business and friends and suddenly he run away with my money.
By bulastika
@bulastika (5966)
Philippines
September 7, 2011 2:53am CST
Its a sad thing happen. I do some sideline job. And my friend for 15 years and same time my business partner is always helping each other when theirs some project. We have a project last august and its my client so I'm the one who sign the contract. And since his my partner and the job is to print 1,000 pieces of t-shirt with our clients design. So I give the money to my partner as he is the one who going to buy the materials and additionally my sister in law also contact me that if I can help him out with a construction of a house. And since I can earn in their also. I told my friend that if he can handle the t-shirt printing and he will get 80% of the profit while I keep the 20% since its my client. He agree. Problem is that he run away with my money. And I only know about it when I ask him when he will deliver the t-shirts to my client. Now the deadline is near and my client told me that if I can't deliver I will be charge 10% of what he pays me every day delayed. I don't know what I'm feeling right now. Its not just anger its like rage. A friend and business partner for 15 years and suddenly this happen?
3 responses
@1hopefulman (45111)
• Canada
8 Sep 11
I have been cheated a few times. I don't know if anyone can be trusted.
Resolve the mess the best you can. Live and learn!
@1hopefulman (45111)
• Canada
9 Sep 11
I think you have a good attitude. No use spending energy on something lost. Keep moving ahead and you are now much wiser because you learned a valuable lesson the hard way. All the best!
@bulastika (5966)
• Philippines
9 Sep 11
I live and I learn and I'm happy with the way things happens to me right now. Although I incur some loss at least now I know how to do more on my own than to just let it work with others. I think its better that if we loss something especially if we loss money. Its better to let it go than to be emotional. Because in the end your the one who loss if you go emotional.
@voracious (624)
• Philippines
7 Sep 11
Sounds like betrayal. Did you tried to call or text him? Did he answered?
You can file a case against him if he ran away with your money.
@thatgirl13 (7294)
• South Korea
7 Sep 11
Like voracious said, if he doesn't answer your calls,etc. I think you should file a case. It was wrong of him to run away like that even when you were offering such a good thing of 80% profit to him. If I were you I would be furious too.
@bulastika (5966)
• Philippines
9 Sep 11
Yes and no. Yes I can file a case but I don't think its worth it. First I need to spend money for a lawyer and where will I get the money? I'm not rich. I rather spend my time looking for more client and earn than to waste my time filing a case. We still meet and he just say he spend the money because of some issues that I don't think its even real.
@WakeUpKitty (8691)
• Netherlands
7 Sep 11
This happens to many people, it happend to me too and I don't know why. I can't give you any explanation for it (I guess he is in money need and not such a great friend at all). Concentrate at your customer first. Try to deliver those shirts as soon as possible and sue your friend, try to get your money back asap! Don't let him walk out with it since he doesn't care about giving you trouble anyway.
@bulastika (5966)
• Philippines
9 Sep 11
No matter how much I want to file cases to him. I feel that its not worth it.Because first as you can see we don't have any written agreement just verbal agreement. So in court if he say that he don't receive the money its will be his words against mine and in the end if I loss the case then I can't get back my money I spend money in my lawyers still.
