BAD BUSINESS!! STAY FAR AWAY! Don’t be fooled by the name, Bob Arkus is a Total Scammer, Extortionist and has NO Integrity as a business owner
I first emailed Bob some pictures of car seats that I had interest in having recovered I didn’t get a response within a couple business days so gave him a call Bob answered the phone and was agreeable in recovering my seats He seemed excited about the job and stated: “I got my start doing custom auto interiors, sounds like a fun job” Without any demands or constraints from me, he offered a timeline of 2-weeks and a quotation which was $higher than his competitors for the labor of recovering my seats (I had already purchased the materials to recover the seats which he approved of), and I agreed to the higher price without negotiating a more reasonable price He asked me to bring everything to him “sooner than later” so that he could get started
My wife and I took time off from work a few days later to bring him the seats and fabrics to allow him to start the job Bob seemed like a friendly guy and seemed pleasant to me and my wife at that time We spent about an hour going over the job: stitching for the seats, pattern choice and he made several recommendations that I accepted After we had concluded our discussion on the project and were on the same page, we shook hands in agreement on terms and conditions of the job I asked him if I needed to leave a deposit or any payment He stated “no, I like to have the carrot at the end of the job” He then said, I’ll text you progress pictures in a weeks time
Three days later, Bob emails me and states he is raising the price of the labor by $when no terms or conditions had been changed since we last shook hands and parted waysI had not at any time requested a short timeline or patterns other than what we discussed in person and was okayed by him before shaking hands The last event that had taken place is when my and my wife spent an hour discussing the job, him shaking my hand and said that everything was good move forward as agreed
Despite this blatant offense of him choosing to discard his word as a business owner, his handshake and attempted extortion, I responded in a calm professional manner asking him to reconsider our visit three days earlier and reminded him that we spent an hour going over the job, and ultimately, he okayed everything prior us shaking hands and me and my wife leaving his business that day I informed him that I was unable to increase my budget an additional $for labor, especially since I had asked no more of the job than when we had last met and shook on the jobIn a most childlike and bullyish manner, Bob responded with the message “Sorry, cannot Seeya!!” I chose to respond in a more mature manner and decided to take the high road As by his actions, I could clearly see his endorsement of corrupt business practice and did NOT want or trust him doing ANY job for me I simply told him no worries and that I would be by in the next couple days to pick everything up-which I humbly and quietly did
Needless to say, I was most disappointed to realize that not only is Bob Arkus not a man of his word, a man of no integrity but furthermore that Bob Arkus practice of extortion and corruption is deemed acceptable and commonplace in running his upholstery business on Oahu Do the honest upholstery business owners on Oahu a favor and use their services DO NOT PATRONIZE BOB ARKUS UPHOLSTERY!
BAD BUSINESS!! STAY FAR AWAY! Don’t be fooled by the name, Bob Arkus is a Total Scammer, Extortionist and has NO Integrity as a business owner
I first emailed Bob some pictures of car seats that I had interest in having recovered I didn’t get a response within a couple business days so gave him a call Bob answered the phone and was agreeable in recovering my seats He seemed excited about the job and stated: “I got my start doing custom auto interiors, sounds like a fun job” Without any demands or constraints from me, he offered a timeline of 2-weeks and a quotation which was $higher than his competitors for the labor of recovering my seats (I had already purchased the materials to recover the seats which he approved of), and I agreed to the higher price without negotiating a more reasonable price He asked me to bring everything to him “sooner than later” so that he could get started
My wife and I took time off from work a few days later to bring him the seats and fabrics to allow him to start the job Bob seemed like a friendly guy and seemed pleasant to me and my wife at that time We spent about an hour going over the job: stitching for the seats, pattern choice and he made several recommendations that I accepted After we had concluded our discussion on the project and were on the same page, we shook hands in agreement on terms and conditions of the job I asked him if I needed to leave a deposit or any payment He stated “no, I like to have the carrot at the end of the job” He then said, I’ll text you progress pictures in a weeks time
Three days later, Bob emails me and states he is raising the price of the labor by $when no terms or conditions had been changed since we last shook hands and parted waysI had not at any time requested a short timeline or patterns other than what we discussed in person and was okayed by him before shaking hands The last event that had taken place is when my and my wife spent an hour discussing the job, him shaking my hand and said that everything was good move forward as agreed
Despite this blatant offense of him choosing to discard his word as a business owner, his handshake and attempted extortion, I responded in a calm professional manner asking him to reconsider our visit three days earlier and reminded him that we spent an hour going over the job, and ultimately, he okayed everything prior us shaking hands and me and my wife leaving his business that day I informed him that I was unable to increase my budget an additional $for labor, especially since I had asked no more of the job than when we had last met and shook on the jobIn a most childlike and bullyish manner, Bob responded with the message “Sorry, cannot Seeya!!” I chose to respond in a more mature manner and decided to take the high road As by his actions, I could clearly see his endorsement of corrupt business practice and did NOT want or trust him doing ANY job for me I simply told him no worries and that I would be by in the next couple days to pick everything up-which I humbly and quietly did
Needless to say, I was most disappointed to realize that not only is Bob Arkus not a man of his word, a man of no integrity but furthermore that Bob Arkus practice of extortion and corruption is deemed acceptable and commonplace in running his upholstery business on Oahu Do the honest upholstery business owners on Oahu a favor and use their services DO NOT PATRONIZE BOB ARKUS UPHOLSTERY!