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I had electrical work done by Pike's Electric. The work done was to change out two of my recessed lights and install two pendant lights. My understanding was that Pike's Electric charges by the hour. The first hour being $85.00 and each hour thereafter $65.00 per hour. When the work was completed, which was satisfactory, the electrician presented me with a bill for $242. I was surprised since he only spent one hour and 15 minutes, including bringing his tools into my home and setting up. The amount of time spent actually installing the pendants was less than one hour. I questioned the bill and he explained that he provided two can converters at a cost of $92.00. I was being charged for two hours of work. When I questioned him, he explained that Pike's Electric charges for the amount of time it takes for the electrician to travel from his last customer until he arrives at the next customer. This travel time is billed to the customer. This practice should have been explained to me before any work was done. Needless to say I will NEVER have Pike's Electric do any work for me in the future.