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My big mistake with a carpet stretcher rental
I had a job last month in a big old house in Springfield, the living room was huge. I figured I could save some cash by renting a power stretcher instead of buying one, thinking it was a smart move. The rental place charged me $75 for the day, which seemed okay. But the one they gave me was beat up, the teeth were worn down and it kept slipping on the tack strip. I wasted over two hours fighting with the thing, re-stretching the same section three times because it wouldn't hold. Ended up making the job run way late and the homeowner was not happy. I lost that $75 plus about $200 in time I could have been working on the next room. Has anyone else had a bad rental experience that cost them more than it saved?
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the_lee13d ago
You said it cost you $200 in lost time, but that's just a guess on future work. The real loss was the two hours and a grumpy client, which happens. Bad rentals are annoying but they're not bank-breaking.
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the_lily13d ago
Totally, that's a fair point. Had a rental last month that ate up a whole afternoon for basically the same outcome.
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grant.nina12d ago
Yeah exactly, it's that feeling of wasted time that really gets you. I had a rental car last year that had a weird electrical smell, spent half a day on the phone and going back to swap it. The money wasn't the big deal, it was just the whole hassle for nothing. You're right, it doesn't ruin you but it sure ruins your afternoon. Makes you just want to get in your own car and drive away from the whole thing.
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