ESTATE AGENTS, SOLICITORS ETC..WHO DO YOU DISLIKE MOST?
ESTATE AGENTS, SOLICITORS ETC..WHO DO YOU DISLIKE MOST?
While chatting with some friends the other day, the usual topic about
someone being ripped-off by an estate agent, was heatedly debated, and
this led on to the Top Ten Most Disliked ' Professions', both here in
Andalucia and in UK.....This is how they voted...
no. 1.....Estate Agents....nearly everyone had a bad experience at some
time. Mainly not being told the truth and broken promises of how they
would help, after the sale.
no2.........Solicitors......Not quite as bad as the above , but a close
second...
no3.. Bankers...A lot more people than I expected had 'run ins' with their
banks, overcharging fees etc, not telling all of the 'facts', delays etc.....
no.4...Builders......Again I was surprised how many people were 'bitter'
about the way they had been treated by builders of all nationalities, again
overcharging and 'shoddy ' work...
no5..Motor Mechanics......Absolutely everyone had a horror story about
poor work, overcharging, work charged for that hadn't been carried out..
no..6..Car Salesmen.....My favourite.......So many suffered
from 'dodgy'motors, death traps in some cases.
no7..Plumbers and Electricians, again a lot of overcharging, work carried
out badly, and using poor quality fittings etc..
no8..Double glazing Salesmen/ Time share sales people......Tied here,
both classed as hard sell, high pressure sales who had upset and ripped
off a lot of people.
no 9....Traffic Wardens/ Grua Operators.... tow trucks......Probably more of a UK topic,
but still not liked at all...Stories about unreasonable treatment...etc..
no..10..Police...all nationalities, even included ex members ......Some of
the comments were a bit unfair, but I could see where they were 'coming
from'....
So do you think this is in the right order, and do you have any other
candidates ?
I must add that everyone agreed that there are the exceptions and there
were also some good stories, so perhaps I could do a who you like best
Top Ten......
someone being ripped-off by an estate agent, was heatedly debated, and
this led on to the Top Ten Most Disliked ' Professions', both here in
Andalucia and in UK.....This is how they voted...
no. 1.....Estate Agents....nearly everyone had a bad experience at some
time. Mainly not being told the truth and broken promises of how they
would help, after the sale.
no2.........Solicitors......Not quite as bad as the above , but a close
second...
no3.. Bankers...A lot more people than I expected had 'run ins' with their
banks, overcharging fees etc, not telling all of the 'facts', delays etc.....
no.4...Builders......Again I was surprised how many people were 'bitter'
about the way they had been treated by builders of all nationalities, again
overcharging and 'shoddy ' work...
no5..Motor Mechanics......Absolutely everyone had a horror story about
poor work, overcharging, work charged for that hadn't been carried out..
no..6..Car Salesmen.....My favourite.......So many suffered
from 'dodgy'motors, death traps in some cases.
no7..Plumbers and Electricians, again a lot of overcharging, work carried
out badly, and using poor quality fittings etc..
no8..Double glazing Salesmen/ Time share sales people......Tied here,
both classed as hard sell, high pressure sales who had upset and ripped
off a lot of people.
no 9....Traffic Wardens/ Grua Operators.... tow trucks......Probably more of a UK topic,
but still not liked at all...Stories about unreasonable treatment...etc..
no..10..Police...all nationalities, even included ex members ......Some of
the comments were a bit unfair, but I could see where they were 'coming
from'....
So do you think this is in the right order, and do you have any other
candidates ?
I must add that everyone agreed that there are the exceptions and there
were also some good stories, so perhaps I could do a who you like best
Top Ten......
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Benny
Why do you always have to use double spacing in your posts? As it is I find your posts very long-winded and boring…but with the double spacing it is even shoddier!
If all appears too undersized for you on the screen you could always buy a larger monitor or perhaps time for a visit to the optician?
I don’t believe that the length of a post has anything to do with the interest - actually normally to the contrary.
I really do miss the sharpness of wit (what wit I hear many forum members asking!) and connotation of content in your postings.
Happy Easter to one and all!
Why do you always have to use double spacing in your posts? As it is I find your posts very long-winded and boring…but with the double spacing it is even shoddier!
If all appears too undersized for you on the screen you could always buy a larger monitor or perhaps time for a visit to the optician?
I don’t believe that the length of a post has anything to do with the interest - actually normally to the contrary.
I really do miss the sharpness of wit (what wit I hear many forum members asking!) and connotation of content in your postings.
Happy Easter to one and all!
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Laclotte,
What is up with you ?....You don't know me, but you are
constantly 'having a go'.......You don't have to read what I write, so why
keep picking on me?.....Are you having trouble at home, so possibly you
have to vent your anger at me?..Or are you having a 'bad hair day'?..
I'll write what I like and when I like and how I like....I really don't need
you to tell what I can do and can't do ...You come across as an
arrogant 'show off'....Have a Nice Day.....
What is up with you ?....You don't know me, but you are
constantly 'having a go'.......You don't have to read what I write, so why
keep picking on me?.....Are you having trouble at home, so possibly you
have to vent your anger at me?..Or are you having a 'bad hair day'?..
I'll write what I like and when I like and how I like....I really don't need
you to tell what I can do and can't do ...You come across as an
arrogant 'show off'....Have a Nice Day.....
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Rick...my mother also had lots of 'sayings'. The two that now spring to mind were
"If you don't have anything interesting to say rather say nothing" and
"Empty vessels make the most noise"
Judging by the amount of p.m. I have received apparently a lot of the forum members agree with my mother.
I rest my case!
"If you don't have anything interesting to say rather say nothing" and
"Empty vessels make the most noise"
Judging by the amount of p.m. I have received apparently a lot of the forum members agree with my mother.
I rest my case!
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[quote="katy"]My no.1 would be timeshare folk. Agree about all the rest although all the lawyers and solicitors I have used have been ok. just slow and expensive.[/quote]
Don't have a go at timeshare sellers. I have a hard enough time as it is standing outside Fuengirola train station all day giving out scratch cards and trying to convince people that they have won a prize so we can then subject them to 3 hours of relentless hard selling
Don't have a go at timeshare sellers. I have a hard enough time as it is standing outside Fuengirola train station all day giving out scratch cards and trying to convince people that they have won a prize so we can then subject them to 3 hours of relentless hard selling
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