I would agree with the people on the side that you got ripped off. I would also agree with the people who say the tech had a right to charge you what he did.

Take this as a learning experience. This guy ripped you off, and had every right to. Why; because you let yourself be ripped.

J.HIDALGO had it right when he said ask for an estimate. Since you didn't ask, he charged you what he wanted after the work was done. If you had asked for an estimate and he said 2 hours, you could have done 3 things. 1) accept the 2 hour estimate; 2) negotiate a lower estimate (2 hours; how about a 2 $20 bills instead, its only 5 mins of work.); 3) go elsewhere.
Heck, he may not even had said 2 hours if you'd asked before the work was done, thinking you'd have walked away.

Ah, I usually call around, and get the estimate on the phone.

Good luck moving forward


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