little rip offs

Submitted: Monday, Apr 02, 2007 at 19:10

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Member - Tonester (VIC)

hey all. Have been holding this in, but the 2nd time in as many weeks this happened so I will post in.

Had my prado at the local Toyota shop a couple weeks ago for ANOTHER radiator leak, the 4th in 3mths. Go figure - but thats not the story. They found they needed a part from Sydney, so they ordered it and advised the total cost would be $173. So, next week took it in to get the work done.

Its a novated lease, so generally I don't need to see the invoices, but always do to see what they are billing for. So it comes this time at $273.

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Reply By: Member - Tonester (VIC) - Monday, Apr 02, 2007 at 19:15

Reply By: Member - Blue (VIC) - Monday, Apr 02, 2007 at 20:20

Monday, Apr 02, 2007 at 20:20

If it makes you feel any better I got reverse ripped off today... Bought 3 new tyres for the camper @$179 each... Looked at the hand written invoice(computer down so couldn't do a fancy printed one) when I got home and he has written the following:

3 x 'XYZ' tyres, fitted & balanced @ $179ea.
Total: $507.00

You know, he even used a calculator to add it up...

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Follow Up By: Member - Tonester (VIC) - Monday, Apr 02, 2007 at 21:50

Monday, Apr 02, 2007 at 21:50

When I was about 10yo or something, I worked with Werribee Lions at the country music thing at Werribee Park on a drink stand. Some arrogant lady once was c'mon c'mon, its this much and this is the change, c'mon. It just didn't add up to me but I got cowed and just gave the bleep to her. Worked it out later she ripped herself off. To this day I still remember laughing afterward.

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Follow Up By: Member No 1- Tuesday, Apr 03, 2007 at 07:32

Tuesday, Apr 03, 2007 at 07:32

hope you only paid 507

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Follow Up By: GeoffMc - Tuesday, Apr 03, 2007 at 07:52

Tuesday, Apr 03, 2007 at 07:52

So did you point out the error and hand over the $30.00?

The reason I ask, is that it appears that the majority of the posts on this forum talk about the business trying to rip off the the poor consumer with dishonest practices and such. (And I know a lot of it goes on.)

If he had of tried to charge $560.00 we all would have been accusing him of trying to "steal" $30.00, but if you said nothing and just walked out the door, what have you just done to him?

Now I'm not saying that you didn't bring it to his attention because I wasn't there, but from the "sound" of your post, it didn't appear so ...... hence my original question.

It is a 2 way street.

Cheers ...... Geoff

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Follow Up By: ImEasy - Tuesday, Apr 03, 2007 at 14:55

Tuesday, Apr 03, 2007 at 14:55

GeoffMc,

>So did you point out the error and hand over the $30.00?<

He read the reciept when he got home, now home could of been a half hour drive for all we know, would you have gone back and said that they made a mistake, and hand over the $30?

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Follow Up By: GeoffMc - Tuesday, Apr 03, 2007 at 19:35

Tuesday, Apr 03, 2007 at 19:35

ImEasy ..... the answer is a resounding "YES", and if you find that hard to believe then I would venture to say that you probably wouldn't have.

Now let me ask you a question .......... If it had happened to you in reverse and you were shorted the $30.00, would you have called them and made some sort of arrangement to get your money back, or would you just say "it's too far to go, they can have it!"??

You see mate, I'm not trying to be high and mighty here, but if you don't take it back it's "theft" ..... plain and simple and no matter what type of spin anybody tries to put on it it's still theft.

Off my soapbox for the evening,
Geoff

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Follow Up By: Member - Tonester (VIC) - Tuesday, Apr 03, 2007 at 19:41

Tuesday, Apr 03, 2007 at 19:41

yo dudes. how dare you hijack my whinge with your whinge.

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Follow Up By: GeoffMc - Tuesday, Apr 03, 2007 at 19:50

Tuesday, Apr 03, 2007 at 19:50

Hey Tonester, please accept my humble apologies.

............ and you're right, no one should hijack a good whinge.

Later dude,
Geoff

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Follow Up By: Member - Tonester (VIC) - Tuesday, Apr 03, 2007 at 20:00

Tuesday, Apr 03, 2007 at 20:00

lolololol

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Follow Up By: ImEasy - Thursday, Apr 05, 2007 at 15:48

Thursday, Apr 05, 2007 at 15:48

GeoffMc

Now let me ask you a question .......... If it had happened to you in reverse and you were shorted the $30.00, would you have called them and made some sort of arrangement to get your money back, or would you just say "it's too far to go, they can have it!"??

Answer, NO, my mistake.

If id noticed they made the mistake whilst I was there at the shop, I would of told them, as ive done in the past, but if I found the mistake when I had arrived at home then I wouldnt go back, what goes around comes around, like many a time ive come home from buying something and it werent in the bag!

Off my soapbox for the evening.

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Follow Up By: Member - Blue (VIC) - Saturday, Apr 07, 2007 at 19:06

Saturday, Apr 07, 2007 at 19:06

He's got my number, if he wants his money he can ring me... I've been dudded so many times I'm due some payback...

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Follow Up By: Bonz (Vic) - Tuesday, Apr 10, 2007 at 14:50

Tuesday, Apr 10, 2007 at 14:50

Blue, the correct terminology is RIPPED ON.

As in

"Man, I got back 18c more change than I was due"...

"Dude! you got ripped ON!"

hehehehe

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Follow Up By: GeoffMc - Tuesday, Apr 10, 2007 at 15:16

Tuesday, Apr 10, 2007 at 15:16

ImEasy ......"what goes around comes around, like many a time ive come home from buying something and it werent in the bag!"

Blue ....."I've been dudded so many times I'm due some payback..."

I've got to admit you 2 are pretty good. In your minds you can justify anything but no matter what spin you put on it, in the end you are still thieves. Just glad I don't fall under the heading of "mate of yours".

Cheers ..... Geoff

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Follow Up By: Member - Blue (VIC) - Tuesday, Apr 10, 2007 at 15:39

Tuesday, Apr 10, 2007 at 15:39

Geoff,
I stand before the forum as a thief then...

I do however consider that if I had asked for 3 tyres but took 4 and only paid for 3, then I would be a thief... If a bloke in a managerial position (he did announce himself as the store manager when I rang) can't add up using a calculator, then I consider him to be a victim of his own stupidity...

Btw, received a printed invoice in the mail today, no mention of monies owed and a card offering a discount on my next purchase should I require a full set.

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Follow Up By: Member - Tonester (VIC) - Wednesday, Apr 11, 2007 at 09:33

Wednesday, Apr 11, 2007 at 09:33

as per my original problem when posting this, between then and now, I have STILL lost a another full overflow tank of coolant, this will be the 5th time the same Toyota place wil be having a look to go fix. I'm going to take all the pent up rage and anst spent in this post and shoot it all at them in both barrels to ensure it is fixed fully and properly at all points in the coolant system this time. Oh yeah, at no cost to me either. Must be a thief as well

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Follow Up By: Member No 1- Wednesday, Apr 11, 2007 at 09:47

Wednesday, Apr 11, 2007 at 09:47

i would have thought that you would have noticed coolant on ground from being parked overnight?......

if not maybe its internal?

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Follow Up By: Member - Tonester (VIC) - Wednesday, Apr 11, 2007 at 12:08

Wednesday, Apr 11, 2007 at 12:08

haven't seen anything noticable, but its disappearing very slowly somewhere

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Follow Up By: Pezza (Bris) - Wednesday, Apr 11, 2007 at 14:08

Wednesday, Apr 11, 2007 at 14:08

Hey Geof,
IMO a thief is someone who takes something without permission, show me where in Blue's case he took something without said permission ?

Pezza

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Follow Up By: GeoffMc - Wednesday, Apr 11, 2007 at 14:25

Wednesday, Apr 11, 2007 at 14:25

Pezza, IMO a thief is someone who takes something that doesn't belong to them ....... period.

BTW ....do you think he called back the tyre store to get permission to keep the $30.00?? ....don't think so. But as I said in my earlier post, one can justify anything if he/she really wants to and apparently you do as well.

Cheers ..... Geoff

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