A&A Brickwork, Wolverhampton

[Sultan of Cannock- SRFC]

Well guess who's gone and made a complete and utter arse of himself, hence the recent long silences on all boards and name change.

About 3 months ago, i engaged above A&A Brickwork out of the Yellow Pages to do an enclosing garden wall at the front of our house. I got suckered in by the bullshit, paid up front in installments and after much stress, phone-calls and with my marriage on a complete knife-edge i have been left with a half-built, unsafe wall, mess and spoilt raw materials.

Having spoken to Trading Standards, i left myself wide-open by being so trusting and gullible, :-[so basically i can't do jack. I could see a solicitor but the extra stress and trouble and how long this could drag on for and still get nowt back means that the most likely outcome will be cutting my losses, paying a proper builder to get this thing closed and hope i can ride out the storm i've dropped myself into.

I've passed info on to YP (though they'll do jack about it) >:(and listed this individual on the DTI's "ripofftipoff" site. All i can do is pass on to as many people as possible to spread the word and avoid using A&A Brickwork.

I don't deserve any sympathy over this and don't seek it. I don't feel sorry for myself just angry at my stupidity. All i want to do is pass on the word as much as possible so that no-one else gets conned by this thingy.

Watch your backsides folks. They're out there and they're after your wallett

[ambersalamander]

Bastards!

It makes me so angry when people do this. I mean, it's obvious why they do it- they can make a good living out of it. But only absolute [censored]s could possibly do that.

I know you didnt want sympathy, Sultie, but honestly, that sort of thing could happen to anyone, and does happen to a lot of people which is why those bastards can get away with it and make so much money out of it. You ain't stupid- you were ignorant, and now you've learned and you know what to do in future. It really does happen to the best of us. Change your name back at once!

Thank you for letting us know, my sweet.

[amberaleman]

I shall be sure to mention this shower of sh*tes to my brother, who works in the planning department of Wolverhampton City Council.

Not that he probably can do much, but the more people who know about them the better.

[Sultan of Cannock- SRFC]

Many thanks Sal and Aleman. Ah well, worse things happen at sea.

Just means that my "entertainment" budget has been blown out of the water and there won't be any footy for a long, long, time.

[Col ISIHAC.]

sultan said:

there won't be any footy for a long, long, time.

Every cloud...

You could consider becoming the TT Tinpottery supremo?

Any green and pleasant Tinpot grounds around your way? Must be somewhere to visit, Sultan.

[coops]

admin said:

sultan said:

there won't be any footy for a long, long, time.

Every cloud...

You could consider becoming the TT Tinpottery supremo?

Any green and pleasant Tinpot grounds around your way? Must be somewhere to visit, Sultan.

Cue jokes about Stuffed 5-0 Rangers!!

[Sultan of Cannock- SRFC]

You just be grateful that with me out of the picture those socks of yours are safe for a little while longer......

[ojiveojive]

Just a thought, Sultan, although it's probably too late: Many local councils have a directory of "approved" businesses that need to have decent work references in order to get onto the list. They are also taken off the list if there are complaints about them. It may be worth asking your local council. Birmingham produced a list, mainly to help prevent elderly people being ripped off in the manner that you were (not that I'm suggesting you're elderly ), but it is available to anyone that wishes to use it, and of course the council take no responsibility, but it means that the businesses have shown that they are responsible and have reasonable prices.