Manipulated By a Customer on a Landscape
3:30
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Video by Stanley "Dirt Monkey" Genadek
Stanley "Dirt Monkey" Genadek
What happens here
This video, framed as a "crazy but true story" from a contractor's perspective, highlights the importance of clear payment terms, specifically recommending progress payments, to prevent client manipulation. It uses an anecdote of a driveway installation project where the client refused final payment, demanding a warranty against chipmunks, to illustrate how contractors might need to navigate unexpected and unusual post-completion demands to ensure payment.