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09-01-2024 04:05 PM |
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Originally Posted by retiredguy123
(Post 2365919)
When I first bought my house, I wanted to hire Dean's but I went with Massey. The reason was that I can pay Massey whenever they perform a service. No service, no payment. Dean's requires that you provide them with a credit card that they can charge at their convenience. I have discussed this several times with the Dean's manager, but their credit card policy has no flexibility. So, they have never gotten any business from me.
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So many of examples of how businesses, not consumers, are "in command" so to speak; give US your CC or, no service for you. I ALWAYS go back to a bit of wisdom a grad school professor offered up during my MBA studies: "note, annotate, and make a written record of EVERYTHING, complete with date in time, when push comes to shove, he with the DOCUMENTATION wins !" As well as putting c.cards on "file" with a business, I am growing increasingly unwilling to deal with those who insist you must put their "app" on your phone to take advantage of sales, discounts, etc. Their "right" of course, but my right to "just pass"....LOL ! Lowe's has recently changed their policy on My Lowe's Members. Spent many thousands with them, had My Lowe's card since the program began, but they no longer honor memberships unless you have their "app" on your phone ! And of course all those "apps" constantly update, track, etc. Sometimes I do wonder, is my cell phone MY cell phone for me ? Or is it only a tracking device I PAY FOR as a convenience for others ? ? :cryin2:
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