Tired of being scammed and overcharged

[Anonymous]

The ZIP Code up charge for home services should be considered a scan in a fraud.

I think for services like car and dentistry and anything that has to do with a businesses rent and overhead is a little bit different and you can control some of that by going outside of your ZIP Code area to more affordable place.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So much fraud in dentistry. Lots of "you have a cavity we need to fill" on perfectly healthy teeth.

Yes!! At a new dentist I had 8 cavities. I really freaked out since I’m very conscientious about brushing and flossing. Drove back to my old dentist and had zero. He even went over my X-rays with me and showed me. Now I just drive an hour each way to still go to my old dentist. It’s been 15 years and I’ve had one cavity since.

What really upsets me about dentistry is not just the cost, it’s that someone would have drilled into my teeth and further weakened them for no reason. And then you’re more likely to end up with root canals and implants later. I love my teeth.

Same experience, though not with 8 teeth.

Another time, a dentist said I had a cavity that needs filling, had me schedule the appt to fill it. I canceled it later but went back to the dentist for a cleaning and had other visits later. They never mentioned it again. Wth!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I let dh handle all car repairs. I can’t tell you how many times I got up charged as a female.

I think the secret to not getting scammed is learning to do everything yourself. If you hire someone to change your AC filters (my neighbor doesn’t know how!) you’re just asking to get up charged everywhere.

Our AC filters are in the attic, my wife probably doesn’t even know where the HVAC is.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The ZIP Code up charge for home services should be considered a scan in a fraud.

I think for services like car and dentistry and anything that has to do with a businesses rent and overhead is a little bit different and you can control some of that by going outside of your ZIP Code area to more affordable place.

We live in NVa. Usually look to contractors who are based past Manassas for better deals. The difference in cost for tree removal was in the thousands.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So much fraud in dentistry. Lots of "you have a cavity we need to fill" on perfectly healthy teeth.

Yes!! At a new dentist I had 8 cavities. I really freaked out since I’m very conscientious about brushing and flossing. Drove back to my old dentist and had zero. He even went over my X-rays with me and showed me. Now I just drive an hour each way to still go to my old dentist. It’s been 15 years and I’ve had one cavity since.

What really upsets me about dentistry is not just the cost, it’s that someone would have drilled into my teeth and further weakened them for no reason. And then you’re more likely to end up with root canals and implants later. I love my teeth.

I can so relate. I went to a highly recommended dentist whose name was always appearing in our neighborhood list serve. The unpleasant feeling started when the tech started berating me that I have excellent dental insurance and I am not using it to clean my teeth twice a year. I was relatively new to the country, moved relatively recently to the area after living in another state, so lots of upheaval. Then of course the crazy X-rays that took ages, and then madam dentist appears with ts ts ts look of how horrible my teeth are and counts 14 or so cavities - basically 50% of my teeth - and presents me with a treatment plan.

My procrastinating nature saved my teeth, and then I had opportunity to go back home and go my dentist to fix a few while I am home and she couldn’t find see a ***single*** cavity.

The monster here wanted to drill 14 locations in my perfectly healthy teeth. This was over 15 years ago and I had 2 or so cavities filled since then (one in an existing cavity that needed to be resealed).

I never went back to that nasty dentist who tried to take advantage of someone new to the country and relatively young just cause I had dental insurance.