You know the saying about a fool and his money. My elderly mother's sump pump stopped working. She called John's to check it out. I found out about this and got there right when they arrived. The plumber looked at it for 5 seconds and said, yes, you need a new sump pump. He worked up the estimate. $511.00! What??! This wasn't for a brand new system, just to replace an old pump (involves cutting old pvc pipe, putting in new pump, connecting pipe back). I asked for an itemized receipt to explain this price because it was ridiculous. He said that's just what they charged. I told him to leave. He said there would still be an $89.95 plus tax service charge to my mother. Wow, $96 for a 5 second assessment. Wow, I'm in the wrong business. Plus, you don't get the $96 back when you do accept the job, it gets tacked onto the bill. What a rip off. Do yourself and your wallet a favor and use another plumbing service. I've gone over to All-Star and am happy. John's has all these vans with the nice paint jobs, I just choose not for me nor my family to pay for them. Remember the fool saying.