Rip off puncture repair €14

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oulu

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Just got tyre fixed in Advance pitstop 14 Euro they wanted , said now they have to balance wheel or something and now they also patch rather than plug, I complained got it for 10 Euro in the end, rang their head quarters to complain but this is it so be warned
 
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No as I always get it done there close to the job , last year I had a punchure cost 8 E so did not even croos my mind , but will from now on
 
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they said in head quarters that their main rival is the same price
 
If you didn't ask for a price in advance or shop around then I don't see how you can legitimately complain about being ripped off to be honest.
 
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oulu said:
and now they also patch rather than plug
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I would hope they do. Plugging punctures has been considered unsafe for quite a long time based on my experience (that of growing up working in my dad's garage - something I haven't done for over ten years but I doubt it's become any more safe in the interim)
 
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Is it because you had wheel balancing done as well as the puncture replaced? If so, sounds reasonable to me.
 
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Only asked for repair, like to going to the pub asking for a pint and also getting a vodka that u did not want but have to pay for. I am not typical Irish person I do complain there and then not to friends after like most Irish do and that is why I got 4 Euro off the guy himself thought it was a rip off, so for this year lets all complain when the need arises
 
Before complaining we should all ask for a price for the job in advance and shop around if necessary.
 
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agreed but you dont ask the price of the pint everytime you order this was a turn a round of a few weeks , before xmas 8 E after 14 E, estate car also now 18 E in the dump gone up over 80 % since the start of 2005 and they wonder why some people dump all over the countryside not me though always to the dump me good
 
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oulu said:
agreed but you dont ask the price of the pint everytime you order
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I usually check the price list in a pub before deciding to buy.
this was a turn a round of a few weeks , before xmas 8 E after 14 E,
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It still makes sense to check the price since, as you found out, prices do increase.
estate car also now 18 E in the dump gone up over 80 % since the start of 2005 and they wonder why some people dump all over the countryside not me though always to the dump me good
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What has this got to do with the puncture repair crowd?? :confused:
 
doesnt sound too bad. Personally know a girl who got ripped off by a garage in Castleblayney three weeks ago. went in with a puncture and was charged €40 for puncture and balancing two wheels. now that is a rip off. and she says they were condescending to her ie garage owner to one of his staff ' make sure that car is pointing in the right direction for this wee girl as shes going home to Dundalk' I know what I would have told him.
 
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Hi ClubMan

I don't think it's necessary to check the prices in a pub or the price of a cup of tea in a coffee shop. If the pint turns out to be expensive, you will probably have paid 20cents or 50cents more than you expected. You can move on to a cheaper pub afterwards.

I would always check for a more expensive item like a puncture repair, but if I had had a repair job done recently, I would not check a second time.

Brendan
 
In the UK I could get a cheapo (non remould) new tyre, fitted & balanced for 28 UK pounds. Prices in Ireland are overly high for this kinda thing. I also used a scrap yard - get a used tyre on a rim for a fiver :D - why buy new?
 
As Mary keeps saying, shop around. I got a set of non-remoulds a little over a year ago for €35 each.
 
I never said it was necessary to check pub prices but when I go to a pub that I've never been in before I will check the prices. And if I don't I certainly would not go around moaning to others about being ripped off.
 
quarter: I got 4 firestones for corolla fitted and balanced for €185 about two months ago. was quoted €240 in a different outlet for same tyres.
 
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