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   On 11/26/25 05:54, Cindy Hamilton wrote:   
   > On 2025-11-26, Carlos E.R. wrote:   
   >> On 2025-11-26 01:25, Ed P wrote:   
   >>> On 11/25/2025 7:03 PM, Carlos E.R. wrote:   
   >>>> On 2025-11-25 22:28, Ed P wrote:   
   >>>>> On 11/25/2025 1:45 PM, Carlos E.R. wrote:   
   >>>>>> On 2025-11-25 03:16, Ed P wrote:   
   >>>>>>> Couple of weeks ago there was discussion of dishwashers.  I   
   >>>>>>> mentioned mine failed the night before leaving for a couple of   
   >>>>>>> weeks.  It is a 7 year old GE that does a good job so worth fixing.   
   >>>>>>> I called Mike, the appliance guy while away so he could come today.   
   >>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>> I could have done the job after watching a video.  My guess for   
   >>>>>>> time would be about an hour+ for the repair, plus time getting the   
   >>>>>>> part. Mike said it is a common failure and he has probably done a   
   >>>>>>> hundred of them and carries a couple of the circuit boards with   
   >>>>>>> him. It was amazing to watch him do the job in about 20 minutes.   
   >>>>>>> remove lower panel, removed door, disassemble door, remove circuit   
   >>>>>>> board, then reverse.   
   >>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>> Cash price $280.   
   >>>>>> Do you know how much was "work" and how much the components? These   
   >>>>>> things are still much cheaper on my corner of the world, often the   
   >>>>>> replacements boards are too expensive, not the workmanship.   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>> Labor was $99   
   >>>>> Part and tax $204   
   >>>>> Credit card total $303.   
   >>>>> Cash price $280.   
   >>>> Ah, ok, so labour was not that exorbitant. The part was expensive. But   
   >>>> now I am curious about some other thing: they charge differently with   
   >>>> credit card than with cash?   
   >>>>   
   >>> Seriously?  If you pay with a credit card, they pay about 3% fee, and   
   >>> there is a record of the transaction.  As a business, you report it, pay   
   >>> various taxes on the income, both business and personal.   
   >> Well, I know that the cost for the merchant is different, but it is   
   >> forbidden to charge differently. It is usually written in the contract   
   >> with the bank.   
   > Small contractors will often accept a discounted payment for cash,   
   > which they need not report as income.  That's illegal, of course,   
   > but it's a problem only if they get caught.   
   >   
   Someone has to pay for all those "free" government programs.   
      
   Slugs never pay so it's always the private-sector working stiff.   
      
   We need another round of DOGE.   
      
      
      
        
          
        
        
       
On 11/26/25 05:54, Cindy Hamilton   
         wrote:
   
       
   
       
   
         
On 2025-11-26, Carlos E.R. <robin_listas@es.invalid> wrote:   
   
   
         
   
           
On 2025-11-26 01:25, Ed P wrote:   
   
   
           
   
             
On 11/25/2025 7:03 PM, Carlos   
   E.R. wrote:   
   
   
             
   
               
On 2025-11-25 22:28, Ed P wrote:   
   
   
               
   
                 
On 11/25/2025 1:45 PM, Carlos   
   E.R. wrote:   
   
   
                 
   
                   
On 2025-11-25 03:16, Ed P   
   wrote:   
   
   
                   
   
                     
Couple of weeks ago there   
   was discussion of dishwashers.  I   
   mentioned mine failed the night before leaving for a couple of   
   weeks.  It is a 7 year old GE that does a good job so worth fixing.   
   I called Mike, the appliance guy while away so he could come today.   
      
   I could have done the job after watching a video.  My guess for   
   time would be about an hour+ for the repair, plus time getting the   
   part. Mike said it is a common failure and he has probably done a   
   hundred of them and carries a couple of the circuit boards with   
   him. It was amazing to watch him do the job in about 20 minutes.   
   remove lower panel, removed door, disassemble door, remove circuit   
   board, then reverse.   
      
   Cash price $280.   
   
   
                   
   
                   
   
   Do you know how much was "work" and how much the components? These   
   things are still much cheaper on my corner of the world, often the   
   replacements boards are too expensive, not the workmanship.   
      
   
   
                 
   
                 
   
   Labor was $99   
   Part and tax $204   
   Credit card total $303.   
   Cash price $280.   
   
   
               
   
               
   
   Ah, ok, so labour was not that exorbitant. The part was expensive. But   
   now I am curious about some other thing: they charge differently with   
   credit card than with cash?   
      
   
   
             
   
             
   
   Seriously?  If you pay with a credit card, they pay about 3% fee, and   
   there is a record of the transaction.  As a business, you report it, pay   
   various taxes on the income, both business and personal.   
   
   
           
   
           
   
   Well, I know that the cost for the merchant is different, but it is   
   forbidden to charge differently. It is usually written in the contract   
   with the bank.   
   
   
         
   
         
   
   Small contractors will often accept a discounted payment for cash,   
   which they need not report as income.  That's illegal, of course,   
   but it's a problem only if they get caught.   
      
   
   
       
   
       
Someone has to pay for all those "free" government programs.
   
       
Slugs never pay so it's always the private-sector working stiff.
   
       
We need another round of DOGE.
   
        
      
      
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