Look Out For Lowes and Bogus Charges!!!

Lowes fell from grace with me years ago but now they are compounding the distaste that comes with their name. They have a $23-$25 balance on my account (and several other consumers according to their representative). Now, I paid them off and cut up the card because I don't like their customer service. Two months after they were paid off, I get a bill. When I call to inquire, the representative checked and noticed I paid the account off early so their was no reason for me to have a charge. Then she said "I have seen quite a few of these come across my desk lately. Give me a minute and I'll handle it". So I waited and she handled it and apologized for their error, blah, blah, blah. The very next month, the same charge shows up again. After looking at the two bills, I notice that they have finance charge of $1.00 on both! So beware! All they need is for 1000 customers to pay this fake $25 balance in one month and they will acquired $25,000 in free money. Get consumers to pay that fake balance for one year and they will have made $300,000.00 in free money - a little over a quarter of a million bucks! Whew!!! Just imagine!
Well, now you have been warned!

GeorgiaPeach

MorningStar Restorations - Crooks or No Crooks?

My saga continues with MorningStar Restoration and Allstate Insurance Company. At least my Allstate Agent is trying to resolve the issue. MorningStar isn't even trying to resolve the problem. I find it hard to believe that a company is willing to go to battle with me over MY $445.00. For starter, the $445.00 allocated by the insurance company to repair 3 water damaged ceilings don't even pay half the cost. I got an estimate from another company and they are projecting the cost will be a minimum of $1600.00. All MorningStar has to do is return the $445.00 to me the insurance company allocated in the check I signed over to them from the insurance company. They promised to do that and then reneged. So, you decide, are they crooks or not? One thing is for sure, they are liars because they did not repair the damaged ceiling and did not return the money as agreed.

I received an email from the Better Business Bureau and they have forwarded my complaint to the company for them to respond. I can't wait to hear what that response is going to be! Oh well, I have also started talking to residents in my subdivision and other subdivisions in my area. I understand that several homeowners in my area have been pretty unhappy with their empty promises. Maybe I can pull a class action lawsuit together. I don't want anything other than to put them out of business so that they don't take advantage of anymore homeowners.

Well, we'll see.

Until next time....jes keep climbin'

Georgia Contractors - What's a Homeowner To Do!

UGH!! I have had the worst luck with Georgia contractors. It started with Mr. Williams who was suppose to paint my house. I never saw such a mess! Paint over all of my plants and shrubs. My deck looking like something indescribable. Unreal.Last year my nephew died - while cooking. Needless to say, there was a lot of smoke damage and the kitchen's linoleum needed repairing so I contacted my insurance company to see if they could get somebody out to repair the damage. I wanted done so when we returned from the funeral, at least some of the reminders of that dreadful day would be gone. Well, because I was rushing, I used Allstate's contractor. I KNOW! Big mistake, because they are only interested in saving the insurance company money - to hell with me who has paid home insurance for years. Anyway, the floor repairs were done "ok" but they totally messed up my cabinets. I had white-white cabinets but when I returned, they were almond. Of course they refused to repaint the cabinets the right color and the insurance company could care less. So now, everything else is white-white in my kitchen and the cabinets are almond. Yes, the cabinet tops are - you got it, white-white! I had to wash down the white kitchen tables and all of the other damaged doors and walls myself. THEY didn't see any smoke damage. In their mind the smoke went straight to the ceiling and didn't touch the walls. So, they painted the ceilings, but not the wall. When I challenged this with the insurance company, they then painted the ceiling and the walls, but not the trim! Can you say EXASPERATING!! Paul Davis Restoration - stay away from them. Even though they knew that my kitchen was white-white they screwed it up and did nothing to make it right.This one is the kicker - in May 2008, year I hired Morningstar Restoration to replace my roof and repair 3 ceilings that were damaged. The roof was finally done in August 2008 and the ceilings were never done. Til today, my ceilings still have water stain and they kept the money the Insurance Company allocated for the ceiling repairs. Now, they called me and told me if I hired a handy man they would return that money to me, but of course they didn't. They kept it so I had to file a complaint with the BBB on them. I also sent all the documents to my nephew, who is a lawyer. All I want is my darn ceilings repaired! Why can't Contractors do what they are paid to do? Are there any contractors in the Atlanta Georgia area that aren't thieves!!!!!!!Well, let's see what happens. It's in my lawyer's hands now. Meanwhile, Ill do everything I can to make sure other consumers are aware of unethical and untrustworthy contractors that I deal with!And me, well, - I jes' keep climbin'