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Anyone ever use Angie's List
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Posted by ccarroll (My Page) on Mon, May 19, 08 at 23:37
| or Rosie On The House?
I'm getting so fed up with the impossibility of finding a gardener (and a contractor, for that matter), that I was starting to wonder about Angie's List, although I'm hesitant to be spending the money without knowing what it's like. And then I just heard about Rosie On The House today.
Do they deal with things like gardeners? |
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RE: Anyone ever use Angie's List
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| I have listened to Rosie on the House radio show on KTAR for years - still do. I HAVE heard a gardening show on there. I believe he uses people from Harper's Nursery (that is on his website as a Rosie recommended business). I think the first hour of the show from 8-9am on Saturdays is the gardening hour so you might try listening then. I work mid-afternoon/evening shift so I'm not up that early, but they have had all gardening shows before and I think they said Harper's Nursery is on every week from 8-9am. I may be wrong though - check out their show on Sat. It's on 92.3FM KTAR from 8a-11a here in Phx. I have used 3 companies that are Rosie recommended businesses, and I have nothing but compliments for all of them. I plan on using Harpers Nursery this fall. Good luck! |
RE: Anyone ever use Angie's List
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| I havent used Angies List myself, but I've seen considering it lately since I've needed some major plumbing work done. Would love to know what other people think. I read some reviews about Angies List and Service Magic, and still not sure whether its worth ponying up the money. |
RE: Anyone ever use Angie's List
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| ccarroll, i have used a garden guy before. speaks english and can be reached on email also. rates were reasonable. Click on my username and send me an email can provide his contact info. Friends have used Angies list for a handyman and they liked the guy was praising him. I havent tried it. |
RE: Anyone ever use Angie's List
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| They do have landscaping companies on Angie's List. I signed up about five years ago when they were offering a year free for new people. (They do that in the beginning when starting out in a city to get enough reviews to make it worthwhile for people to use.) Anyway, I hired a tile company (to tile about 1700 sq feet) and a plumbing company (to install new plumbing fixtures in our kitchen and two bathrooms). Both companies had multiple good reviews on Angie's list and I was pleased with their work. (I also wrote a positive review for the tile place I used and Angie's List sent me a big, bag of chocolate m&m's in thanks.) When I need a lot of work done again, I'll sign up and pay the fee since it's such a hassle finding skilled, honest, reliable contractors. The price varies from city to city. I just checked and it's $57 a year in Chandler. |
RE: Anyone ever use Angie's List
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Angies List
is a for profit venture
as a for profit venture it is biased by default
save your money and talk to your friends and neighbors |
RE: Anyone ever use Angie's List
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| I've never used it personally, but I have heard good things about it. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Angie's List: A better alternative to Craigslist
RE: Anyone ever use Angie's List
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| Here's some feedback on Angie's List. Anyhow, some months ago, a new customer gave me an "A" rating on Angies List for about $500 worth of pruning. This last week, someone I don't know, emails for an estimate. For starters, our contact page says to call on the phone for estimates, and that the email is for pre-existing customers sending images and stuff. But if someone emails, I usually send a brief reply. Short version: I wrote that we generally offer free estimates as long as other estimates acquired for landscape or pruning work are from licensed contractors. This other person did not like our offer for a free estimate based on that premise, and filed a "F" report on Angies List. I've got at least 2 letters from that company in the last year regarding investing in their outfit, and this scenerio won't be leading me any closer to signing and mailing a check. Again, the "F" was from someone unknown to me. |
RE: Anyone ever use Angie's List
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| I needed my home painted several years ago. I had some painters names from a home show. I got a quote in the $8000,00 range. So I called someone from the Angies list and that quote was $7800,00. So I asked a few neighbors that had there homes painted. I for a quote for $3200,00 it took them a week to prep and paint. So I was glad that I got that third quote! |
RE: Anyone ever use Angie's List
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| You can find gardners/ landscapers on Kudzu.com , they don't charge you to find reliable contractors( why should you pay to find someone to work on your home?) They have customers rate the company which should make you feel comfortable with who you use. |
RE: Anyone ever use Angie's List
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| I used Angie's List once. They gave me three names. I called all three and all of them were either not available or did not do work in my area. I tried to get a refund and was given a flat no and was then asked if I wanted to pay for another three names. Needless to say I was not happy and have never used their service again. |
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