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Locked Out of Your Car? Beware The "$19 Service Call" Bait and Switch!
If you lock your keys in your car and search "locked out of car" on your smartphone, you're likely to find plenty of professional locksmiths offering their services for only $15 or $19. Sounds great! Problem is, these are most often neither locksmiths nor professional. Beware the "bait and switch" tactic likely to follow:
Here's the bait...
"We will come to you for only $19"!
"No locksmith can give you a price over the phone".
"Seeing what is happening with your individual situation is a must". "Some cars have more sophisticated security systems that may take longer to unlock and cost more as well."
Really? You really want to put that out there for the real lockout locksmiths to see? Well then, let's break it down, line by line (or lie by lie)...
"We will come to you for only $19" Yeah, I'm sure you will. I like to call this the EXTRA $19 charge, as it is in addition to what they determine the actual work will cost you. It's the old "bait and switch" and the scam artists have been known to rip unsuspecting customers off for hundreds of dollars, plus the nineteen!
$19 sounds cheap and attracts a lot of attention, but it's basically what they're going to charge you just to come out and give an estimate. $19 will be added to the total price once the work is completed. Don't like the quote? Oh well. They will still expect and demand that you pay the $19!!
"No locksmith can give you a price over the phone"
Really? A reputable one will, all day and every day. It's called a FREE quote and it's how most real businesses operate. You should always get a flat rate "total" over the phone for any lockout locksmith service, never a "service call charge, plus labor"!
"Seeing what is happening with your individual situation is a must"
There are not many makes or models that a professional hasn't seen. Unlocking a car is like delivering a pizza. Most of the "job" is simply driving to the location. The actual work normally takes under a minute, if you know what you're doing!
"Some cars have more sophisticated security systems that may take longer to unlock and cost more as well"
Really? Please tell me which one's take longer? And what exactly is a more sophisticated security system? ... "oh wait a minute now, you have one of them there sophisticated security systems that takes longer to unlock" ...whatever! A professional already knows what security system to expect and, once again, the actual work normally takes under a minute, if you know what you're doing!
The average price to unlock a car should be in the $40 to $60 range, TOTAL. This may be slightly higher after-hours or on the weekends but you should still always get a flat-rate price.
Reputable locksmiths and lockout professionals know how to do their jobs, how to run their businesses and, most importantly, how to provide honest customer service. Unfortunately, the scam artists know how to use Google Adwords better than most lockout locksmiths. Unfortunate for both the honest locksmith and the unsuspecting customer.
Need help setting up a Google Adwords account for your lockout or locksmith service?
Check out our new book “Breaking Into Cars for a Living”, now available for kindle @Amazon.com: Breaking Into Cars for a Living!: Earn a Six-Figure Income Working From Home as a Roadside Services Provider eBook: Jon Taylor: Kindle Store or visit us @ www.MrQuickPick.com.
www.QuickPick.net.
www.QuickPickLockout.com.
MrQuickPick™ Lockout Locksmiths
$39 TOTAL to Unlock ANY Car in America! That's 39 Dollars - ONE Price - QUICK Service - Call 1-800-391-QUICK
Here's the bait...
"We will come to you for only $19"!
"No locksmith can give you a price over the phone".
"Seeing what is happening with your individual situation is a must". "Some cars have more sophisticated security systems that may take longer to unlock and cost more as well."
Really? You really want to put that out there for the real lockout locksmiths to see? Well then, let's break it down, line by line (or lie by lie)...
"We will come to you for only $19" Yeah, I'm sure you will. I like to call this the EXTRA $19 charge, as it is in addition to what they determine the actual work will cost you. It's the old "bait and switch" and the scam artists have been known to rip unsuspecting customers off for hundreds of dollars, plus the nineteen!
$19 sounds cheap and attracts a lot of attention, but it's basically what they're going to charge you just to come out and give an estimate. $19 will be added to the total price once the work is completed. Don't like the quote? Oh well. They will still expect and demand that you pay the $19!!
"No locksmith can give you a price over the phone"
Really? A reputable one will, all day and every day. It's called a FREE quote and it's how most real businesses operate. You should always get a flat rate "total" over the phone for any lockout locksmith service, never a "service call charge, plus labor"!
"Seeing what is happening with your individual situation is a must"
There are not many makes or models that a professional hasn't seen. Unlocking a car is like delivering a pizza. Most of the "job" is simply driving to the location. The actual work normally takes under a minute, if you know what you're doing!
"Some cars have more sophisticated security systems that may take longer to unlock and cost more as well"
Really? Please tell me which one's take longer? And what exactly is a more sophisticated security system? ... "oh wait a minute now, you have one of them there sophisticated security systems that takes longer to unlock" ...whatever! A professional already knows what security system to expect and, once again, the actual work normally takes under a minute, if you know what you're doing!
The average price to unlock a car should be in the $40 to $60 range, TOTAL. This may be slightly higher after-hours or on the weekends but you should still always get a flat-rate price.
Reputable locksmiths and lockout professionals know how to do their jobs, how to run their businesses and, most importantly, how to provide honest customer service. Unfortunately, the scam artists know how to use Google Adwords better than most lockout locksmiths. Unfortunate for both the honest locksmith and the unsuspecting customer.
Need help setting up a Google Adwords account for your lockout or locksmith service?
Check out our new book “Breaking Into Cars for a Living”, now available for kindle @Amazon.com: Breaking Into Cars for a Living!: Earn a Six-Figure Income Working From Home as a Roadside Services Provider eBook: Jon Taylor: Kindle Store or visit us @ www.MrQuickPick.com.
www.QuickPick.net.
www.QuickPickLockout.com.
MrQuickPick™ Lockout Locksmiths
$39 TOTAL to Unlock ANY Car in America! That's 39 Dollars - ONE Price - QUICK Service - Call 1-800-391-QUICK
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