When you get pissed off for having to pay a plumber $100 an hour or a mechanic $75 to $100 an hour what do you do?
Originally Posted by hardroad69
If you wanna call Will-Fix-It or any of the other service companies that prominently advertise on television, what you're gonna get is a salesman type to come over, sow worry and uncertainty, and hit you with a price that is literally twice as much (or maybe more, I've seen some damn near criminal price quotes) as the mid-range of the market.
Of course, there is the below market option where some dilettante drunk "has been" or "never was" who can't keep a real job finally comes over after you chase him down for days or possibly weeks and maybe even roust his punk ass out of bed. Then you gotta be looking over his shoulder to babysit the motherfucker and make like three trips back and forth to Home Depot. Even then, your shit is left broken overnight or even indefinitely. That's the worst possible outcome. I have found that in these instances you absolutely get what you pay for.
The sweet spot is the mid-range of the market where a licensed professional shows up on time, during business hours, in a truck stocked with all the requisite parts and equipment, and gets the EXACT SAME job done as the advertised companies for literally half the price. Sure, you gotta do a little research and rely on word of mouth and the opinions of others that you know and trust instead of TV or other prominent forms of advertising to find the right professional in this mid-range. But, it is entirely possible with a bit of legwork. And once you find that professional, your problems are solved going forward.
I think the analogy certainly applies here and I'll leave it at that.
Peace, Love, and #BHILF
JS