UNPROFESSIONAL and UNRELIABLE: I shortlisted Chip, even though he was not the cheapest (in fact 2nd costliest out 6 quotes), as he said he can do the work by my deadline. I did not even negotiate the price. He agreed on Monday evening, to start work on coming Monday. Since then he did not return my call, txt messages or answer. Monday came and he was no where to be seen. Even through mybuilder, i did not get any response out of him. Only, after i said i am going to leave negative feedback, he replied rudely egging me to leave negative feedback stating he did not agree to job (though i have text proving otherwise). when challenged he claimed that i changed requirements and asked for discounts (txt messages prove otherwise). he even added "I know this kind of client...wants to pay less and have a very good quality." this when i agreed to give exactly what he quoted. I even try to reach him to tell him there is a small job creep and will like to discuss beforehand, prior to work starting. No Reply.
No apologies of any sort till now, and I am sure he will try to refute this feedback. I have already provided proof to mybuilder (copy of all txt msgs), to be sure that i did not misunderstand, and they have confirmed there was an agreement for work to start on Monday. Stay away from this guy. He may have been good but, not from where I am standing. Worst was, this when we were concerned and thought that he might have had some personal issues for him to even reply once.