I hired Stanley Steemer of Hartford, CT to perform my duct cleaning after hearing that they would clean all ducts, vents, etc with a wire brush and vacuum and then sanitize them. It is about a 2,500 sq ft space and after 2.5 hours, the lead tech came to me and declared they are 'about done'. I then checked a duct and when i pulled my hand out, it was filthy and covered in dirt and dust. The lead tech apologized and said he must have missed it. I then checked another one in another area...same thing occurred. When I checked the 3rd one and the same things happened, I asked if they used a wire brush and the lead tech said no - it's not how ducts are cleaned. I explained that he was incorrect, and that I was told by the sales person they would use the wire brush. I also repointed out that he declared they were about done, yet clearly missed at minimum, 3 ducts. He became rude and argumentative. I then told them to pack up their stuff and get out. About 30 minutes later, after speaking with my wife and telling her what happened and why the ducts weren't cleaned, she arrives at the location (I had left already), and she found them parked standing outside their truck behind our fence in our secured parking area. They had never left the property as requested.As conveyed by my wife, she, with my daughter present, asked them to leave. The driver was on the phone looked at her and then turned away continuing to talk on the phone. She then yelled at them and demanded they leave. They looked at her ignoring her. She honked her horn and told them to get in their truck and get off the property. They finally got into their truck, but sat there. She moved her vehicle forward, got out of the car and then yelled at them to get their truck out of our secure parking area and off the property or she was calling the police. The driver proceeded to 'give her the finger' in front of our 9 year old daughter and then pulled out of the secured parking area. Once cleared of the fence, she locked the gate. They proceeded to sit there while she and my daughter unloaded the packages from the car. Then they both got out of the car and approached her and my daughter and demanded she provide them with a form of payment. She told them she wasn't doing that and that they should speak with her husband. They asked if I was there and she said no. They asked when I would be back and she said she didn't know. The lead driver stated he wasn't leaving without a payment. She said she told him it wasn't happening from her and to have their manager call him directly. The driver took a step towards her and she told them to get off the property. She then gave the cell phone and told our daughter to go upstairs and call me. My daughter protested initially, but then went to the base of the steps and watched the whole conversation with me on the phone. My daughter stated she was scared and that 'mommy was trying to handle it'. My wife locked the car, and walked away from them to our daughter and got on the phone with me telling me what transpired. The next thing we know, we received an invoice from Stanley Steemer for half of the amount due. On Wednesday, 10/7/20, my wife called and spoke with Kyle Boldi and explained the above and said that we would need to get the ducts actually cleaned and didn't feel we should have to pay the invoice due to all of the above, and mainly because they didn't clean the ducts. Mr. Boldi responded that he has pictures of before and after clearly showing it was done and that he gets alot of compliments about the 2 men that were at our property and that the 'story' didn't sound real. She said she explained that she commended him for defending his team, but that in this case, it was clearly not the case. He said the invoice was not changing and that 'it was what it was'. BEWARE- DO NOT DUE BUSINESS WITH THEM UNTIL THEY IMPROVE THEIR SERVICE!!!! read more