***STAY AWAY***
I…read moregot scammed by these guys so that you don't have to.
Garage door was stuck open. AAA came out and employed extremely deceitful, predatory sales tactics to rip me off. After getting an initial quote to replace one door opener of $1850, I googled the price and found the average to be $5-900. I was told that the specialty nature of my garage doors and the age of them required advanced work, and that any of the other companies would quote me the same. I was also told that they have a special 5 year warranty that no one else includes that doubles the value of their service.
Under false pretenses, I allowed the technician to start working. In less than 45 minutes he had completed the installation of the new opener. He then told me he could cut me a bulk deal to do my other two openers and total out to $4000. I begrudgingly agreed in an effort to lower my cost basis and update my other units to match, but also started researching more about the process while he drove to get the other motors.
In all it took him 3.5 hours to install all 3 of these "specialty" repair units, including an hour off premises to get the additional supplies. The specialty part? An extension rail to accommodate my doors that are 8ft instead of 7ft.
By the time he was finished working I was realizing what was taking place. He demanded on the spot payment via venmo, and said he could only provide the invoice from the office and it would be sent separately. As I was home alone with my 3 young children, I reluctantly paid him to get him off of my property.
As I attempted to contact management to resolve, I realized that the company is intentionally deceptive. Every phone number is google voice, and every address is a mailing address. They advertise a 5 year warranty and 12+ years in business, while the license affiliated with them is less than 2 years old. Upon much insistence they provided me an itemized invoice to justify their pricing, which you can see in the attached image. This was NOT provided at the time of service, only over 24 hours later.
They charged me $525 per motor unit, which retails for $250 at home depot. They charged me $102 for a keypad that retails for $49. They charged me $120 for remotes that were included in the boxes with those motors. They charged me $365 an hour for labor, PLUS a separate labor line of $120/hr for maintenance and adjustments, totaling $485/hr for installation. They charged me $99 for removal and disposal of old equipment, when half of the original equipment was left in my trash bins without my consent (I did agree to recycle the boxes from the motors, but later found rails and a motor assembly in my trash bin).
The worst part? They installed 3 units with 2 pre synched remotes each. The pile of papers and remotes the tech left had only 5 remotes, which I later realized meant that the technician had an operable remote to my garage. This is a major security hazard as these are advertised as having 3-600ft range so now some random technician has an opener to my garage. I had to unsync and re sync everything. After informing them they conveniently claim one was missing from the box and blamed me for "confirming everything" when the work was done, when at the time I had no idea I was supposed to receive 6.
By all accounts they ripped me off by well over $1000 on an incredibly simple job. I was susceptible and uninformed, and they shamelessly took advantage of me. I don't care about the money, but out of principle this company should be investigated and prevented from doing this to others. I am in the process of filing complaints through the Attorney General's office and the BBB. I advise anyone to steer clear of these scam artists. Unmarked trucks, only accept venmo to a personal, unverified, non business venmo account, no traceable names or phone numbers. It's all an elaborate mirage covering up theft in broad daylight. They pay google to be at the top of results and have tons of questionable reviews. Hope this helps someone from getting scammed.
