attn Brantford citizens: beware Michael Ross and Shawn Dougherty.

We recently needed our fence repaired, so like anyone, we took to Facebook Marketplace where we found two so-called fence repairmen located in Brantford, ON (the aforementioned Michael Ross and Shawn Dougherty) who said they would come out and give us a quote.

We hired them and our experience was okay at first - they came when they said they would come. They were nice enough. But when we got home and looked at the job they’d done, we realized they only "fixed" 5 of the 7 posts that needed fixing. And of those five, they didn't properly cement two of them. So…we paid them THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS to fix seven posts and they only did three properly? I’m confused! When we messaged and asked them to fix it, they asked for more money. After some back-and-forth, they eventually agreed to come back and re-cement two of the posts...then promptly ghosted us and deleted our conversation so we couldn’t rate them.

Like all of you, we’re just people trying to feed our kids, give some kindness into the world, and not be assholes. It’s hard to stay positive when faced with people being so awful.

Recap: if you don’t want to throw your money down a hole and want to deal with decent people, don’t talk to these dudes. Michael Ross and Shawn Doughtery will steal your money and run for the hills. I don’t think you want that; I know I didn’t.