if someone broke in it would be defending himself.quoted for the courts so they can see that you were aiming to kill and not defend
You're supposed to shoot to kill.quoted for the courts so they can see that you were aiming to kill and not defend
I think $15 is way to low for that kind of service. I would expect a minimum of $50 to unlock a door just based on drive time and gas prices.
How does $200 sound?
Okay I swear this story is a repost. I was sure it was a thread necro till I double-checked the date. This exact story has been posted on ATOT in the last few years...
Edit: Okay, not exactly the same, but similar theme. Note to ATOT: Do not believe locksmith's advertised prices.
To bad the guy knows where you live and knows how to unlock your door in under 5 seconds...
So last Friday, I locked myself out of my apartment. I had taken my key off and tied it around my shoelace to run with, but I forgot to put it back on my keychain. DOH! I have since had an extra made just for running, learned my lesson.
Anyway, I didn't realize I was locked out until I came home from a night out, around 1AM. I tried calling my apartment maintenance service, no answer. Ugh. I had to be somewhere in the morning so I needed in. I looked up a locksmith from my phone, and found one that advertised $15 locksmith service. I called them up, and they said they were sending someone out. Cool, I thought. :thumbsup:
Two guys show up, eastern European and they hardly speak any English. The one was just along for the ride, but the other was a badass locksmith. Opened my door in about 5 seconds.
I then pull out $30, $15 for the fee and another $15 tip. He says, "NO, its $180". I said your website advertised $15. He says, "No, $180. Its late" (I assume some sort of fee for the time). I said I don't have $180, I have $30. Which was true that's all I had. He then demands that I follow him and his friend to an ATM so I could give them $180. I said that is extremely dangerous and refused to go.
At this point, I should have threatened to call the police. I didn't, I was not thinking straight as I was starting to get a little nervous with the two of them getting upset. I told him I'd pay him the $180 with my credit card, thinking I would just dispute the fuck out of it. He got pissed off that I wasn't paying in cash. Finally charges me with the CC. I wake up the next morning, and he charged my CC $200. LOL what a piece of shit. $200 to unlock a door.
After the pending charge cleared I called up Chase, they sent me dispute forms and I just typed up my story, printed out their add off the internet advertising $15 and sent it in. I called them to follow up on it, and the representative went over my paperwork, and said he was going to put $185 back on my card. $200 - their alleged $15 fee.
BAM! Take that you POS locksmith.
:thumbsup: to chase.
All you guys hating on OP are retarded. Locksmith scams are EXTREMELY common.
http://www.cnbc.com/id/28876001/Consumer_Alert_Locksmith_Fraud
http://consumerist.com/2008/10/i-fell-for-the-locksmith-scam.html
So now some eastern european transplant has your credit card number AND a grudge against you.
There is a Name for people like you:
"A Fucking Thief"...
AND the ability to unlock his door in 5 seconds flat...
I hate feeling like I'm getting pushed around as much as the next day, but this Albanian knows where you live, is pissed off at you enough to commit CC fraud, and has uninhibited access to your residence. I would have probably just ate the $$$ and chalked it up to a life lesson.
I thought most credit card companies you just click "dispute" charge on the website without having to do all of this? That's all I've ever done, even with chase. They don't care, they give you the money up front, then pursue the company that charged you to fill out the forms. I'm not sure why you needed to fill out forms.
Ok slow down.
A) He cant even get into my building, there are doors that you need a keycode to punch in to get them to open. Granted he is a locksmith, but there are no visible locks on the door, it is a magnetic release.
B) Assuming he could get past the magnetic key-code door and breaks into my apartment to assault me, I would promptly shoot him. I have my Springfield loaded right under my bed, so he is welcome to come try. Hell, he can even bring a friend or two, I could use the challenge.
C) How is that CC fruad? I told Chase exactly what happened, and they gave me my money back. How is telling Chase the 100% truth, a fruad?
D) You would just eat a $200 charge after they advertised $15? Fuck that
Standard procedure, been through it myself. Just because they refund the dispute amount upfront doesn't mean they won't reclaim it when you don't follow up by sending in the forms (and they *will*).
For one, $200 really isn't highway robbery to unlock a door 'off hours'. Did you really expect someone to drive to your place and unlock your door for $15? That seems a bit absurd to me, regardless of what the google ad said.
Also these guys wouldn't come back at night picking locks etc... They'd most likely to a 'quick robbery' during the day.
For one, $200 really isn't highway robbery to unlock a door 'off hours'. Did you really expect someone to drive to your place and unlock your door for $15? That seems a bit absurd to me, regardless of what the google ad said.
Also these guys wouldn't come back at night picking locks etc... They'd most likely to a 'quick robbery' during the day.
For one, $200 really isn't highway robbery to unlock a door 'off hours'. Did you really expect someone to drive to your place and unlock your door for $15? That seems a bit absurd to me, regardless of what the google ad said.
Also these guys wouldn't come back at night picking locks etc... They'd most likely to a 'quick robbery' during the day.