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Todd in Little Italy
Todd in Little Italy
10 reviews Toronto, ON
0/10

Felt like we were trying to be taken advantage of - Won't ever go back

We asked a plumber to come over to fix a toilette that was leaking at the base - the plumber walked into the bathroom and then walked out in 1 minute and said we needed a new toilette because this was an "exotic" toilette (Porcher) and he could not work on it - he did not say you should get someone else to look at it, he just said we had to buy a new one and he gave us options that would cost $1000+. When asked that we would be happy to buy a new toilette if he could tell us what wrong with our toilette and confirm it was un-fixable, he said he would not touch it because there were 3 things wrong with the toilette - the shut off valve (he had already said he could fix it - it is a standard shut-off valve outside of the toillette), the interior flushing mechanism (it flushed fine- that was not the problem - and I had all the parts if there was a problem so I could fix that myself) and the leaking at the base that he would not even look at before giving the advice that the only option was to buy a new toilette. My 9 month pregnant wife was being pressured and given terrible advice - we have 2 other toilettes, so this was not an emergency. Spoke with a manger after and they said they don't work on "exotic" toilettes - that is fine, but that should have been what the plumber said, rather than that we had to buy a new toillete, and then making up other problems that were not problems to get the sale. Come on Mr Rooter - you should be better than this. We won't be back, and we have used them a bunch in the past. Have to be able to trust a plumber, and I don't trust Mr. Rooter to give good advice at this point. I trust they will give the advice that will generate the biggest sale, and at this point I have doubts about whether some of the other work they have done at our house was necessary. The next day I had another plumber come over - surprise - I didn't need a new toilette They fixed it in 45 minutes with no special parts. It was a simple fix

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Company Response

Thanks for taking the time to write a review about our service. We have done multiple jobs in the past for this customer and they have seemed happy with our work. We're very sorry they are not pleased with this recent experience with our service. Our technicians are told to give all options and since we do not service the type of toilet this customer has, our technician offered what we could do, which is to provide a new one. We're very sorry this customer felt pressured, it was not our intention. Customer satisfaction is our top priority. We hope that we get the chance to provide our service for Todd again in the future as he has been such a good client.