So, as in the life of most businesses, we come to the crunch point, where a person or company has had work done, but has then decided that, since the emergency they were having is now over, they don’t want to pay. Never mind that most locksmiths won’t do work on account for unknown companies […]
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There is a security flaw in eBay. When two people are logged on to the account from different places, logging out doesn’t log the other party out, or even challenge them for the password. This may not sound like an issue, but when things go wrong, it is. Let’s say your account is hijacked. This
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I’m constantly torn. On the one hand, I’m good at my job, so I do it as quickly and smoothly as I can, and I hope that the customer sees that and is happy to pay the requested rates. I keep them as low as I can to earn a living, and I see many
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One of the perils of popping away for a few days is that you have to close the office (to some degree) and, incredibly, I got a call during the approximately 30 seconds I was in mobile area contact! Unfortunately, the call dropped when I answered the phone. D’oh! Still, being over 100 miles away
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I’m obviously far too nice. Christmas eve, 3am. Yes, the phone goes, yes, I go let them in. And charged them £60. I must be mad! I’m obviously far too nice. I got there, and the couple had come back from a party in a taxi. No jackets, so when I got there 30 minutes
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This is a blog to tell the (slightly changed and anonymised) stories that this locksmith sees. I’m wondering what the public reaction will be, and I await comments with interest. I’ve written a few bits already, I’ll be adding them shortly. Today’s story, coming on the very verge of Christmas, is very sad, and somewhat
Reports are coming in that some of the national “locksmith” services have not only upped their prices to the £160 mark, but that the quoted price is *only for labour* and the “locksmith” sent to open your door will, incredibly, *break down your door by force* and then *charge you* for repairing the damage! (And
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Reports are coming in that some of the national “locksmith” services have not only upped their prices to the £160 mark, but that the quoted price is *only for labour* and the “locksmith” sent to open your door will, incredibly, *break down your door by force* and then *charge you* for repairing the damage!Please! Always
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From Local 8 news in the USA. “For the past month Local News 8 reporter Josh Davis has been investigating what is known as the “751 Key” which is the key you got when you bought your [mobile home]. The problem is that all the keys are the same.” Unlike cars, the same cut of
A company director whose firm charged customers up to eight times more than the prices it quoted was fined last Thursday. Watford magistrates convicted Mark Makowski of Phoenix locks Ltd, based in Potters Bar, on five charges of consenting and conniving to mislead customers when his company committed the offences. The court heard that Phoenix
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