Service and price

honey says on Aug 16, 2007, 18:40:

Good for you! Your story reminded me of what happened to my dad when he first moved back to Cali he would go to the panaderia to get breakfast in the morning. The first few days he saw that even if he was first in "line" the ones to get waited on first would be the loud mouths. He was starting to get fed-up so the next time it happened he spoke to the counter person which was completely futile. Finally, he got pissed off and got louder than the next "loud mouth" and this time the owner happened to be there. Now everyone lines up in an orderly fashion to get their pandebono.

Life is what happens when you're busy making plans - John Lennon.

vicshere says on Aug 16, 2007, 18:49:

hey Lowell here I can get my water pump changed out for 15,000 and it takes all afternoon a good 4 hours... but I do buy the guy coke half way through

listo

Lowell says on Aug 16, 2007, 19:46:

coke as in the powder or as in the drink? Yep, the price of some of the services here can be cheap.

Alfred E. Newman. "What. Me Worry?"

john_stark says on Aug 16, 2007, 19:47:

Misleading title. I thought we were going to hear how much you paid for full service.

bufalo says on Aug 16, 2007, 20:07:

Lowell,
Be a bit careful.... some of those tech guys actually put viruses on your computer that pop up a month or two later.... so you end up calling them again! Not all but some do. Tech stuff like that is so cheap here. You can buy any program for 5,000 COP if you want (but watch out for the bugs............) Was the antivirus NOD32? really good

"If you don't like it - lump it, take it down the road and dump it." - Archie Bunker played by Carroll O'Connor

chrispej says on Aug 16, 2007, 20:48:

Hope your credit information is not stored in the computer. Hope you don't bank online. STAY off the internet.

Lowell says on Aug 17, 2007, 07:25:

Bufalo, He installed, NOD 32, Ad-Aware and spybot. Computer 5 yrs old and may have him build a new one later, also he's the distributor for my Camcorder, lives 5 minutes walking distance away and knows there's some real bad asses on my wife's side of the family. Credit? I have no stinking credit. After a bad accident in the States I had to declare I was bankrupt.

chrispej, Who do you suggest that I use when I need service?

Alfred E. Newman. "What. Me Worry?"

Chelesupercono says on Aug 19, 2007, 07:18:

I suggest that you buy a MAC computer......no virus problems

never go to bed with someone crazier then you are, you will do it and you will regret it.......

vicshere says on Aug 19, 2007, 07:20:

Lowell how about a hair cut for 4,000 and no tip is requested or even accepted

listo

vicshere says on Aug 19, 2007, 07:20:

Lowell how about a hair cut for 4,000 and no tip is requested or even accepted

listo

robi666 says on Aug 19, 2007, 07:33:

Chele, I was going to suggest the same... "NOD 32, Ad-Aware and spybot"... when you hear all those crap about Windows user, it just paints a smile on your face.

"I am a citizen of the most beautiful nation on earth. A nation whose laws are harsh yet simple, a nation that never cheats, which is immense and without borders, where life is lived in the present."

Chelesupercono says on Aug 19, 2007, 08:46:

Once you go MAC you never go back........poor PC users they have no idea......POBRECITOS

never go to bed with someone crazier then you are, you will do it and you will regret it.......

pedro says on Aug 19, 2007, 16:22:

My 3,000 peso watch repair was good value. This guy had professional training and tools, a shopfront in the Centro Comercial, and spent a good few minutes with the watch apart.

And I got a key cut yesterday for 2k pesos. Very reasonable.

que nota!

Cerealkiller says on Aug 19, 2007, 16:26:

Cheles I agree...I wouldnt change my Mac for anything.

Conservatives are not necessarily stupid, but most stupid people are conservatives -John Stuart Mill

vicshere says on Aug 19, 2007, 16:28:

canyon
how about a car muffler installed for (including muffler) for 29,000.....the guy makes his own mufflers out of 16ga G metal to specs...heavy as shit but been on for 2 years and still going strong
how about paying 10,000 to replace your front McPherson struts...

listo

ColombianoGringo says on Aug 19, 2007, 20:40:

"Once you go MAC you never go back"

Been there, done that, came back. I used to be a bit of a Mac guy, but they are too limiting for me. Macs are great for non-techies, but are pretty much useless for programmers like me. Besides, I hate the OSX interface. The old Mac OS interface was better and more simple. It is nice that they based OSX on a UNIX variant.

I use PCs and never run into trouble. If you want a safe Windows browsing experience, try using Firefox with the Ad Blocker Plus and NoScript add-ons.

robi666 says on Aug 20, 2007, 06:57:

"Macs are great for non-techies, but are pretty much useless for programmers like me."
Wow, that's the greatest I ever heard on this site! :-) Typical Microcrap...
Are you programming in what? Visual Basic? ASP?
No, really. If you're developing something for the windows platform and interface (i.e. using Windows SDK) I could agree (although now you can run a better windows on the Intel chip of an Apple machine).
Whatever else you're doing (web development, java, SERIOUS system administration, etc.), no doubt you'd better use a Mac.
Ok... we're out of scope here...
Noooo, I promised myself I would never fall into talking about that shit again!!!! :-(

"I am a citizen of the most beautiful nation on earth. A nation whose laws are harsh yet simple, a nation that never cheats, which is immense and without borders, where life is lived in the present."