Proud I walked away from this nightmare client on a water heater swap in Philly

Guy calls me out to his rowhome in south Philly for a Rheem tank replacement, quotes him $2800 all in with PEX lines to the fixtures. He starts haggling like I'm his buddy at the flea market, then accuses me of overcharging because he saw some DIY vid on YouTube. Told him to find another plumber and left, ain't worth the headache for that kinda BS.

those cheapskate homeowners are the worst, always thinking we're ripping them off on basic jobs like that.

man, i hate when they do that shit. had a similar call in my area, guy wanted a full repipe for half price.

it's like they forget we're the ones crawling under houses fixing their messes.

next time, get 50% deposit upfront on jobs over 2k. saves the drama.

felt this, brother. lost a whole afternoon to a guy just like that last month.

ugh, same here. these clients make you question the whole trade sometimes.

lmfao, bet he ends up paying double when the job goes south.

every damn time with the hagglers. we need a plumbers united group chat just to vent about em.

pro tip: quote em high if they push back, watch em scatter.

customer: 'but i saw it online for less!' me: 'cool, call them then.' walk away every time.

sharkbite everything and charge em for the 'premium' install. fight me if you think it's bad.