Consumer

The Service Provider Pushback

A contractor quoted me double what I expected and I don't want to just pay it

Your objective

Reach a final price no more than 15% above the original verbal quote, or get a clear written breakdown that justifies the increase.

The counterpart

Alex — Web Developer

Temperament: The Analyst · Difficulty: beginner

Skills trained

  • anchoring
  • discovery
  • conditional concession

What a good run looks like

Score 70+ with agreement at your difficulty ceiling to unlock harder counterparts. Swanx coaches the exact phrases that cost you points — dimension by dimension.