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Canada
1 review
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The contractors have no skills, no licences.
No construction skills, no formal apprentice, no schooling. They lost there sales job, years ago, An sign up with homestars scam, to ripoff homeowners in Toronto. The TV ad is all about sales only.

Date of experience: May 30, 2021
Canada
1 review
5 helpful votes
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Home Star fake reviews
February 5, 2019

Home Star allows fake post when I complained about it they said that I opened the site.
Impossible I never heard of home star before they told me I can respond to the fake post.
I said that's not fare they should remove the fake post they told me I should of responded 1 year earlier how could i if I never new it exited?
If they allow not true comments then they are not an ethical company.
If they want to rectify this complaint they can remove the fake post for Canadian Salvaged Timber
When that is done then I would consider changing my comments Until then my comments stand.

Date of experience: February 5, 2019
Canada
2 reviews
12 helpful votes
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Under the guise of doing good public service, Homestars has a vested self intrest dedicated to the bottom line. Homestars rarely verify if the customer is legit let alone if the neg comment is at all valid. Homestars will then contact the accussed bussines and offer their services for a fee. How convenient!

Date of experience: February 1, 2014
Canada
1 review
7 helpful votes
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I was accused by Homestars emplyee that I was working for the contractor that I was posting review for. They removed my feedback after failed attempts to post (3 times). Had to submit the invoice to them with no results. I promised the contractor to post for him and now I feel so bad

Date of experience: December 17, 2013
Canada
1 review
10 helpful votes
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Business Owner
February 19, 2021

This company doesn't stop calling and arrassing me to join there membership. As per all bad reviews I saw across the internet, I made it clear to them about 5 times to stop calling and that I will not join the membership for additionnal business. Again today they called me! I dont like writing bad reviews but they have taken this too far. When a contractor doesnt want to join your scam and tell's you to stop calling, you need to listen!

Date of experience: February 19, 2021
Canada
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Run run run
October 14, 2021

I was looking into this company for my cleaning business. The rep called me and promised me lots of business. They wanted my credit card even thou it supose to be a free service. When I googled their business I got nothing but negitive comments. When I brought this to rep attention he said and quote " I don't have time to discuss this with you and hung up. Do your research ppl don't use this company scam scam scam scam

Date of experience: October 14, 2021
Canada
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I asked Mint Leaf Kitchen Cabinets to give me quote for my investment Property at 148 Town House Cres, Brampton for full work to be completed during the month of February, 2017. They started work and completed in required time promised in the
Quotation. When the work was completed it was excellent. Total Invoice was $4746. 00
Including HST. All work was done by 18th February, 2017. After the work was done,
I refer my friends. Makhan Jadge was very pleasant person and good professional.
I really enjoyed working with him and his workers.

Date of experience: May 23, 2017
Canada
2 reviews
1 helpful vote
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Terrible service
May 26, 2015

I am trying to find out a price for a mini escavator and the time that I waited was unbelieveable and then when they did answer it was the wrong department and then I got transfered and then i was told they don't rent them any more. Wow unbelievable.

Date of experience: May 26, 2015
Canada
1 review
1 helpful vote
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We found Dave on Yellow Pages.ca. He did an amazing job at a reasonable price, very professional and extremely nice to deal with. I will recommend him to anyone.

Date of experience: April 10, 2011
Canada
1 review
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Just great people
June 16, 2015

I highly recommend VM Drain and Plumbing inc. Walter, the person I've dealt with is great. His people installed back flow valve and sump pump after 2013 flood.

Date of experience: June 16, 2015
Canada
1 review
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Thrilled
January 17, 2016

This is the third carpet replacement we have had done by Kingsway Carpets & Blinds and, again, it was as ordered, on time and beautifully (and quickly) installed. I would recommend them highly.

Date of experience: January 17, 2016
Canada
1 review
7 helpful votes
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Garbage seevice
June 12, 2020

Response to complaint posted by Homestars

This complaint is absolutely preposterous!

Homestars, you did not do your due diligence.

Did you request to see proof of payment or an existing contract between these "so-called" customers?

Certainly not, since no deposit was ever made to me or my company and I do not see any paperwork to support this claim.

Besides, the high temperature on March 25,2019 was 0 degrees and the low was -4 degrees. I can guarantee you that we did not do any digging that day. The ground is still frozen with these temperatures.

I have been in this business since 1998 and I can assure you that we are an honest company and we finish the work that is contracted to us. Every project is put on contract, which also protects us and the consumer buying services from us. We would not be operating today if we behaved that way.

Like any existing business, I had to fire people who worked for me in the past. Some of those people, among them my own brother, would love to see our company fail, since they harbour a grudge against us and will stop at nothing to hurt our reputation.

I can certainly provide good references from previous customers and I am asking HomeStars to do their due diligence in the future. Failure to do so may lead to legal repercussions.

Sincerely,

Owner of Mega InterlocKing.

Date of experience: June 12, 2020
Canada
5 reviews
11 helpful votes
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Total scam
May 24, 2019

This company gives false information as to how they can excel your search engine on your company and bring you leads. We have been paying close to $300 a month Since May and Not once has a customer found our company by searching for a contractor in our industry or service we provide. They give so many lame excuses why it's not working but bottom line it simply did not work and they will not cancel our subscription. In fact last I heard
From this company was 3 months ago when I was promised they would begin a process to cancel our monthly fee and never heard from them since. They don't respond to emails or calls and we get the run around. Do not sign up with them, they will take your money gladly and give nothing in return also, they don't screen reviews and allow people
Who have no proof of business with your company to make reviews as well. I have given them ample time to follow through and cancel this outrageous monthly cost. If it doesn't soon stop there will be legal ramifications coming their way

Date of experience: May 24, 2019
Canada
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Yes, Iconic Paving (Vaughn) really is Iconic, the Top of the Mark! They work all over the GTA & east/west.
Two of my neighbors and I went with Roy's paving teams in the past couple of weeks after seeing the impressive, clean paving & concrete curbs and sidewalk entrances done on two houses up the street.
First a team of 8 efficiently dug out our driveways & extra concrete in front of the garage door, raked gravel & dirt over the lowered area to a very even smooth height. After the driveway settled for 2 weeks, another crew came to lay the asphalt with tampering footpads, tampering tools & rolling machines to ensure all edges kept to very straight site lines and even with the bottom of the garage door; the whole impression was a smooth, very flat surface of fine asphalt. A finishing machine with spraying water meticulously rolled over the area & all edges to make it look perfect! Both teams were friendly and worked well together, correcting any imperfections their colleagues had made & that I might not notice. Dog walkers & neighbors took pictures and asked who they could contact. I said, "Roy, at Iconic Paving."

Date of experience: July 8, 2022
Canada
1 review
9 helpful votes
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Total Fraud site...
July 31, 2013

Total Fraud site... 3 people I hired on there all turned out to be total b. S & you can't review them because it was a pre-sale? I have good contacts in the media and will be exposing them shortly

Date of experience: July 31, 2013
Canada
1 review
16 helpful votes
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Fake company just charged lots of money without giving the service,
I have paid over $3000 without getting any job from them. Never trust this App and company.

Date of experience: April 3, 2020
Canada
1 review
18 helpful votes
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Im using HomeStars for last 8 months... we have 11 reviews 10stars, my score is 97%... a small job Less that CAD2000. 00.

I spent over Cad1500. 0 alredy, abd got a job less tgat 2000. 00.

In kijiji or letgo, I had spend 16.00 montly, and got tons of clients... in my google business same... im my website I had got minimum 5 clients week...

I still trying Homestars, and I will give a last chance... but 197.00 monthly and get nothing back? Doesn't make any sense

Date of experience: February 26, 2020
Canada
1 review
1 helpful vote
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ALMA WINDOWS and DOORS
October 16, 2015

Hi,
I have hired this company in 2009 to put new Bay window which is about 20' long. There was no problem at all. Last month I experienced a small problem (noting major), so I call them to look into it. They came and fixed the problem with out asking me any questions. They are good people and act professionally.

You can trust them as I do.

I commanded everyone to check with "ALMA WINDOWS and DOORS" before with any other company. I am sure you will be happy as I am. Not only they are good people and professional but most importantly they"keep their promise"

Good luck "ALMA WINDOWS and DOORS"

Rahman Saidur

*******580

Date of experience: October 16, 2015
Canada
3 reviews
9 helpful votes
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‼‼STAY AWAY FROM HOMESTARS ‼‼

We trusted them when they contacted us and promised that there will be a return on the 250$ a month investment
It turned out that my opinion on Homestars before I signed with them was correct
Don't get fooled by their possible traffic in big cities like Toronto
I am from BC and in our area they have nothing related to our industry
The 250$ a month is a pure waste of money because you really get nothing in return.
They chain you with a 1 year contract like all the crooks that have no real product that can speak for themselves and there is no need to chain people if you offer a product that really useful and bring some benefits to your business

Only a company that ran by crooks can jail their customers on a yearly contract and that's because they represent something that not really worth this money

SHAME ON YOU!

You made your customer for the last 7 months, you new enemy.

Date of experience: March 9, 2021
Canada
1 review
14 helpful votes
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Homestars is crooked
August 10, 2018

I am a new electrical contractor since I started advertising I was getting many calls from homestars stars promising the world joining them will be the "best decision I'll ever make".
I started a free profile and the leads started coming in. These leads must be paid for $20 here $30 there. A few worked out and I was told if I join for $300 a month my exposure will increase and more leads will come my way so I tried it out. 2 months pass and i get one lead a week. They say I need more reviews coming in, and things will pick up. Well being small and new I do not complete dozens of jobs a week. I decide i do not want to continue and cancel my paid membership. The day i cancel i receive 5 leads all worth $40 to view
Nothing has changed with my business except I'm no longer eligible for free leads.
They stuck you in with all kinds of leads and once you see that your better off paying monthly $200+ for free leads they stop coming in and they feed you bull$#*! excuses paying them is a waste of money
Look elsewhere for reviews like Google...

Date of experience: August 10, 2018

Overview

HomeStars.ca has a rating of 1.7 stars from 201 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers dissatisfied with HomeStars.ca most frequently mention credit card, bottom line and cancellation fee. HomeStars.ca ranks 382nd among Contractors sites.

service
68
value
64
shipping
27
returns
29
quality
60