Being cheap is not a factor. It is a given, yes. His reasoning is like another client who had a lightning storm take out a TV and an AVR. His response was "I have lived here for 20+ years and have never had a problem with lightning!" Well, freakin' DUH dude! UNTIL NOW! S4!+ happens bruh! The logic is just non-existent. Spock would pull his hair out!
"When I eat, it is the food that is scared." - Ron Swanson