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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It seems everyone charges more. The plumber, electrician, housecleaners, everyone is charging us significantly more than when we lived 15 minutes from here, but in a less expensive zip code. I get needing to make money, but don't be ridiculous.

I'm trying to find a new housecleaner and quotes I'm getting are easily 2x what we paid in our previous neighborhood, and for a smaller house.[/quote]

We have lived in Bethesda for 20+ years, and everything here is more expensive because of the zip code, it has nothing to do with covid.  I have friends who live in 20854 / Potomac.  Whenever they need a contractor, they say they live in Rockville for the same reason, there's an upcharge for Potomac[/quote]

1000% This. 
I live in Potomac and my friend lives in Silver Spring. I called a plumber to replace a bathroom faucet, I was shocked with the price they quoted. The next day I asked my friend to call the same plumber for the same service and the quoted price was lower.

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They charged you a higher price because they correctly picked up that you would be a pain-in-the-@ss customer who would create extra work for them by doing things like asking for phony quotes.[/quote]

If they knew that they would decline to waste time on a phony quote.

I've often asked to pay for a quote, because I know I am trigger-shy. Vendors always refuse. [/quote]

Lol, plumbers don't "refuse" to charge for a quote; in fact, they often require it.  I just replaced my water heater and paid anywhere from $49 to $89 to three different companies just to come out and look at it.  The one I went with deducted their quoting fee from the overall cost of the job.[/quote]
Are you posting from the last century? My plumber asks us to send pictures and videos and is often able to quote based on that. We then exchange information about materials and he shows up prepared to do the job. [/quote]

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