did you ever get cheated

by sspo 7 Replies latest watchtower beliefs

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  sspo

  I have bought and sold and refinanced homes for over 25 years and never had any problem at all using " worldly people" and their businesses.

  The only time i tried to use a brother ( an elder ) it was a big fiasco.

  Everything went wrong and i threatned to turn him in to the authority because of his cheating and lying and unethical way of doing business.

  Luckily i caught it before the closing and did not go thru with it but at least 5 other families got screwed out of 1000's , money that was needed badly.

  He is still serving as an elder

  Did you have similar experience and get to a point that you did not want to use the brothers anymore?
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  OnTheWayOut

  No, but we used to have a rental property. I made sure that I never discussed it
  with JW's. Even though I was a faithful JW, I did not want the trouble.

  If they don't pay the rent, it's tough to make them do so.
  They are so sure that you won't sue them, and they just say they need more
  time to get the rent. They just expect you to understand, after all they are
  your brother or sister.

  Came close to renting to a sister once because I wasn't sure how to say NO.
  She knew it was not rented out at the moment. Good thing she backed out.
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  A Paduan

  Did you have similar experience and get to a point that you did not want to use the brothers anymore?

  I was never a jw and the reason I post here was originally to find out about them. So wicked were the jws that I met, and so callous their dealings with us that I was plain shocked. When I hear talk of “worldly people can be just as good” I cringe. The fact that they tout their own ‘goodness’ makes them simply the worst of the worst to me. I just smile and do whatever it takes to be rid of them.
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  OUTLAW

  Being a Jehovah`s Witness does not make you a competant business partner..Most are Dumb Ass`s...OUTLAW
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  zagor

  Not me personally on that scale but I know someone who lost almost half a million dollars AU for trusting to a 'brother' .... an elder too by the way
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  nonamegiven

  I a certified mechanic and for years I did lots of work for the "friends", most of the time I didn't charge anything but I would accept what they had to offer. I remember doing suspension rebuilds (a few days of solid work there) for a dinner at thier house. That didn't tick me off because I didn't ask for anything. But there were 2 times I did MAJOR work on a car including an engine rebuild. I never got anything besides a thank you. There have been a few other times that I was actually screwed by JW's but no more than "worldly people". But, aren't JW's supposed to be better than the world??
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  SB

  i rented an apt from a JW, and they refused to fix the major stuff. they would fix doors and washers, but not huge leaks, etc... my whole apt smelled like mold. another "brother" does business with my co-workers, and everytime he comes in the building, my co-workers go, "uhh, that guy is so crooked and just plain creepy". i love that he is an MS... :) ANOTHER time, some witnesses were traveling together, and they booked through a witness travel agency, and they were all double charged on their credit cards and never got their money back! and don't forget the mechanic who did the half ass job on my car then over charged me...or the handyman that submitted bills to my sister's boss for work that was never done or requested. is this why the watchtower says to think twice before getting involved in business matters with a "brother"? :)
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  james_woods

  I remember a "frozen food locker plan" by a semi-witness that got a lot of play before many of the freezers broke down, the meat spoiled, and the replacement freezer didn't work, and the replacement meat was also spoiled, etc.etc.etc...I think the guy was more of a bad businessman than a real con artist.

  Nothing was ever done.

  Heard he is selling vitamin supplements to the friends now.