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6 reviews59 months ago
PIRB operating illegally??
PIPB is trading illegally, and under false premise and stealing our money. See extras from latest SAQA statement and complete link below #pirbmustfall SAQA wants to make it clear that it is not within its mandate to appoint the PIRB to monitor the standards of the plumbing industry, as claimed by the PIRB on its false premise that it is “duly registered by SAQA in terms of the NQF Act”. SAQA must emphasise that: • the PIRB is a non-statutory professional body and (unlike statutory professional bodies) has no statutory authority to regulate the plumbing trade/occupation; • the PIRB exercises professional authority by virtue of its constitution/founding document which binds its membership only; • membership/registration concerning a non-statutory professional body is voluntary and the PIRB has no authority over non-members; and • recognition by SAQA for purposes of the NQF does not confer any greater authority on PIRB in respect of the plumbing trade/occupation. Link for the entire article ? https://www.saqa.org.za/media/media-statements/saqa-recognition-does-not-give-statutory-powers-non-statutory-professional-bodies-0?language_content_entity=en
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111 months ago
Profesional Con Artist
<p>I am reposting this as she managed to use sneaky a Hello Peter loophole to have my and the other 3 or 4(or more) other post/reviews against her removed. Just shows you how mischievous she is and I can’t believe that she is still getting away with it.</p> <p>I have names and contact details of at least 10 other people who was also scammed by her should someone be looking for more proof and evidence</p> <p>Below my post from November 2016 ……</p> <p>I met Martie Eksteen when I walked into her shop, De Ville Glass, while I was on the hunt for a better service provider that could install aluminium windows and frameless shower doors for my renovations company. We struck up a conversation and it appears I immediately fell for her “I'm a widow” story and decided that I would place my next order with her to try and help her out.</p> <p>A couple of weeks later I called her for a quote, she was extremely helpful to arrange a suitable time for a site inspection and she arrived on time to do the measurement on 5 August 2016….. That was the last good service I received from her.</p> <p>I paid her a 100% deposit as she explained to me at our previous meeting that she has been done into many times by clients and doesn’t take on projects if she doesn’t receive a 100% deposit which was understandable as I myself had issues with clients that struggle to pay once the project has been completed.</p> <p>She promised me a lead time of around 10 working days for the installation. Needless to say, this wasn’t adhered to. About 20 days later, we still had no shower door and I became anxious, as we had to complete the project and hand over to the client. Hereafter followed a cat and mouse game to get hold of her and get answers out of her. Several delivery dates were promised and never kept.</p> <p>They eventually did the installation about a month late without any supervision or competent staff. I am sure a 10-year-old could have done a better job. The glass panels were completely the wrong size, fixing brackets installed in the wrong places, seals, and gaskets missing, just to mention a few of the problems.</p> <p>The next day I expressed my clients and my own extreme disappointment with the work that they have done and the poor service we received to date. It was a struggle to get her back to site for an inspection to point out the obvious mistakes and blatant negligence and poor workmanship.</p> <p>Once she was there I offered her an ultimatum to have it rectified within a reasonable time frame or refund me which she agreed to in writing.</p> <p>Long story short, almost 4 months after paying my100% deposit, lots of false promises, several unanswered calls, Whatsapp and emails we still don’t have a completed project and still waiting on her new installation date. Needless to say, I also didn’t get my refund, just a promise that they would come and fix it.</p> <p>We are still waiting for them to come and complete the installation. Her last words were “ I'll call you as soon as I received the glass from my supplier and then we can arrange an installation date”. From what I hear she talks to all her clients like they are the ones at fault, once they are on to her, that is if they can get hold of her.</p> <p>I did some investigation and it appears that I am not the only one who she did in. I got hold of at least 5 other people with similar stories, some of them that “apparently” lost almost R50 000 on similar incidences and am thankful that my loss is only R 6 300.00, as I was about to give her more projects.</p> <p>Please make contact with myself, Stephan on ********** or Annina on ********** if you had a similar experience as we plan to take collective action if there is enough interest. </p> <p> </p> <p>Regards</p> <p>Mr Gullible</p>
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114 months ago
Guaranteed rip of and profesional scamster
<p>I met Martie Eksteen when I walked into her shop, De Ville Glass, while I was on the hunt for a better service provider that could install aluminium windows and frameless shower doors for my renovations company. We struck up a conversation and it appears I immediately fell for her “I'm a widow” story and decided that I would place my next order with her to try and help her out.</p> <p> </p> <p>A couple of weeks later I called her for a quote, she was extremely helpful to arrange a suitable time for a site inspection and she arrived on time to do the measurement on 5 August 2016….. That was the last good service I received from her. <br /> </p> <p>I paid her a 100% deposit as she explained to me at our previous meeting that she has been done into many times by clients and doesn’t take on projects if she doesn’t receive a 100% deposit which was understandable as I myself had issues with clients that struggle to pay once the project has been completed.<br /> </p> <p>She promised me a lead time of around 10 working days for the installation. Needless to say, this wasn’t adhered to. About 20 days later, we still had no shower door and I became anxious, as we had to complete the project and hand over to the client. Hereafter followed a cat and mouse game to get hold of her and get answers out of her. Several delivery dates were promised and never kept. <br /> </p> <p>They eventually did the installation about a month late without any supervision or competent staff. I am sure a 10-year-old could have done a better job. The glass panels were completely the wrong size, fixing brackets installed in the wrong places, seals, and gaskets missing, just to mention a few of the problems.<br /> </p> <p>The next day I expressed my clients and my own extreme disappointment with the work that they have done and the poor service we received to date. It was a struggle to get her back to site for an inspection to point out the obvious mistakes and blatant negligence and poor workmanship.<br /> </p> <p>Once she was there I offered her an ultimatum to have it rectified within a reasonable time frame or refund me which she agreed to in writing. <br /> </p> <p>Long story short, almost 4 months after paying my 100% deposit, lots of false promises, several unanswered calls, Whatsapp and emails we still don’t have a completed project and still waiting on her new installation date. Needless to say, I also didn’t get my refund, just a promise that they would come and fix it.<br /> </p> <p>We are still waiting for them to come and complete the installation. Her last words were “ I'll call you as soon as I received the glass from my supplier and then we can arrange an installation date”. From what I hear she talks to all her clients like they are the ones at fault, once they are on to her, that is if they can get hold of her.</p> <p> </p> <p>I did some investigation and it appears that I am not the only one who she did in. I got hold of at least 5 other people with similar stories, some of them that “apparently” lost almost R50 000 on similar incidences and am thankful that my loss is only R 6 300.00, as I was about to give her more projects.<br /> </p> <p>As Annina van Niekerk mentioned in her post/comment "I feel strongly that we have a responsibility towards our local community to warn them and make them aware"</p> <p><br /> </p> <p>Please make contact with me on ********** if you had a similar experience, as WE plan to take collective action if there is enough interest and try and prevent more people of our Durbanville community and rest of Cape Town become victims.</p> <p><br /> </p> <p>Regards</p> <p>Mr Gullible</p> <p>aka Stephan le Roux</p>
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114 months ago
Guaranteed rip of and professional scamster.
<p>So please make contact with myself on ********** if you had a similar experience, as WE plan to take collective action if there is enough interest and try and prevent more people of our Durbanville community and rest of Cape Town become a victim.</p> <p>I met Martie Eksteen when I walked into her shop, De Ville Glass, while I was on the hunt for a better service provider that could install aluminium windows and frameless shower doors for my renovations company. We struck up a conversation and it appears I immediately fell for her “I'm a widow” story and decided that I would place my next order with her to try and help her out.</p> <p> </p> <p>A couple of weeks later I called her for a quote, she was extremely helpful to arrange a suitable time for a site inspection and she arrived on time to do the measurement on 5 August 2016….. That was the last good service I received from her. <br /> </p> <p>I paid her a 100% deposit as she explained to me at our previous meeting that she has been done into many times by clients and doesn’t take on projects if she doesn’t receive a 100% deposit which was understandable as I myself had issues with clients that struggle to pay once the project has been completed.<br /> </p> <p>She promised me a lead time of around 10 working days for the installation. Needless to say, this wasn’t adhered to. About 20 days later, we still had no shower door and I became anxious, as we had to complete the project and hand over to the client. Hereafter followed a cat and mouse game to get hold of her and get answers out of her. Several delivery dates were promised and never kept. <br /> </p> <p>They eventually did the installation about a month late without any supervision or competent staff. I am sure a 10-year-old could have done a better job. The glass panels were completely the wrong size, fixing brackets installed in the wrong places, seals, and gaskets missing, just to mention a few of the problems.<br /> </p> <p>The next day I expressed my clients and my own extreme disappointment with the work that they have done and the poor service we received to date. It was a struggle to get her back to site for an inspection to point out the obvious mistakes and blatant negligence and poor workmanship.<br /> </p> <p>Once she was there I offered her an ultimatum to have it rectified within a reasonable time frame or refund me which she agreed to in writing. <br /> </p> <p>Long story short, almost 4 months after paying my 100% deposit, lots of false promises, several unanswered calls, Whatsapp and emails we still don’t have a completed project and still waiting on her new installation date. Needless to say, I also didn’t get my refund, just a promise that they would come and fix it.<br /> </p> <p>We are still waiting for them to come and complete the installation. Her last words were “ I'll call you as soon as I received the glass from my supplier and then we can arrange an installation date”. From what I hear she talks to all her clients like they are the ones at fault, once they are on to her, that is if they can get hold of her.</p> <p> </p> <p>I did some investigation and it appears that I am not the only one who she did in. I got hold of at least 5 other people with similar stories, some of them that “apparently” lost almost R50 000 on similar incidences and am thankful that my loss is only R 6 300.00, as I was about to give her more projects.<br /> </p> <p>As Annina van Niekerk mentioned in her post/comment "I feel strongly that we have a responsibility towards our local community to warn them and make them aware"</p> <p><br /> </p> <p>Please make contact with me on ********** if you had a similar experience, as WE plan to take collective action if there is enough interest and try and prevent more people of our Durbanville community and rest of Cape Town become victims.</p> <p><br /> </p> <p>Regards</p> <p>Mr Gullible</p> <p>aka Stephan le Roux</p>
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114 months ago
Guaranteed rip off and professional Scamster
<p>I met Martie Eksteen when I walked into her shop, De Ville Glass, while I was on the hunt for a better service provider that could install aluminium windows and frameless shower doors for my renovations company. We struck up a conversation and it appears I immediately fell for her “I'm a widow” story and decided that I would place my next order with her to try and help her out.</p> <p>A couple of weeks later I called her for a quote, she was extremely helpful to arrange a suitable time for a site inspection and she arrived on time to do the measurement on 5 August 2016….. That was the last good service I received from her.</p> <p>I paid her a 100% deposit as she explained to me at our previous meeting that she has been done into many times by clients and doesn’t take on projects if she doesn’t receive a 100% deposit which was understandable as I myself had issues with clients that struggle to pay once the project has been completed.</p> <p>She promised me a lead time of around 10 working days for the installation. Needless to say, this wasn’t adhered to. About 20 days later, we still had no shower door and I became anxious, as we had to complete the project and hand over to the client. Hereafter followed a cat and mouse game to get hold of her and get answers out of her. Several delivery dates were promised and never kept.</p> <p>They eventually did the installation about a month late without any supervision or competent staff. I am sure a 10-year-old could have done a better job. The glass panels were completely the wrong size, fixing brackets installed in the wrong places, seals, and gaskets missing, just to mention a few of the problems.</p> <p>The next day I expressed my clients and my own extreme disappointment with the work that they have done and the poor service we received to date. It was a struggle to get her back to site for an inspection to point out the obvious mistakes and blatant negligence and poor workmanship.</p> <p>Once she was there I offered her an ultimatum to have it rectified within a reasonable time frame or refund me which she agreed to in writing.</p> <p>Long story short, almost 4 months after paying my100% deposit, lots of false promises, several unanswered calls, Whatsapp and emails we still don’t have a completed project and still waiting on her new installation date. Needless to say, I also didn’t get my refund, just a promise that they would come and fix it.</p> <p>We are still waiting for them to come and complete the installation. Her last words were “ I'll call you as soon as I received the glass from my supplier and then we can arrange an installation date”. From what I hear she talks to all her clients like they are the ones at fault, once they are on to her, that is if they can get hold of her.</p> <p>I did some investigation and it appears that I am not the only one who she did in. I got hold of at least 5 other people with similar stories, some of them that “apparently” lost almost R50 000 on similar incidences and am thankful that my loss is only R 6 300.00, as I was about to give her more projects.</p> <p> </p>
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114 months ago
Not such an awesome deal after all !!
<p>Stefan Kemp, the owner came to me with a 3 issue offer to advertise my company in his Northern Hills Magazine, which gets delivered to affluent estates in the Northern Suburbs of Cape Town. The R15 000 offer, of which I paid upfront for the first 2 issues and the balance a bit later was supposed to be distributed in August, October and December 2016.</p> <p>The offer rested on the premise that we would get an exclusive spot on the front page and a full page add in first edition and a half page add per issue in two remaining issues of the magazine, which would all have been distributed by 4 December 2016.</p> <p>We were sent a Mock-up of the front-page for the first issue and promised exclusivity and that we would be sharing the front page with only four other advertisers.</p> <p>When we finally received the magazine we discovered that our “EXCLUSIVE DEAL” was sold to 16 companies and not just the 5 as they initially pitched to us. We ended up sharing the front page with the majority of the advertisers that were in the book and our logo was barely noticeable on the front cover between all of them.</p> <p>I made contact with Stefan to voice my disappointment, he was quick to try and convince me that it was still a good deal and that everyone else was happy with it. He went on to offer me full page adds instead of half page ads for the two remaining issues. He confirmed this offer in writing, as I requested, and clearly stated that the remaining two issues would be distributed on 28 October 2016 and 4 December 2016.</p> <p>To cut a long story short, after struggling to get hold of him for 3 weeks, it appears that the October issue was never printed or distributed.</p> <p>When I queried this, he told me that his clients requested this as October and December were too close to each other for two issues. He claimed that all clients were made aware of this and that it was Candice’s (his secretary/ sales rep) fault that I was not informed.</p> <p>I telephonically requested a pro-rata refund for the two remaining issues to which he agreed and requested that a send my request in writing, which I did.</p> <p>He ended up replying with a bunch of excuses and a ridiculous offer to refund about a 1/3 of the remaining contract value, he also claimed that they designed my add for free, which was somehow worked into the costing. They never designed my add, I had it done by a 3rd Party, and have the invoice to prove it.</p> <p>Please be cautious and as the saying go’s….. If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.</p> <p>Regards</p> <p>Mr Gullible</p>
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