美国对锁匠尤其mobile locksmith没有严格的监管,导致开锁容易被漫天要价。大家万一被锁了可以参考一下我第2次避坑的方法。
第一次被坑:
早上出门钥匙丢前座车门反锁,慌乱中我google出很多5星mobile locksmith,电话到Call Center,接线员问了电话,地址,和车型,说马上会有locksmith联系我,发车价格30刀。不一会Locksmith电话进来,说30分钟以后到。一会小哥开着subaru到了,掏出气囊撑开车窗,钩子伸进去把门把手勾开了。让我付$299开锁费, 我”What?! That’s too much“,小哥表示理解但是不能商量 “I totally feel you but it’s our company’s policy, you can get a refund from your car insurance, please sign here”。于是在小哥手机上签字,zelle转帐,小哥text我了电子发票。
第二次避坑:
和第一次一样被锁了,这次冷静有经验了,电话到call center后特别问了开锁的总价,接线员让我问Locksmith要estimate。马上一个locksmith电话进来,我要开锁总价的estimate,locksmith说不看到车不能估价。
Locksmith显然急着要挂电话:“I’ll be there in 30 minutes, see you boss!”
我没有退缩: “Wait! Please provide a total estimate before you come over!"
locksmith: “I can do it for $199, does that work?”
我:“Sorry it’s out of my budget”, 对方OK后挂了。
然后神奇的事情发生了: ![]()
- 马上第2个locksmith来电:“I can do $149, does it work?”, 我“Sorry it’s out of my budget”, 对方OK后挂了.
- 马上locksmith#3发了短信:“I can do $119, does it work?”, 我“Sorry it’s out of my budget”, 对方OK挂了
- 马上locksmith#4发了短信:“I can do $99, does it work?”, 价格很合理了,我cheap的说“Sorry it’s out of my budget”, 对方OK挂了
- 马上locksmith#5发了短信:“I can do $60 and come over 30 minutes, does that work?”, 感觉再下去就是我坑locksmith了,连忙回“That works great, see you soon!”, 不一会儿小哥来了,真的只charge了60刀,打工人不容易,给了10刀小费以示感谢。
locksmith的工具是这样的:
