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Is Angie's List a Scam??? email.blocked 06-18-2007
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Posted by Edwin Pawlowski on June 19, 2007, 3:39 pm

> I think it's a fatally flawed concept in reality but may well perform its
> primary purpose of making the originator a bundle before it goes
> belly-up--and remember, _that's_ the fundamental objective. If it happens
> to connect one or two individuals to a contractor on the way, so much the
> better, but that's pretty much a sidelight I think.
>
> imo, ymmv, $0.02, etc.,etc., ...

I know a couple of contractors that never advertise, are not listed in the
Yellow Pages, yet have all the work they can handle. They don't want to be
on Angie's or anyone's list for that reason. I'm cautious as to whom I'd
recommend them



Posted by dpb on June 19, 2007, 4:09 pm
Edwin Pawlowski wrote:
>> I think it's a fatally flawed concept in reality but may well perform its
>> primary purpose of making the originator a bundle before it goes
>> belly-up--and remember, _that's_ the fundamental objective. If it happens
>> to connect one or two individuals to a contractor on the way, so much the
>> better, but that's pretty much a sidelight I think.
>>
>> imo, ymmv, $0.02, etc.,etc., ...
>
> I know a couple of contractors that never advertise, are not listed in the
> Yellow Pages, yet have all the work they can handle. They don't want to be
> on Angie's or anyone's list for that reason. I'm cautious as to whom I'd
> recommend them

That, too...the _best_ are normally in that class of having more work
than they can handle simply by "walk-in" referrals...

--

Posted by Tim Smith on June 19, 2007, 4:42 pm
> Angie's List claims that it takes two business days for reports to be
> posted. After about a week, with nothing posted, I sent an inquiry to
> their customer service department. I received a timely reply advising
> me that it was taking them longer to review reports because they were
> receiving "over 1000 reports a week." I didn't know that Angie's List
> "reviewed" reports.

Maybe you should have read the membership agreement. It clearly states
that they review the reports before they appear.

Posted by Bob (but not THAT Bob) on June 21, 2007, 12:17 am
email.blocked@yahoo.com wrote:
>
> Is Angie's List a Scam???
>
> Responding to their promotions on National Public Radio (NPR), I
> recently signed-up for a membership on Angie's List. What a good
> idea, I thought: a database of local service provider reports,
> submitted by people in my local community, and supported by our
> membership fees.
>
> I was wrong. If Angie's List isn't a scam, in my opinion they
> misrepresent the services they provide. Here's what I experienced:
>
> (1) Sign-up and Ease of Use
>
> It cost me $10 to sign-up plus a $6.95 monthly recurring fee.

Bingo! There's your answer.

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