Response from Action Heating & Air Conditioning & Electrical
(member name removed), It definitely took some effort for me to remember this situation that occurred almost 10 months ago, especially with no details in the review. But after spending the week racking my brain I was finally able to remember what took place. Your husband had called in for an estimate at you rental property on Stasburg road. We spoke on October 6, 2012. We scheduled the estimate for Monday October 8, 2012 between 4pm-5pm. I was at the rental property during that time frame. The renter informed me that you were there on Sunday, October 7 waiting for me. I explained to her that our appointment was Monday, not Sunday. I then called you to find out what happened and you said that the last thing I said to your husband when I was on the phone Saturday was that I would "see him tommorow", which would have been Sunday. I replied to you by explaining that we clearly set the appointment for Monday and the time was based upon his work schedule. You acknowledged that to be true but said that because I stated "see you tomorrow" you thought I ment Sunday. I immediately apologized and told you that I certainly didn't remember saying that and was sorry if I did. I offered to reschedule for any other day and time convenient for you. I also told you I would be more than happy to provide you discounted pricing on new furnace and air conditioning to help compensate you for the extra trip into town cause you were coming from a slight distance away. As I recall you refused my offer and said you were going to just cancel for now. I again apologized and reiterated my offer if you changed your mind. I accepted full responsibility even though I certainly didn't remember closing the conversation with your husband that way. My only observations at this point are that if there was confusion on your end you could have called me back for confirmation. Also, Sunday would be an unusual day to schedule an estimate unless specifically requested. Finally, once we talked on Monday I certainly tried to make things right with you. Additionally, your review was provoked 10 months later because you were solicited via phone by AngiesList, and it wasn't until then that you expressed your views. This is a practice of AngiesList that we don't appreciate or agree with because we believe if a consumer is truly unhappy with any of our services they should be motivated on their own to actually write a report, not record it via phone many months after the fact. These types of delayed and provoked reports require exeptional work on our end to recall, and respond appropriately. As our records prove, we care very much what our customers and prospective customers think about our company. We strive every day to meet and exceed the expectations of our customers. I hope this helps explain this situation to any one reading this response. Mike Williams