Bowery Plumbing Heating and Cooling

Do not call!
Recently my bathroom and kitchen sink developed leaks simultaneously, probably because they dried out after a long vacation.
I called Bowery Plumbing to come take a look. They were polite and professional on the phone and sent someone right over. So far so good.
When the plumber arrived, I could tell within 30 seconds that things weren’t going to go well. He had a negative attitude and just didn’t seem to care.
After 10 minutes of looking around he said the job would cost $ 2,000. Surprised, I asked him some questions and the price started to go up. Apparently he found some additional problems the more he thought about it. Before leaving his quote had escalated to $ 2,500. He collected his $ 85 fee and left as quickly as he could.
Wow.
Next I found a maintenance guy in the building who does plumbing work on the side. He fixed the bathroom leak by tightening a loose pipe, charging $ 35. He suggested I buy a new kitchen faucet, which I did for $ 150, and he replaced that, also for $ 35. All told I ended up paying around $ 220 total to fix both leaks and got a nicer kitchen faucet to boot.
So let’s compare the two plumbers:
* Bowery Plumbing charged me $ 85 to come over and do nothing, and then quoted me $ 2,500.
* The maintenance guy in my building fixed both leaks for $ 70 after I bought a new sink for $ 150. Total cost around $ 220
Wow. Watch out.