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Cliff T.

I read that other customers have had this same experience. Has this happen to you, too? I had Lutz Plumbing Inc. (LPI) come out to provide a simple main drain clearing job because they could respond sooner than other plumbers. LPI would not quote a price for the job over the phone, but some of their competitors do. Once I received their in person exorbitant quote...$503, I did not allow LPI to clean out the blockage. FYI, one of their competitors charges only $79...and I would have paid as much as $175 to LPI for the job. I really wanted to do business with them, so I attempted to negotiate the price, but to no avail. It's not allowed. As aforementioned, I read some of LPI's reviews and have a critique. I agree with LPI that the plumber I met was "friendly and knowledgeable." However, the tech did not reattach the "cleaning plug cap" correctly after the diagnosis and now there is a leak. The "flat rate pricing" they defended really is their prerogative to bill as they will, so I can't fault them for that. It's good ol' American capitalism. However, it is the ideals of "earnest upfront disclosure" that is suspect and where we differ. Good customer experiences are unimpeachable and don't have different customers repeating the same complaint. I was surprised by the high bid so I didn't have the work done. It was a "non-competitive plumber surprise" for me. However, LPI is right and there is no surprise if I had agreed to the price and had the work done. I know that reviews usually don't bring about change one way or another so, caveat emptor. Sharing this customer experience does help as it keeps everyone informed about "the goings on." It also gives customers a way to pool remedies like the one I'm going to do for my properties. Did you know that you could buy the same machine necessary to clear your main drain blockage for far less than what plumbers charge and it is really easy to do the job? There is an online tutorial. You can save hundreds, maybe more. Also, owning your own machine pays for itself after just two uses and means that you will never need a plumber for this kind of job ever again. Most likely I will try to use LPI for other kinds of plumbing jobs going forward but with more dialogue of course.

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