Woman sparks huge online debate after texting Tradie at 12am

One woman has sparked a lot of debate online after revealing that she had texted Tradie at 12.15am. M. Asking for a quote.

The UK woman, known by her Twitter username as Evandra, took to the social media platform to explain that she was desperate for a cost for her rugs and, to her surprise, she didn’t like her very well.

Since then, he has shared a screenshot of his conversation that has been “liked” more than 172,000 times and has received thousands of comments.

“Loooll ??? But in the name of customer service, I just experimented,” the post captioned.

In his text message to the carpet installer, he asked, “Hi, could you ask me for a quote?”

The irate Tradie then replied, “Yes! Here’s a quote! Who the hell orders rugs at 12.15am ????”

Given her shocked reaction, the woman, who is an interior architecture designer, saw no problem in asking the man for a quote long after business hours.

“You should invest in a business phone that you turn off after your shift! Now why don’t merchants ‘it’s your fault’ not screw around and pay for my new xxx carpet?” He said in a separate tweet after sparking a backlash. violent on her a late text message.

While many backed Tradie’s response by suggesting that Evandra should have texted during standard business hours, others said she shouldn’t have responded at all.

“Who texts a business at midnight?” One person asked.

“So call during the day !! How difficult is that?” wrote a second person.

“Like sending you an email or online inquiry, great, but you texted,” added another person, while a fourth person said, “The notification probably woke you up? I’d be mad as hell if Someone texted me at that time about work and it’s not an emergency. “

Another agreed, saying that it is “rude” to text someone at that time of night.

However, many also blamed the tradie, saying he shouldn’t have responded.

“You are wrong. He did not have to answer at 12:15 am. He could have waited until what he considered a reasonable hour,” wrote one woman.

“Act like you come and rang the doorbell. You can relax, it’s a simple text message. Get an email address or something if it’s that stressful,” said another.

Some said their phone shouldn’t have been on, and as a business person, an answer like that puts their reputation at stake.

“If your phone wakes you up in the middle of the night, it’s your fault. Use ‘do not disturb’ to make sure they don’t wake you up if necessary,” wrote one man.

“Don’t run a business where you allow potential clients / clients to text you if you don’t agree to receive text messages at any time. Get a second phone or something. This is rude and unprofessional. , “said another.

The split reaction forced Evandra to share a poll asking who was wrong, yet she eventually admitted that she “felt like shit” when 59.2 percent of the 139,694 people who voted said it was her.

“Fuck y’all lmaooo!” He wrote in response to the poll. “I feel like shit, I just want my rugs to be ready.”

In a separate tweet, he explained that he has since “muted” notifications because “some are upset that PAYING CUSTOMERS are asking for their own convenience.”