Is www.angieslist.com Safe?

I joined for one day. Huge mistake! This was a while ago but I doubt it has changed at all. You pay a ton for fake reviews that are not helpful. Similar info is found for free on other review sites or by asking friends, family, neighbors. Seems like a scam to me to just get money. And they must rake in the cash since I see ads on TV for it plenty. To cancel it was a huge pain. I was on hold for over an hour. Not kidding. It was ridiculous. And of course, just like many questionable companies, you cannot cancel online.

angieslist.com does not provide the level of feedback advertised. I was a customer for over a year, and when researching services I needed to use in that year I didn't find a single review for a single service provider I was researching. Neither did I find recommendations for good service providers in my area. Given the number of free sites that did provide guidance I wouldn't recommend wasting your money on an angie's list account. There may be somewhere in the US where it provides valuable information, but in the Chicago area I found none in many attempts over a year.

I did not care to much about having to pay to report how lousy a company or companies are, as that was all I wanted to do, for others to know how lousy these companies are, but Angieslist does not allow a person to do this free! Why should I pay to help here site out. it should be free to leave feedback information! If I make a website it would not charge the general public! I would set it up differently! My neighbors would not charge me for a referral as Angieslist does! By the way If you want to see if a Business has had issues, visit BBB (Better Business Bureau). You can also lodge a complain with them! I had them recently help me with a company who advertised on TV (Magic Bullet), they over charged me after telling me they would charge me $36.50 for my first payment. They charged me $38.38, which when I called my credit card company they considered that fraud, as I was charged more then what they told me. This was for my first payment. There were additional problems, but the company which sells the NutriBullet still has not gave me a credit for taxes on an idem that I did not order. Anyway, this is just an example of how the BBB can help. They are the go between to try to resolve issues with business. I wish I could warn people about the other business in which I have had problems with!

I hve used this site mny times at great satisfaction. I will admit it depends on what area you live in that determines the amoun of ratings etc. There are still smaller cities/towns that have not ben saturated yet so comments are kind of thin. I think the cost is fair and I appreciate the rating from people who have actually used the companies they are commenting on.

Unsolicited spam email was sent to my email box from Angie's list. To get into details, I've never used this site, never paid, or signed up for it or been anywhere near it. Yet, I get an email telling me to hurry and join. Ha, I've seen it on tv and thought it was probably a scam as most sites that advertise heavily on tv are, but now I know I'll never use their service now.

All these peoples complaints are groundless. Almost EVERY major site tracks your clicks. There are a lot of reviews from what I've seen. It's a business that makes money like any other business. Of course they make money, in this case through membership fees, not annoying ads. As for spam, opt out. (I wouldn't be surprised if some reviewers were disgruntled businesses that got a bad grade)