Called Hub Plumbing to come over to get an estimate on changing two faucets and while they were here to change the toilet seat. First there is a charge to come to give est. and they would apply the cost if you agree to have them do the work. Well just to install a two bolt toilet seat that cost at home depot $19.00 to $30.00 was $400.oo. The two faucets to be installed came to $1600.00. I asked the two plumbers that handed me the estimate if they thought i was from another planet. I quickly told them to get the f.... out of here. Toilet seat takes 5 minutes to r & r....was it gold? I faxed over the estimate to a plumbing and heating supply house i know and to this day everyone that reads it thinks it is a joke. Plumbers charge roughly $100.00 per hour....Hub is way out of line and they are the ones that should bend over and see how it feels to have someone stick it up their a....
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