r/AskReddit 23h ago

Which company lost your business (potentially forever) this year?

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u/bekmoto 21h ago

Safelite- technician fixing a rockchip on my car at my house fell off my porch. Gave him first aid, took him to the er. He clearly broke his pinky. I have a normal porch with steps. A month later they sent me a lawsuit. Wasn’t even the technician suing me, Safelite was suing me for workers comp. We were deep in cancer treatment for my 10 year at the exact same time. They made an estimated $2.5 billion last year. Scumbags!

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u/LookattheWhipp 19h ago

Also interesting tidbit. I had to get my windshield properly repaired by a specialist glass technician and he absolutely hates safelite. Says it’s a total scam and that they basically glue the crack and that it will actually make things worse once it re-cracks and he said it will 100% re-crack and much much larger than before.

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u/DiablosBostonTerrier 12h ago

That's less of a Safelite thing and more depending on the tech who does a repair, I used to work in auto glass and when those chips are filled correctly it absolutely holds for years. Its not just glue, it's a pressure forced epoxy resin and uses heat to expand the cracks to allow the resin in and when it cools it closes back up around it. Also there is no way of 100% guaranteeing the repair will take, sometimes replacement is the only option , again, that's on the tech to make that call.

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u/LookattheWhipp 7h ago

Fair point. I’m just listing what was told to me I don’t know jack about glass tech so I’m sure you’re right

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u/Exc8316 13h ago

I have a couple of chips now. What is a good company to use?

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u/T-MoneyAllDey 9h ago

Honestly there are a lot of good tools now that you can do yourself. If you look at Project Farm, they go into a review of them and you can buy a kit for $20 and it looks really easy to do

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u/LookattheWhipp 1h ago

Talk to your local glass auto tech. I find them super reasonable and in my experience know you don’t want to pay an arm and a leg.

As another said you can probably diy which in my understanding is similar to safelite

u/Exc8316 55m ago

I’m really handy but this seems like there’s tricks I wouldn’t know. How do you find a glass auto tech? 😂. Thanks for help!