4 May
2010
4 May
'10
9:40 a.m.
At 11:18 AM 5/4/2010, Dave McGuire wrote:
...and some businesses are run by people who think
that
essentially "smash and grab" tactics are acceptable, like the asshole
who runs the company mentioned here. They won't get a dime of my
money after hearing about what happened to John.
In my case, I shouldn't have been so impatient. If I'd thought about
it slowly, I didn't need much of the old data right away. In theory
I could've shopped around more, spent time calling places to ask about
what they could do for me, sent the drive out a few times... but my
time is money, too.
Maybe there aren't any drive repair places that would've charged
me appropriate amounts for what had to be done, like $250 to repair
the NVRAM or $1000 to replace the heads. Maybe they're all fixed-price.
I can also appreciate that this service (in general) has dropped
significantly in price in the last few years.
I appreciate Tim's comments, too. I'm a consultant. Yes, I laugh and
remind the client that I'm happy to sit and talk with them as I'm
paid by the hour. I do feel I deliver, though.
- John