We could go on about customer service woes for hours!!!! (at least I could). But I agree with you, customers that just refuse to understand how things work, but get frustrated when changes (especially those involving money) need to made, then irrationally take it out on the dealer/service guy--drive me crazy!!
My least favorite one is probably the customer that is just bitter that they have to spend money, no matter what the circumstances, and takes it out on you. Hey, I don't like plunking $600 down to have my transmission fixed either, but life happens--don't take it out on me!
My latest incident was just last Friday. The power goes out in the customer's building, and one of his 6 year old Liberty computer doesn't come back on. Lights on front of the unit, but no video, no post, etc. Generally the sign of a bad motherboard, and no matter what it is, pretty much not worth fixing. I told them it was probably related to the power outage, but I couldn't say for sure. So his daughter, who manages the restaurant, tells me that "her dad was a little disappointed/frustrated that we didn't tell her that these should be on power conditioners." Actually, I think they were on power conditioners--but that's beside the point. That's like going back to the car dealer after you've been in an accident, and complaining to sales guy that he should have told you to buy a car with air bags.
Gimme a break. You got 6 years out a computer (that I didn't even sell you), the brand of which I've seen go bad in just over a year many times, it's covered in crud... what the hell are you complaining about? For the love of god, you got your use out of this... stop whinning, and just replace the thing.
Nothing like being the whipping boy
