Left a friend's mobile phone (Philips Xenium GSM) to quote for a repair. The problem: not charging. I told them I wasn't sure if it was the charger or the battery.

Anyway, got a quote of NZ$ 250 to have

battery replaced

charger replaced

mobile phone fixed

Of course I declined the quote, because for this amount my friend can buy a new Nokia GSM.

Got back to the office and was playing with the phone, and noticed a rattle on the battery. Since it's a vibrate model I gave it a good shake. To my surprise when I put the battery back in the phone came back alive! I then plugged the charger and it's now charging.

Contacted them over the phone and was told that it didn't work when they tested.

So, this company wanted to charge me for more things than needed. What a surprise, uh?