Thread: Rip off of the week

Originally Posted by mikee

Interestingly often "rip off" is an individuals perception at the time.

if something looks simple and easy when performed by a killed professional tradie or engineer then what is often not apparent is how long and how much experience it has taken for that person to learn the task well enough to make it look "quick and easy"

Margins on parts is a whole different matter, usually if held ex stock margins are higher and if ordered as required smaller as its sold before it arrives so no need for storage and warehousing.

As far as skilled tradies and professionals then that is a definite totally different discussion but in my own trade those who are generally considered "older" workers now make up the bulk of the skilled workers. This really changed when "training" became an industry with certificates for all, rather than "training on the job".

Agreed

The one that gets me is people listing broken stuff on TardMe and saying "Could be an easy fix for someone in the know"

If ya don't know then how the fuck do ya know it's gonna be an easy fix, ya wanker?!?

Phew, now that I got that off my chest I have another acrostic for tac a1's list-

REPCO - Ripping Every Poor Cunt Off
HYUNDAI - Hope You Understand Nothing's Driveable And Inexpensive