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| Topic: | The Hall of Shame This thread has 445 replies. Displaying posts 61 through 75. |
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| Post 61 made on Monday July 20, 2009 at 00:36 |
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On July 19, 2009 at 22:53, pilgram said...
People pay for this??
I think I'm going to be sick!! thats an understatement. I Hope this was a "Big Box Store" install. What an embarrassment to our industry. Its people like this that give us good company's a bad rep and nickel and dime us. Ughh
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The Bitterness of Poor Quality is Remembered Long after the Sweetness of Price is Forgotten! - Benjamin Franklin |
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| Post 62 made on Monday July 20, 2009 at 00:49 |
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On July 20, 2009 at 00:36, SignatureSV said...
What an embarrassment to our industry. Its people like this that give us good company's a bad rep and nickel and dime us.
Ughh I think that's what REALLY upsets me! Good people wasting their money on a crap install..........
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| Post 63 made on Monday July 20, 2009 at 00:54 |
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On July 20, 2009 at 00:03, CCD said...
My first thought ditto
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| Post 64 made on Monday July 20, 2009 at 01:04 |
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Sadly - NOT a big box install, just another local 'specialty' retailer.
Mind you, this is also from a company that nails an advertisement to every phone pole within a 3 block radius of a high-end neighborhood.
And I thought the same thing about the speaker hole! You've just cut a huge access point to get the cables to the TV... why not use it?????
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| Post 65 made on Monday July 20, 2009 at 01:45 |
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On July 20, 2009 at 01:04, bluerhythmav said...
And I thought the same thing about the speaker hole! You've just cut a huge access point to get the cables to the TV... why not use it????? There is an access hole cut for the left hand speaker which also could have been used. Probably would have been quicker and easier to use the speaker holes than glue the wires to the ceiling too!
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Wireless speakers? Of course Sir. Choose the colour and size you like. As you don't seem to think sound quality is important, I will not plug them in. |
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| Post 66 made on Monday July 20, 2009 at 03:25 |
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honestly, that last shot looks like the wires were put there in anticipation of crown molding installation.
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| Post 67 made on Monday July 20, 2009 at 03:43 |
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Those wires are screaming........ 
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| Post 68 made on Monday July 20, 2009 at 03:54 |
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I posted this a while ago. Maybe this method pre-dates my time in the industry. Zone speaker power switches  
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| Post 69 made on Monday July 20, 2009 at 05:55 |
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On July 19, 2009 at 21:35, DHarmonyAV said...
Didn't get the job because client wanted a fixed rate to fix everything...  So what's wrong with quoting him 10K for labor, plus parts, and giving him a refund at the end of project? Call him and ask him if he got anyone to bite, and if not, explain to him that you want to work with him, but you can't guarantee anything other than it won't take over 100hours, or whatever.
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| Post 70 made on Monday July 20, 2009 at 08:49 |
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Not quite our industry and sad i never got a photo, but I did once a satellite cable installed that was joined by twisting the cores together and held in place with good old fashioned sellotape.
But it was indoors so it didn't really need any more than that, did it?
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| Post 71 made on Monday July 20, 2009 at 10:19 |
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On July 20, 2009 at 08:49, JamesSDavis said...
...a satellite cable installed that was joined by twisting the cores together and held in place with good old fashioned sellotape. What atrocities! Now, if it was electrical tape, that would be totally acceptable. Such product is meant for covering exposed wires and black matches the cable sheeting. :-)
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| Post 72 made on Monday July 20, 2009 at 13:06 |
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On July 20, 2009 at 03:54, SOUND.SD said...
I posted this a while ago. Maybe this method pre-dates my time in the industry. Zone speaker power switches What??????? !&#^#!% I didnt know they made switch covers that big Im going to take note and quote that on my next install. Its obviously the right thing to do. I cant believe ive been so stupid selling the wrong items. Netstreams, Russound & Niles... This way i have a higher profit margins, Genius.
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| Post 73 made on Monday July 20, 2009 at 14:30 |
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| Post 74 made on Monday July 20, 2009 at 14:43 |
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| Post 75 made on Monday July 20, 2009 at 14:50 |
Never underestimate the homeowner and the facts they leave out...
More than half the time I fix things like this I find out in the end they were trying to do it themselves or they have a brother-in-law or friend that "knew how to do it".
"I uhhh, hired a guy and then he just stopped showing up"
Sure you did - red flag jobs.
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