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10-07-2009 , 12:47 AM

KUJustin

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Anyone ever done this? How was your experience?

I'm thinking about hiring some guys tomorrow though my job is a bit different than what they probably usually get. I'm putting stickers on sunglasses. It's pretty tricky getting them not to bend/bubble/etc, but I can also afford for them to botch it up frequently as long as most of them are good.

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10-07-2009 , 01:25 AM

stabn

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deja vu itt

P.S. No one in OOT will have done this since i'm pretty sure we don't have any building contractors here.

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10-07-2009 , 01:39 AM

Pwn_Master

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My dad did this all the time for weird jobs he did around the house like laying down tiles, painting, knocking down walls, moving, etc. Can get a great deal if you live in a town with a bunch of Mexicans. Remember they will not be reporting this income or paying taxes on it, so be sure to lowball them!!!!!! Let them know that you know!!!!

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10-07-2009 , 01:55 AM

PokerDonkAKQJ9

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My parents hire from Home Depot on occasion for some light work around the house. Never had a problem.

Just remember the people you are hiring are hard working, but also opportunists. They aren't going to slit your throat the first time you turn around to steal your Casio. But don't leave them alone with small items of value that might fall into their pockets. Hand them a can of pop on their way out so they don't come back that night and throw a brick thru your window or piss on your door.

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10-07-2009 , 01:58 AM

stabn

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Shant was good times.

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10-07-2009 , 02:19 AM

MuyTheRat

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I think that you might be better suited hiring a HS kid of craigslist or something for this kind of work. That being said, when I lived in an area with a high hispanic population this was a good way to go for yard work, light construction stuff, ect.

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10-07-2009 , 02:39 AM

KUJustin

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Originally Posted by MuyTheRat

Yeah this is good too, but my big problem is I need a lot of them done between noon and 4:30 tomorrow and I don't think I could round up the labor via CL quick enough.

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10-07-2009 , 02:43 AM

KUJustin

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Not quite

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10-07-2009 , 11:50 AM

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I approve of these being made by any means necessary.

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10-07-2009 , 12:04 PM

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Originally Posted by KUJustin

When I worked at Disney, they had women putting price tags on things. Probably a good idea.

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10-07-2009 , 12:18 PM

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cbloom

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Originally Posted by nuisance

I say you shoot yourself for not hiring an out of work American Citizen of any race.

Hard to find an American who wants to work really hard for $10/hour.

I've had great success hiring day laborers, I've found them to be very hard working and easy to find and reliable. Way better than guys you hire of criagslist who are no-shows half the time and pains in the butt the other half.

BTW the real answer is that you should hire from your local day labor center. It's better for the workers and the community if they are hired from a safe sponsored place rather than just off the side of the road.

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10-07-2009 , 12:19 PM

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General Tsao

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I say you shoot yourself for not hiring an out of work American Citizen of any race.

lolllllll

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10-07-2009 , 12:22 PM

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PartysOver

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can i buy a pair

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10-07-2009 , 01:19 PM

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Well I got 10 infraction points for my post for being political and telling someone to kill themselves (obviously sarcastically)...lol

Yes they do work hard but most Americans will works hard for $10 but you can pay home debt ppl $5hr. And yes you can go to places like labor ready and get workers as well. (next 10 coming I am sure possibly even a bad for my response)

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10-07-2009 , 02:08 PM

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Tortuous

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Pay them for every acceptable pair, not per hour.

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10-07-2009 , 02:22 PM

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Pay them for every acceptable pair, not per hour.

This is an excellent idea.

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10-07-2009 , 02:22 PM

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Death Valley

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They usually work hard. They dont usually work neat or smart.
Just remember to keep an eye on the quality of the work.
Dont try to make them work for only $5/h especially if you are not paying a full day

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10-07-2009 , 02:28 PM

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mikekelley

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Just find a broke college kid who needs beer money imo

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10-07-2009 , 03:03 PM

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My gfs dad just recently hired two workers when we were moving into our new house. We found two of the bigger guys who we thought would be stronger than the others and they were a huge asset.

They worked for about 5 hours, we fed them lunch, had a beer with them, and then brought them back to where we picked them up.

Good experience for me.

The only strange part was that on the way home in the car they wanted me to turn the radio station up when Barbie Girl came on....

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10-07-2009 , 03:06 PM

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The only strange part was that on the way home in the car they wanted me to turn the radio station up when Barbie Girl came on....

LOL

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10-11-2009 , 04:58 AM

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KUJustin

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I ended up going the Craigslist route. I posted it at $12.50/hr and had about 30 responses in 8 hours. I picked out 3 or 4 artists that had worked with vinyl before or done something similar. They're working out great (had the same 3 guys over twice already) and the incremental cost is pretty meaningless on a per-unit basis.

I guess I'll have to keep looking for a reason to hire some Home Depot folks.

PS - Not gonna post anything, but PM if you want a pair of these. I'll do a 2p2 price or something.

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10-11-2009 , 06:05 AM

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bronx bomber

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My girlfriend had a neighhbor who was a total prick. Dude had a HUUUGE tree in front of his house that his father planted when he was born.

It took me about 4 tries before I found two guys crazy enough to climb up this tree with ropes and axes to chop it down. Good times.

In closing, day laborers come in very handy for some things.

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10-11-2009 , 10:22 AM

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How much do you offer to pay day laborers?

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