• HatchetHaro
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          7 months ago

          what scam? the customer wanted them to work on their computer, so they did, and charged the customer accordingly.

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              7 months ago

              what lie? they told the customer the truth from the beginning, and still agreed to the customer’s demands to work on the problem. they agreed to remove all viruses from the peripherals, which they did, because the peripherals were returned to the customer at the end virus-free.

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              7 months ago

              She wouldn’t take “fuck off” for an answer. She got charged the special rate for believing whatever she pretended.

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      7 months ago

      It’s called the asshole tax, and it’s what happens when you believe a child over the person you’re paying to fix your/their mistake (again).

      Having run my own computer repair side business for a while, I would have (and have) absolutely done the same thing in the situation. I also had repeat fliers that realized their mistakes and didn’t try to blame me for their failure, and the nicer ones even got a discount. But the asshole tax is there to make dealing with problem customers more worth it, and potentially to encourage them to find someone else to torment and give money to.

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      7 months ago

      Have to agree, it’s a funny story but charging someone a stupidity rate for nonexistent work isn’t justified by that person being stupid and a pain in your ass. Unless your circumstances force you, you can always just refuse work from customers like this. So many people downvoting this is disappointing.