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In an era where working for the man takes longer than we care to earn the paycheck we are all looking for, there are more folks looking to make easy money than there are those earning an honest living. To make the quickest income, crooks are always on the prowl for gullible people to scam. In the car window tint industry, there is no shortage of scam tint companies and teams of guys with department store tint film waiting to slap it on your BMW’s windows and charge you for the skill and products they do not possess. At Jet Black Tint, we spend a considerable amount of time removing shoddy tints and repairing car windows damaged by the other guys. In today’s post, our tint experts will clue you into some signs of scams you should avoid.
Any honest company, car window tint or otherwise, will be transparent in their pricing. When you go to a restaurant, you’d be leery if none of the prices were listed on the menu — the same should cause some pause at an auto tint shop. Prices listed on their website for services may be for the base price with a disclaimer that specialty vehicles or custom work may incur additional costs, but when you speak to a technician all costs should be spelled out fully and clearly. Auto tint shops that don’t include everything in their pricing list are usually hiding something and looking to take more of your money.
At Jet Black Tint, all of our pricing is clearly listed online and you can check out and pay before you even come in for your service appointment. That way, you know there won’t be any additional, hidden fees. Please note that exotic cars may have a slightly higher charge, which is listed on all of our online product descriptions and ads. Simply call your local JBT shop to get the exact price you can expect to pay.
A glaring red flag for any scam company is the lack of online reviews or reviews that have comments like “I never heard back” or “I can’t get a hold of them.” Of course, no company can please everyone but read through a few of the reviews to see what the tint shop does well and what other customers had complaints about. If the negative reviews reference a specific employee or process, follow up to ask if those issues have been corrected or if you’ll run into the same problems. If the negative review, however, mentions poor product quality, shoddy installation, or anything about how the operation runs as a whole, it is a red flag that should not be ignored.
Jet Black Tint is proud to have more than 1,000 5-star reviews on various review platforms including Yelp, Google, and Facebook. While we have our fair share of less than stellar reviews, they are normal complaints that have been addressed publicly. Our customer testimonials speak volumes about our legitimacy and debunk any thoughts of scams.
When you attempt to contact the business, is the only option an email address or a social media message? This is the 2022 equivalent to a pager and a burner phone used for replies. Unless you’re looking to score something you don’t want law enforcement officers to know about, this is no way to do business. A legitimate tint shop will have a physical shop address and contact phone number readily available to the public. And, when you call it, a person will answer.
At Jet Black Tint, each of our 13 locations has tint technicians who are happy to serve you. When you place a call to your local shop, you’ll have the name and contact information of an actual person who can answer your questions and update you on the status of your car at any time — no yelling “REPRESENTATIVE!” into your phone on our line.
A good rule of thumb in the trade of goods and services as well as life in general is: if it sounds too good to be true, it is! If the deal a tint shop is offering just doesn’t seem logistically possible or as a sound business move, it’s because it isn’t. Chances are, they are baiting you with a golden deal to take your cash and leave you with the short end of the stick. The old adage “you get what you pay for” doesn’t necessarily mean that you should pay the most or look for the most expensive option, but it does mean that in-expensive usually does mean cheap.
Jet Black Tint is home to some of the best tint film installation deals in the Bay Area, and while we offer competitive pricing and inexpensive options, we also offer high-end products and complete car protection packages.
Searching their website or talking to their employees and you still can’t get a clear answer about the products they carry? While some may think that perhaps it’s because they are limited to whatever shows up in the truck that week, the truth is, it’s because they aren’t sure either. If they are ordering their product from discount department stores, aren’t you better off purchasing and installing your own car window tint?
At Jet Black Tint, we partner with some of the top names in the industry including Solar Gard® and Global®. All of our tint experts can walk you through the product options and let you know which one is the best product for your needs.
Don’t hand your hard-earned cash over to some scheming “window tint company,” trust the actual experts with a backbone. At Jet Black Tint, we regularly remove and replace vehicle window tint and paint protection film that was installed by scam artists looking for a quick buck that left our customers with damaged vehicles. Don’t trust your luxury sports car to a crook who’ll ruin your ride. Instead, book your services at your nearest Jet Black Tint today!