Is a VIS required if the valve is removed?

[NudeDiver]

That price seems higher than the market demands in most places in the United States. I would not think that type of pricing would be good for business in the long run. However, this constant refrain of "you got robbed" doesn't hold water. You can't get "robbed" at a merchant when you are holding the credit card and he/she gives you a price. If you accept the price, volunteer the credit card, it is a little difficult to describe it in the same league with the real crime of "robbery". Anyway.

rob
   /rɒb/ verb, robbed, rob⋅bing.
–verb (used with object)
1. to take something from (someone) by unlawful force or threat of violence; steal from.
2. to deprive (someone) of some right or something legally due: They robbed her of her inheritance.
3. to plunder or rifle (a house, shop, etc.).
4. to deprive of something unjustly or injuriously: The team was robbed of a home run hitter when the umpire called it a foul ball. The shock robbed him of his speech.
5. Mining. to remove ore or coal from (a pillar).

Thanks, mom.

 

[NudeDiver]

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NudeDiver you work for free, right?

The labor fee was $8.50, about as much as it would cost me to buy you lunch. Yes, I'll buy my mechanic lunch for working late to get my truck fixed. I'm confident that this dive shop would stay open late if I was in a pinch for an air fill, they probably comp it so they would not have to open the registrar.

It takes but a few seconds to screw in a valve. If you think those few seconds are worth $8.50, I'll be happy to sell you as many of them as you wish to buy.

 

[ReefHound]

RonFrank, NudeDiver, ScaredSilly, and ReefHound
What do you charge at your shop?

We charge $15 and I know shops that charge less. All I said was the $24 quoted to take a lookie is more than most shops charge for a full VIP. You have presented no evidence to contradict this. All the blabber about what a good shop is worth to a diver doesn't change that.

If one is going to pay $8.50 for someone to just take a look, might as well pay for a VIP and get a detailed inspection report and a new sticker.

I buy people's lunch all the time. I would buy lunch for you, too. I don't mind at all when I make the offer of my own accord but I would tell you to take a hike if you demanded it from me.