Drew with Adue Interiors told me she could do my color consulting job in three hours; therefore, I hired Drew for three hours but ended up paying her for 5.75 hours. At $125/hour, that is a substantial amount. There was no discussion when Drew ran over the three hours she was supposed to take to complete the job; she simply expected the extra payment. Then she informed me she needed to do a paint schedule and a walk through with the painter on top of the time she spent at my house picking out colors. There was no previous mention of additional time needed outside of the time she spent in my home choosing colors. At one point when I was questioning the mounting cost, she simply showed me the color samples and told me I could make my own paint schedule. In the end she did pick out interesting paint colors that I like but I found her arrogant and overpriced. My advice would be to get a price for her services in writing before she starts since she obviously is not skilled enough to know how long a job is going to take her or she knows but is out to take you for more.
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