As to: the contractor can respond to a bad review:

Not always so. Many responses are deleted not to offend the paying subscriber. I know, I went through this.

Remember the Golden Rules: "the one who pays makes the rules." This is particularly true here. You have to pay to post a comment. You have to pay to be on top of the contractor's list. If this is not a racket, what is?

With Angies, contractors who pay have the upper-hand. Customers who pay are also given preferential treatment.
You pay nothing, you are nothing. You don't even exist.
You try to cancel, you are dead meat.

Posted by: fedupwithangieslist at November 13, 2008 1:45 PM in response to Angies list

Wikepedia reports than Angies List is nothing more than A GLORIFIED YELLOW PAGES.
ALTHOUGH YOU MAY HAVE SOME LUCK - and IT IS STATISTICALLY POSSIBLE THAT YOU MAY - you will have wasted your money as the ratings are NOT a bit reliable -- THIS IS MY OPINION BASED ON MY RESEARCH and on my experience.

BEWARE: cancelling your subscription to Angies may become a nightmare. If you don't see A CANCELLATION BUTTON ON THEIR WEB SITE you may be in trouble. To cancel your subscription, you may to WAIT FOR HOURS, put up with someone on the other line whose interest is to keep you a member, and end up getting taken for a very unhappy ride.

Google search "angies list complaints" - see what you find.

One more thing: CONTRACTORS DO PAY TO BE ON TOP OF ANGIES LIST. IT'S NOT FREE, thus this is not a consumer-oriented bureau. But if it makes you feel better, go ahead an join. It may relieve your anxiety and make your wallet a bit lighter.

BUYER BEWARE!

Posted by: fedupwithangieslist at November 13, 2008 1:35 PM in response to Angies list

As to: the contractor can respond to a bad review:

Not always so. Many responses are deleted not to offend the paying subscriber. I know, I went through this.

Remember the Golden Rules: "the one who pays makes the rules." This is particularly true here. You have to pay to post a comment. You have to pay to be on top of the contractor's list. If this is not a racket, what is?

With Angies, contractors who pay have the upper-hand. Customers who pay are also given preferential treatment.
You pay nothing, you are nothing. You don't even exist.
You try to cancel, you are dead meat.

Posted by: fedupwithangieslist at November 13, 2008 1:45 PM in response to Angies list