I called Super Drain on 1-15-19 to schedule a free estimate for drain repair after seeing an ad on the side of a service truck in Tucson, and got a call back from Erica on 1-16-19 to schedule a visit for the estimate. I explained that the drain was extremely slow and had been snaked unsuccessfully, and I was looking strictly for a free estimate of what it would cost to repair it. The technician, Brian, arrived on 1-18-19 and I repeated that a plumber had unsuccessfully snaked it (I had paid $55 and said there was a problem with the pipe, and that I was looking for just a free estimate of what it would cost to repair the pipe. After using a plunger on the the sink, he went to get a snake and then another one and eventually made the same determination. As he went back to his truck, he appeared to be making some phone calls. He said that the problem appeared to be a collapsed pipe and estimated that it would cost $250 to diagnose the problem with a camera, and $3500 to make a spot repair. I thanked him for his estimate and told him that I would need to discuss the matter with my wife. After collecting his equipment, he returned from the truck with what appeared to be an invoice which had the two estimates written on it as recommendations with the prices he had quoted. There was no box checked and no charge listed in the payment column. He asked me to sign to acknowledge receipt of the estimate, which I did. Afterwards, he said he wanted to collect $139 dollars for "running line." I told him that I had only scheduled a free estimate, and had never authorized any service to be performed. It had seemed the whole time he was investigating the pipe to discover where the problem was as a means of giving me an accurate estimate. He then said that I should've just assumed that he was going to charge me when he went to get his snake. Then, apparently recognizing that this was unreasonable, he said "well, can I collect something?" and suggested $99. I repeated that I had not authorized anything other than the free estimate and said that of course if he had somehow fixed it in the course of doing his diagnosis for the estimate I might be willing to give him something as a thank you. I asked him to make a notation on the paper I had just signed making it clear that this was a free estimate and that I had not authorized the services mentioned, such as the $3500 repair, and asked for my copy of the form. He then refused to make that notation but added a $139 charge in the payment column on the already signed form. He then handed me the altered copy and said he would mark me for nonpayment. I then called Erica and explained that I found it very upsetting that my free estimate visit had turned into an unauthorized charge for $139, added on a falsified form after I had signed it. She acknowledge that that was not OK and said she would talk with her boss about making it right. She then return to the phone and said 'how about $99' since he had "run pipe." I reiterated that I thought that was not acceptable since at no time had I seen or been told or agreed to any estimate or any service to be performed. I asked to speak to the manager, and she said he would return my call. A man named Juan did on 1-22, and left me a voicemail saying he was going to put a $600 lien on my house in addition to the $139 if I didn't pay it immediately. This seems extremely unethical and deceptive, and I can't believe it is legal for a company to perform unauthorized work under the pretense of doing a free estimate, then trick a customer into signing a form with no charges noted, and then falsifying that form after the fact by adding a charge, and then using it to threaten the customer with potential liens into paying that amount. read more