I called Bailey to install a new garbage disposal in my home. The technician arrived quickly and was a nice guy who said he had one on the truck, the original price he quoted me was over $1000 which was exceptionally high. Seeing as it was Labor Day weekend and I had my daughter's wedding the following weekend and was super busy with that, I reluctantly agreed to do the job for $799 (the disposal costs roughly $200, the rest was labor, tax and whatever charges, they do not break down the costs individually) The job was completed and the tech left. After dinner my wife washed the dishes and there was a leak again under the sink. I called Bailey knowing they work till 9PM, Alyce a very understanding and personable dispatcher advised me that she could not send out a technician to repair the job as they would have to charge me a second fee to respond. Alyce scheduled me for the next morning which was fine.
The next morning a different technician came out also a good guy. He observed a leak with the new flange installed the day before and said he could fix it. He attempted to fix it but it was still leaking, I suggested that he forget the garbage disposal, just put regular piping in which he said he could do, but would have to get a new price for that. He made a phone call and came in with a whopping $550+ bill for some PVC piping, a P-trap, flange and strainer. You can Google these parts and see that they do not add up to much money wise. I reluctantly agreed to this, and was advised to call the office to request a refund from the original $799 bill that I had paid the day before. This same day after the technician left we now had a new leak. Once again I called Bailey and spoke to Alyce the dispatcher again, again she was very empathetic but could not send out a technician until Tuesday (Monday was Labor Day and they were closed) I was told to expect a phone call regarding the issues that occurred over the weekend on Tuesday. Needless to say this never occurred, I called at 11AM and was advised that my refund was approved which I was not satisfied with. I also asked the rep on the phone if someone was coming to my home to fix the latest leak, she stated she could not send out anyone, but the Field Supervisor Dennis would come the next day Wednesday morning. This now turned into a 5 day job.
Dennis came Wednesday morning, nice man, many years of experience. He spotted the leak which wasn't a big one and switched out one piece quickly. I told him I was not satisfied with the whole Bailey process, price, etc. I mentioned to him I believe given I had three separate trucks at my home for one simple job, no kitchen sink for 5 days I should be entitled to a larger refund which he said he'd relay the message to the boss.
Ultimately, a few hours later I received a phone call from Bailey, they agreed to the refund that somewhat satisfied me, it didn't make me happy paying $400 for the job pictured, but they have you and what else can you do?
Pros: Quick response, Alyce the night dispatcher was a wonderful person, Dennis the field supervisor fixed the actual job, and they sent out the partial refund check quickly.
Cons: Three trucks on three separate days for a very simple job. Two trucks had to leave the job to go to Home Depot to get parts (this makes no sense)
Having personally owned businesses with overhead, employees etc, sometimes you have to eat a job here and there to keep your customers happy. In my opinion, after 5 days of nonsense, frustration and aggravation, Bailey should have billed me strictly for the parts they purchased from Home Depot which are only the black and white piping in the photo, they already had the flange. read more