<prompt> Human: Im a late-20s homeowner. Yesterday my water wasnt hot so I went to check my water heater. It was flooding my crawl space. I work from home and was in between important calls. I call a highly rated on Google plumber. Someone comes out in 20 minutes, diagnosed the problem, and says I need a new one. 1,550. Sounds high but he can do it then and there. Two hours later, the job is done and everything is in working order. After my work day ended, I had a chance to research these. My water heater is a 50 gallon lowboy that runs about 400. 1,150 for labor seems ridiculous and I feel taken advantage of. Definitely my fault. The flooding and work circumstance made me pull the trigger without researching. Expensive lesson or any recourse I can take?  <response>: You were not price-gouged. A lot of plumbers charge upwards of 100-250 to walk in the door. He responded in 20 minutes. He removed the old heater, installed the new heater, and got it in working order.If you think he charged too much, leave that in an online review. But theres not only no other recourse, but you also probably paid a fair price for everything. 