02/06/2026
Relatable... although you wouldn't be paying 5k for a sofa clean but the example is there...and I've seen a lot of this but with people commenting;
"I've got a wet vac you can use"... no Sharon, a wet vac does not clean a rug or sofa thoroughly and is just a wet vac. Not an injection extraction machine with suitable PH balanced upholstery/rug detergents that is strong enough to extract the dirt and moisture.
"That fella, John (add facebook tag name here) did mine, think his number is on his page"....
Doubt you'll find any before or after photos of any work or mention of experience or infact legal to work in Spain.
Someone tags that geezers name that claims to use bio products to clean your oven and car for 30€ but has no professional equipment, does half a job, and takes photos of other people's cars on the road that he never cleaned.
By the way, it's impossible to clean any oven with bio products and no chemicals to the professional standard.
Like many "cash in hand" tradespeople illegal to live and work in Spain, complete tax dodgers without making any Autonomo contributions and expect a hand out when things go belly up.
𝐖𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐩𝐚𝐲 €𝟓,𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐨𝐫 𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐤 €𝟐,𝟓𝟎𝟎 𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐡-𝐢𝐧-𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐝? 𝐁𝐞 𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐭...
🔌 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝗔 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗞𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗢𝗳 𝗘𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁
You see the post:
"𝙄 𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙙 𝙖𝙣 𝙚𝙡𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙣 𝙩𝙤 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙚𝙩𝙚𝙡𝙮 𝙧𝙚𝙬𝙞𝙧𝙚 𝙢𝙮 𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙨𝙚. 𝙊𝙣𝙡𝙮 𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙥𝙚𝙤𝙥𝙡𝙚 𝙬𝙝𝙤 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙪𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙪𝙨𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙢."
Seems simple enough.
Then Facebook does what Facebook does.
First reply:
"𝙃𝙞 𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙚, 𝙞𝙣𝙗𝙤𝙭 𝙢𝙚."
No name.
No company.
No qualifications.
No profile photo other than a sunset and a motorbike.
You click their profile and discover they appear to specialise in fishing, karaoke and sharing conspiracy theories.
Nothing whatsoever suggests they're an electrician.
Then come the handymen.
"𝙄 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙙𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙮𝙤𝙪."
Mate.
With the greatest respect...
Putting together an IKEA coffee table and changing a bathroom door hinge is not quite the same as rewiring an entire property.
Next arrives:
"𝙁𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙁𝙖𝙧𝙣𝙨𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙝-𝙀𝙫𝙖𝙣𝙨. 𝙃𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙡𝙮 𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙙."
Posted by...
Debbie Farnsworth-Evans.
Well I'd certainly hope so, Debbie.
You're married to him.
Then there's my personal favourite.
A profile called:
𝑷𝒊𝒏𝒌𝑮𝒓𝒂𝒑𝒆𝒇𝒓𝒖𝒊𝒕𝑬𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒓123
𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈:
"𝑨𝒍𝒆𝒙𝒊𝒔 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝑲𝒊𝒆𝒗."
Who are you?
Who is Alexis?
Why are neither of you using your actual names?
Am I hiring an electrician or arranging a Cold War spy exchange?
*** 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐛𝐢𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬.***
A fully qualified, legal electrician might quote:
💶 €5,000
A random bloke from Facebook might quote:
💶 €2,500 cash.
At first glance that sounds like a bargain.
Until six months later when half the sockets don't work, the lights flicker every time you boil a kettle, and a genuine electrician has to come and put everything right.
Congratulations.
You've now spent:
💶 €2,500 on the cowboy.
💶 €5,000 on the real electrician.
Total:
💶 €7,500
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗽𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗾𝘂𝗼𝘁𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂'𝗹𝗹 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁.
So next time somebody asks for recommendations...
Maybe leave the rewiring to actual electricians.
Not Scott who's got a ladder, a van and "a mate who knows about electrics." ⚡😂
⚡ 𝗧𝗮𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗮𝗹𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝘀𝗮𝘆𝘀:
"𝗗𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗿𝘆, 𝗜 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗮 𝗴𝘂𝘆 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗱𝗼 𝗶𝘁 𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿..."
