As a plumber I get the "How much do you charge?" question a lot. It is hard to give them a set answer with out seeing the plumbing issue they are having, even if they explain it perfectly they may be overlooking other things.

My solution to this is to tell them that its time & material. First hour will cost them $265.00 + parts if it goes beyond the first hour, it will cost $80.00 per half hour. This satisfies 90% of the price shoppers. The other 5% can "piss-off". I learned at a young age you can not please everyone out there no matter how hard you try. So I stopped trying so hard.

Ron Hasil