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Originally Posted by kazoo
And the OP said $95 was a rip-off. Did you ever consider that a charge like that is to cover all of the unique tools used for plumbing work, as well as a handful of the 20 most common replacement parts, and the experience of doing this type of work day in, day out, such that your sink gets repaired in an hour, isn't leaking, and you're not going batshit after the third trip to Home Despot?
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Not to mention medical, the plumber's share of social security, vehicle expense, trvel time on both side of a one-hour appointment, office, other overhead.