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DIY & Home Improvement

dolphinsandtuna

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6. ripoffs

Reply to Maraya1969 (Original post)

Tue Mar 24, 2015, 08:30 AM

Mar 2015

Some contractor type are unbelievable. When you find an honest one, they are a treasure.

I think they prey particularly on the elderly and unknowledgeable women. A plumbing company sent out two plumbers and made an estimate of hundreds of dollars to replace a part in the toilet tank that later cost me about $2 at Lowe's. The owner of the company later ran for office in the state and lost hugely, I wonder why - enough customers spreading the word, I guess.

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I cannot believe what this pest eliminator just did! [View all] Maraya1969 Mar 2015 OP

There's a lot of that today...everybody out to get every last buck they can. snappyturtle Mar 2015 #1

Sad but true... Phentex Mar 2015 #5

Get an electronic rat trap for your attic space Warpy Mar 2015 #2

Sad to say - packman Mar 2015 #3

Poison them, I say. The sooner the better - before they breed. Hassin Bin Sober Mar 2015 #4

ripoffs dolphinsandtuna Mar 2015 #6