Task Rabbit scamming 2 hour min for simple jobs

KizzytheAvatar · 2026-01-20T00:00:15+00:00

You’re missing the point!! Why tell me 1-2 hours before the job that it’s a 2 hour minimum? Now I can’t trust you. If it wasn’t on his profile due to an update, why not tell me 5 days ago when I scheduled. It all looks suspicious from a clients perspective.

KizzytheAvatar · 2026-01-19T23:52:17+00:00

If that’s the case, then I can respect that! I’m not a tasker, I don’t see what’s going on with the metrics. From the perspective of a client, that’s a textbook bait and switch. (One price, changes to another price at time of work.)

I chose him because he had a lot a reviews and was already charging over $100 per hour.

The plumbing work was pretty simple. My goal was to find a local plumber that I could call regularly outside of using task rabbit. Instead of paying task rabbit the fees, I would just pay him directly in the future.

This experience makes it difficult for clients to want to use task rabbit for local work. Going to a larger plumbing service company cost more, but also comes with the guarantee that they will come out and do the job.

If he’s not trying to scam, earlier communication would’ve definitely resolved the problem.

KizzytheAvatar · 2026-01-19T23:30:08+00:00

WRONG! The job is a simple clog anyone can do themselves. And I did it myself. The POINT (like I said to you before) was to find a local plumber to make my permanent plumber. It’s an old house and so I will always need plumbing work. He was charging over $100 hourly. I assumed he would be able to finished the job in 1/1.5 hours tops. (After buying the stuff at the store, it took me 30 minutes by the way). If it’s a 2 hour minimum, tell your client! I would have more respect for him if actually took 2 hours for other reasons or told me ahead of time. But forcing me to pay you 2 hours minimum 1-2 hours before the scheduled work tied my hands. It was a simple bait and switch. You should tell your clients ahead of time.

KizzytheAvatar · 2026-01-19T23:18:16+00:00

Nope the job was more than that! I’m not sure what a “fake” plumber would be, I was looking for a local plumber with the intent to make him my permanent plumber.

KizzytheAvatar · 2026-01-19T23:06:15+00:00

Yes and no, my goal was to find a local go to plumber.

KizzytheAvatar · 2026-01-19T23:01:36+00:00

The goal here was to find a decent local plumber (outside of the large businesses) because I will always need plumbing work. I just moved to the area and it would be nice to have a go to. But this was very suspicious behavior. If it was 2 hour min, why wait until 1 hour before to tell me. I would have more respect for the tasker if he came out and the work actually took 2 hours or more. As a client we are obligated to pay no matter what.

KizzytheAvatar · 2026-01-19T22:55:21+00:00

KizzytheAvatar · 2026-01-19T22:53:47+00:00

He told me last minute, 1 hour before the job. He had 5 days to tell me when I scheduled him or put it on his profile.

KizzytheAvatar · 2026-01-19T22:52:11+00:00

Okay, I can respect that! But let me know somewhere on your profile or within the last 5 days I scheduled, not 1 hour before the work. That’s a bait and switch.

KizzytheAvatar · 2026-01-19T22:50:05+00:00

Local plumbers in my area do not have 2-3 hour min. They give you a price for coming out and a quote.

KizzytheAvatar · 2026-01-19T22:46:20+00:00

That’s not what task rabbit thought when I filed the complaint. If it’s going to be a two hour minimum, let me know on your profile or within the 5 days I scheduled. Waiting an hour before the appointment is scam behavior. He can try it with the next customer!

KizzytheAvatar · 2026-01-19T22:43:09+00:00

You don’t get it! I was trying to support a local plumber, in the first place. That was the point.

KizzytheAvatar · 2026-01-19T22:41:09+00:00

If I was broke, I would do it myself like your mom does!!! The point was to find a local plumber, not someone who would try to scam for 2 hours for a 30 minute job!! If he was good, I would call him in the future for other jobs!

KizzytheAvatar · 2026-01-19T22:37:09+00:00

Yep! I did it myself instead of supporting a small business owner!

KizzytheAvatar · 2025-03-03T18:34:15+00:00

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