What action should I take against bogus design consultant?
Question by sissytwo: What action should I take against bogus design consultant?
I was contacted by a man who obtained my phone # from a Home Remodeling Show about some windows. He doesn’t have a license, but business cards printed “Design Consultant” saying he does windows & more. He came to my house measured for windows, got paid 1/2 the money & also constracted w/me to do a bathroom. He hires people rather than do the work himself. There were & are still problems w/the bathroom job, but as that was being done he said he didn’t have enough money to finish the jobs & asked me to pay him the remaining money. Well STUPID me, I did!! Now I have an unfinished bathroom & no windows. He met w/the death of his wife & I have tried to wait for him to come through. This all began in late July/Aug. & now it’s April & he never mentions finishing the bathroom, & goes for weeks w/out any mention of the window installation. I don’t know what I can do if anything. I would appreciate any suggestions.
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Answer by Joe M
It sounds like you pretty well got screwed.
There is nothing wrong with him contracting out the work to other (hopefully qualified) people.
However if you paid him half up front – and he is jerking you around, I would first report him to the better business bureau, and secondly demand that he refunds the money you have given him for work that was not done. If he refuses, you may need to take him to court (depending on the amount involved you might not be able to do small claims court – and you may want to lawyer up).
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Toy recall for September 4 2007?
Question by Hilda C: Toy recall for September 4 2007?
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in co-operation with Mattel Inc., announced late Tuesday that it is recalling about 675,000 Chinese-made toys that have excessive amounts of lead paint.
The voluntary recall covers units of various Barbie accessory toys that were manufactured between Sept. 30, 2006, and Aug. 20, 2007.
“Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed,” said the agency’s website.
As well, 8,900 different toys involving Big Big World 6-in-I Bongo Band toys from the company’s Fisher-Price brand were recalled. Those products were sold nationwide from July 2007 through August 2007.
http://service.mattel.com/us/recall.asp
I know this isn’t a question but I wanted to pass it on and it was worth the 5 points.
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Answer by Gremio
Well Jimmy Crack Corn! Come on now, they don’t check these toys before they distribute? We should stop importing with them (China).
Thanks for the info.
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How can I get involved in product testing for infants/toddlers/childrens products?
Question by summer_00_butterfly: How can I get involved in product testing for infants/toddlers/childrens products?
Every time I have bought a baby/toddler product whether it be shampoo or a bouncer or a bib, I always share my opinions with the company. Sometimes I find a truly great product that I just couldn’t do without and I praise the company, but most of the time, I find design flaws or things that could use improvement, and I definately share my opinion then. Either way, since I already have to buy these products as I have two toddlers and a baby on the way, it would only make sense that I work testing these products and either get paid for my opinion or given the items for free in exchange for my opinion. Has anyone else done product testing for these types of items? Did you get paid for it, either in cash or goods, and how did you get involved in it?
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Answer by jaze
most of the time the company will advertise but you could also use a search engine to find it you do get paid but not much
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How do I get them to build my design?
Question by Munz: How do I get them to build my design?
I have designed an airplane that I would like to see take to the skys as the real thing, however, it is rather large so I cant build it in my garage, and it would cost upwards of ,000,000 AUS. I know it sounds stupid but it could really work. I have also designed an aircraft never seen before capable of being used by the military a great deal. Can anyone help?
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Answer by Denis S
First off, protect your design. I don’t know about Aussie law but US law says keep a record of your design with dates, log books, pictures, sketches, etc. to verify you were first with the idea. Once you’ve applied for a patent, contact the big airline companies, Boeing, Lockheed Martin in the US, Airbus in Europe and tell them you have an idea and try to set up a meeting. You’re going to have to be persistent and remember to protect yourself with confidentiality agreements and the like while you’re shopping your idea around. It won’t easy no matter how good your idea is but be persistent.
Your other route is to go throught the military and shop the idea that way. That may be the more tortured path though.
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