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Not All Repair Shops Are Equal: Beware Cheap Prices for Repair!

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The Cell Phone & Tablet Repair industry is now a $1.4 billion industry according to IBISWorld. According to a recent study by SquareTrade, a leading device protection plan company, damaged iPhones alone have cost Americans $10.7 billion. So if you've broken a phone once, twice or dozens of times - you know who you are and we love you! - it's OK your not alone!! The simple truth is that everyone has a phone and phones break. Remember the first step is admitting that you have a problem. The problem is that your phone is broken or it could be soon. So what do you do? Where do you go to get it fixed? NOT ALL REPAIR SHOPS ARE EQUAL One mistake we see customers make all the time is to go with the cheapest price for a repair but just like anything in life cheap isn't always best. If you want a hamburger you could go to McDonalds but if you want a REALLY GOOD hamburger go to Shake Shack - love those hamburgers and their fries, boy howdy! Let me do you a favor and sha

STOP! THINK! REMEMBER! Not All Repair Services are Equal! Please be careful.

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The Cell Phone & Tablet Repair industry has changed a lot since we got into the business more than five years ago. Some good things - Some bad things! GOOD NEWS: There are more places to get your cell phone or tablet fixed! BAD NEWS: There are more places to get your cell phone or tablet fixed!! In fact, the repair industry is over a $1.5 billion industry and has grown to employ thousands of people according to IBISWorld. That is great! And WiGoClinic is proud to be a part of such a dynamic and quickly growing industry that has provided new opportunities to so many people - like us! Unfortunately, it has also allowed a lot of people who shouldn't be fixing phones & tablets the opportunity to do so. It seems like nowadays all you need to do is post an ad online, find some cheap retail space in a closing mall or work out of the back of a laundromat (No lie, I know of two local laundromats who have cell phone repair shops) to fix someones phone. So while we would