So...I'm working overseas at the moment, and my wife called me stating the garage door won't close. With all the symptoms she described I figured it most likely needs position calibration, happened before. She's not very tech savvy and with three kids on hand I've decided to go ahead and schedule the door technician to come out and have it fixed. Google search, tech scheduled. Next day she calls me and says the guy is here and he can fix the issue for 550$. Okay, let me talk to guy. I'm asking him a question - what exactly is wrong with the garage opener and what needs to be fixed that costs 550$. Gives me vague explanation that he needs to look deeper and service the system (note, according to my wife he didn't look at anything when he arrived and told her right away it will cost 550$). Anyway, I keep asking questions as to what exactly is wrong and obviously gut can't answer. After couple of minutes he goes - well, I can give you a discount and fix it for 390$. I ask him what has changed in the past 2 minutes that now you want 160$ less for the same type of repair - silence, can't answer. I've figured this is not going anywhere so just told him thanks but no thanks. The guy says ok, 30$. I've had to kindly explain him that he's not getting a penny from me and sent him on his way. Next day a friend of mine came out and we had the garage opener calibrated in 5minutes.
It's just hard to comprehend how people can do something like that, trying to take advantage of a woman with kids, this is just disgusting. And that's exactly why I'm always anxious when I have to hire someone for any kind of repairs, always expect to be lied to and ripped off. Okay, rant over.
It's just hard to comprehend how people can do something like that, trying to take advantage of a woman with kids, this is just disgusting. And that's exactly why I'm always anxious when I have to hire someone for any kind of repairs, always expect to be lied to and ripped off. Okay, rant over.
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