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- From: alan@elroy.Jpl.Nasa.Gov (Alan S. Mazer)
- Newsgroups: misc.consumers,alt.locksmithing
- Subject: Re: Was this a ripoff?
- Keywords: locksmith
- Message-ID: <1992Aug15.013159.26063@elroy.jpl.nasa.gov>
- Date: 15 Aug 92 01:31:59 GMT
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- In article <BsxzBp.I8L@hatch.socal.com> richg@hatch.socal.com (Rich Greenberg) writes:
- >Does the following tale sound like a ripoff?
- >She called me, and I spoke to the locksmith. Here is what he told
- >me he had done:
- > 2 hours waiting
- > 5 new locks @ $95(!) because the originals were too old to be rekeyed.
- > Is this possible? My frient (later) told me they
- > had been rekeyed in the past.
- > re-key 4 of the locks to match the fifth.
- > A few extra keys (don't know how many.)
- > Install the new locks.
- >
- >Is $800 plus reasonable for this? Was she cheated? If so, I feel
- >sorry for this locksmith if she decides to get even.
-
- I just had two new locks put in my place, both rekeyed at the same time. It
- was around $240, I believe. $70 per lock plus $50 an hour or something like
- that. I thought it was fairly reasonable. I've never seen locks of that
- quality in hardware stores, plus he had to drill holes. Extrapolating to 5
- locks it looks like she paid a little much although perhaps her locks are
- even better than mine.
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- -- Alan # Mountain Dew and doughnuts...
- ..!ames!elroy!alan # because breakfast is the most important meal
- alan@elroy.jpl.nasa.gov # of the day.
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