Some people spend a lot of money on nice things, and then act like they don’t exist.

So, what would you do if a customer paid you to fix a high-end gaming computer, but after three months, they still haven’t picked it up? Would you put it aside and hold onto it for them? Or would you put a timeframe on it, with clear implications?

In the following story, a computer repair shop owner finds himself in this situation and ends up with a nice gaming computer. Here’s what happened.

Hey if you don’t want your $1000 gaming computer I’ll take it

I own my own computer repair business, and a customer called me up asking me to build them a computer. They had all the parts and just wanted someone to put it together, as they didn’t trust themselves.

It was a fairly high-end computer. They spent probably $2000+ on parts. I put it together with no issues, and they were very happy.

When they picked it up, they asked if I could fix up one of their older computers so their kids could play together.

After a week, they still hadn’t picked it up.

The computer they brought in was maybe 2-3 years old, but for the time, it was top-of-the-line parts and probably cost $2000-$2500, they bought an Nvidia GTX1070 and told me that it needs a hard drive and some extra fans.

So I picked up a $100 hard drive, swapped in the 1070, installed the fans and it ran like a dream, I called them and told them it was ready, they were again really pleased and said they would be by later in the day.

3 days later, I call them again and ask when they want it, and they say they will be on the weekend.

7 days later, they say they will be by at the end of the day.

Two weeks later, it was still there.

2 weeks later, I call and get no answer, so I leave a message and send them an email explaining that starting at the beginning of next month, there will be a $20/week storage fee since it’s been over 30 days since it was completed.

I called them in the middle of the week to again confirm when they wanted it and explain the fee, but there was no answer, so I left a message and texted them.

The week after, I called, and there was no answer, so I left another message, an email, and a text.

Maybe they did him a favor.

On week 3 there was still no answer but they called me back 2 days later explaining there was a family emergency and they were out of town and they would be by within 2 days to pick it up, 3 days go by and they don’t show up or call.

In week 4, I call one last time to explain that this will be the last message they will get from me, and that I will hold on to the computer for 90 days, at which point I will assume you don’t want it and take ownership.

So we are over day 100, and I now have a very good gaming computer for the low investment of $100.

Wow! They really didn’t care about that computer!

Let’s check out how the folks over at Reddit feel about his new gaming rig.

This person doesn’t care about the situation.

Yet another reader who doesn’t think he’s wrong.

Exactly.

And if he does, he can handle it then.

Maybe he didn’t have the money.

Either way, the guy probably knows it’s his own fault.

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