Years ago, I worked in a call center doing customer service for Sears. At the stores, customers would often get talked into buying "extended warranties". When a customer would call in to get a replacement part, unless they told us that they had an extended warranty (which we automatically saw when pulling up the customer's acct.") we were supposed to CHARGE them for the replacement part, even though it should be free under the warranty. I could never, in good conscience, do this. (I was always getting in trouble for ordering the replacement parts under the warranty even when the customer didn't say they had one.) Fortunately, I was able to get a better job. On a different note: non-profit schools also rip students off with all the different "fees" they tack onto the tuition. If you call the registrar's office and ask what exactly those fees are for, 9 times out of 10, they can't (or won't) tell you. Why should you have to pay a "recreation fee" if you don't live on campus and don't use the campus rec center?
Schools aren't legally allowed to charge kids anything or make them pay for anything (Unless it's for like an optional field trip or you broke something)
Trollerman Sixtysevan Yet they do. My daughter has attended several universities, and community colleges...all of which charge these fees. She argued that she didn't live on campus, etc. and shouldn't have to pay the fees. They said they charge everyone those fees. Lab fees, yearbook fees, etc. charged to every student.
jamjam731 Well most colleges and universities are non profit and all the money given towards them will hopefully be used for the benefits of the future and providing more than enough funding to ensure project don't become underfunded
I did customer service too, for HBC's credit cards & Fido mobile service (two reputable companies in Canada) and it was the same thing. Cr. card insurance fees charged monthly (I couldn't even, rationally, explain interest fees - because i tried! my colleagues usually evaded such topics) to unknowing customers, enticing the cellphone customer to a new phone (contract), new monthly plan... It went so much against my morals, I quit... couldn't do it knowing that that person on the line is just like me, struggling to pay their bills and make a living for themselves I probably was soft, too sympathetic and foolish because somebody else replaced me but I no longer wanted to be part of this BS
When health insurance companies say in the fine print that your cancer tumor has to be a certain kind at a certain depth for you to qualify for cover...evil
The reason american healthcare is so fucked up. Just do what we do here in Norway: Pay a little more in taxes to get an ethical and equal health care system. We have taxes based off of your yearly income that covers most basic public survices, like school from beginning to end of high school, to city and road maintance (although car users also pay an extra tax for roads and the ability to drive freely, and toll booths in larges cities), libraries, hospitals, homes for the elderly and sick, and money for the disabled or people who cannot work for one reason or other. And also for stipends for students in higher education. Medicines are also covered by the state if you need to stay on it for years. Like for me, I was on a special and rare allergy medicine that cost me 1200 dollars equivalent for one single dose, which I had to take every other month for a while. That was covered by the healthcare system. If not, I wouldn't have been able to pay for it. Yes, some well off healthy people claim the taxes are unfairly high, but they'll be happy about it should they ever get very ill and require a lot of expensive and time consuming treatment, or get on disability.
Generic drugs require at least 60% of original potency of the name brand according to the FDA. There are plenty of cases, including me, in which generics lack the potency of the name brand. When Lamictal went generic, I was automatically switched to it. I was seizure free for 9 years. When switched to lamotrigine (the generic) I had a seizure 4 weeks after starting the generic. Another 6 weeks later. And another 4 weeks later. My doctor and I successfully convinced the insurance to cover the name-brand for me. I am back on lamictal and have been seizure free for 5 years.
I use Lamotrigin. But the doctors adjust the dosage and take extensive serum tests for the first few months to ensure the level in my blood is in the target area. Coincidentally iy wasn't, and I had some issues with incompatible meds there. But, they always take serum tests here for those kinds of meds, where the level in the blood vs the amount of meds can vary drastically from person to person, and body weight and gender has a lot of say in that. That is what they should have done for you. You may have just needed to up the dosage on the generic one, something which could be easily confirmed with a simple blood test. Also, this is something that should have been done from the beginning and be monitored whenever you switch medication, even to generic brands, and when you start on additional meds. Thankfully they cover main brand meds here in Norway, if you can come with a reason as to needing that instead of generic ones. although you might have to pay a little of it yourself if not having a good enough reason. Reasons could be allergies to additives and such.
really? I love that! you have to pay extra in Norway if you are one of those people who're always whingeing: "I'm allerghik to peenuths, I'm ahleergik to pwahns"... pineapples, pringles pot-noodles etc. In uk they're tryna ban peanuts on aeroplanes because of these pricks who won't buy their own kids a bubble to sit in and dictate to me instead (re:dodgy generics)
Anyone else thinks that clothes are a scam some brands sell their clothes for £80 or more but when you look in a different store you find the exact same clothes for only £10 even if it's the same quality or materials.
Star Pit You obviously live in the UK or more likely, England due to the use of the pound symbol and I was wondering, how do you make that on a keyboard because here in Australia when you press shift and four its for the dollar symbol.
Go to a store, put on €100 jeans and walk around in it. Go to another store and put on €10 jeans and do the same, you'll feel and see a big difference. Obviously that's not the case with every brand but just because a brand is expensive doesn't mean it's a scam and the same quality as cheap brands.
Every time they advertise a product that charges up to 1,300% APR on telly my jaw drops. Someone must be using them. The Motley Fool was questioning 20 odd years ago why managing personal finances wasn't a subject taught in school.
Is title pawn the same thing that they market as "equity release" over here in the UK? I always change channel out of spite whenever an advert for that comes on TV,sometimes not to come straight back.
@@rjjcms1 title pawn is, using your automobile ownership paperwork as collateral on a loan usually with various fees and a very high interest rate or for very much less than the vehicle is worth. With the understanding that they will repossess the vehicle (which incurs more fees) if you miss a payment/deadline (sometimes even by hours)
You win!! Pay day loans are the WORST!! Pay Day Loan: "Here's a loan; now in one month you will owe me the loaned money plus 273% in interest compounded bi-weekly. Oh, and we will take our fees directly from your check. Thank you!!"
Tried to cancel a Gold's Gym membership when I moved to a town without one nearby. Contract had hidden in the writing that I needed to be outside of 50 miles of the nearest gym to cancel or pay the full years account. I lived almost 70 miles from the nearest one. Even after that I got a hard time and then a couple of years later I started getting debt account companies trying to get me to pay the account. One was even a friggin company from Sweden. Gold's had sold the account to them. Good thing my brother is a lawyer.
We should unite and beat the living crap out of these scammers. They deserve nothing less. In today's society they do whatever they want, because they know they have no consequence. The most that happens on their end is.. they don't get paid what they shouldn't in the first place.
Funeral Home services are a major ripoff! Please do an expose of these rip off artists that overcharge you when you are grieving the loss of a loved one - because they can!
When my dad died and we went to pick out the casket we were shown the bronze clad, etc. with ridiculous price tags. At the end of the line was an oak casket at half the cost. Dad liked to do wood working so my 4 siblings and I discussed it and decided that he'd love that one. There wasn't much of an estate and it saved money that we didn't really have, and it was beautiful wood. I never did tell anyone that Dad liked pine better than oak. Dad was a pragmatist; I'm sure he approved. Too many people let emotion rule at such difficult times, and there are those who will take advantage of that.
when I bought my first car from a dealership I had done my research first. original price was 15k I reduced it to 11k. after I had already reduced the price the salesmen tried to 'downgrade' me to a lower cost car due to my credit score. the 'downgrade' was 600$ cheaper. they kept me there for an hr. so I left, returned the following day with a counter offer from another dealership for the same car (with higher mileage). once again they kept me there for an hr until they gave in and sold me the car. they didn't want to lose on 4k but they also were a new dealership and needed a clientele base and a bit word of mouth to pass around. the point is yes know what you are going for and don't give in. point out their flaws. it can be done.
Some other things you can do at a dealership: Always keep your car keys. That way they can't stop you from leaving. Also, have the salesman serve the numbers outside so that they are reminded that you have options, and can go somewhere else to buy a car.
Quick advice guys: whenever you're getting some kind of service done on anything you own, just take a few pictures of the individual at work. It scares the s*it out of them lol. Example: I was getting my brakes done & at first the guy was telling me that I needed new disc because of the noise it was making. So he lifted the car up & started working on it. I took some pics of my car just to post on my SM account and the guy looked nervous. Minutes later, he tells me that my brakes are okay. Just had a bit of dust. Doesn't charge me anything. I'm thinking that he probably thought I was doing undercover work or collecting evidence for an investigation.
What exactly is the scam? It's a clear, polished stone. It's worth whatever someone is willing to pay for it, and people are willing to pay a lot. If demand drops, so will the price.
It definitely falls under shady at least. Borderline (or full on) slave labor often times using children. All the diamonds go to the corporation. All money from the diamonds go to the corporation. Ever wonder how it can be possible that almost all diamonds in the world come from a few countries in Africa, yet those countries aren't rich and do not have high standards of living? Shady doesn't even apply. Shit like that is what makes other countries see corporate imperialism in western capitalism.
I once hired a lawyer to do something for me. He said "Ok but I want to meet you in person first, I like to get a feel for my clients before i take on a job. I will be catching a plane on Sat so you can just meet me at the airport and we can talk while I wait for my plane." Now the airport was 3 hours from my home and i worked Saturdays, but he said it was the best time to do it and I wouldnt be charged for an office visit or anything. So I lost a days pay (I have a profession and work for myself) and drove down there. When we got there we did Not talk about my case. Instead he asked my professional advice on some of HIS issues in my area of expertise. OK so i answered his questions and then he got on his plane and left. The next contact I received from him was, get this, A BILL. Yes a bill for like $300 for me meeting him at the airport and giving him my professional advice on his problem!!! I had to get a second lawyer to take on my case and to notify that ass wad that I would not be paying him. That was utter bull shit.
Gryphon Ennis - I wouldn't pay that bill,I mean given what happened could he legally enforce it? Get him as much negative publicity as possible,his name and any details into any rogues' gallery with a nice wide reach. Wouldn't mind betting there's a host of other people after him!
My lawyers rate is $325 an hour and he charges for everything. He does it in 1/10 hour increments He sent me an email and I replied “Thank You”. I got a email analysis for $32.50. 1/10 of and hour for reading “Thank you “
I once found a group that took a huge bite out of every paycheck and did nothing with it before promising to give me back a fraction of what I sent them in regular checks, fifty years after I sent them the first payment.
I got ripped off by a car dealership. I was a naive early 20-something year old. I was so focused on a monthly payment I could afford, so I didn't look at the total price. I didn't realize every time the salesman disappeared to "talk to the boss" all he was doing was extending the loan out another 6-12 months. I ended up paying more money in the end when I thought I was haggling their price down because I had to pay interest over a longer period of time.
Credit reports #22, At 1:56 you say that you can check it three times a year. What this really means is that you can check each of the three main reporting companies (TransUnion, Equifax and Experian) once a year.
Just a note. When you mentioned about the prices for wedding costs, it made me think that funerals are just as bad. I recently went to a flower shop and as soon as I mentioned funeral, they brought out 3 special books filled with arrangements. I purchased 2 and found the price of the arrangements to be about 3 times what they would normally cost because I later priced them out, same store, same arrangement, but this time did not mention funeral or anything. I was just using them as a gift. Different books, much less cost. Just sayin..
I nearly got screwed over by Midas twice. My trucks fuel injector went out and they told me it was $199.00 for the injector plus labor which was the same price. I stopped at my local O'Reilley's to see what it actually costs for the injector. $70.00 dollars. I fixed it myself in 30 minutes. Another time on a different vehicle I asked them to check the positive cable on the starter as it was difficult to get to. They claimed they did and said the starter was shot. $500 for the starter and same in labor. My dad and I decided to try to reach it, they positive cable was lose. We tightened it and I drive the car another year before selling it and never had another issue with it.
Dude, I agree 100 percent. I recently took my 03 celica to a place called McGuire's, they told me in order to pass inspection, I would have to fix the power steering leak on my sway bars. Yup, apparently sway bars have power steering lines.
This is why my husband does all the work on our 2015 nissan. RU-vid can show you how to do almost anything and you may take a long time to fix something but you save a lot of money.
local cable company "accidentally " cut off my gfs cable ...because it was the the wrong house they cut off and they still charged them a reconnection fee
Utility companies do this all the time, cut off your power/phone/cable when you still have time to pay the bill. You should smash a window everytime you see one of their trucks, or run a key down the side. Get your moneys worth
Drinks at bars usually have small gasses with thick walls and they fill it up with ice then add your drink with hardly anything that you paid for in the glass.
i tried to start a pc repair service where i live, hardware & software, & i wanted to do honest work, wouldnt charge no more that $30, & lower for any job, but if i couldnt fix or did anything they didnt pay, i also gave free diagnostics & let them choose if they wanted me to work on it if not no hard feeelings, as for parts i would find the cheapest but most reliable to use, & offer free service for the warranty of the part incase it was bad, living in a small town it never happened, but geek squad gives guys like me a bad name
if there was a way to be able to charge for atleast remote problems without someone taking advantage of me or make sure that actual customers would feel safe with someone in their pc, i would do that, but i dont think that would happen anytime soon until the kinks would be worked out
geek squad doesnt hire people with IT knowledge normally, and they take like 3 days to fix your PC, my dad fell for Indian PC repair guy over the phone :(
yeah, thats a thing now, they claim to be from (enter name of company here) & that your pc has been hacked, 1. those companies dont give a crap about the state of your pc 2. if they wanted to get in contact with you they will send an email with a legitimate company email address, & will never ask to get into your pc from remote using teamviewer they have their own system for that & will give a decent amount of information that they are who they say they are. if you need anymore proof you can ask them tech questions you already know or google something & ask that, i had one tell me that my internet connection was being hacked, i laughed at him, im running a hard wire no wireless, not to mention i can see my modem lol good luck getting in that way, anyways just be smart about dealing with anyone that calls you out of the blue
I'm a retired computer person and I fix my mostly elderly friend's PCs for free + cost of parts. It is amazing how easy it would be to rip off the elderly. Most were 50+ before PC's were even generally available and have very little knowledge about how they work and how to even make strong passwords or why that is needed. I wish there was an answer to this problem but I fear that 70+ people will just have to age out and hopefully not get ripped off too bad. To me, at 72 I wish some younger good people would come up with a fool-proof way to protect them from the thieves and black hats out there. It seems that there should be a way to create a system that can really be trusted. But the thieves make so much money at it that it looks impossible to plug all the holes. And the thieves get so rich that they can then buy the politicians who make the laws to protect the thieves who get richer and richer so they can buy more politicians. I think the problem will continue to grow until it explodes but even then the restart will be overrun with thieves who start the whole process over again. Sorry to depress you, if reading this did.
Oh, Please! Can you all just lighten up? I meant it as a joke and I am pretty sure that those two over reacted actually knew that and just decided to make ridiculous comments. Find something else to do with your time please. The world would be a nicer place. I have a son in Boy Scouts and I choose not to make him sell stuff because I know that times are hard and my family, friends, and neighbors do not need to be put on the spot. I am sorry to everyone who puts effort into making these videos. My comment sure did generate a lot of negativity.
Same...and internet prices got out of hand...and I only have 2 companies to choose from! What I did is cancelled my home internet and contacted my wireless provider ( I'm with T-Mobile😁). And asked to upgrade my mobile hot spot data to 20gig unlimited (which only added $15 to my bill. Try get home internet for that price!). Now I tether my phone to my computer which is connected to my TV with HDMI. Works well no buffering.😉
I won't get cable, or any TV service again until I can get it without ESPN. Most people don't realize it's a $15/person charge, added directly to that pile of 150 channels you'll never watch. I need 9 channels. Everything else is fluff I'll never watch.
I recently had to replace my dishwasher, a Samsung. When I contacted Samsung for help with a leaking gasket on the 11 month old appliance they waited 2 weeks before sending a repairman. After the guy contacted Samsung's repair center, they denied the repair because the the gasket had gotten wet during use! WTF! Of course it got wet, it's inside the dishwasher! $900 wasted on a Samsung POS! Home Depot felt so badly that they manned up and sold me an American made GE and through in free installation. I'm keeping HD and GE but will NEVER by another product with Samsung on it. Samsung's customer service is the damn worst that could be imagined! That is my "ripped off" story, don't ever buy Samsung appliances!
It is what it is! I don't fret items breaking and such but when a company refuses to honor a warranty that is within the basic 1yr that is issued by making up a lame excuse like water touched the gasket... I should have remembered what Adam Smith said about the buyer! Samsung can keep their products from here on out, I'll stick with American companies so at least my money supports American workers.
Paul Simmons Watch out for anything made by GE as well. This includes Whirlpool, Maytag, Amana, Kitchen Aide, etc. I have a Whirlpool Gold refrigerator that was repaired twice in the first 7 yrs. Now at the ripe old age of 7 yrs it broke again. Guess what.....that part (a major part) is NO LONGER AVAILIBLE. $2000 wasted. GE's suggestion, they have a website that you can buy new, last year's model appliances at 1/2 price. NOT! Next time LG gets my money.
My best friend charges people at his college between £10 - £20 (depends if he likes the person) to "fix" their laptops and computers. All he really does is reinstall whatever windows version was installed before, and if you add an extra £5 he will upgrade it for you. :^)
Blam Blam Compared to my area, he's giving an incredible deal. That's about 2 hours of work typically (i know, i do that job all the time). $6-12 USD per hour? One guy charges $75 (60 pounds) just to look at a computer. It doesn't go towards any repairs.
I was ripped off by my ex husband. I thought I was getting a quality, stand-up hardworking, honest man but instead all I got was a lying, grimy, manipulating POS. I tried to return him back to where I found him but nobody would pay 5 cents for his raggedy azz. So I threw him in the trash. Wasted investment but priceless lessons learned.
There's enough rip offs still out there to do another list. For example: 1. Payday loans. 2. Lawyers. 3. Ink and toner. 4. Large sodas or beverage prices in restaraunts. 5. Valve stem/ balancing fee for a tire. 6. Gift cards. Some charge a fee to use. 7. Buying tix to anythng and using Ticketmaster. They charge $7 + bux per ticket! 8. Shipping for Major Companies. Im taking major companies. They have an agreement with shipping companies to ship so much stuff for a lower cost, but pad the cost. 9. Game show winnings. When you win a car on a game show, you may not drive away with the same make and model and may have to travel a great distance to get it and then have to pay taxes on the model you supposedly won, but not the model you actually received. 10. Coffee shops sell you day old doughnuts for the same price as fresh baked. 11. Time Shares.
I won a car on a radio show. I had to pay income tax on the car immediately, then at the end of the year, that placed me in a higher tax bracket and I had to pay even more in tax.
@@eltigre249 That's government theft I hope you realize! And by the way, choosing between the 2 major parties in the US is analogous to trying to pick up a dog turd by the clean end LOL!
Because of the fact that most mechanics (not all) are lying thieves, I do most of all of my own automotive repairs. I went into a shop once to buy some new tires and the kid told me that I needed an entire front end rebuild! He showed me the said problem. I looked at him and told him that I'm not an idiot and know enough about cars that I could see that there was nothing wrong with my car. I took my business elsewhere.
My grandpa would go to the local high school mechanics department to get stuff like brrakes done. He knew the instructor so he knew it was checked over threw out the process. the only way that you won't get ripped of without having to do it yourself.
This is why it's nice to have a family member who is a mechanic. At the very least you can have them do a diagnosis for you. And then you can go to the shop and have them verify that the work was actually completed.
Bank of America asked if we are interested in overdraft protection then issued a second credit card without telling us when the account was overdrawn. this happened three times that month and when I found out I paid for them in full but they continue to accumulate monthly charges even though I paid the $300 that first month they continue to charge us even though we paid off the original charges. the balance is now up to over $8,000 for interest, late fees, and yearly card membership dues & fees,! I have "DISPUTED" their claims online, in person, & in writing (by mail & via bank Dropbox) & by Claims Department on the telephone when I 1st Became aware we had 2 Visa credit cards was 8 months later after receiving two new cards in the mail with different numbers and a new higher balance. Never got any other monthly statements! When questioned why their response was that when they called me and said the bill was late I paid them $50 on the phone so I must have been aware of the second because I paid something on it. I thought this was for the other credit card account never being aware I had 2 credit card visas . still nothing has been resolved ! Nothing else (except their fees) had Ever been billed to this account. since that first month! Over ten years later Debt collectors occasionally try to contact me for Higher and Higher balances now approaching $9,000.
Golds Gym ripped me off big time! Back in 2007 I went to a local trade school to learn collision repair and during orientation there were local companies that came in offering discounts on thier services for students attending my school. Golds was one of them, and they offered a free trial 6 month membership. The way that the lady explained the membership was 100% misleading. She claimed that we could come to golds gym and work out for free for six months and then after the free trial was up if we wanted to continue to work out there we would have to become full members. I even asked her to clarify, "So after six months, if I don't make myself a full member, it's all over and the six months was still free right?" to which she replied yes. And reiterated that I would have to actually sign up for a brand new membership because in their system after six months the trial membership would void itself and it would be like I had never been there before. So I signed up, the semester started and the plan was to work out every day after my last shop class. On my 3rd day of school my car broke down so I had to start riding in to work with my mother. With her getting off work 30 mins after I would get out of school there was no time for me to work out so after 2 days I stopped going to Golds and didn't give it a second thought. Fast forward to 2012 and I get a letter from a collections agency attempting to recover $5000! that they claimed I owed golds gym on my dilenquent membership. when I attempted to contact golds gym, they had changed their name to Urban active fittnes and had no records of me or my account or the young lady who had come to my school and signed me up. I still haven't made any payments, and did not receive a tax refund this last tax season because of it.
Name brand and generic often are basically the same but in some cases, there are little differences that can majorly affect people. A good example is Adderall, for me, I have to have the name brand because the generic causes me to have moodswings and affects my sleep pattern horrifically. It's not a case of the name, I never knew my doctor gave me generic till the next med check and my mom pointed out that I was far more confrontational and over emotional, normally I am fairly level headed so it was a huge change. The reason was because the generic had slightly different ingredients that affected me more than it would someone else. So, please don't just say its a scam. Yes, generics are cheaper and both are fairly similar in ingredients but those small changes can impact how the medicine affects those who take it. I am saying this because I want people to be informed, this isn't meant to cause an argument. It is so that people who are taking medication that keeps them alive is the proper form be it Generic or Name Brand. If a small change in ingredients can cause a change in personality it could potentially cause worse issues depending on the medication.
On the college textbooks thing: I had one professor who wrote his own textbook specifically for the course (so it lined up completely perfectly with what he was teaching in the lectures, the assignments, and the final), and he self-published it as cheaply as he possibly could (it was spiral bound). Brand new it cost us only about $10 and he encouraged us to try to find it used to save us a little more money. For that and other reasons he was my favorite prof ever.
The worst part? People know they're being scammed. Instead of refusing to purchase these goods & services, they just continue to let themselves be suckered. If enough people stopped buying Apple, flying United and refused other services, things would change. However, no one likes to be inconvenienced.
Orppranator It's just not about United beating their passengers, it's about companies screwing people over. People are still going to fly United and other airlines despite rising costs and stupid rules (like United refusing girls on a plane because they were wearing leggings). These companies abuse their power because they know that no matter what, their products will still be purchased. They'll just get worse because people are too lazy and complacent to actually stand up and do something. Something like not purchasing one iPhone 7 or United having a completely empty plane.
hep the great Clearly you are missing the point I'm trying to make. It's not just United, but most airlines and major companies that are taking advantage of people. However, people know they are being taken advantage of and do nothing about it because they are too lazy and complacent. Do you work for United or something, it seems thats the only thing that bothered you.
nah, it's just the only thing that stuck out at me. I agree with your main thesis. But that particular point is very weak point. Airlines are completely within their rights to require their employees, even when off duty, at their place of work, to adhere to appropriate attire. Because what they wear is a reflection of that business, and if they happen to meet a customer who knows them off duty at work in inappropriate attire then it could cause that customer to think badly of that employee, and by extension that company. And I've seen some leggings that were see through etc. If they were that kind of leggings, then it was completely appropriate for their boss to tell them to change before allowing them to use their employee benefits. (which is what happened)
I was a subcontractor for a cable company and over a decade of work I notice that on new installs and monthly billing there was always an average of three cents diff times that by a Ave hundred thousand custs per month hmmmmm
Some of the things on this list are difficult or impossible to avoid. Unless I learn as much as a mechanic would know about my own car, I'm basically at his mercy.
my friend scammed me..we bet that he cant be under water under a minute and my other friend told me that he cant be under water longer that 30s and yet he is still holding his breath after 5 hours...TRUST NO ONE
English broadband providers tend to rip people off by false advertising they promise 17mb (minimum) connection speed or higher connection speeds for cheap affordable prices but they charge way more than they should even if you get less connection speed than what was advertised
Hey, have you guys ever done a list on "TRAVEL SCAMS" ?? Like the "jet ski scam" in Taiwan?? You could do a foreign travel scams and a domestic (USA) SCAMS. Great video guys!!!! *Thanks you for you time and work!!!*
I had a personal experience with Jiffy Lube trying to rip me off. The service guy said the indicater light for my vehicle was telling me I needed my radiator flushed and quoted me the price, I turned down rhe repair. Had a reliable contact tell me the light was to let me knoe I had low airpressure in one or all of my tires. I lodged a complaint and shared the ecperience on Facebook. Never used tuem again.
I sure have been ripped off by a car dealership where i took a vehicle for a new head and gasket. even though that is all I wanted done and I made it clear to them, they did other work even things we had just replaced charging us in excess of 2000.00 dollars. i will never go there again. I was told they do this to all women clients.
Yes my GF and I for a few years use to check how many times this would happen. She would take the cars in the morning "play the dumb chick act" (got dress nicely & sy things like thingy and weird noises) and get an estimate, then I would would go on the weekend and get another estimate and see how much lower I can get it. The sad part is that all of the estimates were at least one third less. Oh at the end I would usually do the work myself. We stopped as we got busier but still do once in a while just for fun. Yes it is absolutely true. The worst ahppen when the brakes on her car were worn and I replace the front pads one evening (without telling her) and she went to get an estimate and they quoted her over $800 to replace the front and back brakes even though the front pads were brand new (and the rear were less than 20% worn). When I ask her what did she tell them was wrong. She said nothing, she went with a coupon to have a free tire rotation and brake inspection. And in the receipt they put in recommended services: brake approaching dangerous levels and listed multiple services (pads, shoes, rotors, drums, bleeding, new master cylinder, and refurbishing the calipers and rear cylinders). I was actually surprised and mark that shop as avoid at all costs.
Also, I did an MLM before and it was health based. Sure there were a couple things I never bought into that we sold but a vast many of the products did substantially get me personally healthier without any extra "dieting" on my part. I've since slowed down how active I am in the company, not because it wasn't making me better and paying me an income, but I never really loved what I did and in this life, you should love what you're doing. I don't really sell it anymore but I do still have an account and still actively use the stuff but hey... it's not a pyramid scheme... because those ARE illegal in fact. So that one should be wiped from the list if we're honest with ourselves.
#17, I worked 13 years as a Warrenty Administrator for an Auto Dealership, The Owner REFUSED to sell third party "warranties" (even with fantasic profits) because they rarely paid claims. There was always a loop-hole for denying claims. Basic Rule, INSURANCE will not pay if it can be avoided. This includes especially Health Care. "Medicare" is already paid for. Those "Advantage" Plans are not Medicare, they are FOR-PROFIT Health Insurance plans, they are "Affordable" regardless of what they claim. Like all insurance there is no "Advance" to them, they are Not Government Medicare. A president attempted to move people away from government care to Private Health Insurance through a misrepresented law called "Affordable Health Care". Remember ONE Thing, For-Profit Insurance does not make money giving away Care, You will pay dearly for anything you do get from them. #11, It is not uncommon for a professor to demand you Buy HIS/HER new edition text book, and NOT use it during the course.
I would call diamonds extraordinarily over valued as precious stones, but they are usually priced correctly for industry abrasives which are very useful.
1. There are things that glass cannot cut through 2. Diamond edged abrasives or blades last longer, and stay sharper because diamond is harder than glass.
it is a giant fraud, no, that's not right because of all of the "victims" know about it, It is more like a religion where people have agreed to believe.
Use debit cards and wise use of revolving credit while paying it off is great. My bank ripped me off when I was young and after going to a credit union never looked back. The crazy thing is Banks have tried to severely limit what credit unions can do or destroy their ability to do business.
I have been ripped off by a credit union... Tried to get a home loan and after paying the fees and paying for inspection and appraisal they looked at the appraisal and decided they didn't like it and that the house had no value. No loan. Thanks for the money...
Credit unions are no better. Only on case-by-case basis can you claim otherwise. We have a credit union here with fees worse than BOA and Wells Fargo. They go after very ignorant elderly military veteran population because these people don't know that they're paying for stuff that no other bank/cu would charge for. Department of VA gives them a false appearance of legitimacy by allowing them to have a branch at the VA hospital.
There's plenty of money to make honestly with cars for mechanics. I will never understand why almst every place ive ever gone does it so obviously that makes u not wanna come back. Repeat business works
Airlines are supposed to have special prices for bereavement. I've called & asked for quote on bereavement 1st & gotten one amount. then called back asking for regular price & gotten a very similar amount quoted. THEN asked about bereavement & got half the amount I was quoted from when I asked for bereavement 1st (even though the 1st time I called I was crying & told them my (family) just died).
Took my truck to the local Ford dealer. Before I dropped it off I put pink nail polish on the old part. They not only charged me for a new part but they also charged me for the labor on installation. Checked it a few days later just to confirm and bam. Same old part. Took it back and they lied about it. Like a 3yr old lies. They were looking right at the proof and claiming it was replaced. Wade Ford in Smyrna Georgia.
Parking machines that say "no change given - overpayment accepted" as if they're grudgingly accepting you giving them your money. I routinely kick them while inserting my coins to let of a little steam at the annoyance and inconvenience they cause me.
Reminds me of the South Park episode where they try to talk to the cable company guys. "Oh we can't bundle what you want into one package, but you can go to the other provider... OH WAIT! We're IT aren't we?! That's too bad."
I'm a computer repair technician, and I don't work for geek squad because they WILL rip you off. I give customers the BEST option (replacing damaged parts or just replacing the whole thing if it's cheaper)
The college says they will buy your books back after the semester, but every time I went to sell my books back , I was told, "sorry, but the instructor is using a different text this next semester." How much has really changed in anatomy, physiology, or math that these classes need a new book twice a year or so?
When picking a mechanic for your vehicle, I have had the best luck with owner operated shops, not big chains. My two favorites...Arnold's Muffler and Brakes in Norton, MA and Falmouth Motorcar in Falmouth, MA. Quick story about Arnold's. I had some work done on my truck by Arnold and his practice was to send you a bill after the work was complete. Got it a couple of days after the repair and put it in my briefcase and, like a total idiot, forgot about it. About a year later, I was cleaning out my briefcase as I had bought a new one, found the bill and realized I had not paid it. Immediately went to Arnold's, went into his office and told him what had happened, apologized profusely and asked if there were any late charges. He just smiled and said "Nope, the original amount is fine. I knew you would pay it eventually." Course, I guess it helped that my family had been doing business with him for 30 years at that point. Big business could learn from this, I think.
I, too, lucked out with my car mechanic. My grandfather, rest in peace, found a wonderful place called, Blue Star Brothers, on India St in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, NY. It is owned by brothers who are very honest (not just with me) and others. I have been having some car problems a few years back due to the car catching on fire. They never ripped me off but always found the right area where the problems originated. I lucked out big time.
Basically anything that deals with sales to customers. Example oil deals at auto part stores when Walmart has the same oil and filter for 60 percent less
I was at my local pharmacy and when I was paying, the clerk said: and a free chance to win 10,000 dollars. I said no, and magicaly, 1,30$ fell off the price! I wonder why...
I used to replace the word "Bank" with the word "eff" so it'd be Eff of America, Chase Eff, and so on. still don't love banks. doubt that'll be changing anytime in my future.
What you get from Credit karma isn't your credit score, its an estimate of your credit score and is (at best) an educational tool... its written right on their ads! They haven't charged you anything because they are making money selling your info to advertising/ marketing companies.
When my fiancé bought my engagement ring it was a $40 ring off of amazon but I picked it out. I didn't want a diamond ring. I hate anything to do with diamond. I never saw the beauty in them. Plus I like the ring he got me. I like the style and it goes with all of my clothes.
Home repair: was getting bids for a new roof and the first company wanted $30,000 for a simple job saying they were going to do a whole new "roof system" but would drop it to 19k if I put signs up advertising their company. When I still refused they tried the whole 'let me call my boss' trick to "lower the price" to 17k. I went with someone else.
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I guess the Geek Squad saw I was young and told the truth. The guy told me straight up to get another computer.
collection agency Accet Acceptance. I worked out a deal to pay it off in 2 years, then when went to make last payment was told that i still owed the initial balance and was informed that there was interest being accrued. was only given bills, never given receipts or paperwork of any kind.
Thank you for putting diamonds as number one. Biggest waste of money EVER for an ugly, colorless stone. They are (mostly) unethically mined and DESTROY the Earth. Hell, thats pretty much all precious stones.
worked for a phone company and was forced to try and rip people off every chance I got. If I didint push hard enough and mislead them enough to buy unnecessary things, I would get in trouble and have my job threatened.
I agree brand name drugs/products are very over priced. Generic drugs do use the same active ingredient, but can have different fillers/binders. Some people react differently to these fillers/binders in ways that reduce the effect of the active ingredient.
That's accidental coverage. Extended warranties are a scam. I learned the hard way when I bought the wrong plan for my laptop. It literally just extended the manufacturer's warranty which rarely covers accidental damage.
We had to buy a furnace, and the company we hired gave us 6 months free credit to pay it off over time. But the payment schedule they gave us took longer. Once we passed the free 6 months, we got a bill for the back interest ($600). Fortunately we had been over-paying each time. When my wife asked what our payoff balance was, the operator who told us we owed $600 grudgingly admitted that we only owed $143. We paid it, saved $600, and learned a valuable lesson. Now you've learned it, too.
what about the truck stop ripoffs, 12 dollars for a shower!, 5 dollars for a load of laundry, being told that you would find a "good job", but left on the side of the lot. i have been told by numerous places that there is a serious shortage of truck drivers, but when lawyers and some drivers out there see the tractor-trailer as a free meal ticket, it makes some say no. i say lawyers, some drivers and truckstops as some of the biggest ripoffs in usa (don't know about canada or mexico, but possibly the same).
