Very shady business practice.
I told the owner my lamp socket was loose and bulb wouldn't turn on. Also I had a table fan that needed lubrication. He immediately told me it was $10 deposit for each item to look at. I asked if he could listen to the fan and possibly quote me repair cost since I didn't want to pay more than I did for the fan. He proceeded to plug the fan in to hear the problem. He then informed me the bearings needed lubrication (which I have no problem fixing and paying for). Then I put lamp on the counter where I noticed it came unthreaded under the shade and tightened it in front of the owner. I then asked if he could plug it in to see if I discovered the problem hopefully saving myself embarrassment of leaving a perfectly good lamp for no reason and some money.
The owner refused to plug in the lamp citing concerns for power surging. I asks why the fan posed no threat however the lamp did. He had no answer.
I took my fan and lamp and informed him that not plugging it in seemed a little peculiar and that I did not want to do business with him. Sure enough when I got home my lamp worked perfectly. I think he and I both knew I had repaired an item he wished he could have taken money for doing nothing.
Shady