u/Next_Branch7875

Hello!

I miss authentic salsa amarilla that coworkers moms would make back in Texas. I need this to live. Ideally this is a yellow and creamy in texture, but very hot salsa. Im tired of habanero salsa that doesnt have the real flavor that lengua tacos deserve. Do you have a taqueria with salsa amarilla? Or a really impressive salsa bar? Please no peruvian chicken salsas. Its just not the same.

My mom has a Toyota Rav4 and yesterday, she took it to an auto repair shop because the brakes were making noise, I'm not really sure the extent of it.

Earlier today, she told me she expected the repair to be around $300. Today I went to pick up the car and was told the total was $3,349.87. I mean, that was a shock to say the least.

I later found out the shop called my mom this morning to get authorization for additional work. English is not her first language. She genuinely believed she was approving about $320, not $3,349. She never would have knowingly agreed to spend over $3,000.

The invoice includes:

• Front brake pads and rotors
• Rear brake pads and rotors
• Brake fluid flush
• Synthetic oil change
• Serpentine belt
• Spark plugs
• Fuel system service
• Transmission service
• Cooling system service
• Air filter
• Cabin air filter
• Wiper blades

Additional context: She is working today and most or all of the services show the exact same approval time on the invoice (8:00 AM), suggesting they were all approved during one phone call.

My issue is that my mom believed she was authorizing around $320, not over $3,300. I just can't believe they explained every singular charge to her. I just can't help but think that they knowingly took advantage of the language barrier.

Yes, I understand she is at fault as well.

Are we completely fucked?

EDIT: She did not request all of this work guys. She just went in for the brakes. That's it. She received a phone call where for some reason, she understood it would cost around $320. And yes, that is stupidly low for all of that work and she agrees she made a mistake. They also sent a message showing all of the "technician findings" but nowhere does it say that they were going to work on those things.

And finally, yes she has said she will pay for it. Like I said, my main issue here is knowing that they used her language limitation against her.

Final Edit: , I'm going to go back there and work with them to see what they can do. We're fully expecting to have to pay it all back since she did make a mistake despite not fully understanding it.

Thanks for the advice/sympathy from MOST of you.

Recently very disappointed to see really weak deals to use my chase sapphire prefferred points for airline travel for an upcoming trip and figure it is probably time to bail. I'm a little intimidated by the idea of comparing other card ecosystems, especially throwing potential business cards into the mix.

CREDIT PROFILE

• * Current credit cards you are the primary account holder of: (list cards, limits, opening date):
  • Chase Sapphire Prefferred @ $95 annual, 25k limit
  • Chase Freedom Flex 20k limit
  • Chase Freedom Unlimited 15k limit
  • Capitalone Savor One 10k limit
  • Amex Bluecash everyday 50k limit
  • Citi Custom Cash 8k limit
• * FICO Scores with source -Transunion 805
• * Oldest credit card account age with you as primary name on the account: 7 years
• * Number of personal credit cards approved for in the past 6 months: 0
• * Number of personal credit cards approved for in the past 12 months: 0
• * Number of personal credit cards approved for in the past 24 months: 0
• * Annual income $: 80k

CATEGORIES

• * OK with category-specific cards?: Yes
• * OK with rotating category cards?: Yes
• * Estimate average monthly spend in the categories below. Only include what you can pay by credit card.
  • * Dining $: 200/mo
  • * Groceries $: 250/mo
  • * Gas $: 20/mo
  • * Travel $: 2000 annually
  • * Do you plan on using this card abroad for a significant length of time (study abroad, digital nomad, expat, extended travel)?: No
  • * Any other categories (examples: phone/internet, insurance) or stores (example: Amazon) with significant, regular credit card spend (the more you specify, the better): $ significant auction and ebay purchasing for my business. capitalone has a semipermanent offer for 5% cash back for ebay, maybe 500-1500/mo
  • * Any other significant, regular credit card spend you didn't include above?: $ nope
  • * Can you pay rent by credit card? If yes, list rent amount and if there's a fee for paying by credit card: $ I wish

MEMBERSHIPS & SUBSCRIPTIONS (delete lines that don't apply)

• * Current member of Amazon Prime?: yes
• * Current Verizon postpaid customer?: nope and not interested
• * Current member of Costco or Sam's Club? yes costco
• * Currently paying $13.99/month or more for Disney Bundle (Disney+ / Hulu / EPSN+) or other Hulu services? nope and not interested
• * Current member of Chase, US Bank or any other big bank?: banking is through citizens, not trying to switch
• * Are you or your spouse active US military?: no
• * Are you open to Business Cards?: (these are an option if you have any kind of side gig, such as selling on eBay or Etsy) yes

PURPOSE

• * What's the purpose of your next card (choose ONE)?: TRAVEL REWARDS!
  • * If you answered "travel rewards", do you have a preferred airline and/or hotel chain you regularly use?
    • I aggressively do not prefer any one airline. I travel domestically and to wildly different places globally, though most upcoming (next 5 years) travel will be domestic, mexico, europe. perhaps a card with good exchange rates with various airlines?
• * Do you have any cards you've been looking at? Nope really clueless. Hoping to stay under $100 for any annual fees. wondering if theres something that might allow be to use my capitalone ebay cash back offers towards points?

Planning on snagging two dozen blue crabs in the morning (not catching myself) and then driving about 6 hours and having the crabs for dinner. In your experience is very much difference between getting them cooked or getting them live and transporting (i have experience doing this) and steaming them myself? Is it worth it to get them alive or is the difference pretty marginal in your experience?

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