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- In an emergency/urgent care situation, you can't really do a price comparison/shop - The pricing is opaque until they you receive the service. Even in routine/non-emergency situations, you get a quote for the services often 20-30 minutes into your appointment, even for annual exams, so it's pretty obnoxious to switch services at that point. - FWIU, Banfield and BluePearl both have a strategy where have lower cost exams to get patients in the door, but then make that up in super high testing/drug fees, e.g. a $300 UTI test that labs charge $30-100 and 10x upcharges on antibiotics readily available from Chewy/neighborhood pharmacies.
1. It requires less hardwood (rare) for the veneer, and uses softwood (plentiful) for the plywood base. 2. It can be milled exactly to one thickness. Generally with solid hardwood floors you need to sand after installing to get everything into one plane due to moisture movement in the hardwood warping and twisting it. 3. It can be applied in wider planks. Wide solid hardwood floors tend to cup and contract and leave gaps after installation. The plywood base in engineered planks is cross laminated so that it is more stable and resist moisture changes