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Halo! Thanks for you inputs! Anyway, can you pm me how much you spend generally and also generally what you did? Just for my reference in case Vincent does get back...

I also PMed you my experience but I didn't double check before sending out, so apologies if got any mistake(s). Anyway, your flat type is???

Definitely one of the highet end IDs, you can tell by their office location. But if you have the dough, I will recommend them as you do not have to worry about anything (they will take care of everything) and they are very nice people (not stuck up etc). Their works have been featured a lot on home & deco mags, Strait Times etc... and I am taking a lot of their work as reference... Hope this helps...

I definitely dropped him already. So what are you doing and what is your budget???If not comfy to reveal, can pm me and I will try to advise...

Maybe meeting vincent from Space Vision tomolo...will let you know!

Well, I have to agree to a certain extent. Since I am the "victim" here, can I have the last say about this before before we move on??? I agree that my judgement on the ID or anyone else is subjective and surely will not be value add here. Like I said repeatedly, I am only stating what I felt about the way he handled the phonecall, you may agree with me, or not (like Vonzzz) which is subjective. However, on the point whereby Vonzzz mentioned that Kevin brought people to see whose-ever house he done, I am sure he seeked the owners' permission first. If not, it is quite unimaginable to me. Again, this is my personal opinion... To me, posting the email here is just like Dawn Yang posting the msn messages between herself and Edison Chen, which I feel is very wrong. I address the email to Kevin, not even cc or bcc to anyone else, so anyone else reading it without my permission is intrusion to my privacy. With that, what he did is no longer subjective, but objective as it is really what he did/does. Anyone, thanks to the people who I think is speaking on my behalf. Okay, we may move on.

If you allow me to get my point to you by quoting you. My house is also the same size as you, and my budget is 30K. I don't need creative ideas and therefore all other ids like ls2, fuse, box.i.d. etc... said that my budget is possible. Most of my furniture (with exception of the study desk) I am thinking to purchase as my family are sponsoring. So do not understand why you say that I need to find a contractor instead of ID??? So by spending 23.6K (maybe we can factor in inflation), you mean you engaged a contractor in G'plan? No offences also... To state a fact, I was not able to go pass the stage to discuss "to do just what I say..." Hope you get what I mean.

Hi hasibee, thanks for your inputs. I repeat that really do not have anything against G'plan. However, if you read through what was written again, you can understand that I was just trying to say that I am not really comfortable with the way the call was handled. This has nothing to do with budget, IDs or contractors, whether a job was well-done (subjective). I don't know since when this became me complaining about G'plan charging alot for substandard works-I never said that. I am sure that many people are very happy that they engaged Kevin (with the support) and he really will be able to provide the value for the stuff he does. Then again, this is not what it is about. I was advised to narrate what happened and not to blow things out of proportion. What happened next is that I am accused of lying. Worse still, I do not understand why Kevin even showed Vonzzz my email to her to mislead her. Like I said, I am just trying to find a suitable id (or contractor) here. What I stand to gain by maligning G'plan? If Kevin is reading this, I suggest you recall carefully what was said over the phone that day. With that, congrats for having a nice home. What I wish now is just to be able to claim in the future that my house is very beautifully done.

I met up with Vincent L at the recent show which Fuse Concept participated at Expo. Meeting up with him again when the 3D drawings are completed. So with quite a few signing up with them way before my post, any comments/feedback about the finished work??? Thanks.

I am going back to meet him next week to see his design for my floorplan. Are you meeting him again?

Well, I am still here. When I started to ask for quotes, I stated 20K just to test market and apparently it was really too low. Therefore when he mentioned that 20K is too little and if I can increase my budget. I told him 30K will be my max w/o furniture and fixture. He told me that 30K also definitely not enough and he is asking for at least 50+K. I do not have anything against Kevin or what and there certainly was not any misunderstanding. So no matter 20K or 30K I also cannot meet his budget, and if I wanna lie (as you are implying), I might as well say my budget 40K which is still not enough. Now he is not only arrogant, but he is also hiding facts just to make himself look good? So much for hearing both sides of the story, maybe I should also call him to tease him... Maybe I should also ask him if it is his habit to show others the email between his potential customer and himself... I should be careful with him and just stick to calling him in the future if required... (not that I have anything to hide, but this is just so wrong). So new forummers, becareful to check if he is hiding anything from you if you engage him (and don't email him!). Rest assure I will stick around this thread just to make sure he is not overly protected by himself, or his colleagues/friends???

Well, I predicted that by posting my previous post, I will certainly get a couple of replies like that... Anyway, maybe my "england not powderful" enough. Don't think alot of ppl get my point that I never went beyond talking about the carpentry and I kinda got shut out. So this id assumes that everyone has to do carpentry in everyroom etc... Sorry I did not know that it is a requirement to engage him... So it means he does not do minor jobs w/o or minor carpentry. With regards to the arrogant comment, I think there is some contradiction. Since you do not think that personality is important, why do you still say you rather choose someone who is over confident than confident lacking? And does someone who is confident or not tell me that he is going to be good, no delay, service is good etc...? The issue here is not about that, and I am not sure if G-plan is going to be that. Cos we did not go beyond the first call. Not to go into a dispute or anything, just speaking my mind. Since I am not going to have anything to do with this id anymore, think it is also not appropriate for me to post anything else in this topic (what a contradiction this posting is... haha) Cest tout!

Issit?! I met one of the main designers yesterday and spent 1.5 hours going thru my floorplan. He said to do some 3Ds based on discussed and get back to me after next week. Let see if they ask for any monies then.

Hi Vonzzz, thanks for trying to clear the air. Anyway, I didn't talk to him much and he just kinda wrote me off. Well, he did make me feel that I am really unrealistic for a moment. Also, not letting me finish my sentences, so I might as well not input and give him all the freedom to do whatever he wants (and come up with whatever budget he comes up with). Halo..., who is the potential customer here? Anyway, just to prevent ppl from mistaking me for a competitor to tarnish his reputation (though it may not help even if I state down), mine is a 5 room. Just hacking a small wall, hacking and replacing living and dining room. Repolish existing bedroom parquet. Kitchen and bathroom normal tiles. Haven't got to the carpentry part (which I don't plan to do much) and he just said my budget of 30K is totally not possible. He said what I asking for needed at least 50K+ and I should check with the other recommended IDs in this forum (which will cost about the same). Well, I did my research, Spacedge and Jay Ang (which I took alot of reference from their works) will cost me about the same as well. Just my 2 cents worth.

Haha, not despair lah. He is not the only ID, and of course I am not his only potential customer. That is why I dropped him during the 1st call (think he was quite surprised that I sounded more sure than him to end the conversation ). I have met quite a few others and most seem okay. So have you chosen any of those IDs you met?

Oh, I didn't even get to meet him, just talked to him over the phone. Didn't communicate much and he kinda wrote me off already. Well, I guess we did had a common thought - we didn't want to meet each other.

Anyone had any prior experience with them???

Went there today just before going to the Airshow... Very near my office and should have gone there last couple of days if not involved in the stupid Airshow. Wanted to buy the hob with the glasstop but was told sold out yesterday Anyway, still bought a SS HOB, slimline hood and oven for $1200++ Just hope that it comes in the same condition as I saw it today as I taking them only in Apr. Especially the oven which is still on display, the rest wrapped up liao... (btw, all display pieces, 6 mths warranty only)...

Ya, it is one of the ids (firms), not one of the ids in the firm (homesuccess). Sorry for the misunderstanding! btw, you "camping" here for replies ah?!

Sorry to hear about some of the problems you faced. I was a bit skeptical about the rave reviews they got, but wanted to check them anyway, when I contact Mr K at end of the month. Anyway, do you mind letting me know what was done and how much you spent? Apologies if you have posted that before.

Met up with Jeremy last night, very nice guy. Hope to see what he comes up for us.

Like I said, this is what he told me over the phone about a week ago. Sounds sincere and nice, though a bit too good to be true. Will let you guys know if really materialise...

One of the ids that I contacted said he'll draw out 3D even though I did not expect him to do so. Says it is their service at no cost. But I am still waiting for him to come back.

Kelvin just called me, very straightforward which supposed to be a good thing. However, a bit too straightforward for my liking, sounds like interrogation.

Darren contacted me via email instead of sun... so hope he is as good...