Laura M.
01/10/2023 12:00:00 SA
We suspected a gas leak in our home and contacted the gas company for an inspection. No leak was found but they cited us for not having a termination plate installed under the gas cooktop. They gave us until the 27th to have it installed. We contacted Jeff's and was advised that they could install the plate but in order to come out they charge $120 service fee equivalent to 1 hr of labor that will apply towards the total invoice upon completion less time spent in the home upon the initial inspection. They can to the home, looked under the range, took notes for the part they'd need to order and collected our credit card number. That day the $120 was deducted from our account but time spent was about 1/2 hr. Both serviceman agreed with that assessment. They came about a week later but learned they ordered the wrong part and left right away. They returned around the 27th and seemed to be working an absurd amount of time when I asked my husband to find out what's going on. They guys said again they had the wrong part but were trying to find away to install something to avoid having our gas turned off (oh, that was the gas company's findings and cited us for lack of part and to turn gas off by 27th if not repaired). My husband quickly called the manager of Jeff's and he was very apologetic stating they had the wrong part again but were trying to remedy something to avoid a disconnection on our part. That ended with the manager, Joe, apologizing and advising we would not be charged for that day either, that they would order the correct part and return for install, and if we had any issues with the gas company to refer them their way to explain. That was agreed upon. They returned with the correct part on 1/6/23 and had it installed within or about an hour. A total invoice cost for $170 was left. We assumed they'd deduct most of the $120 for the 15 minutes they were here day one. No, they recharged our credit card for the full amount. I contacted them immediately only to be told by Joe himself that they spent A LOT of time at our home and justified the charge. He also denied that they use any of the initial $120 towards the total cost of the repair and that the 15 minutes they came out to write down the type of cooktop and take our credit card number warranted the $120. When he reiterated the absorbent amount of time they spent here I protested that it was all, 100%, due to them ordering the wrong part multiple times. The entire job start to finish, including the day they came out, excluding the times they ordered the wrong part took a little over an hour. Maybe 1-1/2 hours but they took $270. The part itself averages $35. Total lack of ethics and very poor business practices. They would not take cash either - perhaps they know this is so they can charge people's cards carte Blanche. At the very least they owe us a refund of $60-75. Regrets: trusting someone's word, handing over our credit card, not recording both conversations. Never again. Steer clear people and don't give these people your credit card.