[TechAssist] Re: closing the shop now will work from home
- From: Kevin's TV Repair <kevintv@xxxxxxx>
- To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 14 Aug 2005 12:47:16 -0700
Oh, you poor guy.
Kevin Wilks
Kevin's TV Repair
Penticton BC Canada
kevintv@xxxxxxx
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From: techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ed Gaidies
Sent: Sunday, August 14, 2005 8:01 AM
To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [TechAssist] Re: closing the shop now will work from home
We are down to one meal a day, no reason to not buy new tools.;-)
Actually, as you may know, my Son-in-Law works for Apple. I get the
hand-me-downs.
Just doing my part to keep the landfills from filling up.;-)
-Ed-
Tel-Tek Electronics
Ontario-Canada
teltek3@xxxxxxxxxxxx
teltek@xxxxxxxxx
"Learn from past mistakes.Or you are bound to repeat them"
On Aug 14, 2005, at 7:16 AM, Hoyt's TV wrote:
> Hey everybody!!!!!!!!!!!!!
> Ed's making enough money to buy a new laptop.
>
> What is it Ed?
>
>
> Russ Hoyt
> Hoyt's TV
> Exeter, NH
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ed Gaidies" <teltek3@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, August 13, 2005 6:41 PM
> Subject: [TechAssist] Re: closing the shop now will work from home
>
>
>
>> What was I thinking?
>> 2005...they even dropped TV/VCR Repair of those cheap Matchbook adds.
>>
>> OK...I'm going to finish setting up this new Laptop, we gone.
>>
>> These discussions work quite well on our Chat, and I can't even
>> redirect, so we be gone till then.
>>
>> -Ed-
>> Tel-Tek Electronics
>> Ontario-Canada
>> teltek3@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>>
>> teltek@xxxxxxxxx
>>
>> "Learn from past mistakes.Or you are bound to repeat them"
>>
>> On Aug 13, 2005, at 11:54 AM, becyn@xxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>>
>>
>>>
>>> WoW!!!
>>> Hire a guy to do service calls...just like that???
>>> Is there a glut of non crack-addicted qualified service techs up
>>> there
>>> in canada?
>>> I'm phasing out of this business due to the lack of available techs
>>> and
>>> limited
>>> future profitability.
>>>
>>> Everyone in this area is either an A+, MSSE, MSNE, etc, but nobody
>>> knows
>>> anything about component level repair. Then there's the drug test
>>> ,felony arrest, and illegal
>>> alien issues...but I guess all of that is "business 102".
>>>
>>> Jim McVey
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> [mailto:techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Tel-Tek
>>>> Electronics
>>>> Sent: Friday, August 12, 2005 1:39 PM
>>>> To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> Subject: [TechAssist] Re: closing the shop now will work from home
>>>>
>>>> Just hire someone to do your Service Calls...you stay at the store
>>>> and
>>>> count
>>>> the money.
>>>> Business 101.
>>>>
>>>> -Ed-
>>>> Tel-Tek Electronics
>>>> Ontario-Canada
>>>>
>>>> teltek3@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "Kevin's TV Repair" <kevintv@xxxxxxx>
>>>> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> Sent: Friday, August 12, 2005 3:43 PM
>>>> Subject: [TechAssist] Re: closing the shop now will work from home
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> My business has always been out of my home. At first, (1998) most
>>>>> people would drop things off. Now most of my business is service
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> calls
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> on big TV's. Having a store front would force me to hire
>>>>> someone to
>>>>> keep the store open while I am doing my service calls.
>>>>>
>>>>> Kevin Wilks
>>>>> Kevin's TV Repair
>>>>> Penticton BC Canada
>>>>> kevintv@xxxxxxx
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>> [mailto:techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> BOSS1996@xxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, August 12, 2005 8:19 AM
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>> Subject: [TechAssist] Re: closing the shop now will work from home
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Hope all goes well, Pete, I've considered that myself at times but
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> would
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> be
>>>>> concerned about the lack of storefront. Some people feel much
>>>>> better
>>>>> dealing
>>>>> with an actual "store" rather than someone who works from their
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> house.> BTW, I'm in Ft Laud. if you need anything, stop by.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Robert Cardoza
>>>>> Picture Perfect Elec.
>>>>> 9940 NW 6th Ct
>>>>> Pembroke Pines, Fla, 33024
>>>>> 954-435-5868
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> In a message dated 8/12/2005 10:36:41 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
>>>>> jr.myers@xxxxxxxxxxx writes:
>>>>>
>>>>> Consider offering free pick up and delivery for "carry in"
>>>>> products
>>>>> since you may loose all the walk in customers otherwise.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> ********************************
>>>>> Since 1972 *
>>>>> Jim Myers *
>>>>> Telrad Electronics *
>>>>> Fort Wayne Indiana *
>>>>> ********************************
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Tel-Tek Electronics wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> No problem Pete.
>>>>>> Working out of your home does not make you a "less" Technician.
>>>>>> This may become a thing in the near future.
>>>>>> Have to fix quite a few sets, just to pay your rent.
>>>>>> If you have no Sales, and a large Garage, works just as
>>>>>> well,
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>> once
>>>>> your
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> Customer base has been re-routed.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Maybe a bad idea to stop your Business Phone Number all at the
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>> same> time,
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>> and maybe have some Business Cards printed up, with a Map of
>>>>>> your
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>> new
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> Location on the back.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Expect a decrease in business for the first 6 to 8 months,
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>> but> with no
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>> rent to pay, should be no problem.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I made a change to doing Service from my shop at home about 12
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>> years> ago,
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>> worked well for me.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I need to loose my Business number, since that's $150 a
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>> month,> but
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Bell
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> will not redirect calls from a Business line to a Residential
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>> line...message
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> would be "No longer in Service", telling the customer you may
>>>>>> have
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>> gone
>>>>> out
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> of business.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> -Ed-
>>>>>> Tel-Tek Electronics
>>>>>> Ontario-Canada
>>>>>>
>>>>>> teltek3@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>> From: <tjanphyl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>> Sent: Friday, August 12, 2005 8:23 AM
>>>>>> Subject: [TechAssist] Re: closing the shop now will work from
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>> home> >
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> My friend, you may find you are left with more money at the
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>> end of
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> the
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>> month even without the storefront.I know of one local business
>>>>>>> machines tech that had a store, and all that did was walk in
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>> trade.The
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>> real money was the phone call service requests.He set up out
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>> of his
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>> home and garage.Very happy now.No more lost sleep. They
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>> called, he
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>> arrived.No one cares from where. I call my carpet cleaning
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>> service> and
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>> I don't know where his office is, if any. Even if your business
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>> drops
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>> by 50% if your overhead is cut by 70%, you made more.
>>>>>>> Good luck.
>>>>>>> Phil
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Phil Bader, Pres.
>>>>>>> Jan Phyl TV Inc
>>>>>>> Winter Haven, Fl
>>>>>>> (863) 299-8821
>>>>>>> estab. 1976
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>>> From: pete <tvtech@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>>> Date: Thursday, August 11, 2005 9:21 pm
>>>>>>> Subject: [TechAssist] closing the shop now will work from home
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> After 33 years of service. Perdomo tv shop will work from
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>> home. I
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>>> cannot aford the overhead anymore. Im also removing myself
>>>>>>>> from
>>>>>>>> rca, mitsubishi and sony website because I cant afford it. I
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>> will> >>>still be in this list and try to help anybody. I hope you
>>>> guys can
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>>> work with me too
>>>>>>>> Thank you
>>>>>>>> Pete
>>>>>>>> Perdomo Tv Inc Since 1972
>>>>>>>> Miami.Fl
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