$80 for tire patch!?
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From: great white north
Nordschleife Master
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From: great white north
Did they see the Porsche in the garage before quoting? 
A coworker was telling me a story after telling me recently her husband bought her a Boxster last year, they had a contractor come to the house to quote some repair, it was the contractor's son who came first and wrote up the quote when the contractor himself showed up, glanced at the Boxster parked in the garage, which apparently the son hadn't notice, and made a comment (perhaps jokingly) to the son about a higher price......
A coworker was telling me a story after telling me recently her husband bought her a Boxster last year, they had a contractor come to the house to quote some repair, it was the contractor's son who came first and wrote up the quote when the contractor himself showed up, glanced at the Boxster parked in the garage, which apparently the son hadn't notice, and made a comment (perhaps jokingly) to the son about a higher price......
Drifting
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From: Toronto, C eh! N eh! D eh!
IMHO Roofers are the worst... the per unit price fluctuates on weather, work load, neighborhood, and just general guess work. I had quotes from $5,000 - $18,000 for what looked like the EXACT amount of work. I waited until one of them called back, I bet he wasn't busy, he dropped the price by 40% in less then 2 minutes when I asked him to explain the wild range. After the job was done, he flat out admitted that when they have work lined up, they track to jack up profit margin and the entire industry does it. He also admitted that profit margin is different for various neighborhoods... it's like gangs and turf wars.
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From: Oakville, Canada
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From: Oakville, Canada
IMHO Roofers are the worst... the per unit price fluctuates on weather, work load, neighborhood, and just general guess work. I had quotes from $5,000 - $18,000 for what looked like the EXACT amount of work. I waited until one of them called back, I bet he wasn't busy, he dropped the price by 40% in less then 2 minutes when I asked him to explain the wild range. After the job was done, he flat out admitted that when they have work lined up, they track to jack up profit margin and the entire industry does it. He also admitted that profit margin is different for various neighborhoods... it's like gangs and turf wars.
Same amount of work which include removal of the two existing layers, and all 20 year shingles.
Burning Brakes
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From: Guelph Ontario