Business is Anything

So here in Portland, there's this neat little electronics graveyard/thrift store called Free Geek. I recommend checking it out because you never know WHAT you'll find. I was pricing out LCDs because Florencia's was dying (to the point where I couldn't fix it).

I'm looking at the scraptops, the laptops used for scrap parts, and this guy and I get to talking about projects, and he ran a shop across the river called Bolt. I had Florencia with me, so I showed him my work and what I needed. He said he'd sell me a new LCD if I stop by, so I did.

I go in, and he showed me this magical box of various LCDs. I only needed something that fit my FLAX cable, so screen size was no issue. Instead of doing repairs himself, he let me go back in the back of the shop and work on her myself, much like when I go to Autozone. This is the BEST customer service ever because most places would charge me for a screen and not let me work on it myself. Hell, I bet most people wouldn't work on Florencia because of what I did to the case. Not these guys. These guys are awesome.

So after I fit the new screen on her, it was time to pay. It was $25 for the screen and I got to keep the laptop I scrapped it from (which had a blu-ray player, so I swapped drives). Then he threw in a free Mac iBook4 which only needed a fan.

Sometimes, the best thing you sell is customer service, which may have NOTHING to do with you doing work. Letting me use their space to switch my screens was amazing. I even have my next project, Turret (my new Mac).

I recommend these guys ANY day of the week. Go check them out!