FOR THE POTENTIAL CLIENTS OF "STAR 5":
We had a leak from the upstairs shower. They sent "Mike" out, a heavy accented russian who loves to hear himself talk and another guy who was very quiet. Mike showed up in a plain blue t-shirt, no uniform. They walked upstairs and said it could be this and it could be that, and that choice warranty covers nothing. Mike kept repeating himself and repeating himself and repeating himself and repeating himself and... annoying right? This imbecile didn't turn on the water, didn't remove the 2 screws for the shower knob, didn't do any diagnosing whatsoever. He collected the $45 dollar deductible/co-pay and INSISTED they cut a hole in the ceiling to see what was going on. After another $80 dollars collected, they cut a hole 2x3 ft and saw there was an a/c duct (supply not return) that had insulation around it and was soaked. There was also mold on the insulation and on the drywall/ceiling slab that was removed. Evidently Mike has never heard of gravity because this duct was directly under the shower but this cretin insisted it was the a/c unit leaking water from the roof, 2 stories up??? I educated him on the unit being 3 months old, and that THE LEAK ONLY HAPPENS WHEN THE SHOWER IS RUNNING. Nevertheless, he ignored this evidence and he did nothing further, he kept inisisting it was the a/c and trying to explain his reasoning but I was far from convinced. He collected the money, wrote a receipt and walked his lazy ass out of my house. After Choice warranty sent a PROFESSIONAL a/c tech out, Drew from Mojave A/C who was in uniform, sharp, well groomed and well spoken and explained what he did and why it was not the a/c unit (which I already knew), they contacted Mike once again. So.. Mike decides to call my property management lady and chew her out saying he is 100% certain it is the a/c unit. She then relayed he will be giving me a call, which honestly I dreaded. When he called he asked what is going on? I was already fed up with his laziness and redundant rhetoric and told him I don't know I'm not a technician (duh). Mike proceeded to repeat himself insisting we set up another appointment, and I told him I'm with clients and I don't have time for this right now. He kept insisting so I had to get real with this cretin, and told him "Mike you insist on repeating yourself and I heard you the first time, now you have me repeating myself in front of clients and I don't appreciate you, I don't appreciate how you did almost nothing except leave a mess in my house and point the finger at someone else." I don' appreciate how you DIDN'T EVEN BOTHER TO TURN ON THE WATER. If you try to set another appointment without my knowledge (which is what he was suggesting) I WILL NOT OPEN MY DOOR FOR YOU." I told him if we needed him we would call him, not the other way around. This is how thick Mike is, he still didn't get that I didn't want his business or his lazy ass in my house again. His tone did not change nor did his rhetoric. I hung up on him he was holding me up with clients as I had to repeat multiple times. So after Mike, then the a/c guy Drew, we had another plumber come out. He found the issue IMMEDIATELY, without cutting holes in the wall and without long redundant "explanations" of his stupid theory on why he shouldn't have to work today. This guy took pictures and explained why and where the problem was. These guys couldn't even get "5 star" right in their name... really?
WHY I WROTE THIS: I signed up on yelp just to write this review..........
I hate writing reviews and I hate YELP even more but I had to inform the public that these guys are far from sharp. I honestly hope they fire "Mike" or whatever his real name is because he has no grasp on anything and does not know how to talk to people. Persons giving him praise on yelp are the same morons that are talked into buying a Pinto but told it's just like a Ferrari, but cheaper. Wow! What a deal! You idiots... you give him praise because you can't figure out extremely simple things on your own and think he's good at his job. And in case you were wondering, this was me being nice :) Mike I wouldn't trust you to peel a potato. read more