[geeks] PC Repair shop fun...

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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.

Bob