What kind of a scam is this??! See if you can follow this one. I had purchased a dishwasher with installation included but the store would not install it because the shut off valve was soldered to the water line. So I was looking to schedule a plumber to come later in the day as the dishwasher was redelivered. That way I know if the dishwasher is working fine and have time to address return or repair. When I called Matthews and sent a picture of the soldered valve, they told me a dishwasher installation is $225, and replacing the valve would just be charged hourly at $150/hour. She reassured me the pricing basis is hourly and I could expect to pay for one additional hour on account of the soldered valve needing to be replaced, $225 + $150. This was very clearly stated and I felt my questions had been covered. I coordinated the delivery and the plumber, and made sure their schedule allowed enough time; I was told, the appointment allows two hours and that should be enough time to take care of the valve. Then the plumber was sick so installation was rescheduled 2 days after delivery 10-12. Then there was a cancellation so the appointment was moved up 9-10:30. Then the plumber arrived at 9:30 and was in a super hurry to get to the next appointment while pointing out to me all kinds of problems that are going to run the time and costs up and make him late for his 11:00. Oh, I didn't know you were on a slab... Uh, a lot of people are on slabs. Shouldn't someone have asked that on the phone? He tells me all kinds of reasons he will have to charge much more than I was told on the phone, he is going to have to cut the dry wall under the sink because he can't go straight down into the crawl, and I will need two valves instead of one, for both hot water and cold water. I don't know why I wasn't told that on the phone. But of course I needed my dishwasher installed. So I told him to go ahead. Then after he finished in under two hours, all I could see is the very result that was explained to me on the phone. I tried to get an explanation of what was different, but he was agressive about collecting and in a big hurry. And he was not the one I spoke to on the phone. So I called the office and get this: now they say they charge $225 for dishwasher installation and $150/hour labor, for all hours, and $225 does not include any labor, that is the dishwasher installation. Huh? Now the final price came to over $525 and the dishwasher was already there as was the installation kit, so all the materials that were provided were the two valves. So I was charged for 2 hours over the dishwasher installation price at $150/hour and told that I had received a $100 discount! Also I was told of another discount since the plumber and tech were actually there 2 hours and change (a lot of time was going over gradiose reasons for the price switching, and asking if he can play my grand piano after he has been under the sink cutting drywall.) When he changed the valve, he also told me he would have to charge extra for taking out my garbage disposal; and I said if I knew he was going to remove and reinstall the disposal I might have picked up a new one since mine is old, and to this he says, a new disposal is $250, I have one on the truck, and that is the cost of installation which does not include the price of the disposal. Let me figure this out, to put the same one back in there is the hourly labor charge but to put in a new one I would pay for the disposal plus labor hours plus $250 for disposal installation? Huh? Now let me comment on the installation itself. It was rushed. Even though I was standing there asking for the plumber to do certain things for me, and being charged hourly, he was not about to do anything but a rush job. I asked if he would make a nice square cut of the drywall so I could repair it easily. Is it square? No. I asked the tech if I should get my caulking gun from the shed so I could seal behind the dishwasher when the old one is pulled out. He told me, no they have caulk and they'll take care of it. Did they caulk? No. All I got was a tirade on why I will have to call an electrician to get a plug under my sink. The wire was coming out from a tear in sheetrock from the floor up a few inches. I asked if I could get a cable cover from my shed to feed the wire through. Do you think that happened? The low point was when the plumber told me I should call an electrician right away to redo the tech's wiring so I could sleep at night. I said, I hope I can sleep at night with the hardwiring you did? And he laughed. The tech also felt free to go through my house without being accompanied or asking permission to go alone, upstairs and through my bedroom. I had bought a pricy floor model which was shipped back to Atlanta where a new control panel was put on since the floor model had scratches. Now it is scratched again. Should I mind since they're so great?