do you really need to get rid? - Page 3

niara · **Posted: 24-02-2010 , 10:50 AM** #31

Thanks a mil. People on here are so good.

TickTock · **Posted: 05-03-2010 , 03:18 PM** #32

This is a great thread. I have found over the years some so called 'experts' have told me something I have is kaput and has to be replaced - I'll bet most of the time they could have been fixed!

For instance, my garage door was broken and I could only open and close it with great difficulty. An 'expert' said for safety reasons it had to be replaced and quoted an astronomical price. I got another guy and he fixed it in 10 minutes!! I asked the second guy about the safety aspect and he said there was no problem, it'll be fine for another 40 years!! When you don't know, you have to accept what 'experts' tell you.

I get angry about the injustice of it. After all, we can't afford to pay these high prices and as customers depend on the professionals to be truthful with us.

propellor · **Posted: 06-03-2010 , 09:25 PM** #33

Quote:

Originally Posted by TickTock

This is a great thread. I have found over the years some so called 'experts' have told me something I have is kaput and has to be replaced - I'll bet most of the time they could have been fixed!

For instance, my garage door was broken and I could only open and close it with great difficulty. An 'expert' said for safety reasons it had to be replaced and quoted an astronomical price. I got another guy and he fixed it in 10 minutes!! I asked the second guy about the safety aspect and he said there was no problem, it'll be fine for another 40 years!! When you don't know, you have to accept what 'experts' tell you.

I get angry about the injustice of it. After all, we can't afford to pay these high prices and as customers depend on the professionals to be truthful with us.

Thats the reason I started the thread tick tock, people get ripped off so much. the main problem is the 'experts' are sales oriented and their time costs a bomb.
Also beware if they try to sell you somthing new saying it will cost too much to repair, and also offer to take your old unit off your hands for a small discount on the new one. they'll repair it cheaply and sell it on for profit.

buyer beware as they say!

Jim

TickTock · **Posted: 06-03-2010 , 11:28 PM** #34

I've been ripped off so many times, even by some people I know well, it's hard to trust anyone anymore. Congratulations again propeller on this thread.

spirix · **Posted: 06-07-2011 , 09:48 PM** #35

I found a hi-fi (CD + tape reader) near the bin of an apartments block.

It didn't work.

I opened it, and after a while I noticed it was missing the fuse on the cable.

I put one and buala!

The LCD screen doesn't work, but it makes my dinner cooking much louder & happier.

Torann · **Posted: 08-12-2011 , 12:11 AM** #36

Video player is acting up when you put a tape in it just spits it back out again and the screen reads E1 :S

niara · **Posted: 09-12-2011 , 06:59 PM** #37

My son's ps3 was giving the message "cannot read hard drive" and lots of other error messages. I sent away for a hdd drive from ebay which I got for 50 euro and watched a video on Youtube instructing me how to replace the hdd. I had it done in ten minutes and the ps3 is now working as well as the day it came out of the box. It would have cost me much more if I had sent it off to be repaired. I'm doing the same with my daughters netbook which she got for her birthday. Two weeks later, the dog jumped up and broke the screen on it. I enquired and it would cost 180 euro to fix so I sent away through ebay for a replacement screen which cost 56 euro and I'm going on Youtube tomorrow to follow instructions. Best to try to repair if it's worth the gamble. Cross your fingers for me, I'll let you know if it works. So Torann, try youtube for your solution. Key in VHS repair and see what comes up.

Thread Tools	Search this Thread
Show Printable Version Email this Page	Search this Thread: Advanced Search

JumbleTown - Useful Links
Carlow County Council	Leitrim County Council	Sligo Borough Council
Cavan County Council	Limerick City Council	Sligo County Council
Clare County Council	Limerick County Council	South Dublin County Council
Cork City Council	Longford County Council	South Tipp County Council
Cork County Council	Louth County Council	Waterford City Council
Donegal County Council	Kildare County Council	Waterford County Council
Dublin City Council	Kilkenny County Council	Westmeath County Council
Dun Laoghaire/Rathdown	Mayo County Council	Wexford County Council
Fingal County Council	Meath County Council	Wexford Borough Council
Galway City Council	Monaghan County Council	Wicklow County Council
Galway County Council	North Tipp County Council	Race Against Waste
Kerry County Council	Offaly County Council	Dept. of the Environment
Laois County Council	Roscommon County Council	Limerick Clare Kerry Waste Management
Northern Ireland Local Authorities
JumbleTown Press Centre

	Posted: 24-02-2010 , 10:50 AM #31
niara Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Raheny, D5 Posts: 61	ps2 Thanks a mil. People on here are so good.

	Posted: 05-03-2010 , 03:18 PM #32
TickTock Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: D24 Posts: 525	do you really need to get rid? This is a great thread. I have found over the years some so called 'experts' have told me something I have is kaput and has to be replaced - I'll bet most of the time they could have been fixed! For instance, my garage door was broken and I could only open and close it with great difficulty. An 'expert' said for safety reasons it had to be replaced and quoted an astronomical price. I got another guy and he fixed it in 10 minutes!! I asked the second guy about the safety aspect and he said there was no problem, it'll be fine for another 40 years!! When you don't know, you have to accept what 'experts' tell you. I get angry about the injustice of it. After all, we can't afford to pay these high prices and as customers depend on the professionals to be truthful with us.

	Posted: 06-03-2010 , 11:28 PM #34
TickTock Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: D24 Posts: 525	do you really need to get rid? I've been ripped off so many times, even by some people I know well, it's hard to trust anyone anymore. Congratulations again propeller on this thread.

	Posted: 06-07-2011 , 09:48 PM #35
spirix Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Cork Posts: 1	Hi-Fi found on the bin I found a hi-fi (CD + tape reader) near the bin of an apartments block. It didn't work. I opened it, and after a while I noticed it was missing the fuse on the cable. I put one and buala! The LCD screen doesn't work, but it makes my dinner cooking much louder & happier.

	Posted: 08-12-2011 , 12:11 AM #36
Torann Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Co. Meath Posts: 53	Video player is acting up when you put a tape in it just spits it back out again and the screen reads E1 :S

	Posted: 09-12-2011 , 06:59 PM #37
niara Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Raheny, D5 Posts: 61	do you really need to get rid? My son's ps3 was giving the message "cannot read hard drive" and lots of other error messages. I sent away for a hdd drive from ebay which I got for 50 euro and watched a video on Youtube instructing me how to replace the hdd. I had it done in ten minutes and the ps3 is now working as well as the day it came out of the box. It would have cost me much more if I had sent it off to be repaired. I'm doing the same with my daughters netbook which she got for her birthday. Two weeks later, the dog jumped up and broke the screen on it. I enquired and it would cost 180 euro to fix so I sent away through ebay for a replacement screen which cost 56 euro and I'm going on Youtube tomorrow to follow instructions. Best to try to repair if it's worth the gamble. Cross your fingers for me, I'll let you know if it works. So Torann, try youtube for your solution. Key in VHS repair and see what comes up.