Suggest an independent phone repair place in San Diego?

[Ichinisan]

I'm in Georgia and my sister is in San Diego, CA. She is distraught after learning that Apple would charge $199 to replace her cracked her iPhone XR (black) display. I told her she'll probably want to use a third-party repair service, even though Apple does some sneaky stuff to discourage third-party replacement. Can someone suggest some affordable + competent places in San Diego?

I get the feeling everything on Google / Yelp is ranked based on paid promotion, so they're probably not the most affordable.

 

[SKORPI0]

Not covered by AppleCare? Id be weary of third parties replacing the cracked display, even if it is cheaper. Cough up the $$ and let Apple replace it.
Check listings in Craigslist/Offerup/FB Marketplace and find out how much they charge. Maybe also local fix-it-up places that can do it the same day.

 

[Ichinisan]

Not covered by AppleCare? Id be weary of third parties replacing the cracked display, even if it is cheaper. Cough up the $$ and let Apple replace it.

Well that would definitely encourage Apple's anti-consumer practices.

Check listings in Craigslist/Offerup/FB Marketplace and find out how much they charge. Maybe also local fix-it-up places that can do it the same day.

Yeah. I gave her a phone number for "uBreakiFix" because it's the only national chain I know of, but I don't expect the price to be competitive with an independent shop. I also wouldn't want to pick a random independent shop without a recommendation from someone who used it.

Thanks. Maybe uBreakiFix will have a reasonable price.

 

[heymrdj]

Can’t imagine much cheaper than 150$. Parts, and someone’s time and shop to do the repair? It’s not a 10 minute thing. I think Apple is winning based on sheer volume of repairs. The last iPhone I had someone get repaired around here cost them 115$, but San Francisco is easily 4.7x the COL of here.