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New Jersey
1 review
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Horrible Company
February 25, 2025

Employees left a mess and a window open after attic cleanup. Appointments not kept. Abysmal communication. "Techs" show up without proper screwdriver to open attic hatch when known it is needed. RUDE, disrespectful men. Overpriced. Awful experience.

Date of experience: February 25, 2025
Alabama
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Did not complete job per contract. Charged credit card w/o authorization. Didn't supply pictures of work as promised. Out of pocket $3,000.00. Will be contacting credit card company and lawyer if need be.

Date of experience: January 13, 2025
Texas
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Don't use this company
December 3, 2024

I paid the 2400 dollars to rid my attack of rats. When I canceled the monthly service, th we y took all the traps out of my attic and bait boxes out of my yard. What did my 2400 pay for? Carlos was terrible and refused to go up in the attack to check for the presence of rats. Use some other HONEST company. All these people are interested in is money, specifically yours.

Date of experience: December 3, 2024
New York
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Unmet expectations
November 12, 2024

When service began, Jake and Bryan were good and diligent in the sales and assessment process. Monthly service is not worth it. Unreliable, no regard for client time or consistency and substandard maintenance. Would recommend one time service but that is it!

Date of experience: November 12, 2024
Washington
1 review
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We have a rat problem in our attic. They sealed off all entry points and there are a quite a few of them. They also set traps around the home as well. We have a marked decrease in rat activity in the attic and have found dead rats around our home. The big issue is reliability. We routinely get the text saying when our service date but then they never show up, so we call them and reschedule and the same thing happens. There seems to be a revolving door of management and they too have bad follow up skills. Once the service agreement is up we are not renewing.

Date of experience: November 5, 2024
Louisiana
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Beware...
February 7, 2024

After repeated complaint phone calls (and unreturned calls) to the local Critter Control Co. And their finance company, Rollins Acceptance Co. I feel I need to make this bad review. Hopefully this will get their attention! I'll keep this short and say it all starts with the salesman that comes to your house. You don't fill out any loan papers, you are not given any paperwork, and the next thing you know you owe them $10,000... I am not just a customer but also a Google Local Guide 8.

Date of experience: February 7, 2024
North Carolina
1 review
1 helpful vote
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I am in Murhpy NC area and contacted them for service. Was contacted and they Siad they would come out on Monday. Tried to get them to come on Tueday and was told they do not service Murphy. Should of told me that when I talked to then 4 days before. Need to change their advertisement it is mis-leading

Date of experience: August 13, 2024
Pennsylvania
1 review
8 helpful votes
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If you want an outrageous and shameless quote, a misdiagnosis, lack of expertise, a plan for totally unnecessary actions, multiple harassing follow-up calls for your decision, pressure to start treatment under threat of worsening conditions (which don't exist) then by all means, call these charlatans!
Will call BBB on these guys!
Compared with 3 other vendors to confirm issues. We did not sign up for these fakers!

Date of experience: October 6, 2023
Florida
2 reviews
1 helpful vote
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Rip off
March 12, 2024

Trust all of the negative reviews about this company. The sales person Daniel Kalchik told us that we had "a severe" rat problem. We paid $2,900 to take care of it. He sold us on a supposed "disinfectant" package to help after the rats are gone. Well we had one mouse, and after the so called disinfection we still have the same smell in the attic. The company is a rip off. DO NOT trust them!

Date of experience: March 12, 2024
Georgia
1 review
1 helpful vote
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I am extremely disappointed with Critter Control's service and feel like we completely wasted $2,000. Initially, they quoted us a price that seemed excessive for sealing up some areas to prevent critters from getting into our home, but we reluctantly agreed, especially since my wife is pregnant and we wanted peace of mind. They showed us pictures of areas that needed to be sealed, but after they completed the work, I noticed several of the original problem areas were still left unaddressed.

I requested someone come out and walk us through what had actually been sealed, and while they initially agreed, they completely ghosted me after that. Part of the agreement was that someone would come by daily for the following week to ensure everything was taken care of. When I followed up with Ari, instead of helping schedule those visits, he just gave me someone's number like it was my responsibility to chase them down. Ultimately, someone stopped by only three times.

To make matters worse, our kitchen began to smell like rotting rodents, and I could still hear critters in the attic—exactly what we paid them to prevent! When I spoke to Jonathan, he mentioned we'd receive discounts on future services, but unsurprisingly, we never heard from him again.

This company is unprofessional and unreliable. Not only did they fail to address the original problem, but their communication was nonexistent, and they left us with the same issues we had before they "sealed" anything. I strongly recommend looking elsewhere if you're considering Critter Control.

Date of experience: September 9, 2024
Tennessee
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Don't use them unless you receive a guarantee. Had absolutely no results and so I contacted them for just a partial refund. And someone was supposed to call me back and never did. The lady said well these critters know to stay away from traps. That was her excuse for no results. I just wanted half of my money back. Since I obviously have to call someone else. They have no idea of what type of animals under my house.

Date of experience: December 21, 2023
Arizona
1 review
0 helpful votes
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The worst company, horrible customer service, outpriced. They placed a mousetrap above the ceiling in our office, and it's been 6 days since we heard something gets trapped in it! Called and called them numerous times! Gene Kepes (owner? Manager?) said they will schedule (!) someone! Really? The smell is getting worse every day, there are nuggets going to crawl around soon, and we must wait for a free spot on their busy schedule? So now no one is even answering the phone, and we have no idea when we will be blessed and saved by someone from Critter Control from that terrible smell of decaying animal above our heads!

Date of experience: March 19, 2024
Washington
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Going down Cherry Road, your text was speeding through a school zone. They need to be more careful, there's kids out there! They don't give a damn about kids, so why should I give a damn about using a place like you!?

Date of experience: October 13, 2023
Texas
6 reviews
12 helpful votes
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Beware! The contract says $299.95 for the inspection, setting live traps, and monitoring the traps for 2 weeks. That sounds fair enough, but in our case the inspector didn't find where the critters were entering, so he had no place to set the traps, and no traps to monitor. $299.95 for a half hour inspection is absurd! I suppose we should have foreseen this possibility when we signed the contract, but what we'd been hearing was not just a little mouse-size critter, so it never crossed our minds that an inspector wouldn't find its entrance.

Date of experience: January 3, 2024
Oklahoma
1 review
2 helpful votes
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I had an appointment for 8-10am. Never showed. Got an email from *******@salesforce.com; on behalf of; Hunter Little <*******@crittercontrol.com> saying "We appreciate the opportunity to serve you. Should you have a future need, please keep us in mind."
Called the 800 number and they said they would have Hunter contact me, NEVER DID. Can I give a less than 1 rating?

Date of experience: January 25, 2024
New Jersey
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Long story short, I prepaid for service but when the tech came out, he said one service was not required and told me to call and request a refund for it. I did so and received a refund. However, about a month later I saw a pending charge on my credit card for the same amount. I called again and was advised it was a mistake and the charge would not go through. It went through. My credit card company processed a chargeback and Visa blocked the company from charging again. Another month passes and I get an bill via email. I call and find out it was a "software issue" causing my credit to show up as if I owed money. I am assured that my balance is zero and I will not be bothered again. Fast forward a week, I get another emailed bill. At this point the issue is still NOT resolved.

Never trust this company with your money, and if you do, DO NOT PREPAY FOR ANYTHING.

Date of experience: July 26, 2024
Utah
1 review
11 helpful votes
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Costly $200. Estimate Fee
September 15, 2021

Not mentioned on phone, assumed it was free. Technician arrived, I just wanted one gable vent and chimney screened, no coons at the moment. Took 5 mins to check out these two entry points, then he asked for the estimate fee, I was dumbfounded, should've been told.

Date of experience: September 15, 2021
Delaware
1 review
14 helpful votes
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Worst company ever!
December 28, 2021

Quoted a price, then added hidden fees and services at ridiculous cost without explanation. Definitely did not provide upfront pricing. Service was just ok, but sign nothing before you see a written itemized contract. When I attempted to discuss my issues with them they just talked in circles, passing me on to the next person.

Date of experience: December 28, 2021
Germany
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Absolutely horrible
July 13, 2023

I feel totally scammed by Critter Control. We retained them and paid top dollar. They gave us the run around, constantly changed personnel, never completed the job, and finally told us "we can't help you" with no refund (not even partial) and now they ignore all of our calls, emails, and attempts to rectify the situation. Awful company - do not waste your time or money.

Date of experience: July 13, 2023
Canada
1 review
11 helpful votes
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Calls are not returned, e-mails are ignored, 'management' is entirely unprofessional, repeating obvious statements as if the client is stupid. Could not be more disgusted and it being a franchise, there's no escalation. Avoid at all costs, which I'd never called them in the first place.

Date of experience: March 20, 2023

Overview

Critter Control has a rating of 1.5 stars from 58 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers dissatisfied with Critter Control most frequently mention customer service and rat problem. Critter Control ranks 113th among Pest Control sites.

service
31
value
31
shipping
6
returns
8
quality
28