As far as the time to come out and the repair itself, I would have given 4 stars; however,prior to this experience, I have never had a company charge me a service fee to come out in addition to the actual labor and parts charge. I have also never had a company have me make the payment check out to the person who came out rather than the company itself. (This was quite a contrast to an exterminator who came out and looked under the house to see if we had an insect problem causing the buzzing noise we had heard coming from underneath the house. The exterminator had received incorrect info from the main office regarding the reason for the visit, but offered, as a courtesy, to go under the house to see if there were insects or something else causing the noise. He discovered the leak and did not even charge since he didn't need to perform an extermination as he found no insects.) So when the plumber came, we were able to tell him exactly what and where the problem was. All he had to do was repair it.
Additionally, the Payless Plumbing website offers a 10% discount as well as a senior citizens discount. When I asked where my discount was, he said, Oh, it is already included. When questioned about the $70 service fee in addition to the plumbing repair cost, he said that it was like a membership, but no membership card was given to us to prove we had paid a membership fee; and he said that if we needed his service again or if any family members did, the fee wouldn't be charged again, and to call him directly for a better price. I have never heard of a plumbing company charging a membership fee. I mean, how often does one need the services of a plumber!