我刚买一个一层简单的平房.下水道漏水. 叫了一家检查漏水的公司来检查,收费二百五十美元.检查十五分钟后, 告诉我说.他们这二百五十美元检查只告诉我漏不漏水.如果要知道那里漏水,要另外收六百美元.(I am a handy man who almost can build whole house by myself if I have enough time. This house plumb system is very simple. All drain pipes are not more than one foot away from the external walls. I can dig or hire daily labor to dig and fix . Considering $250 may save my time by avoiding dig all pipes, I hired this company to have inspection and I told them there is leaks beforehand.)
我一听觉得莫名其妙. 我已经告诉他们漏水的事情. 我吃饱了撑的花二百五在我已经知道的事情上.我马上给他们公司打电话, 告诉他们我马上付钱, 叫检查漏水的人马上给我滚蛋(I pay right now and I want to have your people get out of my land immdediately!).接电话的人说他们一会儿老板会给我打电话.
老板给我打电话, 态度极为傲慢,粗鲁,想以气势压人.我心平气和地告诉他.I follow game rule.我可以马上付钱.他叫我给他信用卡号码.我说他必须给先我INVOICE(EMAIL), 然后我马上告诉你我信用卡号码付钱.他忧郁了半天问我为什么. 要invoide/bill charge理所当然的事情.我请你做事, 你给我帐单, 然后我付钱-这是顺理成章的事情. 但是, 这没完. 我不满意你们的不诚实的服务, 接下来我会做我人为公平合理的事情,那就是到小额法庭把这钱要回来. 他一听, 有半天不吭声.最后说我不要你付钱.挂断电话.