Not every fix requires a professional when someone’s willing to help.

But when her landlord’s son showed up instead of a licensed plumber, one renter immediately dismissed him without giving him a chance.

And their frustration ended up costing them a timely fix.

Read on for the full story!

AITA for not letting my landlord’s wannabe handyman son fix my clogged sink?

My kitchen sink was clogged last night, so I called the landlord.

He said, “I’ll send someone over to fix it first thing in the morning.”

Although, the tenant wasn’t happy with who arrived.

Sure enough, someone did show up — but it wasn’t a plumber like I expected. It was his son.

He looked at the sink, took a few pictures, and literally posted them on Reddit after watching a YouTube video.

It became clear this son was still learning the trade.

I asked if he was a handyman or plumber, and he said, “Nah, I’m a student studying accounting. Don’t worry, I’ll have this fixed. I’m still learning.”

He sat around for a while, then came to me and said he’d be back in an hour because he needed to buy tools from Home Depot.

I told him that wouldn’t be necessary and asked him to leave my house.

So the tenant questioned why the landlord didn’t send someone more qualified.

I later called the landlord and told him he needs to hire a professional—not send over his son who has zero skills or qualifications to fix the issue.

He responded with, “I don’t see the issue. He’s still learning and has already fixed plenty of things at my other properties without a problem. I can call a plumber in two days.”

But the tenant isn’t satisfied with this response either.

I know he could’ve called a plumber that same day—it was still midday during that call—but he clearly chose not to, just because I hurt his son’s ego and he doesn’t want to spend a few extra bucks.

AITA?

Surely an apprentice’s help is better than no help?

Reddit is sure to have strong opinions on this one.

This commenter basically said, “Why not fix it yourself, wise guy?”

This renter may not have near as much leverage in this situation as he thinks.

Renting is very different than home ownership.

The issue really isn’t even that serious.

It was abundantly clear that this tenant wanted a fast fix, but slamming the door on someone trying to help proved to only hurt their case.

Impatience causes more blockages than a sink ever could.

If you thought that was an interesting story, check out what happened when a family gave their in-laws a free place to stay in exchange for babysitting, but things changed when they don’t hold up their end of the bargain.