Computer Repair Fraud

Welcome to the first publication of Techzilla News in blog format. I decided to separate my personal blog from my professional interests and start a new blog.

Computer Repair Fraud

Computer fraud comes in many forms. Out an out lies and deception towards computer users of which many of them don't have a clue makes me go off the end. Here's one such example I ran accross looking for the videos I posted below.

If you go to the Best Buy website and find an item listed at one price, and then go to the store you get another price. While web pricing is often cheaper than retail, there can be and has been, a price discrepencey between the price the clerk looked up and the price you saw at home. Best Buy has a secret website that the stores access. I read several testimonials to this. Best Buy of course says it's probably a glitch or an isolated error. Yeah Right! Anyone have a towel so I can wipe my feet off at the Best Buy front door? I just got off the boat.

Anyway, remember, anyone can say they are a computer tech. The numbers of us that are actually competent, honest and work to the best interests of the clients are much fewer in numbers. Most clients are targets because they believe anyone who sounds like they know what they are doing.

Here's a couple of videos I found on the web that exposes some of the practices of computer techs.
3 responses
Never saw the Geeks.wmv video before......this is so true.....I see people getting ripped off all the time....you would not believe the stories I hear about the Geeksquad when customers come to see me. Its always buy a new computer or the motherboard is fried. This crap drives me nuts.
It's not real ethical what they do. Even when I advise a person they likely need a new computer, I seldom offer to sell them one even though I can very easily. I estimate the cost of repair and compare that against the cost of a new computer and let them make a decision as to where they would like to spend thier money if at all.
that is exactly what I do....and buying a new computer is very last resort for me....It has to be pretty dead