I am sure that you are much like me and so you understand that as daily consumers of goods and services that things are changing. I call it the revival of our economy. What am I talking about you ask? Well I have stated this over and over about eating out on a daily basis simply because it is convenient at my stage in life. Because of that, I get to see the subtle price increases in what we pay for tacos, toothpaste and meds. By now you probably heard that our economy is slowly improving because profits are up even though hiring is still not happening. But I also notice that some businesses are also gouging the public because they are going to extremes in making money.
Take today for instance. I took my vehicle to the Peppy Boys this morning after they gave me an estimate on the phone of $130.99 to repair a water hose. But once there, they said they had made a mistake on the labor, which would increase my cost to $210. Left with little choice, I said ok but told my wife that I expected them to call me to say that they found something else that needed fixing. Sure enough, in about two hours I get the call. They said that after fixing the hose, they found out that it was not the hose but a "Y" that was leaking and were willing to give me a discount and charge me only $200 more. So my total would be $410.
So you see our economy is improving and capitalism is alive and thriving in SA. Makes me want to come out of retirement and go work for the Boys.
