We use a cleaning service a couple of times a year and I was excited to see this service offered by living social. I paid 85$ for 4 hours of cleaning. They arrived on time and were polite, it was all down hill from there. They asked me what areas I wanted them to concentrate it. I told them to do the kitchen and bathrooms and much as they could beyond that. I did not expect perfection, I did expect significant improvement. When I arrived home I was extremely disappointed. I quickly called and left a message describing the many over-sites. They basically said that my house was so dirty they did the best they could. This is a load of crap. Here are a few things they missed:
*shower walls not washed
*did not move trash can, scale etc in any effort to clean around
*smoothie on kitchen floor
*kid paint and food on kitchen table (wiped it off with a sponge when i got home)
*attic fuzz on upstairs hallway and dirty and dusty floors, definitely not mopped
*did not make beds
*towels in bathroom not even folded
*there is a shelf that has toiletry items , toothpaste etc...nothing was moved, surface sticky
*nothing was moved in shower shelf, residue and soap scum on all shelves
did not move containers on kitchen counter or more toaster ovens- crumbs under/ around all
*The bathroom I am describing was just completely remodeled and it is very doable to clean well.*
All in all, it was very sloppy and they did a very poor job even in the areas they were supposedly "concentrating in." When I booked that appt I was told they had a lot of business due to the deal offered and that they were getting extra help. Maybe they had never cleaned anything before. I would like a full refund and requested a refund, but they did not even send a manager over to inspect. To be fair the service they provided was probably worth about $15 but the inconvenience of trying to get my money bag negates that. The cleaner reported that their was stuff to pick up and they had to do that before they could clean. However, there was nothing in the upstairs bathroom floor nor anything significant in the kitchen. We do have some storage in our downstairs bathroom because it only half works but I told them ahead of time they didn't need to move that stuff and to clean whatever they could. Anywhere there was a tote or something that could have been folded they kept there distance. Definitely they did not spend an hour straightening. The downstairs bathroom is fine. They offered to send someone to my house for one hour. I am not interested in vacating to let one person clean for an hour when 3 people didn't get much done in an hour and 20 minutes. I would have happily given them a tour of the handy work had they bothered to call me back. Apparently they "did not get" either of my messages.
Steer clear of this outfit, they are clearly not holding themselves accountable for their work. read more