I delivered the laptop on Saturday. It went much better than I expected. She seemed gratefull to have it back and in working order. I showed her the things I fixed and some extra work I did to make sure that her daughter had a backup copy of the recovery disks so if she had a problem next time it would be an easyier fix.
She paid me without hesitation. We did not talk about money and she just took the money out and handed it to me. I did not count it in front of her but counted it on my way out the door and was happy to find she had given me the agreed apon amount.
One interesting side note was one of her coworkers stopped me on the way out the door and said can I talk to you about a computer problem. What was funny she did not want to talk to me in front of the lady who just paid me. So she asked me to step outside to discuss her issue. I don’t know yet if she really wanted help or was just testing me to see if I would give her the same deal. I guess I will find out later if she calls me.
The folks who know me know that I give a good deal to the people who ask me for help. If I was not doing this as a hobby I would have to charge much more. They get a good deal because I do not do this full time and I get a little extra cash to help meet my obligations from time to time.
