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Keith G wrote:
Think you're a bit out of date as regards earning a living, Keith. ;-)


Don't talk so stupid, Plowie - I had 50 employees in two firms and
probably know a little bit more about paying staff than you do.

'Had' being the operative word.

Add to that I get charged for stuff like 'bike servicing and that Swim
is in full time employ, so I'm not quite so out of touch as you'd like
to think....

So pray tell what you feel a reasonable charge would be for this repair -
and it might help if you said what it actually consisted of. Plenty of
VCRs when they break are simply not economic to repair.

The 'Service Engineer' of that shop is one of the two brothers who have
recently been *given it* by their father who is supposed to have retired
(but is always hanging about in there). It is a goldmine - they have
been strimming the local Chavs for decades; my neighbour has known them
and dealt with them for 30 years. There comes a time you tell a person
like that when an item is beyond economic repair, not just take them to
the cleaners. (Note the drastic 50 to 29 quid reduction...)

Doesn't your neighbour ever visit stores like Tesco etc and note the price
of a new VCR? And therefore is capable of deciding himself if he wants it
repaired or not?

Asitappens, Shiny Nigel who works at the shop is due round tonight, if
he makes it (he's in a state with ME or summat, so there's a chance he
won't show) I'll ask him how it's going in the 'repair department'
(loft, actually). My guess is that if it's gone quiet they'll have got
got rid of the *girl* who did most of the work....

Seems you have forgotten the fixed costs of running any business.

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*If a pig loses its voice, is it disgruntled?

Dave Plowman London SW
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