Rip off and should honestly be reported. They charged my mom $780 to replace ONE outlet that took less than 5 minutes to do.

I had a terrible experience with this company and feel obligated to warn others. I called them for a quote to upgrade our main service panel from 100 to 200 amps. The technician spent about 10 minutes looking around and then quoted me $14,033. He said it in a way that sounded like "$1,433," which was very misleading. I didn't catch it at first, so I asked for an additional quote to run a 25-foot line outside for a 220-volt plug in the front yard. He then quoted $16,077--again saying it in a way that made it sound like just "16077," clearly a tactic they train their staff to use. When I asked when they could start, he said "right now" and nearly started breaking open my wall before I made him stop. I asked for clarification on the price, and that's when I realized he was quoting over $16,000, not $1,607 or anything reasonable. This was five times higher than the highest quote I received from other companies. It was clear to me that this company operates like a professional scam -- flashy trucks, nicely dressed techs, and outrageously inflated prices. I rarely write reviews, but this level of deception is unacceptable. Be extremely cautious and avoid them at all costs. I hope Google takes action against fake positive reviews that seem to prop up companies like this. read more

We called Anthony after getting a much higher price from someone called Jose! They both work for Express Electrical Service! Antony did a great job for $700. Less than Jose! read more

Charges about 6 to 10 times higher than other electricians. You'd have to be crazy to use them.

Jay was prompt and professional quoted us a house rewrite and panel upgrade job at $18,900. When technicians showed up they upsold and tried to charge us the full amount we were approved for. We settled at a price of $22,000. Although the installation was done in less time then they had initially quoted, the walls they broke and the stucco patch they installed was very poor quality. Every time it rains we have to repaint areas water leaks due to their poor patch work. Been calling for weeks now to have it repaired and have just been given the runaround. Very impressive first impression and extremely horrible follow up service. read more

DO NOT TRUST THIS COMPANY! They took advantage on a Sunday due to "no power" the tech quoted $1410.00 + trip fee of $195.00 to replace the main breaker .. she was home alone with small children and could not be without electricity. Asked for a discount, They easily gave 20% off Then took 10 min to install new breaker. Only after install did they provide written estimate. 1. Not even sure the part was new. 2. Estimate included one part that is $72.00 at Lowes. Less than 10 min install. Sent pic only after part removed. 3. After telling them they are a total ripoff, they then lowered price to $928.00 and no trip charge. 4. Their "estimate" was sent to me only AFTER work was done. 5. 12x cost of part for 10 min install is unscrupulous! read more

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Their ad says $89 ceiling fan installed. That's just to take a look. They don't mention the visit alone is $89. Once the guy got here, he quoted $1315. Freaking ridiculous. Pretty much con artists. Bait and switch tactics. I'm going to do mine myself. read more

I want to give a ZERO star but it's unavailable. This is a tricky and dishonest business. An electrician names Jesse was very tricky trying to set me up for repairs options from $2,400 to $23,000. What a joke! And what a foolish stupid guy. My electric problem was fixed by another license electrician with only 1/10 of price with one-year warranty. I wasted $89 on this tricky business. But I will never use this company and that tricky Jesse guy. Share with you for being careful about them. read more

I called to inquire about having a motor from an older model skylight, rewired or replaced. I was told they could do it. After taking all my information and about to set an appointment, I finally asked if there was a charge for them to come out. I was told it was $89 which I would appreciate if they would've told me without me having to ask. I continue to ask more questions, and it turns out that the $89 fee does not go toward the repair, and in the event that they can't do the repair which is quite possible with this kind of thing, they will still charge the $89 fee. I did not make the appointment and I have a feeling that the negative reviews are correct. I'm glad I didn't continue with this company. read more

Not sure if these guys ever work.. I've been rescheduling since Nov 14th. They never show up and leave there poor dispatchers to make excuses for them. Don't bother with a company like this.. read more

SCAM ALERT. I own many rental units in the South Bay. I'm also a real estate developer and hold a contractors B- License. One of my tenants reported a partial power outage. It was after hours so I decided not to contact my regular pool of electricians and gave this company a call. Within 5 minutes of the guy showing up there were red flags everywhere. Before even doing an actual diagnosis of the issue he wrote up a very strange "three option" proposal which included all kinds of un needed work not related to the issue at hand. Prices ranging from $1500-8000! I've never seen anything like this in all my years in the construction business. I then told him a about my technical background and asked that he walk me through these "repair options" in more detail. This must have scared him off because he quickly asked for the proposal back and locked it up in his truck, never to be seen from again. The worst part is I had to pay a service fee for them to attempt to scam me. Had another electrician out after this crazy experience. 30 minutes and $150 later. Problem Fixed. From someone who deals with sub contractors on a daily basis this is not how electrical repair work is done. What this company is doing is highly unethical and predatory. Please don't get caught in this scam!! read more

Horrible service.... Scheduled an appt days ago... they texted to confirm my appt. I took the day off work to be here for the appt and they literally texted 'during the appt time' that they could not make it today. What a bunch of crap read more

I just had my entire electrical panel replaced by Alex Kavoossi and his wonderful crew. I really can't say enough about his professionalism and friendliness and willingness to explain everything that was being done. It was a huge job, they arrived on time and left the property spotless and have followed up consistently regarding permits and such. I couldn't be more impressed or recommend them more highly. Ask for Alex. yours, andrea marcovicci read more

I needed to add an outdoor lamp lighting fixture. Jesse added wiring from the circuit breaker and prepare the wiring in both side in front of the garage same day while I search and order the lamp. He came back as soon as I got the lamp by mail and installed my new lamp with care. Jesse was patient and willing to work around my specs. I can count on Jesse to show up when he promised. Don't hesitate to work with Jesse for your electrical needs. read more

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Express Electrical Service is immediately available and seems to have quality people but their prices are unreasonably high plus you must pay $89 for them to visit you. They quoted me $2,350 to install a new 220 volt line from the breaker box to my new range. We called another certified electrician who did a quality job for $675 although we had to wait 2 days because it was over the weekend. I believe this large markup is unreasonable and unfair to the unknowing customer. They have many similiar negative reviews on Yelp. read more

I would have given zero starts if that was an option. We had a power surge a few weeks ago, and lost power. I called and Express Electrical sent out an "electrician" to diagnose and fix the problem. The "electrician" took a look at the panel, took photos, went into the house (took the plate off of one light switch), and went up into the attic for 5 minutes. When he came out, he told us we needed to get the whole house rewired for $48,000. I asked him what caused the surge, and he said bad wires in the house. He collected $125 for the service call, and we told him don't call us, we'll call you. I found real electrician, who came out (actually took his tools off his belt) and after 2 hours finally diagnosed the problem as an Edison issue (broken neutral line from the power pole), and temporarily patched the broken wire until Edison came out and fixed it. Save yourself the aggravation and don't call these people. read more

Very overpriced. I called Express Electrical services because my garage door wasn't opening. I paid $1300 and it took only half hour to fix it. I talked to supervisor and he told me with all the knowledge electrician has to do the troubleshooting it is the right price. Technician wrote in the invoice jobs he didn't do. Very bad experience, wouldn't recommend to anybody. read more

Everyone that works there is very friendly, and the person that came out (JR) was knowledgeable and personable. But they are trained to up sell, and all roads lead to replacement of your panel or other services you didn't call them for. It's obvious to me that JR was sent to my house with instructions to sell me on upgrades or services that are beyond what I called about. I wish he would have spent as much time and effort helping solve my issue. The smell is still there, but my $750 is gone. They didn't see me as customer; they saw me as a sucker they can charge what they want. I had them come out for burning smell in my son's room, and I even narrowed it down to the outlet I thought was the issue. JR tells me how my panel needs to be serviced, and even though it's a 200 amp panel, he was recommending a newer panel. I let him go through his sales pitch, and it was funny later when he noticed on the panel door that the panel was less than 10 years old. I think he wished he had seen that before so he could have recalibrated his BS to "every 5 years". So he wants me to pay him for replacing my less than 10 year/ 200 amp panel. Meanwhile, he has little to add related to my immediate issue: what is causing that smell in the room. So I resigned to pay him $750 for the outlet I pointed out to him as the possible issue and the breaker it goes to. That is way too much, but it was my choice to pay that. As an honest man, I accept responsibility for choosing to pay that. What is unacceptable is the up selling that takes away from actually meeting the customers needs. He didn't even have the decency to replace the other 2 outlets in the room for my $750. read more

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I cant thank Express Electrical Services enough. My technician Lamar was fantastic! Not only was he extremely knowledgable, but he was also extremely kind and patient. He was very thorough and got my dryer up and running rather quickly. I was lost as to what was going on with it but Lamar was able to give me options that I could thankfully work it. I would highly recommend Express Electrical Seevices for your next electrical home repair and ask for Lamar!! He was great!! Excellent work!! read more

Wow first off I'm reading all these "quotes" for 5,500-6,500 To change a breaker which upsets me even more. We had an outlet short out which caused our breaker to flip. After a few attempts we noticed the outlet was melted completely through. We called Express Electrical and got a quote to replace a single outlet for $2,000. Then the tech offered us an upgraded breaker panel for get this...... $13,000. Please explain why others are getting quoted $5,000 while I was quoted $13,000. Now I felt like this was an attempt to get as much money as they could due to the fact that it was my mother who was dealing with the tech in the beginning. I get your probably going to answer with a "sorry to hear" blah blah blah. The fact is we were able to get the outlet changed out for a fraction of that price and the quote for the breaker was under $5,000. I understand you have overhead and safety meetings twice a week but that is just wrong. Everyone works hard for their money including you so why try to rip people off when they are in need. A bunch of Crooks. read more

Predatory Con-Artists! Avoid at all costs! In 30+ years of property management / ownership I've never run into a company so actively engaged in ripping off clients. They attempted to get me to pay $3,000 for a repair that everyone else charges about $125 for ... read on ... My dishwasher & garbage disposal were both having issues - which made me suspect that there was an issue with the outlet underneath the kitchen sink where both appliances are plugged in. Neither of my regular electricians were available to do a repair so I needed to look elsewhere. Although I had never used Express Electrical before, they were available sooner than anyone else. They came out quickly and assessed the situation, stating that it was not just the outlet under the sink that was having issues. According to them the wiring between the outlet and the switch on the wall was bad and needed to be replaced along with the replacing the switch and the outlet. While the electrician was on site he quoted three prices; $900, $2,000 and $3,000 with the difference being in the quality of hardware used and the length of guarantee for the job. I've had wiring work done in the past, including a rewire job done at another property just six months ago that was about three times the size. That larger wiring job was $300 (not including drywall/paint repairs). So I knew their prices were very inflated, and I told them so. They asked what I'd be willing to pay. I told them about the other job I recently had done and they immediately dropped their price to $470. Even though I still felt that was an inflated price for a 'small' rewire job, they were the only electrician available at the time, so I approved the job. Once the electrician started doing the actual work he discovered that the issue really was just with the outlet and no rewiring was necessary. So he quickly replaced the outlet and left. Even though they didn't have to do the full rewire, they still charged me the full $470. I gave both of my regular electricians a call to see what they charge for an outlet replacement. One quoted $125. The other quoted $65-125. I gave Express Electrical a call to complain about the charge amount based on the fact that they didn't need to do all of the work that they quoted. The service rep took notes and said that the manager, Renee would call me back. After a few days I hadn't heard anything so I called back and went over everything again with another service rep. Again I was told that Renee would call me back. Again no call-back. So I kept calling them every couple days to try to get a hold of Renee. Each time I was told he would call me back. He never did. After three weeks I gave up and filed a dispute with my credit card company who gave me a refund. About a month later I noticed an Express Electrical service van parked outside my neighbor's home. While Express Electrical was there, giving them a quote, I let them know how the company had handled the job at my home. Later, they confirmed with me that Express Electrical's quote for the work at their home was more than double the quotes that they received from other companies and they were grateful for my intervention. read more

Not a good experience at all. Called to get the 60 to 90 minute service and after going back and forth for about 30 minutes and 5 calls later, they could only schedule me a week later. Just be upfront and tell me RIGHT AWAY that its not going to happen so I don't spend 30 minutes on the phone! read more

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I would not recommend Express electrical after charging me $1700 for 3 clip in recess lightings that I cannot change the brightness unless I remove the light from the ceiling. The same lights are on Temu for $2...find another electrical company that cares about integrity. read more

We hired Express Electrical Services on June 11th to replace our breaker box outside of our home. The job was to take one day and they were extremely over-priced. We had a problem and had no choice so we hired them. The job took 44 days to complete and in doing the job they damaged the wall on the inside of the house, which they volunteered to repair but having seen the time and the terrible work they did outside we did not want them in the house, we asked for a can of paint and hired our own painter to do the job. Our recommendation is if you are in need of an electrician shop around, we cannot recommend Express Electrical Services not will we ever use them again. read more

I needed a floodlight installed and contacted Epress Electrical based on 2.8k GOOGLE reviews and 4+ rating. Should have known the reviews were fake. Omar came to my home & was very personable and discussed my options to get a new line to where the floodlight would go. After checking my breaker panel, came back & told me it needed to be moved, and upgraded. Said he would give me 2 quotes, one for floodlight only & one for floodlight & panel. Never gave a quote for floodlight only & panel would be nearly $17,000. Before showing me the quote he asked me "are you ready?" and said "don't get upset" etc. Then kept talking about how they will warranty the work, blah, blah, blah. Right away he gave a 20% discount, because he said he liked me LOL. It wasn't an emergency so I decided I should get other quotes because the whole thing didn't feel right. Glad I came here to confirm these guys are ridiculous!!! Frosting on the cake=the night after Omar left, my house wasn't cooling down. It was 85 that day. I thought it was weird because it had been working just fine. Next night same thing. Fan is running, everything is good, but no cooling. So I call my HVAC company, and the technician tells me the only thing that was wrong is the breaker was off at the panel!!! Cost me $155 to find out Omar flipped it off & never turned it back on. RUN from this company. They are BAD NEWS! read more

Carlos and his team were the BEST! They were professional, clean, and efficient. They made our home good to go. We had a complete rewiring of our house. read more

1st: (Everybody hit the floor, this is a Stick-Up)! After calling Express Electrical Services @ (213) 626-4277, (I don't remember the guys name but let's call him: John Dillinger, lol) he arrived and started with these Harry-Potter-Wand, theatrics': Which, I have characterized the experience as the Electrician waving his Green tipped, beeping light-saber (electrical voltage sensor) stating: "somethings wrong here!" Walking numerous times from my kitchen to the dining room area. "oh, there's most definitely something wrong here with your wiring: see, see, it's not supposed to do that". Long-story short, "he sates you need a new 200 amp. Circuit Breaker Panel (@$12,000 Plus), or we can rebuild your existing one (@$6,000 plus)". The kicker was toward the end of his performance: (oh it's your garbage disposal outlet), Nope, Dang-shame... he wasn't even close to diagnosing the problem! And, he had the "gall" to ask me with a straight face "how much do you think this will cost you? Give, me a number!" Yeah, this man wanted to charge me $475.00 to change out a single electrical outlet (which costs $2.00 @ Home Depot, & the cover was not included). Finally, he stated "Oh, I cannot guarantee changing the outlet will fix your problem, because; you need a new electrical panel as I have priced you from our set-pricing book". He should be in movies from his performance and theatrics'. I paid him $89.00 per his service fee and sent him packing (just wow). Coining the phrase: I was born at night, just now last night! Fact: Just because you own a voltage meter and some wire cutters doesn't make you an electrician! Beware Yelpers!!!!!! I highly recommend Woolf Electric for all of your electrical needs. Honest and fair pricing. They met my needs in record time, friendly, and they have integrity. read more

was billed for outlet 5 ft from main outlet $1100.00 which is exstreamly excessive and given a price to install a ceiling fan $800 and another electrician installed for $150.00 , they should have their suspended, I am a low income senior citizen 1 star read more

The company that has the telephone number (213) 224-7823 cannot be counted on. I schedules an appointment 3 days age and was told that I would be seen today between 1-3. Today at 1:15 I was contacted that they were not coming, when I made it clear that it we need the work done in the next three days. They then proceeded to tell us they wouldn't be able to see until 5 days later. I urge all readers to NEVER USE THIS COMPANY. Their blatant lying about being able to come out to do the work, to claim they didn't have enough people to the work and then canceling on the day that they claimed to be coming was unprofessional, insulting and disrespectful. The BBB needs to shut these people down. read more

Just like everybody else on here I got totally ripped off by these guys. I'm actually so mad at myself that I gave them any money at all. I had already agreed to pay the service fee for them coming out, and my breaker was broken, so I did go ahead and pay them $427 (which was only offered to me after I refused the three other upsell options) for a job that should've been $150. I wish I had checked out yelp before, because I went by the Google reviews as every one else did. I can't help but think about all of the people they are ripping off --- ugh, makes me super angry. And the owners replies to everyone's negative reviews are laughable. Seriously, how are these guys still in business? read more

Unbelievably overpriced. Was quoted over $1100 for a light installation but ultimately paid $200 for a local qualified electrician. This company is not legit. They're just after your money so go elsewhere. read more

Finally received the refund check on 03/09. They sent someone to personally hand deliver the check! Why couldn't this be done a month & half ago?! read more

BUYER BEWARE!! SNAKE OIL!! Going out of my way to leave a bad review. They charge on how educated you're. They charged my aunt $1600 for 1 single Ring doorbell install with easily accessible live wires nearby. This is the price even though my aunt is supplying the ring doorbell camera. Obviously we did not go through with them, lookout for "Raul" he likes to add "Here at Express" to start every sentence. What he is really saying is "Here At Express We Like To Scam Our Customer's" read more

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Please don't use this company. No quote given in advance so had to have the guy come diagnose which is automatically $89 but estimated over $3000 for the services which were to replace a circuit breaker, light switch and outlet. It makes no sense to pay that much so I called someone else to do it for under $600 the following day. It's unfortunate that I had to spend the $89 service fee. Very very very overpriced read more

Do Not Use this company. we made an appointment with them for a rental. they didn't trust the property manager and insisted that the owner verify the work order and out a credit card in file. they called and texted 5 times, asking for land approval that was given, and for credit card again, which they had. on the day of the service, they said unless the owner or manager was there, they could not keep the appointment. I demanded email confirmation my credit card information was deleted. We will see if they comply. i highly recommend avoiding them As they are unprofessional, rude and refuse to come out and charge an 89 "inspection fee." Beware, they operate under a lot of fake company names... just found out as we were trying to find an another vendor. read more

If I could put negative I would... Lack of Consideration, and Communication... Made an Appt on Monday for the upcoming Wednesday at 10am...at 9:50 I call Express Electrical and they tell me they haven't confirmed our appt so NO ONE IS IN ROUTE....I made it VERY clear on Monday that this Condo is in Escrow both the buyer and sellers along with there agents would be present... GUESS WHO WAS'NT ...., yup EXPRESS ELECTRICAL... Who has time for this ... Complete waste of everyone's time, VERY UNPROFESSIONAL read more

It was nice to have another electrician show me and explain to me in great detail what a poor job was done at my house by Express Electrical and why the $2,000 that I spent was an absolute rip off. Please choose another electrician for your needs. read more

Outstanding work! I scheduled for a time to have my home electrical problems looked at. Saul J contacted me and let me know if it was okay to come a little early. Most people I deal with come late and never call. Kudos for this!! Saul was highly professional and very personable at the same time. He was very tenacious is trouble shooting which took about 6 hours. He took time to explain things in great detail of what was going wrong. He returned a couple of days later fixed my problem. Further he looked over the rest of my home and pointed out some other minor problems that I had. These were fixed on the spot! He spent nearly two full days making sure that everything in my home was 100%. Saul is a 5-star technician! If I have anymore problems I would prefer that Express Electrical Services send Saul. "Better call Saul!" read more

Newly remodeled kitchen's outlets stopped working. EES came back with quotes of $2800 and $3500 to investigate and fix. Had to eat the $89 consulting fee. Terrible value. read more

I got a called from them and they said that they will refund me the money and will also send the guy who came in to training. I got the refund for their inspection service that's kinda nice The whole thing is resolved and I hope they learned their lesson and nothing like this will ever happened to their customers read more

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