money back as soon as possible. You may be great at what you do with doors, but customer service is certainly not strong point. I WAS patient....wrote several e-mails asking the brand of door and specs on it, an an update on installation time frame. I was not rude. Had you but answered one of my e-mails, I would have been satisfied. Put yourself in my place....I trusted you enough to give you a lot of money (for me), and then you never respond to e-mails. Do you not think that the idea of fraud would cross your mind? I'm sorry to cancel the work order, but since you don't seem to mind losing the work, God Bless, and I wish you well. Please let me know how and when I can expect my deposit returned. Thank you, Frances A. Coulter July 21 There is a $200 non refundable deposit fee for the trouble of ordering of the doors and time put forth towards the job thus far. I will send you an invoice the the description of the charges. I will also return your money once I retrieve it from the company I ordered the door from. There may also be a restocking fee involved on there part. I will keep you informed. Sorry it did not work out. And for the record I did reply to a few of your emails but I guess you were just not satisfied. Thank You Derek Ardito Four Season Repairs Fourseasonrepairs.net July 22 We'll never agree on my reasons for upset - I received no responses to m various e-mails - last one in June stating a mid-July installation. My concern mounted because I was in the hospital for over a week with congestive hear failure and was attempting to get everything settled - so the work could be done even in my absence. You are p***** - but I trust you will not search for all the loophole charges and recognize that you are partly at fault here. F.A. Coulter