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martialar t1_j6c4nn2 wrote

Reply to comment by Cfchicka in My baby is home; hit the scratch & dent jackpot. by buoyantgem

Did they charge you after just leveling your washer or did he at least do other maintenance and inspection? I had a plumber come out once to check the water pressure on a faucet and all he did was grab an empty big gulp cup from his truck, unhook the line under the sink, then open the line to check the pressure at the wall (which was working fine)

"that'll be $150“

no, that's highway robbery

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SalsaBueno t1_j6cut23 wrote

No, that’s a hour of someone’s very valuable time. Not his problem you called him out for something simple.

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scottawhit t1_j6di5p8 wrote

$150 is the minimum charge for a plumber to get in his truck and drive to your house. His time costs money same as yours.

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vorsky92 t1_j6e6xdl wrote

How much do you charge for work where you have to advertise, bill, wait for someone to call, schedule time, pay for gas and tolls to get there, spend your time driving, pay anyone else that helps or works for you, pay for contractors insurance, study to have the knowledge to know what to do, fight with the customer over the charges, buy the tools to perform the job, perform the actual job, risk injury, guarantee the work is correct, then spend your time waiting until the next appointment. Fitting about 3-5 of these jobs in 8 hours.

But I suppose 4 hours of actual work and 4 hours of distraction in an office setting is worth $240 in your mind.

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milesbeats t1_j6ec7x0 wrote

You have to remember.. that plumber could have been somewhere else making money . It’s not that they wanted to over charge ..your repair could have taken them away from another one

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BackpackEverything t1_j6fm59o wrote

Interesting way to say you don’t respect other people’s time and expertise.

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