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• Paul Gibbons, 63, of Kingsclere, England, paid about $32,000 to have his kitchen remodeled a year ago, the Basingstoke Gazette reported.
Wickes, the company he chose to do the work, bungled it, according to Gibbons: "The finish throughout is so poor, and half the kitchen doesn't fit as it should. I agreed to the contract and what I was told would be two weeks of work, and ... I am left with a kitchen which I can't even use as you should."
As a result, Gibbons demanded a refund, but when he couldn't get that, he parked a decommissioned 1963 gun tank that he had borrowed from a friend outside the store.
Wickes called that "unacceptable and aggressive behavior" and threatened to have the tank removed.
But Gibbons isn't budging: "I want my money back and want them to take that kitchen out of my house so I can get a new one." [Basingstoke Gazette, 12/27/2024]