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Rhode Island
1 review
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Bathroom Remodel
June 28, 2017

I hired Mike Remington of Johnston, RI for my bathroom redue. After reviewing the job Mike gave me several options and prices. Once I decided on what fit my budget and I bought the tile Mike started the job within a few days. He was easy to work with and made suggestions along the way. He made sure everything was put up to my satisfaction and even did a few things we originally did not talk about without hesitation. He is a perfectionist and very fussy about everything he does. Mike cleaned up daily and got rid of anything I did not want or need. I will be hiring Mike for any future projects. Highly recommend.

Date of experience: June 27, 2017
New York
1 review
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Good for small jobs
August 3, 2023

I needed someone to put together cabinets I bought. I tried Angis list and they require you to pay for membership. Thumbtack sent me several handymen with quotes. I picked one and he was quick, reasonable and friendly.

Date of experience: August 2, 2023
North Dakota
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Yes I need to cancel my account the 4 choices available to describe my business is causing an influx of undesirable quote requests. I want to shut it down. I have asked to add my field to the list but they could not promise me that it would change.

Date of experience: August 1, 2016
Mississippi
1 review
2 helpful votes
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R and L Lawn Services did an excellent job on my flower beds. They were on time and completed the job in the same day. The service cuts my yard every two weeks, and I have been pleased with their work.

Date of experience: June 21, 2016
Florida
3 reviews
0 helpful votes
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They allow Unlicensed Florida Private Investigators on their site. Thumbtack says they do a background but do not check for a license. They say it is up to the consumer to do so. Your case will not be valid in court.

Date of experience: July 30, 2023
Michigan
1 review
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Excellent
November 19, 2016

I got Reberto from this serve to cut my tree. And he did an excellent job and gave me a great price. He show up early and took care of my tree that FL had fell on my top back porch and over my roof. This was not an easy job because the tree lined was very long and my house is 1700 feet and this tree laid across the electric line. They did and excellent job and no damage to my house. Thank you.

Date of experience: November 18, 2016
Virginia
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Hired a roofer from hell from thumbtack. Damage to my home and ceilings. There was nothing they could do to help me. I'm going to have to sue the contractor and in the mean time pay for a whole other roof and repair to my home. They do not properly screen who they advertise and cannot help you when it turns out to be a nightmare!

Date of experience: August 29, 2017
California
2 reviews
0 helpful votes
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I couldn't believe how quick and professional Brad's team was. They were clean, polite, and hard working. The quartz counter tops and back splashes were precision cut by master artist Edwin and beyond awesome. I had them put in a washer dryer unit, a new dishwasher, stove and hood. Everything worked perfectly! And the cabinets are beautiful. When I tell my friends I have a washer and dryer in my tiny kitchen they say where? They are beautifully hidden by lovely cabinet doors that match the others. It's a dream kitchen now and the best in my townhouse complex! So happy!

Date of experience: February 26, 2017
Washington
1 review
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I had blaze tree company come out and trim 40 to 60 ft oaks growing over condos. What a great job Brendan and his crew did. I would recommend them to anyone. They were on time and finished the job on schedule. Once again great job guys. Thank you for making the job go smooth.

Date of experience: December 12, 2016
California
1 review
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I was deleted from Thumbtack as a user. Mind you, I have hired many Thumbtack vendors. I recently requested a boudoir photographer (which is an actual category) and asked one of the vendors if he would shoot a male model. I was immediately blocked from the App. When I contacted customer care, I received this email:
Thanks for reaching out about your account.
Your profile was removed from Thumbtack for violating our Terms of Use and won't be reconsidered.
If you didn't request to reactivate your account, please contact us.
- The Thumbtack Team

So apparently asking a male photographer to shoot a male for a boudoir photo shoot is against their terms of use. This is discriminatory. LGBTQ community, choose another App. Do not support this business.

Date of experience: June 10, 2020
New Jersey
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Total fraud
October 13, 2022

Lawn love is a total fraud and a contractor they promote. I've never recieved service and charged multiple times having to ultimately cancel my card. Thumbtack has 0 customer support with bot chats and their customer service is always in training.
Very bad app stick with Angie's list instead where you can talk to a live person. Thumbtack is scammers in bed with other scammers.

Date of experience: October 13, 2022
Thumbtack-Support -. Thumbtack Rep
over a year old

Hi Marvin, thank you for bringing this to our attention, we want to help you receive a refund. Please report your concerns with more details and your contact information here: https://help.thumbtack.com/report-a-concern. Our Trust and Safety Team will review your case and reach out to you directly within 2-3 business days to help with a resolution.

Pennsylvania
1 review
7 helpful votes
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Ripoffs
November 22, 2018

They over charge for leads. And middleman Your jobs even with repeat customers. Their customer service is below average. The treat their pros secondary whn they make all their money off the pros. There sometimes look like fake leads also that are posted on their site

Date of experience: November 22, 2018
Georgia
1 review
14 helpful votes
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No matter how much we paid we never got the first customer. Just go with the free option and hope for the best. The paid option does not give actually work. They want you to tell what kind of jobs you would accept and they charge you to send customers to you. We NEVER heard back from any of them so we just send out quotes if someone is interested now. Never got a customer from them even once.

Date of experience: March 10, 2020
California
3 reviews
18 helpful votes
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Worked with Thumbtack clients as a tax pro since 2015 and it has become a questionable place to do business. This is what happened to me. Today it cost me $36.95 for one person on Thumbtack to ask me "Do u s till eorl for H&R". This is highway robbery especially since I had been paying $13.95 for someone on Thumbtack to ask me a question. I was never notified beforehand that the price was being raised. No wonder so many pros have negative comments/are leaving the site.

Date of experience: May 11, 2018
Florida
1 review
13 helpful votes
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I paid $15.74 for responding two leads that didn't book my service. I had to call the bank to get my money back. They said: " if the the costumer's first response is Yes, it's free to reply. If they say anything else, it costs money. $#*!ing scam. This company should die.

Date of experience: March 11, 2020
Texas
1 review
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Home Construction Work
February 15, 2017

One day a while back I noticed the company's truck on the road. It said, "we work with your budget". After talking with many companies to remodel our master bathroom over the past few years, I thought, why not call them and check out their work and their price. The others all seemed like good company, but the price was significantly more than the value their work would add to our home. After talking with the owners of RDA I was pleasantly surprise. Not only did their quote beat the others by a large margin, working with them was more than a pleasure. They're friendly, responsive, easy to work with and most of all, very honest. The best part was their work. All they did for us was top notch, excellent quality and very professional. They kept our home clean and straight as they did the work. Will I use them again, absolutely!

Date of experience: February 15, 2017
Utah
1 review
3 helpful votes
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I used Thumbtack for a plumbing project. They recommended a contractor which I gave the job to. The contractor said he fixed it but ultimately it was not fixed and did a terrible job. I tried to reach out to the contractor to have him come back to fix it and he was unresponsive. I then reached out to Thumbtack who was of no help and claims they can't do anything. Thumbtack doesn't screen any of their contractors or have any way to protect it's customers. I have no idea why anyone would use Thumbtack as you're better off using Yelp or the Yellowpages. Unfortunately, I had to learn this the hard way and I hope someone can benefit from reading my review.

Date of experience: December 6, 2018
Louisiana
1 review
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Costly waste of time
August 7, 2020

Thumbtack is a website that you pay per lead. Thumbtack claims that they work for you and help you get in contact with people who need your services. This is not true I have never gotten a single lead from Thumbtack. Though their SEO practices are well done I have never gotten the value out of paying thumbtack to send a potential customer a message I have lost over $100 to customers who asked one question and then never respond again. Thumbtack is dishonorable dishonest and an embarrassment to the business community their practices do not help business owners get leads they exist entirely to steal money from single business owners and pretend that they are helping. The Thumbtack business model should be illegal. Never get involved with these people.

Date of experience: August 7, 2020
Indiana
1 review
4 helpful votes
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As a remodeler I have dozens of jobs to do every day, and I get every one of them right! Thumbtack's site is junk! And I believe there leads are fraudulent. My pic I added shows 4 kitchen leads…. Wrong! This is drywall, bathroom and deck. Idiots! And as soon as you decline…. They pop back up. Y'all suck! Bad!

Date of experience: August 31, 2021
Thumbtack-Support -. Thumbtack Rep
over a year old

Hi Jack, thanks for taking the time to provide us with this feedback. When customers select the project type they're looking for, they also have the option to list more specific requests in the details, which sometimes includes other project types. We'll pass this feedback along to our team as we're always looking to improve.

South Dakota
2 reviews
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Boss Man Ducts & Dryers
September 28, 2018

I tried a $99 duct cleaner who was in and out in 45 minutes. Ken Woodbbridge spent 2.5 hours here and cleaned each vent thoroughly. He pulled 10 years of dead skin cells and dust that was missed with the "coupon" cleaners. When he finished Ken showed us the furnace to ensure the entire system was thoroughly cleaned. Don't go with a bargain cleaner, they was worthless.

Date of experience: September 28, 2018

Overview

Thumbtack has a rating of 1.6 stars from 1,569 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers dissatisfied with Thumbtack most frequently mention customer service, credit card and phone number. Thumbtack ranks 101st among Local Reviews sites.

service
305
value
297
shipping
124
returns
171
quality
264
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