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havic626:
I was looking at a few ads in the sunday paper and i came across something to me is stupid.  At Best Buy they charge about 199$$ to install your tv and to hook up your ps3 to it.  Are there people out there that pay this??????  For 20$ or a 18 pack ill hook up your tv and your ps3!!!!!!

shardian:
Life Lesson:
Never do "favors" for people who aren't part of your deeply trusted inner circle, or unless they are actually intelligent. Anyone else will forever attribute ANYTHING that could be considered less than optimum performance YOUR fault, no matter how irrelevant to what you did or what they screwed up themselves.
Let them pay Best Buy, that way you can stay acquaintances.

hulkster:
people will pay tons of money for a convenience.  just like i pay $30 or so to have my oil changed in my car.  i know i could probaby do it myself and save money, but i care more about pinballjim's opinions than i do my car. 

another example is that i paid to have my pool "closed" for the winter.  yes i have a pool and it sucks, worst decision ever to buy a house with a pool.  anyway, i paid $150 to have two guys come out and drain some stuff and put chemicals in.  i didnt know how to do it, and i really didnt want to know how so i paid for it.  now, i dont pay for installation services of electronics because im not afraid to hook it up.  i do freelance for people at my work and i charge $40 an hour for pc stuff.  tomorrow i have to get a guys pc and basically just do some defrags, spyware scans, and AV scans...ill make around $80 because his pc is so dang slow.  but he doesnt care because he doesnt have to worry about it. 

Dartful Dodger:
What shardian said.

With insurance, gas, time and other headaches 190 seems low.

When you buy a product from Best Buy they push warranties and batteries, even if the product doesn’t require them.

I've never heard them ask if I need assistance to the car, let alone offer to have it installed.

ChadTower:

If the person is actually intelligent, as shardian says, they can hook up their own TV and won't be asking you to do it anyway.  If they ask, they don't fit that description.

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