Thieving computer shop owner - what to do?

On 28/01/2017 at 0:58 PM, Retiredandhappyhere said:

So it was the victim's fault for not doing the job himself?  Do you service your own vehicle?  Do you service your air-cons yourself?  If not and you get screwed by the contractor, is it your own fault?

Perhaps you missed the part where I wrote S I M P L E.

If servicing the aircon means opening a flap, removing a filter, washing it and then replacing it, then yes, I would service my own aircon unit.

I certainly wouldn't allow the technician to take it away for months to replace the filter. So yes, he made himself a victim for not doing even the slightest research on what needed to be done.

Remember, that the machine wasn't faulty, so nothing to diagnose.

Those are business machines and as such are designed for very fast servicing.

I could literally do that job in ten minutes whilst he stood there and that would include fitting the old HDD into a suitable caddy.

So yes...caveat emptor.