Angies List Reviews Gets A BIG FAT F… Why Would They Rather Make Money Over Your Safety?

Knowingly awards unlicensed contractor super service award, while collecting 25% from their “BIG DEAL”

Here you’ll find my review on Angies List. A company on Angie’s List was advertising a “BIG DEAL”

I noticed their Home Improvement Number was at least 10 years older than mine.

Which I didn’t believe  true and I did an audit on them to review their licensing and found they were using Fake Home Improvement numbers and that their Business License was Forfeited.

I notified Angie’s list and you would think that a company being blatantly deceitful like this would be grounds for immediately removal from the list, until they got the proper licensing, and insurance wouldn’t you?

Well you’d be wrong!… This company was running a constant “Big Deal” and Angies List collects 25% of the revenue.

This “Company” was not a company at all, no business license, fake Home Improvement number and no insurance.

A conflict of interest, in that Angies List would continue to promote a known deceitful company at the expense and safety of its members is incomprehensible.

You would have been, held responsible as the employer and sued if an injury happened. Think your homeowner’s policy would protect you and cover it? You’re responsible for checking Certificates of Insurance.

An accidental trip down the stairs resulting in a broken neck or back could end up costing you everything. Even a broken arm with a couple 3 months off work might go into the tens of thousands.

Angies list did contact the company in question and request they provide proper licensing. Unfortunately, they got extension after extension.

In fact Angies List even gave them their Super Service Award, after having known, thereby driving more traffic to them.

Angie’s List Members should expect better for their membership then having Angie’s list promoting this company with their “Big Deal” thus putting you in jeopardy, should your home be damaged or an injury occurs by and UN-licensed, UN-insured fake company!

Always do your homework anytime you hire a contractor by checking their licensing and ask for a “Certificate of Insurance”.

It would be a big mistake to assume Angie’s List Reviews is there to protect its members. In my guesstimate earns 80% of their income from business, so where does their loyalty really lie?

It took 4 months of hounding Angie’s list to get this “Company” removed. For one I could not complete against a company not playing by the rules and a larger concern was Angie’s List was putting its members at risk.

I wonder if I had not been such a pain to them, if they ever would have taken action?

Following is the email exchanges with Angies List Trade Licensing division. Minus the many phone conversations, for those interested.

[wptabs style=”wpui-custom-green-white” mode=”horizontal”][wpspoiler name=”Click to Open too Read Email Exchange with Angies List” ]From: Paul Burns [mailto:PBurns@porcelaintubs.com]
Sent: Friday, October 12, 2012 12:57 PM
To: tradelicensing@angieslist.com
Subject: RE: Unlicensed Contractors showing Fraudulent Numbers

Hi Jason Here is the information for the Company showing fraudulent numbers licensing information that does not come up in the License Look up for Maryland. You’re putting your members at risk! As well I cannot compete against companies not paying taxes, or insurance!

From: Jason Advertising Consultant
Sent: Friday, November 19, 2012 3:24 PM
To: Paul Burns
Subject: RE: Unlicensed Contractors showing Fraudulent Numbers
Paul, I sent this off to our trade license department. Do me a favor and let’s talk about this in 5 days.
I will have some information for you.
Thank you, Jason
Trade Licensing