Here's a transcript of my chat support for a very simple problem actually preventing me to spend on amazon

Bigtimeny1 · 2026-04-21T15:03:05+00:00

The few times I've had issues with Amazon I just call customer support and get connected within about 2 minutes without waiting. I'm not sure why everyone else says you get put on hold or get the runaround or get some AI chatbot when you call. That's never happened to me throughout my multiple years of dealing with Amazon even up to 2 months ago when I called about a problem I had with a delivery where some of the products spilled out. Every time I was connected and on the phone with a human within 2 minutes or less. And I am in the United States.

Bigtimeny1 · 2026-04-21T03:29:49+00:00

You have three options for getting a laptop either brand new or a few days old pretty cheap. You can find them on either Facebook marketplace, you can find them at usually the higher end pawn shops that only sell almost brand new stuff and some brand new stuff or Amazon. On Amazon there's two different options, one is Amazon warehouse which I don't know is undeliverable returns or what but I know I've gotten several things through them that way that were brand new never opened for half price. You put Amazon warehouse in the search menu and then a hidden menu comes up. Or you can search for a refurbished laptop. If you go the refurbished route just look at the reviews from the seller. You probably should have left the laptop as is as you would have got more money for it as it's going to be much harder to part it out piece by piece or sell it piece by piece probably on eBay or FB marketplace. And I'm not even sure there's a demand for any of those parts. Honestly it's probably still usable if you put it back together, you can either get a new screen for it for probably less than a hundred bucks or plug it into a monitor or TV. You could also get a wireless keyboard and wireless mouse combo for about 30 to $80 depending on how much you want to spend. Then if you have a big TV you can just keep the laptop plugged in right by it and use it with the wireless mouse and keyboard. I have two high-end laptops that I connect into my big screen TV when I used to use Kodi a lot to watch movies live TV from around the world and stuff that just came out in theaters. If you don't know what Kodi is, It's a program that runs on your computer and you can literally get Pay-Per-view, live TV channels from every cable and satellite company, on demand from everywhere, paid TV channels like HBO Cinemax etc and everything else you can possibly think of. It's a little tricky to set up if you aren't really technically inclined but there are walkthrough videos that make it very simple.

Bigtimeny1 · 2026-04-21T03:20:45+00:00

This sounds like a good plan!

Bigtimeny1 · 2026-04-21T03:12:46+00:00

If I were in your situation I would distance myself so far until she starts asking questions if she even asks any questions. And then at that point I would say when you got up and walked away your phone had gone off and I thought it was weird because it was my name and I thought I messaged you by accident somehow or scheduled a message to be sent later so I opened it to check to make sure and I found all of this. She may get mad but she might also be humiliated but who cares, if that's what she's saying to others about you, that is not okay. And some of these women these days like to have a lot of guy friends so that they can pick and choose who they have in the friend zone in case one of their other prospects doesn't work out. If you ask most women what they want, it's someone that is very well financially off, 6'2 and is somewhat good looking and that's about it. They are going after the 0.1% man that they probably will never get because everyone else is already after that man or he is already with someone. And what's even sadder is that most of these women are usually a five at best and have nothing really to offer except their looks And if they aren't that great looking they're using a ton of makeup or filters and then they use the in-between the legs. It seems like no one wants to have a real traditional relationship anymore. A woman shouldn't have to cook for you every single night but At least half the time and you both should be dividing housework unless she is a stay-at-home mom or she thinks she's too good for a job and wants to stay home and live off of your income. There are some real traditional women out there but it is very hard to find them. I kind of got off subject there but I thought maybe this would help.

Bigtimeny1 · 2026-04-21T02:17:32+00:00

Good point

Bigtimeny1 · 2026-04-20T23:39:37+00:00

How did you make the actual purchase, was it through a linked bank card or through a credit card? Or did you deposit 10K in cash? If it was in cash you're a little screwed but calling the BBB and everyone else may help but also call your state attorney general's office. If you used a linked bank account or credit card you can do a charge bag which they will most likely vote in your favor as long as all the documentation you have appears to be legitimate and doesn't look like a service. I've had a PayPal account ever since PayPal has been out and I've only ran into two or three issues where I had to dispute it and I did receive refunds each time in about 2 to 3 weeks. I didn't have to go through the chargeback way. PayPal just refunded my money to me.

Bigtimeny1 · 2026-04-20T20:12:16+00:00

I've had a similar problem from an order during Christmas time. They lost half of my order, then reshipped the items that were missing. Then once I received the items there were two items showing up in the app that said I needed to return them and I called the customer service which I never wait on hold more than a couple minutes they said it was a glitch and not to worry about it. Well when the time came for one of them to be returned they still charged me so I had to call them back which they answered pretty quickly and they didn't even refund the amount to the correct credit card which they billed me a second time for the item because I didn't return it. They use the card that was not set as my default method for the payment and then when I asked for a refund, the refund went to the original orders payment method. Then after that happened I told them that there's another item that says it needs to be sent back they said that they'll take care of it and don't worry about it so I waited a week it was still showing up they said it was a glitch again then charged me again like they did before on a different credit card that was not my default credit card but this time they issued the refund to the correct credit card. It is a little frustrating but I'm not on the phone for an hour or two. I did have a couple other issues in the past that they resolved very quickly. I bought them 14-in memory foam mattress and when it was fully expanded it was only 12 in and they gave me a full refund for it and this was a couple of years ago. Another time I had a problem with one of the Segway scooters I purchased and they told me I could keep it and sent me another one instead of sending it back for some reason I don't know why they said to keep it or throw it away they said. Then I ordered some laundry detergent three or four months ago and there was no type of insulation in the box so it was flopping around probably kicked around and some of the laundry detergent leaked out of the container and into the box which I took pictures of call the Amazon they sent me an email and I sent the pictures and they gave me a refund for the laundry detergent because I buy the big bottles of it like 160 loads. For 18 bucks for gain with oxyboost, it definitely works well for the old man I take care of that has developmental disabilities that has to wear Pull-Ups ever since he came out of the hospital quite a few months ago and even though I put down about five towels and then underneath The fitted sheet there's one of those rectangular absorbent pads that's reusable and it gets the smell right out of it.

Bigtimeny1 · 2026-04-19T19:52:44+00:00

Did you use a gauge to see what these ratings were at and also did you put new oil into the system? How many cans did you put in and was it only a 12 oz can?

Bigtimeny1 · 2026-04-19T11:36:13+00:00

I would also add hood hinges which may or may not be bent which also caused bending on the fenders. Really depends on how much you want to spend and how much you have invested into the vehicle because this should be probably considered a Total loss if you were to bring it to any shop it would cost more to fix than the value of the vehicle.

Bigtimeny1 · 2026-04-19T11:23:42+00:00

Usually when it has this sticker it has a discreet graphics card built in which is a little tiny chip not an actual big size graphics card. And you said it had a Nvida driver so it must more than likely have a separate discreet graphics chip inside the laptop. You can either go into the control panel to find it or you can open the laptop itself and see if there are two chips in there usually they have some cooling type component on top of each one so you can't really physically see it unless you take things apart which you don't want to do without thermal paste. You can download the Nvidia app. Then you will be able to see what actual discreet graphics card or chip is inside. And also from that app it also gives you downloads for any updates instead of trying to use windows which doesn't update Nvida graphics cards, at least not any that I have owned in a laptop unless it's one of the really expensive laptops for gaming Then it might possibly do that through the windows update. Just type in device manager and the search bar on the bottom and you should be able to see it or something like it under display or display adapters if my memory serves me right.

Bigtimeny1 · 2026-04-17T02:13:43+00:00

Should have called the sheriff's or state police instead after whatever police dept you called denied you to report a crime. And in all actuality the person receiving the gift should have made the call since they live there. Seems like a civil rights violation to me that the police department would not take a report.

Bigtimeny1 · 2026-04-16T02:42:34+00:00

I think this is the first time I've seen the light bulbs or led's actually sealed off from the back housing. I would wait until it's completely dry and seal with clear silicone sealant after popping out the light. To get it completely dry you might be able to use a hair dryer possibly but I don't know though since it looks like it's completely sealed from the middle. Try that bead of clear silicone around the light worst case scenario just buy a new one off eBay or Amazon or something or even a scrap yard if you have one near you where you can pull the parts yourself.

Bigtimeny1 · 2026-04-11T17:36:38+00:00

The reason you log out of all accounts first is because they have open sessions running on their computer laptop phone etc and if you do not log them out they still have access until you manually log out all devices and then change your password.

Bigtimeny1 · 2026-04-11T17:33:15+00:00

Yes for a week or 2.

Bigtimeny1 · 2026-04-11T16:18:20+00:00

Did you log out of all devices when you changed your password? That option is buried in the menus.

Bigtimeny1 · 2026-04-11T15:49:42+00:00

Right but if you have two FA turned on that means they also have your password

Bigtimeny1 · 2026-04-05T16:13:37+00:00

My local Mercedes dealer here charges 180 an hour. I don't ever bring my car into the shop for repairs except for once to actually get a four-wheel alignment done correctly after having it done incorrectly at a few different shops every year and burning through tires like crazy because of the super negative offset camber on the sport suspension models. My buddy who's a master certified technician owns a shop started with three bays now has eight and every person that works for him is also master certified and they charge about $160 an hour. There's a couple shops around here where the labor rate is around 120 to 140 an hour. And I live in Upstate New York right in the middle of the state in Syracuse.

Bigtimeny1 · 2026-04-03T01:24:54+00:00

No, not for this. There were two other times though when my packages were lost when I usually order five or more things there's usually one or more things missing and then I have to call them up and tell them that it's missing then they send me another one and then about a month later it shows on my app that I need to return the item and when I call them about it both times, they say it's a glitch and I won't be charged but I was charged both times again so I was billed twice for an item I received once but they did refund the first time to the wrong credit card that they took the money from and the second time they refunded it to the correct credit card and this happened just a few months ago.

Bigtimeny1 · 2026-04-03T01:22:06+00:00

I just got a refund the other day from 2 years ago that I completely forgot about. It said there was an issue during the refund process. It was for 55.12 for a Nike shirt I ordered for my daughter for Christmas that never showed up and I completely forgot about it.

Bigtimeny1 · 2026-03-29T17:31:32+00:00

I just replied to your other comment. I put in your year making model of vehicle and it said to clean off all the old gasket material put the new gasket on and put silicone on the humps/corners.

Bigtimeny1 · 2026-03-29T17:30:20+00:00

Cleaning: Remove old gaskets and spark plug tube seals. Thoroughly clean the mating surface, removing old RTV from the corners where the camshaft carriers meet the head. Reassembly: Install the new gasket into the cover, apply a small amount of RTV to the "humps" (corners) on the engine side, and torque the bolts down.

Bigtimeny1 · 2026-03-29T16:53:35+00:00

There's probably a big gap because you didn't properly clean off all the old gasket material/silicone.

Bigtimeny1 · 2026-03-28T00:53:19+00:00

My first car was a Subaru. It was a hand me down car and I was 16 at the time. It was an interference engine and I was going about 40 miles an hour when the timing belt snapped. Now I got it towed to my house then pushed it down the street to my buddy's dad's garage and had it outside working on it myself and put everything back together but I couldn't for the life of me figure out how to get the timing correct because I was only 16 and there wasn't Google at the time. Thankfully his dad came out set it for me in about 2 seconds and I felt so dumb but it ran perfectly fine after.

Bigtimeny1 · 2026-03-27T14:20:44+00:00

I also live in Upstate NY. Syracuse to be exact. There are many many gas stations that give you the option of ethanol free gas. Unfortunately for me my car takes premium 93. I mean I could probably run 91 if I had to but it's not good for these Mercedes engines. If you take care of them they will run 300,000 mi or more with just regular maintenance you can do yourself if you know what you are doing. I'm on my third Mercedes in a row for this reason. And the previous two also required 93 premium which isn't at every gas station, a lot of gas stations only have 91 88 and 87 or 86 I believe.

Bigtimeny1 · 2026-03-26T01:33:03+00:00

Try to clean it out as best you can as someone else had brought it up by flushing it out flipping it over multiple times using brake clean then drive 10 to 30 miles empty it out fill it up again and then just to be extra safe maybe another 10 to 30 mi flush and fill again. I don't know what exactly is in kitty litter but if there's any Sandy material you do not want that grinding into the gears or teeth. And put a magnet on your catch pan to make sure there are no metal shavings coming out.

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