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  • 07-02-2019 2:03pm
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    torrevieja
    Registered Users Posts: 1,659 ✭✭✭


    I was charged €15 euro I'm sure I was robbed


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    fret_wimp2
    Registered Users Posts: 1,905 ✭✭✭fret_wimp2


    torrevieja wrote: »
    I was charged €15 euro I'm sure I was robbed

    that all depends.
    1. did you shop around? if you went to the first shop that could do the task, then you were not robbed, you made a decision that the cost was so low that it was not worth your time to shop around.

    2. Do you have the skills & tools to do it yourself? If not, you're paying for those skills, knowledge and time. this saved you buying tools & time to perform the task yourself. Its really down to you to decide that was worth 15 euro to you.


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    [Deleted User]
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    I've always done it myself, it's not exactly rocket science.


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    Time
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    fret_wimp2 wrote: »
    that all depends.
    1. did you shop around? if you went to the first shop that could do the task, then you were not robbed, you made a decision that the cost was so low that it was not worth your time to shop around.

    2. Do you have the skills & tools to do it yourself? If not, you're paying for those skills, knowledge and time. this saved you buying tools & time to perform the task yourself. Its really down to you to decide that was worth 15 euro to you.

    Even without meeting the criteria of point 2, €15 is a rip off for what is at most a 5 minute job.


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    funkyouup
    Registered Users Posts: 832 ✭✭✭funkyouup


    It seems expensive but i cant understand why anyone would not ask how much it costs beforehand.


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    fret_wimp2
    Registered Users Posts: 1,905 ✭✭✭fret_wimp2


    funkyouup wrote: »
    It seems expensive but i cant understand why anyone would not ask how much it costs beforehand.
    depends. My heat reclaim system packed it in a month ago.
    Big house, baby, no heat.
    Called the plumber who thankfully had time for an emergency callout.

    Turned out to be a tiny ceramic washer that cracked, took him 5 mins to fix it.
    50 quid.
    Did he do 50 quid work?
    Well, he knew how to quickly diagnose the problem.
    He had a 5 cent ceramic washer in his van.
    He had the tools on hand to change it.

    If i was to fix it it could take me hours to find the issue if im really lucky.
    Sourcing the correct washer would be an hour or two to visit hardware stores to find the right part.
    I also dont have a wrench big enough for the job.
    All while i have a house & baby getting cold

    Worth 50 quid to me. Id have probably paid him double that for his 5 mins work.

    In this case, if torrevieja didnt check the price beforehand and shop around then he made a call in the moment & decided the job was worth the price, at least at the time. The guy didnt hold him at gun point on entering the shop and force him to pay 15 quid to have the bracelet resized after all.


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    funkyouup
    Registered Users Posts: 832 ✭✭✭funkyouup


    A plumber will charge you for an hours labour, usually between 50-70 for the first hour and a reduced rate after that. Im not seeing a relevant comparison.
    I just said 15 seemed expensive for changing a link...


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    Satta Massagana
    Closed Accounts Posts: 43 ✭Satta Massagana


    torrevieja wrote: »
    I was charged €15 euro I'm sure I was robbed

    Robbed indeed.


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    faolteam
    Registered Users Posts: 1,776 ✭✭✭faolteam


    thanks folks, i never for a minute thought it would cost that much to be honest, and yes i do think i was robbed, i was merely trying to find out how much other people have paid

    i actually do have tools that could have done it but i do like to support local shops :mad:


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    Roycropper63
    Registered Users Posts: 791 ✭✭✭Roycropper63


    Fast fix in blanch charged me 15 and I was delighted.. nice and quick. Saved me a lot of hassle..


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    #11
    shutup
    Registered Users Posts: 507 ✭✭✭shutup


    * really sorry if off topic or hijacking thread

    Would a jeweler or watch repair shop have unbranded dials and bezels and be able to replace on a cheap watch I have?

    If so any suggestions?

    Thanks


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    oxocube
    Registered Users Posts: 456 ✭✭oxocube


    faolteam wrote: »
    thanks folks, i never for a minute thought it would cost that much to be honest, and yes i do think i was robbed, i was merely trying to find out how much other people have paid

    i actually do have tools that could have done it but i do like to support local shops :mad:

    Was charged €20 in Dawson Jewellers for a link to be added. I didn't have a spring bar to fit an 18mm watch.

    I was in town and walked in, gave them the watch and had it back in 30 minutes.

    Bought my own tools and spring bars after this.

    I thought it was expensive, so I got my own tools and now do it myself.

    TLDR. Yes I think €15 is expensive but shops have to pay bills, rents and staff so its probably justified.


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    artanevilla
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 10,333 Mod ✭✭✭✭artanevilla


    It's all about the overheads.


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    shutup
    Registered Users Posts: 507 ✭✭✭shutup


    torrevieja wrote: »
    I was charged €15 euro I'm sure I was robbed

    What do you think would be a fair price?


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    Birneybau
    Registered Users Posts: 10,231 ✭✭✭✭Birneybau


    H Samuel has charged me €10 previously


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    VeryTerry
    Closed Accounts Posts: 342 ✭✭VeryTerry


    It's like nobody has thought of looking at a YouTube video before. In fairness last time I did it I broke one of my mots earrings pushing the pin out. I would have rather have payed €15 for the grief I got.


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    Dial Hard
    Registered Users Posts: 13,411 ✭✭✭✭Dial Hard


    torrevieja wrote: »
    I was charged €15 euro I'm sure I was robbed
    faolteam wrote: »
    thanks folks, i never for a minute thought it would cost that much to be honest, and yes i do think i was robbed, i was merely trying to find out how much other people have paid

    i actually do have tools that could have done it but i do like to support local shops :mad:

    Why are you posting from two different accounts :confused:


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    Cienciano
    Registered Users Posts: 14,232 ✭✭✭✭Cienciano


    You weren't ripped off. About a tenner would be about right. If you want to walk around town asking jewellers for a quote to save a fiver, that's up to you.

    On a side note, I was in weirs on grafton Street twice for things like this and there was no charge because I bought the watch there


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    faolteam
    Registered Users Posts: 1,776 ✭✭✭faolteam


    Dial Hard wrote: »
    Why are you posting from two different accounts :confused:

    Got the Girlfriends to ask the question when i left the jewellers on her phone, seems its the going rate, but might be worth looking at you tube videos

    cheers


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    #20
    unkel
    Registered Users Posts: 64,915 ✭✭✭✭unkel


    I normally do most of the changing of straps / bracelets myself but I had a nightmare of a job two years ago to remove the bracelet from my Seamaster. It worked eventually. Wanted to put the bracelet back on recently and I knew it would be worse than taking it off (without having the right tool). Wasted about an hour of my time, did not get the job done. Went to local jewellers and they did the job and another similar job on another watch for EUR10. Went to him again recently for a similar job on one watch and he charged me a fiver

    Palmerstown jewellers. It might help someone in west Dublin like myself. Decent man, good work, decent prices

    Linky


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