Services - seeking serious contacts in Cebu?

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Marathon1946 Member

Member since 28 February 2015

Marathon1946Member28 February 2015 02:17:24

Hi ,
My name is Harry ,I have been living in Cebu for 5 years in a lovely subdivision on Mactan Island in Lapu Lapu . I have a small business here which is successful and a small business in the province in Turburan . It is also going well.
The one area I struggle with here is accessing good tradesmen or women when needed for prompt repairs . The air con maintenance ,car problems , electrical issues in home . Often the people who I seem to get are lacking in knowledge and skills and still go ahead with little understanding of the requirements ,last time air con man didn't know how to take cover off ,I had a flat battery in my car Kia set mechanic ,he had no jumper leads no additional battery ,I ended up buying them . The carpenter who I got through Filipino friend had no tools or ladder or equipt .I was expected to buy them .
I need some good advice on how to access good tradesmen who can come when they say ,not 1 day later or 6 hours late ( traffic sir ) . Anybody in Cebu got some god contacts .
Cheers ,
Harry

mugtech ViP

Member since 08 September 2012

mugtechViP28 February 2015 09:18:59

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Marathon1946 wrote:
Anybody in Cebu got some god contacts .

The best God contacts are probably within the Catholic Church.
You might want to spell God with an uppercase G, some are sensitive about that.

vetretreat Guest

vetretreatGuest28 February 2015 12:17:20

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Your problem seems to be a nationwide contagion such as is in "28 Weeks Later"...Example: Had a mechanic repair a separated shoe on my rear brake by gluing it on with super glue, painting it and bringing it back as a new part with a charge of over 2K...Two weeks later the shoe separates again, locks up the rear wheel which almost caused us to have a major accident....GOOD LUCK AND CHEERS MATE!!!

vetretreat Guest

vetretreatGuest28 February 2015 12:24:52

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mugtech wrote:
Marathon1946 wrote:
Anybody in Cebu got some god contacts .

The best God contacts are probably within the Catholic Church.
You might want to spell God with an uppercase G, some are sensitive about that.

You are the man mugtech...Best laugh I have had in months....

FilAmericanMom Philippines Expert

Member since 19 May 2011

FilAmericanMomPhilippines Expert28 February 2015 15:59:50

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mugtech wrote:
Marathon1946 wrote:
Anybody in Cebu got some god contacts .

The best God contacts are probably within the Catholic Church.
You might want to spell God with an uppercase G, some are sensitive about that.

haha. Good one.

scotty6366 New member

Member since 10 March 2015

scotty6366New member10 March 2015 04:06:45

Jw sensitive !

scotty6366 New member

Member since 10 March 2015

scotty6366New member10 March 2015 04:10:33

Your last comment by mistake is properly true ,,,, you need a god contact !

vetretreat Guest

vetretreatGuest10 March 2015 04:23:46

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You guys need to quit belly aching
You get what you pay for. Here just like the US and Europe there are Carpenter Unions and Electrician Unions. New car dealership is where you get qualified maintenance. Not someone a friend suggest.

You sound like ignorant stooges who can't understand why the more you dig the deeper you get.... Seriously?

STOP TRYING TO SAVE A DOLLAR. IF YOU CAN'T AFFORD TO LIVE IN COMFORT AND EASE HERE THEN LEAVE. YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR.

scotty6366 New member

Member since 10 March 2015

scotty6366New member10 March 2015 04:33:59

Perhaps , local paper advertisement , or advertise " possible future job prospect " then have interviews , ask them to bring relative paperwork , and make a personal list of nearby people you can call on !

Marathon1946 Member

Member since 28 February 2015

Marathon1946Member10 March 2015 05:36:26

#10

The mechanic was sent by Kia ,new car only done 17,000,km ,still under warranty ,let me assure Mr magnificent this ain't a bitch it's a genuine complaint which I would initiate in any country in the world ,get of your high horse and try to think a little more objectively Scotty ( im great at fitting in stooge )

Marathon1946 Member

Member since 28 February 2015

Marathon1946Member10 March 2015 05:38:11

#11

Seriously ,just for A/ C maintenance .

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