> We were not sure about the extent of the damage > He charged a cool $350 to simply replace the tap No, he charged you $350 for his knowledge that replacing

> We were not sure about the extent of the damage > He charged a cool $350 to simply replace the tap No, he charged you $350 for his knowledge that replacing the tap was the right solution in this case. If all you had to do was replace the tap, you could have done that yourself and saved a bunch of money. But you didn't know that was all that needed to be done; he did. You paid for his knowledge, not simply the act of replacing the tap. See also: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/know-where-man/ https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/know-where-man/