[Date] [Recipient Name] [Title] [Company Name] [Street Address] [City, ST ZIP Code] Dear [Recipient Name] : I received your bill, dated [date] , for service work performed on [date] , at my house, located at the address above. The total on the bill indicates that I owe $ [amount] . Your verbal estimate was $ [amount] , and I understood that this included the costs for labor and materials. No other work was done, so I fail to see why the amount charged so greatly exceeds the estimate. Before I pay this bill, I must request that you send me an itemized list of the charges that clearly shows how you arrived at the total. Sincerely, User