I can buy the same part at the local hardware store, Home Depot or Lowes. Same
packaging same number.
Yes indeed. He pointed that out "Same packaging same number" but not the same
product in the box.
That was your plumber trying to justify charging you a higher price.
No markup. I was buying all the materials myself. A few times he put what I bought back in the box saying "You don't want to pay me to put that junk in. It won't last." The reason he's been my plumber for so long is that he watches out for his clients. Exactly the same thing that I do for my clients.
Items with the same numbers are not necessarily the same. I always read
the fine print on the boxes. The item at Home Depot that is made in
China may have the same number as the item at Lowe's, or my local
hardware store, that's made in Turkey. Products look the same, but may
not perform the same. Chinese nails and screws break. Ones made in
Turkey fare better.
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