This has been the worst customer service experience I've had in a while.
Johnny Wondolowski was unprofessional, gruff, and arrogant, with the social skills you'd expect from a stevedore rather than a salesman. To his credit, he did pick up his phone when I called, although his degree of professionalism dropped off after he said hello. He offered no information about the permit process, so be sure you're aware of what that process entails for your town, if you choose to go with this company, who prides itself on its employees over its customers. In addition, he provided no follow-up, regarding start date for the work, and that was after I offered to pay him half at the time of the second estimate, with a credit card. He smiled eagerly, but then he said the office would reach out. They did not. I had to call them in order to find out when the work was expected to begin. Not surprisingly, Johnny Wondolowski's claim that materials had been ordered (by Chuckie) and that work would commence at the end of June did not happen. They bumped us into July because he didn't let them know and/or the office didn't deign us important enough or the job big enough (over $7000 isn't a little job, I wouldn't think) to contact us. When I didn't hear back from them for over a week, I took it upon myself to call to check on the status of the job only to learn that the the start date had been bumped up from late June to July 8. Thanks Johnnie. I mean no thanks.
To secure your date, and get him to do what he says he will do, I would recommend that you chase after Johnnie with a bag of cash, your check book or credit card to pay half (get a receipt) before he leaves if you want to get the work done at the agreed upon start date. But, be sure to follow up with the office, because Johnny isn't going to do it. Actually, go with another fence company. That's what Chuckie (Johnnie's boss) told me to do and what I will do.
Now, to be fair, Chuckie provided good customer service when I inquired about the details of the fence regulations for my town. He is very knowledgeable about what the regs are for each town. If Johnnie was knowledgeable, he didn't share it during the "sales pitch." But, Chuckie turned rude and caustic when I called to complain about the poor communication, which resulted in the start date of the work getting extended. He told me find another fence company, if I didn't like it. He too has his threshold for dealing with customers, and it isn't very high, in my experience.
Depending on what you're doing fence-wise, you might find them to be a little less expensive than other fence companies of equal repute ( I did my homework, believe me, having secured estimates from several fence companies, one of which I will end up going with (Fence USA is quite professional), but if you have to deal with unprofessional people who tell you to use another fence company if you don't like it, a couple of hundred bucks more is worth getting what you asked for and worth the trust they will instill in you with the better communication and agreed upon start dates.
Go elsewhere for fencing, is my recommendation. read more