r/Charleston • u/longboard_13 • 4h ago
Charleston Watch out for Benzo the pine straw scammer
Keep an eye out for Benzo. This guy just tried to rip us off for pine straw.
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He knocked on the door and my wife answered. He offered to spread pine straw for $6/bale. Seemed like a good deal so she accepted. He knocked on the door 20 minutes later and told me it was gonna be $1008.
He told me he put out 168 bales and “they were little and he laid a lot down….” The bed is less than 150sf. See the pic. He’s trying to tell me he put down 168 bales in 20 minutes.
Watch out for your people that might not know a bale of pine straw goes for $3.98 at Lowe’s.
This guy tried to intimidate me and I imagine he is intimidating to home alone women.
This guy is a full on fraudster thief. Stay away. He’s quick to pull out his phone and record so calmly tell him to GTFO.
White F-250. GA license plates so not sure what he’s doing other than fleecing people on the way home.
I gave him $50 and told him to leave.