Weedman woes.

[STARSHIP]

I cancelled them 2 seasons ago but they still send me the we want you back letters etc. We now use http://www.frechettelawncare.com/
and have been very happy with them. They are mostly in GTA east and are not a national franchise operation.

Good luck with these folks, I cancelled them because they "included" weed picking in their offer but never did much of it, plus they were always up-selling treatments. $800 later I had enough.

 

[DJM]

Registered letter went out today to the Hamilton office, who handles my area. Also called (and recorded) to confirm my cancellation request. Super-sunshine "how can I amaze you" girl turned into a ****ing twat when I told her my reason for calling.

Letter basically said cancel immediately, account is paid in full, will not pay any future invoices blah, blah, blah. Now I'm actually hoping these scumbags continue to treat my lawn...

 

[RC8BOY]

Does anyone know how to stop these ****ers from calling and charging me? I entered a contract with them last spring but by the fall wasn't happy with the non-results. I called their 1-888 number and cancelled the contract. I asked for a cancellation number but the girl said "we don't have those but it's on your file". I got so many sales calls after that I had to block their phone number.

This spring I find a pesticide sign on the lawn and a bill in my mailbox from them so I call and remind them that I cancelled the contract. They tell me they'll cancel the contract again but I still have to pay the bill or it gets sent to collections and goes on my credit report.

I find a pesticide sign and 2 more bills in my mailbox today. Now I'm ****ing seething. I call again and get the same bs. It's on your file but you still have to pay. I had to hand the phone to my wife before I lost it. I really think I'm going to get another bill shortly.

How the **** do I deal with these clowns? I can't even find a head office address on their website.

PS.
About 10 minutes after I get off the phone some guy from National whatever-the-**** rings my doorbell and wants to inspect my water heater for code compliance and see if I need a new one. It took every ounce of control I could muster not to set the dog on him...

Dude...I know exactly how you feel! I leave that type of stuff to my wife who has a lot more patience then I do.

 

[Nick_f]

I used to get 5 calls a day from weedman, and yesterday just had one of those gas guys try to push his way into my house.

I got the calls to stop and the gas guy to leave quickly after i said, " your the reason why people get chopped up and sent across Canada"

 

[Red_Liner740]

you push into my house and i'm reaching for my shotgun....enough said.

 

[backmarkerducati]

Likely not a real solution and too late now.

Maybe after the first time take them to small claims court. You decided to cancel there service to have a natural lawn but they keep coming by and spraying chemicals. Now you want you top soil replaced.

 

[DJM]

OMFG. They called tonight after dinner. They told me my lawn technician has informed them that I have a major grub infestation...

I have to laugh or I'll ****ing go postal...

 

[FiReSTaRT]

OMFG. They called tonight after dinner. They told me my lawn technician has informed them that I have a major grub infestation...

I have to laugh or I'll ****ing go postal...

I vote for goin' postal

 

[psycho44]

I'm always a sucker to that chick sweating under a baseball cap painting my driveway black even though it may not need it.

 

[FiReSTaRT]

I'm always a sucker to that chick sweating under a baseball cap painting my driveway black even though it may not need it.

From what I've heard, it just accelerates the deterioration of the driveway as it raises the summer temperature, thus raising the total temperature difference. Don't care, got gravel. Might refresh it this fall or next spring.

 

[DJM]

Alright, last post on this BS saga. Got an email from BBB today with WeedMan's response. Apparently, I only called them before to let them know I was "considering" cancelling my account so the service continued. However, at the request of the BBB my account has now been closed.

****ing lying POS's. I wish the full spectrum of plague and pestilence upon them...

 

[suprPHREAK]

OMFG. They called tonight after dinner. They told me my lawn technician has informed them that I have a major grub infestation...

I have to laugh or I'll ****ing go postal...

I've heard grubs can be treated with beer. My neighbour claimed this. Don't know how true it is, but his lawn was amazingly green. And grub free.

 

[FullMotoJacket]

I've heard grubs can be treated with beer. My neighbour claimed this. Don't know how true it is, but his lawn was amazingly green. And grub free.

Ammonia and water. Can't remember the ratio off the top of my head, but 4:1 seems to ring a bell. The all mighty Oracle, er, Google, as always, knows everything.