Commercial maintenance
Milwaukee,#2Author of original report
Fri, June 24, 2011
In response. First regarding "half truths not based on actual facts". My report is absolutely 100% true and accurate. Where I provided opinion, I stated it as such. I could point out factual errors on their part, which are obvious to anyone that can count the days on a calendar.
Secondly, regarding "contrary to his report, there was no mumbling involved". After many years in this business, I have learned to document EVERYTHING. I make a note of every phone call. My fax machine prints out a transmittal report of every fax. And when dealing with companies that are behind on payment, I record all phone conversations. When I referenced that phone call in my original report, and put her words in quotations, those were her exact words verbatum, right from my recording. I'm not guessing on anything here. As for the mumbling, if I knew how to do it, I would put that recording here in the report for everyone to hear.
Third, as for my first fax being "threatening", I don't consider utilizing the legal system to obtain unpaid invoices as a threat. Merely a legally valid response to a company that has chosen not to pay their bills. After leaving several phone messages indicating that they were overdue with payment, none of which was returned, and the fact that they never actually answered the phone, it seemed a pretty safe judgement that they were ducking me. As I stated before, nothing irritates a hard working person more that when a company that is overdue paying you, refuses to return phone calls.
Fourth, as for my "very rude fax". Considering the incredible hassle I'd endured up to this point, and the fact that they were again overdue, I think it was relatively restrained. Here it is, complete and word for word: "You are again behind on payment. Considering the letter I had to write you last time, and the phone call from Patricia last week, I really would have thought you would have made the effort to pay this one on time. Just a refresher, this is for WO# 4508 CSI for $95. This was faxed to you on 4-12-2011 at 5:48 PM, and I have the printed fax confirmation report of that. I re-faxed this invoice to you on 5-4-2011 at 7:50 AM and I have the printed fax confirmation of that one too. This was re-faxed to you at your request as you indicated that you lost the first one. Your printed terms are net 30. This puts you a week late. I would suggest that I have payment in hand by Friday." I didn't think that was overly rude.
As for them again referring to "references". I checked again, and couldn't find a website anywhere for them. There is no website or email address on any of their paperwork.
My opinion: Again, I've been in business a long time. Paperwork problems, lost invoices, etc are routine, and I know that. Generally it's just a matter of making a phone call and getting it straightened out. No problem. But when a company that is overdue paying you, won't pick up the phone or return phone calls, that's not a paperwork problem. They either don't have the funds to pay their bills, or they're doing it intentionally, hoping you'll just write it off and go away. I have every scrap of everything in my report documented, and I have presented it here, and you can make your own decision whether to do business with them.
Aaxis Commercial Services, Inc
Cumberland,#3REBUTTAL Owner of company
Thu, June 23, 2011
This vendor invoiced us on March 23 and due to a processing error, his invoice was coded for Payment on May 6, two weeks later than it should have been. On May 4, we received, what I would call a threatening fax from John Brusky. As soon as I read the fax, I called him and informed him that the reason he did not get paid was due to a processing error. Contrary to his report, there was no mumbling involved. I mailed out a check to him that day and sent it via overnight mail. Our terms are net 30 days, he received his check for $105.00 ten days late.
Regarding payment of the vendor's second check in the amount of $95. This job was confirmed completed and invoiced on April 13 @ 10:27a.m. and check # 3130 was issued and mailed on May 13.
On May 18, we received another very rude fax from John Brusky stating he had not received payment. I faxed him the information regarding payment and did not hear from him again until he sent a letter to our customer's corporate office stating we did not pay him $95. At that point, we issued a stop payment on the original check and issued him a new check. I do not understand why he did not contact us after allowing the appropriate amount of days to receive the check in the mail to let us know that he supposedly did not receive it. As we would have issued a stop payment and issued a new check right away. We pay all of our vendors in a timely manner and have the credit references to offer as proof.
This vendor seems to have no shortage of opinions and half-truths not based on actual facts. We do have email and have had email since the day we opened for business, in fact, John Brusky gave us his email and the original work order information states it was emailed to him. We email work orders and get invoices via email every day. We have put John Brusky, Neighborhood Handyman on our Do Not Use List.
Commercial maintenance
Milwaukee,#4Author of original report
Fri, June 10, 2011
About two weeks ago I emailed Dots Corporate, and let them know that their maintenance providor Aaxis wasn't paying their subcontractors (me anyway) and suggested that perhaps this could be straightened out with a phone call from them, before things got to the point of legal action. Well today I got my check! Almost two months after I did the service, but better late than never.