Shady Shop

[two-piece]

Hey guys I’ve got a issue with a shop and need some advice. I found a shop that I wanted to get some work done at. After talking to the owner o decided to get my name on the list and sent a deposit to him. After 2 weeks some things changed amd I decided to put things on hold with shop and asked for deposit back. No contract had been signed and I even offered to pay him for his time in coming up with the quote. Nowhere in all our conversations was a non refundable deposit discussed. The appt is 5 months away so no issues with costing him any customers. I’ve obviously learned a few things from this interaction and will do things different next time. Has anybody had any luck getting money back in this kind of situation? The business is a LLC out of Alabama. Thanks for the help.