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Old 10-04-2015, 03:03 PM
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Originally Posted by TheVillageChicken View Post
Jim is helpful and does great work. In my case, however, he gouged the price on parts. Charged me $75 for a solenoid valve that I later found at ACE Hardware for $18. Assuming he gets them wholesale, that is a 650% markup.
In our case, you could give us the solenoid valve for free and we would still be standing there going duh. When Jim left, our system was working and we were smiling. Did he charge labor on top of the part?
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