It is my goal as the owner of Goode Plumbing to make every customer satisfied. My plumbers, receptionist, and I, do our very best to provide a great service at a reasonable rate. On the rare occurrence that we do have an issue, such as this, I take things very seriously. We value our customers, of course, so if someone feels let down, I do my best to make things right. In this case, I have to be honest in saying that I disagree with the review, and will explain why. We do charge $59.95 to come out to do a basic evaluation of the issue the customer has. If the customer does any of the work we advise, then that service fee does get credited towards the work. The only time we ask for a credit card number up front is when the person paying the bill is not planning to be home. We get landlords that live out of town and want work done, homeowners who work and have nannies or relatives letting us in, and we try to work with them. If the homeowner is planning to be home or on the job site, we do not require a credit card. I own rental property out of state myself, and every service provider I have ever called for work has done this in the same manner, and I feel it is reasonable. Also, as soon as I run the credit card, I destroy the information. We do not keep it on file unless a customer asks that we do so, or if they are making payments on work over time. The Member in this case called for a couple of issues. One was low pressure at the dishwasher and sink faucet. The other was a bad odor from the kitchen sink drain. When we arrived, we determined that the sink drain had been installed improperly by someone at some point. I gave her one price to replace the drain work completely with a new and correct design. This was the approximately $500 quote she mentioned. The other issue, which was UNRELATED, was the water pressure. The piping throughout the home was very old and in marginal condition. It was galvanized piping, which corrodes on the inside walls, reducing the diameter and therefore the water volume and pressure. I told her there were several possibilities, starting with a basic replacement of shut off valves and flushing of the lines at the kitchen sink. This was the least expensive option. Next up would be to replace a section of piping from the basement leading up to the sink faucet. The piping in this area was of particular concern, and I felt it would most likely improve the pressure-a more likely chance than her first option, give the age and minimal original size of the piping. Since pressure was not very good at other fixtures we looked at, and the piping throughout the house was, again, quite old and very likely corroded on the inside, I gave her an OPTION of a complete house repipe. The Member mentioned she was on a very tight budget, and while I told her I could not promise anything, I was happy to attempt any of the options she preferred. She chose only the option of replacing the shut off valves, and said that she would probably do the sink drain work another time. I went out and replaced the valves and flushed the lines, and was able to actually get the pressure to her dishwasher and sink so that it was fairly decent. The Member was not home during this time, but instead left me a key for access. I called after I was done, but before I left, with my report. She asked about the odor again. I told her I could do that at the same time I was there, for the $500 or so. She said she would have to wait until she could afford to do this work. I told her that was no problem, and told her to call me with any questions or concerns about the work once she got home, if she had any. I never received a call about any issues, and was stunned to see this report. I felt I had communicated very well with this Member, and let her know both verbally and in writing, her options and my recommendations. I tried to get results within her budget, and felt that we did actually get decent ones. Based on our discussions, she was doing things in stages as she could afford them. I can make recommendations and explain why I feel they should be done, but I cannot force anyone to actually do them. The maybe it will work maybe it wont options that she mentions were fully explained, and were done to try to work with her requests and budget. Further, since she was not home at the time, I asked her to call me if she her thoughts of the work and any concerns she might have. I again, never heard from her. I also am understanding of this Member's time, as well as our other clients. We do have evening hours available, as well as Saturdays. The evening hours do cost more, and fill up quickly, but are available to those who cannot take off work during normal business hours. I did talk briefly with this Member upon seeing this review, and hope that we can come to an understanding and try to make things right.