Why I discontinued using my landscaper's services

Several things made me decide to discontinue his services.

Money was a bit tight, so I asked him to mow my lawn on a biweekly basis rather than weekly. He either forgot those instructions or conveniently ignored them though, since I saw him mowing my lawn on the second week after I hired him. (I decided to pay him for that anyway, but reiterated that I wanted biweekly mowings.)

When I received my second bill, he had crossed out the name of his company and asked me to make the check out to his name. In other words, it looked like he was trying to avoid paying taxes on this service. Mind you, I don't mind having an informal gentleman's agreement, but I wasn't thrilled that he did this without consulting me first.

Finally, after a few weeks, his bills were marked "Due immediately" instead of "Due in 15 days." Again, this sudden change did not sit well with me. Don't get me wrong; I could afford the money. I wasn't thrilled that he decided to spring this on his customers without advance notice, though.

Now, I know what you're thinking. It sounds like money was getting a bit tight for this fella. If that was the case, and if he had simply explained the situation, I would have been happy to help him out. Instead though, he tried to slip these changes past his customers, and that did not sit well with me.