By jaenglish on November 22, 2016 Verified by Email

I will not recommend ArbreCare and will never hire this company again. After having been told during estimate consultation that there would be no cost overruns on an initial tree price of $800.00 with machine, I was told by workers on the day that costs were actually determined by the pace at which they chose to cut down trees. Little wonder that they took ample breaks to run the bill up to $1200 at a rate of $200/hour. I also learned that counted time did not start with actual work, but with one hour travel included (an aspect never mentioned in the verbal estimate). To be subjected to a further shake down of $200 to cut down the last two trees included in the originally agreed work was simply intolerable, bordering on extortion, and rightly refused. Clearly, I should have insisted upon a written estimate rather than words alone. Fool me once shame on you, fool me twice shame on me ….

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By jaenglish on November 22, 2016 Verified by Email

I will not recommend ArbreCare and will never hire this company again. After having been told during estimate consultation that there would be no cost overruns on an initial tree price of $800.00 with machine, I was told by workers on the day that costs were actually determined by the pace at which they chose to cut down trees. Little wonder that they took ample breaks to run the bill up to $1200 at a rate of $200/hour. I also learned that counted time did not start with actual work, but with one hour travel included (an aspect never mentioned in the verbal estimate). To be subjected to a further shake down of $200 to cut down the last two trees included in the originally agreed work was simply intolerable, bordering on extortion, and rightly refused. Clearly, I should have insisted upon a written estimate rather than words alone. Fool me once shame on you, fool me twice shame on me ….

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