Imagine trying to work out a business deal, spending several hours negotiating, only to doubt the other person’s motives. This happened to an online user who recently turned to an online community and shared the steps they took when they were wrongly left with a bill for over $10,000!
They Had to Sell Everything After Vendor Left $12,000 Bill
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In this case, the OP (Original Poster) had to close their physical office and needed to sell off everything in it. They had a vendor with whom they had to cancel a contract, resulting in a $12,000 bill.
Trade the Office Furniture for the Bill?
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The vendor in question had an office just down the hall, so OP approached one of their sales managers, who explained that they were planning to expand and might want OP’s office space while the space is a deal with the building, they could trade the office furniture for the bill.
Vendor Drags His Feet
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This should be a done deal, right? Wrong! With just a few weeks to go until moving day, OP had a distinct impression that the vendor was dragging their feet intentionally.
Should They Hire Waste Contractor to Remove Furniture
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So they decided to speak to the building management about hiring their waste contractor to haul it all out.
Will OP Abandon the Furniture
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Building management mentioned to OP that the vendor had said they might want to buy the furniture, so this had come up in conversations OP wasn’t privy to. Building management continued to ask OP if they would abandon the furniture altogether.
Who Wants to Lose Twice?
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OP confirmed this but explained that the furniture was originally going to be traded for the large bill received earlier and stated clearly that they weren’t going to pay the bill and give the vendor the furniture. Who wants to lose twice?
Waste Contractor Invited
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OP later met with the waste contractor, who sounded familiar with the situation and offered to do anything left behind at an extremely low rate…
Vendor Unreliable
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It’s now two weeks before everything needs to be removed from OP’s office space, and the vendor is still giving unreliable answers to OP’s questions.
Furniture Dismantled
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Without a clear line of communication in place, OP decided that he wouldn’t get anywhere with this deal and completely disassembled all of the office furniture and piled it all up in the center of the office.
It Took OP 5 Days
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It’s clear at this point that OP had his suspicions that the vendor intended to charge OP $12,000 and take the office furniture free of charge. It took OP 5 days to complete the reverse Ikea process, and, by the sounds of it was worth every second.
Well Done
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Many commentators agree with OP, with one saying, “Well done. The only thing I might have done differently was to hold on to the nuts, bolts, and plates and offer to sell them to the vendor guy/building guy for the 12K or thereabouts. You get paid AND own them at the same time.”
Should Have Been More Extreme
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While others agree with OP’s decision but would have taken it to more extreme lengths.
“I would not have taken the furniture apart. I would have taken a hammer to it. I’m not making anyone’s job easier in these circumstances.”
He Left The Office
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OP turned in the keys and paid the waste contractor’s bill the day before the lease was up.
Where Are the Parts?
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A week later, they received a polite email from the building management asking whether they had the screws and parts to put the furniture back together.
He Threw Them Away
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OP responded and explained that they had brought everything home and thrown it away since the vendor had yet to follow through with their part of the deal.
OP Called
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A few days later, the vendor called OP to ask what was left in the space. OP quickly responded that if they weren’t going to exchange the furniture for the original bill, then OP wouldn’t give it to them free of charge!
You Can’t Have It For Free
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Anybody in business can benefit from understanding that “If you don’t buy it, you can’t have it for free.”
Negotiations Are Tricky
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Negotiations can be tricky to navigate since you have to weigh your interests against those of the other side.
HIS HOA DEMANDS THE REMOVAL OF SECURITY CAMERAS: THEIR OVERSIGHT TRIGGERS A LEGAL BACKLASH, ENTRAPPING THEM IN A RIDICULOUSLY EXPENSIVE LOOPHOLE!
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A couple bought surveillance cameras to monitor their property, which inadvertently waged a costly war with their HOA.
She Demands Her Brother Share His Daughter’s Inheritance With Her Stepdaughter – Who Wasn’t Bequeathed Anything!
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When it comes to family dynamics, few things can stir up emotions, quite like inheritance disputes. A contentious situation has emerged in an unfolding saga that tests the bonds of blood and challenges the concept of fairness. At the center of this narrative stands a sister who adamantly demands her brother to share his daughter’s inheritance with her stepdaughter, who, to her dismay, was not bequeathed anything. She Demands Her Brother Share His Daughter’s Inheritance With Her Stepdaughter – Who Wasn’t Bequeathed Anything!
HE ISSUES AN ULTIMATUM: IN-LAWS MUST VACATE OR HIS DAUGHTER’S DOOR REMAINS LOCKED IN A HEART-WRENCHING POWER STRUGGLE
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OP’s brother-in-law, Sammy, moved in with his twin daughters, Olivia and Sloane, after losing his home due to a divorce. OP’s daughter, Zoey, is 16 years old and gets along fine with her cousins, but they do not respect her privacy.
