That customer who insisted I install his router in a metal cabinet

I had a guy in Columbus last month who bought a $400 wifi setup and wanted it mounted inside an old metal filing cabinet. I told him twice it would kill the signal but he said 'it needs to be out of sight.' I walked him through the job anyway and of course he called me back 2 hours later complaining about dead zones. He actually tried to argue it was my fault for not using better equipment. Has anyone else had a client refuse to listen about basic physics?

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webb.stella4d agoMost Upvoted

Did you actually start the install or just walk away when he refused to listen?

wrenh794d ago

Did you actually start" - I've noticed people do this ALL the time in real life too, they push someone to do something their way then act shocked when you actually go through with it. @webb.stella probably knows that feeling of being forced into a corner and then blamed for following through.