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^^ but joe public see the glossy slick adverts .......
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Waste of space should be outed^^ but joe public see the glossy slick adverts .......
The problem with these s that they dont allow negative reviews, meaning they claim that everything is all good with those registered with them. Where as in reality they provide a expensive trade directory.
Which goes to show it as a expensive trade directory.The thing with that is that the review system will always be abused. The people on there will get friends to do good posts for them, even thought they have had no work done, and also get friends to do bad reviews for competitors.
Does your area publish a local newspaper? they some timeshave a feature about local trademen, mind you they could have got that list fom "check a Trade" I suppose worth a look, or you could try a local electrical wholesalerYou all agree that these people are "rip off merchants" but how does an ordinary person find a reputable tradesman? You might suggest this site, but there is no guarantee that anyone on here is 'reputable', any more than a Checkatrade member.
I have used them to find someone to replace a fence and he did an excellent job at a reasonable price. Homeserve do my annual boiler maintenance and as far as I know, the guy who has been doing it is pretty competent.
So what do you suggest?
Ironic that check-a-rip-off was apparently started to avoid Joe public being ripped off by dodgey trade people, and now they are instead ripping of the actual trades people!
I love Checkatrade, like a hole in my head, should spend some of that extra cash they will surely get on a name change "Cheatatrade", "Ripoffatrade" something along those lines.I see that you love and respect this organisation....
I love Checkatrade, like a hole in my head, should spend some of that extra cash they will surely get on a name change "Cheatatrade", "Ripoffatrade" something along those lines.
Bit like one of the Scams I could mention.Try getting Checkatrade to act on a complaint against one of their members ......
They won't unless a few people complain.
Imho this rather undermines what they stand for .....
Bit like one of the Scams I could mention.
Apart from 'check a rip off' stitching their customers up (the tradespeople who pay to advertise with them) by increasing their annual fees by up to 100% (as recently mentioned on here), ...
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