While his plumber was going about his work, we had a little chat.
The contractor was sharing with me his experiences with different customers he encountered.
One of the customer demanded the tiles of his balcony to be replaced because the tiles expanded and popped up under the sun. The contractor relayed it and still the customer was not satisfied. The contractor re-do the balcony for a third time. When he asked for payment after the third time, the customer said he needed to observe it for two weeks before making payment.
One month has passed and there wasn't any complaint or feedback from the customer. So the contractor asked for payment again. But when he did so, the customer said he needed to observe for another two weeks.
Another customer had his house renovation completed in April 2015. When asked for payment, he claimed he did not have the money and request to delay the payment till July 2015 after he received his bonus.
The best one was a owner of a new house told the contractor that his workers cannot use the toilet bowl.
"Where are my workers going to pee? This is a new estate and there wasn't any public toilet," the contractor said.
I was like "Huh?"
Then I said, "How will the owner know if you use it without him knowing?"
This was what the contractor replied.
"He used plastic to wrap up the whole toilet bowl!"