If It Sounds Too Good To Be True, It Usually Is
If you see something wonderfully priced at only $1.00, don’t fall for it. They will usually ask for your credit card number and may charge your card to its limit. I saw an electric scooter for $25.00 the other day. When you go to check it out, you quickly find out it comes from a foreign country you have never heard of before, and you have to find a shipper to ship it to the USA, which costs thousands of dollars. None of these have happened to me, but it could happen to someone who doesn’t read the fine print. I always ask to speak with the previous owner of any used car before I buy it. One salesman told me the car had never been in an accident, but when I spoke to the owner, I learned it had been. I once got offers to fix my roof, and several thought she was just a woman and did not know the prices. He also tried to tell me that 35-year shingles were the same as 50-year shingles. I confronted the one who wanted to take me to the cleaners twice, and he had never had a woman challenge him on prices before. Be careful when buying replacement parts, as they may be knockoffs. I once had an auto body shop tell me I was getting genuine GM replacement parts, and the details he showed me were paper-thin as they were foreign. No wonder he could give such a low quote. Not only did he rip off the customer, but he also ripped off the insurance company.
People who do not Stand Behind What They Sell
I purchased something online recently, and it did not work, no matter what I tried to do to get it to function correctly. I contacted them via chat, and every time I asked for my money back, they ended the conversation immediately and would not respond to my emails. As I mentioned, I paid via PayPal, and they decided to issue a refund ASAP. PayPal is lovely as they make people stand behind their products. My parents purchased a new can opener from a privately owned hardware store years ago. The can opener would not cut the lid off any can, and the owner said my parents had abused it. He would not give them their money back. He lost my parents as customers forever and a few others. We purchased a washing machine, and the agitator went the opposite way. The store would not believe us, so we told them to come out and watch the agitator go the wrong way, and we got our money back. I purchased a new clock radio, and the clock did not work. I told them they had one left and wanted it, or I would speak with the manager. If a store does not like to help you with your purchase after the sale, speak to the manager, who will make it right with you when all else fails. Let the buyer beware and be a savvy consumer.
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