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Originally Posted by Weitz
So go with someone else then?
Chances are these people who are charging you for a quote are busy enough they don't need your work.
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This is likely very true. I know I've quoted very high to try and lose jobs before, but at least I quoted.
And I guess one thing I didn't mention in the original post was that the person I was talking to on the phone was trying very hard to book me an appointment without mentioning the 'dispatch fee'. She tried 3 times to set me in on a date before I got it out of her that there was a fee involved for quoting. That's sleazy.
I'm not trying to change an industry or anything. It just surprised me the first time, and bothered me the second time. I was hoping there might be a good reason why it's done, but as far as I'm concerned there's not. My experience so far shows only the bigger companies do it and they probably can because they're at the top of HomeStars etc. It's shady and should be called out.