**Update: Interesting how the story gets twisted when someone doesn't like that you have complained about your service (note enraged response from business owner below, which is no where close to accurate). What he neglects to mention is that one of the first things I stated when I called was that this refrigerator is close to 20 years old (the water problem was a completely separate and secondary issue). He also doesn't mention that I held the phone right up to the refrigerator to capture the loud noise it was making. If the call was recorded, then the tech could hear the noise. When he came out, he knew immediately from the sound that it was the compressor - he didn't need to pull the fridge out to confirm that. So, he admits that they knew it was very old right from the start (confirmed by the model number I provided) and they knew it was the compressor since the call was recorded and the tech could hear that. And despite the fact that they supposedly give free estimates and I deliberately asked, "is it even worth fixing this", they didn't say no or offer an estimate of what it would be for the repair - they specifically said it was worth having the tech come out. I made it very clear on both calls that I didn't know that this fridge was worth saving. But I guess he is overlooking those parts of the phone calls. So yeah - I have a "bad attitude" about people misleading me. He does make two very good points though: 1. Apparently, I shouldn't trust appliance repair professionals and need to do my own research instead, and 2. If you are looking for tile, please check out my review he refers to (and the recent reviews from a number of other people). You don't want to get your tile there.**
I called about an old refrigerator and spoke with a very nice woman. I explained we thought the compressor was going out and she said she would describe the issue to the tech and get back to me. She called me back the next day and said the tech was available to come out the next day. I said, " Well, wait - this is a really old fridge. If the compressor is going out, is it even worth repairing or is it better to just buy a new fridge? I don't want to pay a $90 service fee just to have someone come out and tell me to get a new fridge." And she said, "Oh no, we would never do that to you. The tech would only come out if he thought it was something worth fixing."
Can you guess what happened next?
The tech showed up the next day right on time. Within 10 seconds he said, "Oh yeah - it's the compressor. You know, that's really expensive to fix - you're better off just buying a new fridge." I replied, "This is EXACTLY what I asked the woman in your office - why are you here charging me a $90 service fee for something I shouldn't even fix?" He checked his records, called the office, and confirmed that I had told her it was the compressor and lowered the charge to a $55 "diagnostic fee."
This was a complete, and what appears to be deliberate, waste of my time and money. I understand some businesses are struggling right now, but this isn't the way to try to make money. Very disappointing. read more