[geeks] PC Repair shop fun...

[Lionel Peterson]

>From: wa2egp at att.net
>Date: 2008/02/25 Mon PM 10:08:16 CST
>To: The Geeks List <geeks at sunhelp.org>
>Subject: Re: [geeks] PC Repair shop fun...

>-------------- Original message ----------------------
>From: Lionel Peterson <lionel4287 at verizon.net>
>>
>> Best Buy (Geek Squad) and Circuit City (Firedog) come up looking bad, 
>> but MicroCenter came off a bit better...
>> 
>> http://10tv.com/vplayer.php?clip=2008_02_21_Computer_Problems.wmv
>> 
>> I guess charging $70-80 for a diagnostic is OK in todays world, but I 
>> can't help thinking in the same 10-20 minutes it takes to drop off a 
>> laptop the problem could have been fixed, but then you'd have a hard 
>> time getting the customer to give you $70-80...
>> 
>> I thought (briefly) about opening a PC repair shop after CompUSA left 
>> the local market, but I couldn't in good conscience charge tose kinds of 
>> prices, but you have to to pay the rent (I guess).
>> 
>> Lionel
>
>I know of a PC Warehouse that charges $40.

I think I know the one you speak of, and it scares me to consider buying anything from them, as I 'd always have to be on the defensive (i.e. it's "only" $40/hour, but they charge for 2-3x the normal number of hours for a given task). Let me be clear, this is a fear/suspicion, not an exp. I've had. IIRC, this store front has several stacked Dell desktops you can buy "cash and carry"...

Lionel