Service call of the month

[renovation]

last night i get a call this guys frantic . he needs me to come over at 10:00 pm to fix his internet .
saids the unit won't light up or lights are acting strange. i say try unplug the power cord and then reset the unit .he like total lost what Im saying to him . so to make this short Im to tired today tell all B.S. the short of it . i drive over 20 mins away . look check all the connections and power cords they all look good. turn on his computer and see the dsl modem is off (no lights ). i punch the power button on the rear and presto it all works .by 11pm Im home watching the news on tv .and $65 richer in my wallet.
this same guy payed best buy $65 to burn all his book marks to a cd .after he took the computer in to the store they didn't have to come to his home.but they had his unit for 2 weeks to do it for him.

[Jenny]

LOL Idiot. I swear, some people shouldn't be allowed to use computers. heh

[Devhux]

He must be one of those infamous "12:00 flashers" (if you've ever seen that old Internet Help Desk video).

[uncledaddy]

Easy money. Always nice. :D

[ramazank2]

$65 for a 10pm housecall... You should have doubled or tripled that.

[DarkFury]

$65 for a 10pm housecall... You should have doubled or tripled that.
Nah... for the amount of effort and the actual fix, that's just about right.

No need to gouge folks... as the "Geek Squad" already does that.


I tend to find that if you provide very good service at a reasonable price the tendency for more "word of mouth" promotion goes way up... Gouge folks and they'll most likely never call you again. :D

[renovation]

Nah... for the amount of effort and the actual fix, that's just about right.

No need to gouge folks... as the "Geek Squad" already does that.


I tend to find that if you provide very good service at a reasonable price the tendency for more "word of mouth" promotion goes way up... Gouge folks and they'll most likely never call you again. :D
this is so very very true !

[Prngr44]

I need some more people like that around here!

[mcs328]

I had a nieghbor who spent $200 for plumber to come late at night to turn off the main water shutoff valve after a pipe burst. He was pissed because it was so simple. He blamed the condo association for not telling him and every owner how to do that. He's a moron.

[DarkFury]

I had a nieghbor who spent $200 for plumber to come late at night to turn off the main water shutoff valve after a pipe burst. He was pissed because it was so simple. He blamed the condo association for not telling him and every owner how to do that. He's a moron.
Honestly, I hate plumbers who rape folks like that.

Yeah, I understand that you must charge a "doorbell fee" for your gas to get to the person's house, however for something as simple as that, even on a Sunday there is no way that they should charge you $200 for that.

That's just taking advantage of people.

Now if he actually had to dig up the yard to get to the shutoff valve...then ok. But you know that this wasn't the case.

[Prngr44]

Honestly, I hate plumbers who rape folks like that.

Yeah, I understand that you must charge a "doorbell fee" for your gas to get to the person's house, however for something as simple as that, even on a Sunday there is no way that they should charge you $200 for that.

That's just taking advantage of people.

Now if he actually had to dig up the yard to get to the shutoff valve...then ok. But you know that this wasn't the case.

You just gotta hope and pray his internet goes down late at night. :)