For those of us who are not handy enough comes a dreaded time when something in the place you call home breaks down. Its a toss up whether to brave the repair yourself or bite the bullet and pay the exorbitant charges to have something done by a professional.
I had a leaky faucet that I tried to fix after watching numerous youtube videos and reading articles. I was confident I would be able to do this as I had changed a faucet before but this one was impossible. The space was very limited and I couldn't fit underneath the sink to dislodge the faucet. So after a quite a few tries I finally took the plunge and starting calling various places to get a quote to have a faucet changed. The prices vary a lot in a the city most of the people won't give you a fix quote and many say they need to see the job before committing. Surprisingly yelp didn't help much as there were a few places reviewed here.
Nevertheless after trying for a few days with various other business I got a quick response by email from Mike the plumber 4 u and I called in and got a fix quote. It was reasonable compared to others so I went for it. Booking was breeze and I was given a half hour window for the plumber to show up. The plumber arrived on time and immediately started working (a good sign if you ask me as I have seen people just roam around and waste time if they charge by the hour)
However he couldn't dislodge the faucet too and had to take out the whole sink. Before proceeding I was given a fix quote for this additional work as well so I knew how much I would end up paying. An hour and half later I had new clean running faucet. Kudos to the plumber for cleaning up afterwards. All in all high recommendations for your plumbing needs.