First of all, take a look at all of the positive reviews for Neerings carefully. Click on the name of the reviewer and look at their other reviews - it's quite obvious a service that gets paid to provide good reviews for businesses. Some of the reviewers appear to have purchased 5 or 6 cars in different states all in one month. In one case they made over a hundred reviews in one day from all over the country.\r
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Also note that none of the positive reviews have any kind of detail about the experience or work performed. It's very interesting.\r
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I was ripped off by Neerings on a simple plumbing job. I had them out to quote the replacement of a water heater, and figured while they were there I would have them re-route a 3 foot section of ABS drain pipe. It needed to be moved because of a cabinet remodel.\r
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They were already there and it was a simple job so I never even asked the price. I figured they would ding me for an hour of labor. Oh no, they price everything flat rate. The bill was $600 - for 30 minutes of work and about $2.00 worth of parts.\r
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Keep in mind they were there to provide a bid for another job - what a great impression to make!\r
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Then the best part came - the bid to replace the water heater. Keep in mind that the flue, water lines and gas line are already installed. They just needed to remove the old one and replace it with the new one. The quote was for $1,800! I was told it would take the better part of the morning to complete. When pressed for how long, the tech finally said it would be about 2 hours. \r
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I asked how they could charge $900/hr for labor when I was supplying all of the parts. He said they don't charge by the hour, just by the job. That way, there's no ""hidden charges"" later. Swell! \r
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I ended up having an independent plumber install it for $250.
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