I run this website focusing primarily on real estate, architecture and databases, in average per day 20 people contact me via chat for consultation, purchase of my works, professional consultation and other services.
But sometimes I get funny messages, bad customers who do not want to pay my services, waste my time or even insult me when I am helping them, odd requests that have nothing to do with the services I offer, or simply children who like trolling on customer service line, disturbing me from serving real customers. I made this section to publish the FUNNIEST chats.
Published chats are an exception rather than a rule, the reason of publishing is reading amusement, NOT to defame the person who contacted me. What I posted here are less than 1% of total people who contacted me. Personal details (people names, email addresses, IP addresses, etc) are hidden, only country is visible. Read more: privacy policy.
Also please DO NOT contact me and talk funny then request publication of your conversation in Funny Chats section, hoping “to contribute” to my website. I created this website as portfolio of my works and promote my services, NOT to generate and publish as many funny chats is possible. The Funny Chats section contain chats that happened accidentally during doing my customer service job.
Some people send me vague messages that makes me impossible to understand them. I am posting these chats there hoping that someone can explain me what these people wanted, and hoping that more customers will contact me, this time explaining clearly what they wants.
Most of world businesses avoid Indian customers because most of them aggressively ask services but do not want to pay for, ask off-topic stuff without reading what we offer, bargain asking for ridiculous discounts, try to scam you to work for free and run away without paying, etc.
Here are few examples of GOOD Indian customers PAYING for services, hope others will do the same.
I am writing this page to inform all architecture students and professionals (and not only) what they should expect from Indian customers.
Architecture is a difficult job to be done online, with many customers coming for free consultation and not interested in paying complete service, but Indian people are by far, the WORST customers, having NO RESPECT for architects and aggressively requesting custom house plans that they are not willing to pay for. This makes almost impossible to get a paying customer in India (also nearby countries, Pakistan, Bangladesh, etc).
I use a chat widget on my website since January 2012. As 2014 about 10 people message me per day, over 3000 per year, thousands people say thanks for helping them via chat, but someone thinks that the chat widget invade his privacy… probably he will never visit my website again!
See below few examples of people reacting crazy when they see my live chat widget, if they don’t know whenever they talk with a human or a robot.
People who previously chatted with me, when they visit my website again, are advised to say Hi, I am Mr. X, to help me knowing that are same person. But sometimes people who visit my website for first time also start conversation using their names, and if it match someone else’s name, the chat turns FUNNY!
I worked in architecture in 2012-2016 but I stopped because most customers refused to pay (part of) agreed sum in advance for a project that will be completed in X days, they wanted to see (part of) work done, and in 90% cases I was wasting hours chatting with customers trying without success to convince them to make a small payment BEFORE starting actual work. Currently I am a data provider, selling over 100 databases available for immediate download. Unlike a library selling books that once purchased you won’t get any updates, I am updating on regular basis (monthly to few months) the best-selling ~20 databases (they produce ~80% of sales), while the rest I am updating on request basis. I stated on each page selling a database “Buy complete database + FREE updates for 1 year“, people can make payments any time of day or night and receive in seconds database currently available on server, then ask me to do an update, which once is done they can re-download by clicking same download link without paying again. When I tell customers that I am currently doing an update, or that I will do an update next week, I am… Read More »Some customers do not understand that they will get FREE updates
I received an unusual email, pointing outdated pricing page. 2nd email clarified that need a quote for 2010-2027 car database. 3rd email said that is NOT looking to buy car database. Next emails left me in total confusion.
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A strange person from Australia came to my website and started critcizing my architectural work while telling me his ideas about utopian city, but never told me who is him and what he want from me, whenever he wanted to publish his ideas somewhere or send to government or whatever… Chat started from https://www.teoalida.com/design/apartmentplans/ – my work is about individual buildings and apartment complexes, NO macro city planning. Support (Wed, 12/31/2025, 02:34:06 am)What are you searching for? Do you have any questions or need help? Anonymous (Wed, 12/31/2025, 02:34:43 am)Why are you display such low IQ design that are not space efficient? Teoalida (Wed, 12/31/2025, 02:35:32 am)which one? Anonymous (Wed, 12/31/2025, 02:36:33 am)all your deisgn are are not maximising land use and contruction cost per m2 Teoalida (Wed, 12/31/2025, 02:37:13 am)most of my designs are not even made for a specific land, so why do you say that are not maximizing land use? Anonymous (Wed, 12/31/2025, 02:37:23 am)This is not architecture or construction efficiency to be proud of. Anonymous (Wed, 12/31/2025, 02:44:41 am)Maximising land space in a small country mean housing the most people per m2. More land are allocate to parking than housing. Be innovative and design apartment that… Read More »Utopian city (2025-12-31)
Anonymous (Tue, 12/9/2025, 12:01:26 am)whats the difference?here:Cars sold worldwide, 12 columns, 245 makes, 7066 models, 1 eurocent / model – 70.66 USDhere:1990-2026, 71 makes, 10204 model years, 0.5 eurocent / model – 51.02 USD Anonymous (Tue, 12/9/2025, 12:02:14 am)i want make/model/year only for US and europe all available models Teoalida (Tue, 12/9/2025, 12:03:36 am)would you buy https://www.teoalida.com/cardatabase/car-models-list/ for whole world, ORhttps://www.teoalida.com/cardatabase/year-make-model/ for America plus https://www.teoalida.com/cardatabase/europe/ ? Anonymous (Tue, 12/9/2025, 12:04:29 am)i dont need specs or whatever Anonymous (Tue, 12/9/2025, 12:04:37 am)i want make/model/year only for US and europe all available models Teoalida (Tue, 12/9/2025, 12:04:51 am)Make, Model, Series, new & discontinued cars, 6722 rows, 1 cent/row – 67.22 USD Teoalida (Tue, 12/9/2025, 12:04:54 am)this is without specs Anonymous (Tue, 12/9/2025, 12:05:22 am)where is the link? Teoalida (Tue, 12/9/2025, 12:05:30 am)in /europe Anonymous (Tue, 12/9/2025, 12:05:36 am)i want usa also Teoalida (Tue, 12/9/2025, 12:06:20 am)you can buy both Anonymous (Tue, 12/9/2025, 12:06:35 am)is there any combo package? Teoalida (Tue, 12/9/2025, 12:07:39 am)Americans prefer having each year on separare row, Europe not! see https://www.teoalida.com/cardatabase/america-vs-europe-vs-rest-of-world/#model-year Anonymous (Tue, 12/9/2025, 12:08:32 am)do you have any wiper blade database? Teoalida (Tue, 12/9/2025, 12:08:42 am)If you want certain data that I don’t have, you can suggest websites… Read More »Rude customer (2025-12-09)
This student wanted to know how many people receive keys next years, while HDB don’t even publish exact figures for past years. First part of chat is confusing. Support (Wed, 8/14/2024, 09:41:47 am)What are you searching for? Do you need any help? shikin (Wed, 8/14/2024, 09:42:08 am)may i know how much unit have been sold for 1Q 2025? Teoalida (Wed, 8/14/2024, 09:52:33 am)https://www.teoalida.com/singapore/btolist/#size here you can see number of units launched past years Teoalida (Wed, 8/14/2024, 09:52:53 am)HDB flat supply is reviewed each few months so we won’t know how many will be launched in 2025 Teoalida (Wed, 8/14/2024, 09:53:11 am)and your question is not even right, no wonder why you get wrong auto-reply shikin (Wed, 8/14/2024, 09:59:18 am)where can i get the data for unit sold? Teoalida (Wed, 8/14/2024, 09:59:59 am)you mean to include cases when same unit was put on sale multiple times via SBF? shikin (Wed, 8/14/2024, 10:00:19 am)yes exactly. The data can either consist of BTO ot SBF shikin (Wed, 8/14/2024, 10:00:23 am)or* Teoalida (Wed, 8/14/2024, 10:00:35 am)https://www.teoalida.com/singapore/sbflist/ shikin (Wed, 8/14/2024, 10:02:38 am)May I know where can I get the data for unit that have been sold? Teoalida (Wed, 8/14/2024, 10:03:23 am)during SBF units that been… Read More »Student impossible project (2024-08-14)
Insisting to get something that I never stated anywhere that I have.
He that is interested in my data, asking me to contact him on Telegram and will place order asap. I did, but he doesn’t seems to be interested in my data.
Half of his suggestions been already doing, and other half require discussing more to determine what to do. But he only sent me a non-sense reply “You come across as very defensive. I wish you the best of luck.”.
Laurentiu and Adina contacted me in worst possible way, pretending that want to help me monetizing my project, after exchanging few emails I came to conclusion that they only wanted guarantees that I continue working, while they were making money from my voluntary work. How did they “helped” me?
I received a strange email, I replied and found that the sender wanted to give feedback / suggestions for my website. After exchanging few emails I still not able to understand what he meant in his first email, what is the actual suggestion, what do I need to change on my website?
I received an email telling me about their company, but it was not clear what they want from me, other than requesting discussion, so I told him to come on my website LiveChat to discuss. He replied “Seems like you don’t understand our intention” and I never heard again from them.
In January 2018 I lost a collaboration with a Canada company, I don’t want to lose again such opportunity, but at same time I don’t even know if this was a business opportunity or a time-waster… I post emails here hoping that someone else will help me understanding what this person actually wanted?