[TechAssist] Re: 19 inch portables
- From: "LeRoy Westlund" <llw@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 19 Apr 2004 22:25:15 -0600
Don't tell us anything you don't want to,...but,...maybe you could give us a
hint where you live ?
;-)
LLW
LeRoy Westlund
Westlund TV & Electronics
97 North Main "Where there's a will,...
Centerfield, UT 84622-0087 There's always a way."
Ph./Fax 435-528-3822
mailto:LLW@xxxxxxxxxx
-----Original Message-----
From: Paul <dntwntv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Monday, April 19, 2004 1:33 PM
Subject: [TechAssist] Re: 19 inch portables
>I hate to tell you this but I get $45.00 diagnostic fee up front, applied
to repair, on all TV/VCR or DVD combos.10" and up. If it isn't worth that to
the customer then it isn't worth it to me either. Yes I hear the same "I can
buy a new one at W.M. for ----. As with most of these discussions, we know
all areas of the 50 states are not the same. I can buy a house in many parts
of the country for $100,000 or less. The median price for houses in the area
where I live is $400,000. Not because they are worth it but because that is
what the market will bare. I obviously do not live in a median priced home.
The point is that there are many factors in the equation of trying to
survive. Because I charge more than someone else doesn't make it a standard
for anyone else. My expenses are more than many others. I am struggling like
everyone else to stay afloat. I wish it were different and we could all make
a decent living where ever we may live. But that is only a dream and not
reality
> .
> Paul
>peggs <peggs@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:No one will pay an estimate fee of $25(my
usual) on a VCR,DVD,13" or 19" tv.
>$29.99 for a VCR or DVD around here,cheapy yes,but $29.99 none-the-less.
>
>I don't charge est. on these lower priced things,but don't waste a lot of
>time in 'em either.
>BUT,if I can fix a 19" set in an hour and make $50,I'll do it.
>
>Peggs
>
>At 11:14 AM 4/19/04, Phil Bader wrote:
>>I still get 13" TVCRs, 13 and 19-20 " TVs. I manage to get 60-100.00
range.
>>if you guys stuck to your guns and collected a diagnisis fee up front,
>>you would nail most all those repairs with few turn downs.
>>A 13-20" TV in the door: $25.00 up front diagnostic fee (applied to
>>their OKd repair).
>>A 25-32" set: $39.00 fee up front.
>>A 13-27" TVCR combi: $39.00 fee.
>>VCR $25.00 fee.
>>Typical VCR repair: (maintanence,timing,etc) $49.00 - 25.00 dep. Bal
>>due: 24.00. That customer will go 24.00 tp not lose the VCR and 25.00.
>>They "see" the bal due, folks. Not deceptive, just covering our expenses.
>>A 27" TV typical bill: 79.00 labor+ 49.00 parts= 128.00 +(6.5% tax)
>>8.32= $136.32 total. Less 39.00 deposit: 97.32 due.
>> The customer cannot buy a NICE DEPENDABLE WELL BUILT 27" TV for less
>>than a hundred bucks.
>> I've added up all my month's small 25.00 fees on the "turn downs" and
>>they easily paid ,say, my phone bill, or electric,etc in a month.
>>I hear a lot of sad stories out there about cheapo sets driving down the
>>business. Be an honest salesman! Explain truthfully what you know as
>>gospel: Theat customers older set that had a good picture before it went
>>down, and only one failure in the ten years is worth TRYING to save, if
>>possible. The result is a sturdy piece of equipement that will survive
>>until he decides to get an HDTV AFTER the prices drop to more reasonable
>>amount.
>>Just EXPLAIN for five minutes and they usually will see the lifgt.
>>There's always the guy who thinks c**p is just as good as quality
>>items,just less money, no matter what, but that's not a general view. I
>>say, "there's a 5.00 plastic Walmart hand bag, and there's a leather
>>75.00 hand bag. Both bags that hold the same stuff, but that's where the
>>similarity ends... Paint a word picture!
>>Oh, God, there I go again. Sorry, guys.
>>My 2 cents...
>>BTW I seem to stay swamped with 10-15 yr old sets, many are 20-25". AND
>>FEW RETURNS!. (I'm thorough in shop)
>>Not rich by any means... But busy, and have a few $$$.
>>Phil Bader
>>
>>becyn wrote:
>>
>> >yep, thats about it. At least you can save the money that you might
spend on
>> >a gym. ;-)
>> >
>> >Jim McVey
>> >McVey Alltronix
>> >327 Broadway
>> >Newburgh Ny 12550
>> >ph: 845 561 8383
>> >fx: 845 561 9017
>> >Consumer electronics &
>> >computer service.
>> >Factory authorized for
>> >over twenty brands.
>> >----- Original Message -----
>> >From: "Jay"
>> >To:
>> >Sent: Monday, April 19, 2004 12:46 PM
>> >Subject: [TechAssist] 19 inch portables
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >>Hello,
>> >> Just wondering if this applies to most. I used to get a lot of 19 inch
>> >>televisions in for repair monthly. Now I rarely get one a month. Still
>> >>get 25 inch and up but anything smaller seems to be a thing of the past
>> >>in this area. I guess I will have to lift weights and get in shape for
>> >>the bigger units and stay where the money is for now.
>> >>Jay-Jay's TV
>> >>Clarksburg, WV
>> >>
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>>Philip Bader
>>Jan Phyl TV Inc. (estab. 1976)
>>3420 Recker Hwy. Winter Haven, Fl. 33880
>>Fax (863) 299-8821
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