I called to make an appointment for a review of our downtown commercial property. Evan himself answered the phone and agreed to send someone out to look. He said he'd charge $150 for that one-hour review. I was desperate to find a good plumber so I accepted on the phone.
A couple of days later I found a very reputable plumber who was willing to do the walk-through for free. After all the goal of the walk-through was a bid for work to be done later. I realized that Evan Conklin was a bit pricey(that's an understatement). I called Evan the day before the appointment and canceled. Somehow Evan didn't hear that message (he says he only received this message two days later, after the end of this story).
One of Evan's plumbers showed up the day after the original appointment. My partner was at the property thought this was the plumber who was providing a free bid -- somewhat baffled she paid Evan's plumber Gary $168.43 for a one-hour walk-through which produced a one-line estimate for $1,200 without any details. She was baffled. I was baffled.
I called Evan. Evan has a different story and thinks this was a fair deal. I leave it up to the reader of this little story to decide whether you'd like to do business with Evan.
P.S.: Evan is keeping his $168.43, and I am writing this off as one big mistake.
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