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Dream job “hobby craftsman”: What you need to watch out for!

Walter Wiesmüller, alias "Dr. Schnurlibär", has been offering a repair service in St. Pölten for five years.(Bild: Wiesmeyer)

Do you like tailoring, screwing or carpentry? Do you spruce up old things or breathe new life into broken things? Then you are in tune with the times! Do-it-yourself is the order of the day, repairing is "in". "Hobbyists today have many opportunities to put their craftsmanship to good use. But be careful: if you want to earn money in this way, there are a lot of things to bear in mind!

One morning it was just lying outside the door. The carefully labeled box had reached its destination: Schreinergasse 13, 3100 St. Pölten. What's it all about? This is revealed by an enclosed postcard, which the "Krone" also gets to see: "Dear Schurlibär! (sic) Please fix me so that I'm just fine again - and you can put me somewhere - if I can't walk anymore, that's okay too! And please send me back with the repair invoice and postage! Thank you very much! Grandma I."