We had our patio weeds permanently cleared for £650 but they came back 3 weeks later…we STILL haven't got our money back | The Sun

We paid £650 to have our patio cleared – we STILL haven't got our money back

A "conned" couple spent £650 to remove weeds – and now their garden has been left looking like a mess.

Diane and Philip Walker, both aged 78 of Stoke-on-Trent, hired a gardener to destroy the weeds in their back garden.

Mrs Walker said:“We got the back garden slabbed with paving stones and all the weeds were coming through.

"We weren’t capable of doing it so we rang a number on an advert.

“He said he would sort the weeds out and put something down so they wouldn’t grow again.

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Mrs Walker said the gardners took three hours to remove the weeds and then left rubbish at the end of the garden and used the brown bin to deposit the pulled up weeds.

She said: “We thought there would be no more weeds so it would be worth that money in the long run – but a week later the weeds came through again.”

The Walkers claim the gardener promised to return the money through the letterbox – but it has never appeared.

Mrs Walker added: “They’ve done about £150 worth of work – we phoned him and he was offering £250 back.

"I expected a bit more because they didn’t put anything back in place.

"I feel stupid, we feel let down, and it has depressed both of us.

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