Angi (formerly Angie's List)

What happened to the Angie's list where I got a list of contractors with ratings? I gave them all my info (big mistake) and I got two contractors listed (some Angi contractor it looked like and Sears) with no idea if either of them were any good. Then the nonstop phone calls started. I am not even answering because I wanted to do my own research before getting a sales pitch. I guess the actually useful angie's list doesn't exist anymore.

Recently, I was tasked with finding a pool service company for my job. I ended up plugging my information in on a website that dropped me off with Angi.com. I never received a single pool service estimate that was offered and what I got instead was hundreds of email and spam calls. Think twice before giving your information to these folks, but they sucker you with bait websites, so you won't even know you're giving your information to them until it's too late.

As an electrical contractor I've been ripped off by Angie's too many times. Too many fake leads and incorrect leads. When the leads are not the right category they charge you a fee that is way too high and they take no responsibility for it. They have a "you prove it stance". They take too much money from contractors and their family. Can't wait for the class action lawsuit.

I can't believe any one could rate this less than 5 stars. I have had nothing but great experiences with Angie's List. I have been able to use highly rated service providers plus take advantage of the "Big Deals" they send out. I have saved absolutely hundreds of dollars on services that I needed with this site. The service providers I have used have been so courteous and service oriented, always making sure I am a satisfied customer. To date I have used bath tub refinishing, window washing, roofing service, weekly pool cleaning service and a pool plaster & tile cleaning specialist.

I have a small business that specializes in different services from lawn care to office cleaning. Angi's leads has been calling me and trying to get my business. I was just waiting on more workers so I'm not over booked. I received a call today from a representative while I was in the grocery store with family. When I answered I simply said I was busy and his response to me was if you're so busy why did you answer the phone? I will not do business with a company who allows there representatives to haggle customers like this. This is not the first time!

As soon as you hit enter on the website to get a quote, you get bombarded by calls from vendors regardless of the time. I received a call at 22:45 from a call center regarding receiving a quote and I was fairly annoyed. I'm glad sites like this exist but some guidelines should be put in place to limit the number of vendors that call. I recommend providing the customer the option of how may vendors they would like to receive calls from and time limits to call.

I hired a local contractor listed with Angi, to do some concrete work, specifically 2 new pads or slabs, one for my patio, and one just outside one of the house's doors. I ended up also having the well enclosure, which is sunk in the larger of the 2 pads (the patio one), repaired and reinforced. The contractor and his crew did fantastic work, and were both pleasant and professional. I am extremely pleased with their work, and am particularly thrilled with how nice the new slabs look. The contractor communicated with me reliably, and worked progressed in a very timely manner. I hope to hire them soon for other projects :)

Just tough to figure out how to navigate. I don't know if or when I an in the fixed price quote or in an area the just launches multiple requests for quotes. I am unable to figure out how to just simply put in a name of a contractor to review their stats. Summary - a constant struggle to get to the data directly. Also this is the third review entered in the system so I dont know where the previous attempt disappeared.

We use lead generation services and decided to give Angie's List a try. They provided us with a ton of information and guidance and promised that we would receive lots of leads. It took longer than acceptable to get everything set up, but when we finally got everything completed with them we expected to start receiving leads (especially since the type of work we do was supposedly sought after by Angie's List subscribers, but not many contractors were on the list for those services). After several months, we hadn't received 1 single lead. Not one! When we called Angie's List to cancel, they said if we had done our part we would have had leads coming through. Are you serious? We did everything they asked and they blamed us! Obviously they don't believe in their abilities to generate leads if they are going to blame the subscriber. Then they said the fee to cancel was $600! What a rip off! Buyer Beware!

This contractor *******644 works ‘under the table, makes money building decks as a SECOND job. (and at Greece NY). His work is unprofessional, and he is asking customers how to build their ‘deck', in other words customers to advise the contractor about the specific contractor process against the building codes. Randy Howard does not know what he is doing! Randy Howard is violating the Building codes, does not suggest applying for building permit, and builds deck/s with negligence and carelessness. He is dishonest, does not dig holes for the legs of the deck, which make the deck movable and futuristically sinking. This is a life hazard. Zero recommendations can be made about Randy Howard ‘under the table decking'. Be mindful if you hire Randy Howard: he is a coward and a slapping ‘self-proclaimed contractor''!

Before I started using Angi leads, the representative that helped me did not make it clear that I would have to pay a fee for each lead, whether the work was approved by the owner or not! Many "leads" were being emailed to me, but when ever I tried contacting the customers, there would be no answer! All of a sudden I was being charged +$2,000! I called customer service to work something out, however, they would tell me that someone would call me back to help me with this refund. No one ever did.

I don't personally see much value in what they offer. They also make it practically impossible to cancel your membership. I called to cancel my paid membership and got a message saying I had to upgrade to "gold membership" to be entitled to phone support. I sent them an email to cancel and it bounced. I tried filling out their online "contact us" form, and got an error message saying I was not allowed to use special characters in the message, even though I wasn't using any special characters. What kind of "consumer friendly" company treats their customers this way? I recommend you stay far away from these folks. I've had great success with Thumbtack, and recommend you give them a try.
Scott McMillen.

I got limited responses to my requests. But the worst thing has been the number of spam calls I get ever since using them. Obviously they sold my info (maybe I should have read the fine print). About 10 spam calls a day ever since using Angi. Definitely NOT worth it!

These landscapers recently repointed and poly stoned my walkway and patio area. They did a great job and were very pleasant to work with. I highly recommend them and I plan on using them for other jobs in the near future.