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Re:I Ripped Out a £6k Lighting System by ur-whale on Sunday November 15, 2020 @08:33AM (#25101048)
They're maybe getting it for cheaper than you do, but if you think that's what they're actually charging you, you're deluded.

The typical electrician gets it indeed for cheaper than market rate, then charges it to you retail rate plus 20% to account for the "trouble" of sourcing and purchasing it.

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Re:I Ripped Out a £6k Lighting System by stinos on Sunday November 15, 2020 @10:42AM (#25101992)
if you think that's what they're actually charging you,

I never claimed that.

The typical electrician

Maybe you rather mean 'the typical electrician I met' or so because I know for a fact the rest of that sentence does not apply to the ones I met myself.

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Re:I Ripped Out a £6k Lighting System by parliament32 on Monday November 16, 2020 @01:37PM (#25115290)
From my experience in trades, you just double the price of all materials.. which conveniently is roughly the same price homeowners will see if they spot-check at Home Depot.
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