I placed a query on HomeAdvisor for an electrician to take take care of some lighting I would need installed on the exterior of my home. One of the companies that called me was Electrician For Hire. John was the guy's name. He called me at 8 on a Saturday evening and we talked about the project that I needed done. 10-15 minutes later, John said he would have a guy out to the house the latest they can on Friday at 4pm in order to take a look and come up with a quote. He said they stop work at 4:30. No problem.
Fast forward to Friday. At 4:10pm no one had shown up so I called John to ask about his technician. He said they weren't supposed to be there until 5pm tonight. He said it was in his notes. However, in the Saturday discussion he told me his guys don't work past 4:30 and he asked me if his guy could be at the house at 4. I was good with 4 because I was leaving town at 5. I let it go for the moment as he said he would get someone out to the house now. His technician calls and says he'll be happy to come out tomorrow (Saturday) in order to look over the project and deliver a quote. I explained to the technician that this was outside the terms of agreement from John. I told the technician to disregard and that I would contact John to cancel.
I sent a text message to John stating that I was disenchanted with the fact that his technician didn't even know about it until moments earlier, which means I was forgotten about, anyway. I let him know that I will be looking for a new and more reliable electrician to handle my project. John's response: You Go Girl. When I called to accost him of the disrespect, he stated, Look, I am making light of the situation. Don't be weird about it.
Can John do the work? I don't know. He can talk the talk, though, and make you feel like he's got your project covered. Myself, I do not give my business to those who lie, forget, change times, or flat out disrespect.
My suggestion to those needing an electrician in my area, find a more reputable one. Leave the kids out of your home projects.
