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Honkytonk Plumbing Co. Nashville, TN

Honkytonk Plumbing Co.
fires the answering service.

Nashville plumbing shop paying $4,200/mo for an outsourced answering service that mostly took messages and forgot to pass them along. We replaced it with the AI receptionist. Booking accuracy up, costs down 100%.

Section A · Intake
Trade
Plumbing · res & light commercial
Service area
Nashville + Franklin + Brentwood
Engagement
Bundle + AI receptionist
Length
4 months
Section B · Metrics
$4,003
Net savings / month
78%
Calls handled by AI alone
96%
Booking accuracy rate
0
Missed messages, month 3
24/7
Coverage, no extra cost
$48k
Annualized savings
Section C · Engagement timeline
  1. T/01
    Week 0
    Service audit

    Reviewed 90 days of answering service messages. Found 17% had wrong contact info, 9% never reached the shop at all.

  2. T/02
    Week 1
    AI training

    Trained the AI on shop's hours, service area, common objections ("how much for a drain clean?"), and emergency triage rules.

  3. T/03
    Week 2
    Parallel test

    Ran AI alongside answering service for 5 days. AI booked 23/26, service booked 14/26.

  4. T/04
    Week 3
    Service cancelled

    Pulled the plug on the outsourced answering service. AI took 100% of off-hours calls.

  5. T/05
    Month 4
    Tuning

    Adjusted AI script monthly based on call recordings. Booking accuracy now 96%, owner stopped reviewing transcripts daily.

Section D · In their words
"We were paying four grand a month for someone who'd lose half our messages. The AI books the appointment, sends me the address, and tells the customer when to expect us. I can sleep again."
TO
Trent O.
Owner · Honkytonk Plumbing · Nashville
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