Short version: the job was unfinished and when I called to complain, the supervisor did not even let me fully explain before she argued belligerently that there was no problem. I have never been treated so poorly by a company in all my life.
Long version:
I bought an Envirocare Groupon for Air Duct Cleaning, Furnace Inspection, and Dryer-Vent and Bathroom-Fan Cleaning, a supposed $316 value. The technician came and explained to me that the ducts did not need to be opened to be cleaned, except for the ducts connected to floor vents. I was skeptical, because the order that I signed described the service as "Removing grills- brush & vacuum all supply ducts" and "Removing grills- brush & vacuum cold air return." Since they had only snaked the one vent that I had on the floor, it seemed that I was getting a short cut, but I decided to let it go... Until we went to check out our supposedly clean bathroom fan. When we switched it on, the air flow was not any better, so we opened it, and it was completely filthy. At that point I decided to call the company.
The representative on the phone said her manager was out, but I could speak with him on Monday, or could leave a message. I said I would do both. I asked my question about opening the vents, and then told them about the bathroom fan. She called the technician who told her he had explained to me that opening the vents was unnecessary, and when she came back on the line with me, immediately asked me why I hadn't taken this up with the technician himself. I told her I had, but that I wanted to double check that their policy was to not open the vents because of the order form I had signed. Next thing I know, her supervisor is on the line YELLING at me that there was no problem, and that the technician did everything that the groupon said. At this point, I became upset, and told her to please not be rude and to let me explain. I told her about the bathroom fan, but got flustered and misspoke, calling it the dryer vent, because I was looking at their form and what they had checked off. The bathroom fan, though on the groupon, was not listed on the order form. She went off to speak with the technician. When she returned I told her that I had misspoken and meant the bathroom fan. She said, and I quote, "Ma'am, first you're talking about the ducts, then you're talking about the dryer vent, and now you're talking about the bathroom fan. Which is it? I'm not sending the technician back just for the bathroom fan." I told her that the bathroom fan was important to us because our bathroom wasn't venting properly, and that it was part of the groupon, so she should honor it. She said she would have the technician call me, because he was there and she wasn't. She was clearly not trying to solve the problem, but trying to make me back down from my complaint. No matter how gently or politely I tried to phrase my problem, she responded with rudeness.
The technician was defensive saying that he had explained why he didn't open the ducts. I told him about the fan, and he began explaining to me the difference between the air conditioning duct and the bathroom fan. I told him I was aware of the difference, and meant the fan. He said he highly doubted the fan was included, because it was too difficult to remove the cover without damaging the fan. I told him I was certain it was included, and that had been the reason we had chosen this groupon over the other companies'. He agreed to come back Sunday and clean the fan if I printed out the groupon saying that the fan was included. I truly got the sense that this was the technician deciding to make good, not the company.
The experience was a total nightmare. I'm not sure whether the bathroom fan will actually be cleaned when the technician returns on Sunday, but I am certain that if it is not, the office will yell at ME for complaining about it. I don't know how this business gets away with continuing to take people's money.