Time is money….. or maybe not.

Unfortunately I've seen it different

They more often than not fix stuff 4/5ths the way then leave a crucial thing out,
thats the good ones and the bad ones well half fixed if your lucky.

This fits in with the time is not money, for them if it breaks again no probs just fix it again.

Seen this style with wealthy thai aswell the "near enough is good enough" pervades all levels that i've seen.

For me fix properly fixed once is what i want.

eg: electronic musical instrument kept blowing fuses, took it to a place, 1 week later yep all done, 350baht
all he'd done was disconnect a wire so the fuse wouldn't blow but the instrument didn't work at all would have taken him less than 5 minutes, took it back
okay i fix again......noooo thanks if your idea of fixing is what i've seen then not again...ahh refund...not likely
busy place but hes a complete fraud to me.
Thats just one eg

if you do find a good one hang on for dear life

I don't know which category to put this in, so you can work it out for your selves. About 2 years ago I bought 5 ceiling fans for the house, and the wife said the Man across the Street would install them. I asked how much and he said 1 Thousand baht for the lot. No problem we shake Hands and next Morning he's on the Job. About 10 O'clock I ask where the Man has gone as one Fan is fully installed and running perfectly, he finish and go home come back tomorrow. This same scenario was repeated on the next two days so I asked my wife why he didn't do just one long day and pocket the money. Two Hundred baht a day is good pay and he get to spend time with his Family, was the answer, go figure....

Aardvark wrote:I don't know which category to put this in, so you can work it out for your selves. About 2 years ago I bought 5 ceiling fans for the house, and the wife said the Man across the Street would install them. I asked how much and he said 1 Thousand baht for the lot. No problem we shake Hands and next Morning he's on the Job. About 10 O'clock I ask where the Man has gone as one Fan is fully installed and running perfectly, he finish and go home come back tomorrow. This same scenario was repeated on the next two days so I asked my wife why he didn't do just one long day and pocket the money. Two Hundred baht a day is good pay and he get to spend time with his Family, was the answer, go figure....

If this were not Thailand, I would think you were joking.

I'm not a mathematician, but...

Two years ago, you paid him 1,000 baht to install five fans. He did the first one -- and then two more.

Maybe he's not a dumb as he looks.

No Tex he finished all five but only one at a time over five days

Aa, I hope you typed that very slowly

jackspratt wrote:Aa, I hope you typed that very slowly

lol

Aussie Boy's post about his trailer wheel broke away.
So enlightening to here these stories.I disillusioned these days with Thai kindness.
I use a iron mongers/general store nearby.When ever I go there, they always give me a discount.
Seems they don't mind you are financially well off to their standards.
Just goes to show, Not everybody rips farang off!
But as for charges in labor,These people aint on 10 or 15 quid an hour Otherwise,we would have a problem!

jackspratt wrote:Aa, I hope you typed that very slowly

Is this a Sexual thing Jack

Not that I am aware of Aa.

Just like some people need you (not you in particular) to talk....... real...... slow.... so they can understand, when it comes to reading (and comprehension) others maybe helped if you type real slow.

It's no secret I'm a bit slow Jack, but I still don't get it

PM on the way.

The ozzies seem to have lost comprehension of the English language amongst themselves, jog on fellas

AussieBoy wrote: No No No, Free!. I buy coke from the road side shop daughter shop of Papa, give cokes to dad and son, give 500B to daughter for coke and ride off quickly

That was sweet!