Tradie Can Come Do That Job For Like 4 Times What It's Worth, At Some Point, When He Fucking Feels Like It - Take It Or Leave It

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A Betoota Heights chippy has today served up a nice dose of reality to a French Quarter potential client.

Greg Phillips (34) did so a short time ago after giving Elliot Harding (47) the run down on how things are, if he wants that job done.

Phoning up to try and book Greg to come and redo his back deck, Harding was shocked to learn how unappreciative of the work the local tradesman was.

"Fuck me dead," sighed Harding.

"40 grand he reckons..."

"For a 14 square metre deck with hand rails."

On top of the quote which Harding claims to be nearly 4 times the price of what it should be, despite never having worked outside of an office in his life, the French Quarter man said Greg was also non-committal about when he could come and do it.

"Like maybe at the back end of next month, if he can squeeze it in."

"I told him I need it done by the end of this month for my wife's 4oth and he just laughed at me."

"What's the world come to," asked the man who earns over 300k a year doing something with numbers for a financial company in Betoota's CBD that doesn't seem to add any tangible value to society.

"These blokes can just charge whatever the fuck they want," continued Harding, who seems to have an issue with the free market when it doesn't benefit him.

"Fucking criminal mate."

Greg spoke briefly to The Advocate about the allegations, saying Harding can take it or leave it, there's no skin off his nose.

"I don't give a fuck, I've got worked lineup up for months and yuppie asset rich fucks like old mate call every second day begging me to give them the little old lady price," said Greg.

"He'll ring the next bloke and who'll charge 45k, and come back next week with his tail between his legs."

"And my price will have a variation with an extra 2.5k on it."