Okay, so I have to complain.
Mum has a lawn guy come round once a fortnight to mow the front and back lawns, right? He charges $20.
If we're not home or haven't left money out for him, he leaves a note saying, "Bill is now $20 (or $40 or whatever, depending on how many times this has happened)."
Okay. So a while back, he was doing the lawns, and he had already written up the note, "Bill is now $20." He had just stuck it in the door when I opened the door and paid him.
The next time he comes is on a day we weren't expecting him. We were both out, and the gate was locked so he could only do the front. He leaves a note, "Bill is now $40." Except I'd paid him the last time, so it should've been $20. Of course, it really should've been $10, because he only did the front. With me so far?
So today he came again. We left $40 out for him, under the doormat out the back. $20 for last time (even though it should've been $10 grr) and $20 for today.
I just got home, and in the front door is one of his notes. "Bill is now $75." WTF?
Okay, so he hadn't taken the $40. He probably thought we already owed him $40, but that would only bring the total up to $60. Not $75.
So WTF is up with that?
I have 2 guesses.
1. He upped his price to $25 per visit, and billed us retroactively, on the false belief that we already owed him for 2 visits even though 1 of those he'd been paid for already. He then either didn't notice the $40, or did notice it and thought he'd ignore it so he could charge extra.
2. It was raining today. So perhaps he charged $35 to mow the lawns in the rain, which is pretty cheeky.
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When mum gets home and sees the bill, she's gonna flip. I don't think he'll be our lawn guy for much longer...