Since i saw mainly negative reviews that were several years old. I just went in to window shop and things have not changed especially with the customer service. read more

Went in looking for a part on a machine still covered on warranty and was greeted with terrible customer service. I was told I'd have to bring in the machine not just a defective part by a rude employee who still had Covid barriers surrounding his work area and acted as if I was bothering him. I wouldn't recommend buying anything or getting service done at Bills Power Center. read more

Very fair. Great service. Had my mower done in exact time frame said. Machine never ran batter and was powered washed clean.

Told me it would be $400 to fix my l6 month old snowblower I bought the part on Amazon for $19 and fixed it myself within 15 minutes. It runs like a dream! read more

Total rip off!! I called to get a price in labor and parts for a new lawn mower carburetor. Was quoted $130 out the door for a Toro mower. Called back for just the part, the guy said $120?? I told him just yesterday I was quoted $130 for labor and part, he said "yeah well today its $120 for just the part" Got the part next day delivery on Amzn for $18. Yes, My wife called and like the other reviews said - they rip women off. Bye Kook and you get 1 star cause I cant leave you zero read more

I have had Simplicity mowers for over 20 years. Very happy with products. Recently bought a Simplicity Conquest mower from Bill's Power Equipment. Also bought a Simplicity Snowblower from Bill's a couple years ago. I am extremely pleased with their staff and knowledgeable prep and repair service. The staff has always been friendly and eager to help, even with DIY stupid questions. Ive4 gone elsewhere, but have never gotten the quality of personalized service as at Bill's Power Eqipment in Brookfield, WI on Capitol Drive. Keep up the great customer service! read more

Was just standing at the counter at Bill's buying a part for my lawnmower, and the other counter employee was calling MY FATHER (what a coincidence). After he hung up with my father, he said very loudly "when I get that old and can't hear or talk or answer the phone just dump me in Lake Michigan"! I was just gobsmacked that people are so clueless that they would trash talk their customers IN FRONT OF OTHER CUSTOMERS! Of course, as it is a small world, you never know who you might offend. My dad is really old, I get the frustration, but from what I heard, the customer service guy only had to repeat himself once. I don't know why I'm even writing this review, other than wanting to vent as I don't suspect the owner reads these reviews or does anything about them. I gave 2 stars because the guy that helped me was OK, but I would never go back. Update: Used Nelson Bros. Power on Lisbon Rd in Meno Falls with a much happier outcome! They finished the repair way earlier than they thought, and price was pretty reasonable. read more

I bought a scraper bar for a simplicity snowblower through Ebay. I decided to buy it from this business because it is in Wisconsin. I received knock off part that wasn't the right dimensions neither the mounting holes were the right dimension, they were smaller and neither the right shape. The blade I received has round and smaller holes that forbids the blade to adjust and it is a lot skinner than the original. I tried to return it and they kept telling me that Just needed self tapping screws, That is a stupid answer because first where are you going to screw them to? Second the blade needs to have square holes so the carriage bolts can keep it in place and the holes need to be rectangular so you can adjust the blade to match the slider shoes and the blade they sent me is 1 1/2 inches thinner, it do not give space for any adjustment. DO NOT BUY FROM THIS BUSINESS OR YOU WILL REGRET IT!!! By the way I have a small engines shop and I know what I'm talking about read more

If I could give a negative number here , I would. This place has poor service, and mechanics who don't know what they are doing. They are slow, unfriendly , and don't listen to their customers. After 4 attempts to fix my Honda WalkBehind Lawnmower (total of 9 weeks in Bill's shop), I took the mower to Proven Power in Oconomowoc. Proven Power took care of my service needs in 1 week. It was well worth the trip. Save yourself a nightmare - go somewhere else. I will never go back! I should have read the reviews before I went there. Jim read more

Called 3 sperate times with a very, very basic question and each time I was treated rudely and once even ordered to "load it up and bring it in".. this was all for an issue that another local business gave an answer for in 10 seconds over the phone in the end. Wow read more

Bill's Power Center ranks as one of worst equipment stores in the entire metro area i've ever seen. IMO- they have no morals, ethics or integrity whatsoever. I haven't bought any equipment from Bill's Power Center in at least 25 years, just clicked on here because of another store site, it said various other equipment stores searched. I speculated B.P.C. would have a 2* star rating at best, in actuality it's a 1* star rating,,, shocking-shocking,,, well, I'M NOT SHOCKED!!! The service is among the worst anywhere i.m.o. Also the parts prices are usually marked up among the highest cost anywhere. If you know what's best for you, you'll stay far away from B.P.C. "Thinking up your white lies, Putting on your bedroom eyes........Take it on the run, And keep running And you need never look back again." =REO Speedwagon song lyrics from the High Infidelity album from about +/- 1980. The song is called Take It On The Run. BPC has earned the countless terrible reviews shown here and overall 1*star ratings as shown here for many years. The many reviews of B.PC resemble the reputation of a car stealership, or hearing a government employee speak. At BPC you'll get some Bend Over & Spread Em Syndrome. Who do you know that wants to get ripped off on equipment? BPC marketing campaign = "Humongous selection, shitty service, highest prices in town. Who do you know that wants to get bamboozled on some equipment?" You can search this on YT. The late great philosopher comedian- (George Carlin/Dumb Americans) 11 Minutes of laughs, facts & truth. George said near the end of the segment, which reminds me of B.P.C., "Americans ***(((B.P.C. customers))) will probably remain willfully ignorant of the big red, white & blue dic being jammed up their azz everyday." What George said in 2005 is even more true in 2023/2024. **Laughing is very good for health. In fact, health is the #1 most important thing anybody has to their name. read more

I will add another poor review to the trail of 12 out of 12 the other poor reviews I read. Poor service, talked down to, rude and a could care less attitude. I called about purchasing an Ariens snow blower. Josh answered my call and immediately established a tone that I knew wasn't going to go well. I asked if he had any on the floor I could look at and he said no they were all packed away in the warehouse. He said I could go walk through the warehouse if I wanted. His answers were short and curse one word answers with the rude tone to go with it. Whats up with Josh...Bills Power Center must have too many customers already. Hey Bill, have you not noticed the trend in poor reviews that keep showing up? I'm not sure why you continue to tolerate how poorly staff talks to customers??? You are not the only rodeo in town. Tom read more

Bought an expensive Kubota tractor at Bill's.. After the sale, have had nothing but the run around. They will not return calls, and an overall bad experience with their parts people that make you feel like a burden. Have placed 7calls into the owner and he never calls back. Very poor service and customer relations. I regret giving this company my business and would not recommend them to anyone. read more

I have lived in Brookfield my whole life. I have gone to bills numerous times for lawnmower parts and repairs. The customer service is by far some of the worst I have ever experienced. What really bugs me about bills is there condescending attitude whenever you tell them you own a craftsman lawnmower or any brand of lawnmower that they don't carry. When I have ordered parts from them they up charge you by 30 to 50% and it takes two weeks to get. My recommendation to any person reading this is to google your lawn mowers model number find the part on repairclinic.com or Amazon or Lowe's or Home Depot and order it there. I am done dealing with bills. read more

I bought a chainsaw on their website, and when I went to pick it up, it was sitting on the floor, unboxed, had oil and fuel in it. It was run, and the salesman even admitted they filled it up with fluids and ran it. When I buy a new chainsaw and spend hundreds of dollars, I want it in the box and no oil or fuel put in it and definitely not previously run by someone. Then when I asked if this chainsaw had been used they laughed at me like I was an idiot. I will never go back to this store and this experience was the opposite of what I expected. Especially being a stihl dealer. Stihl is, in my opinion, a top of the line manufacturer and to allow a dealer of their product to conduct business this way is a damn shame. read more

Multiple bad experiences, including the customer service itself. About 3 years ago I needed a repair on my riding mower after hitting the water cap thing in my front yard. The mower ran absolutely perfect when I brought it in, I just couldn't engage the mower blades. I paid to have them pick it up and after a few days they called to tell me it was fixed. I then paid for them to drop it off. They unloaded it and it seemed fine. The next day I went to use it and it wouldn't stay running. It was sputtering and running horribly until it finally died. I called them back and explained that it ran like a champ before bringing it to them. They offered to pick it back up AT MY EXPENSE which I reluctantly agreed to. They agreed to cut the cost in half (I live 1.6 miles away. A 3 min drive). They picked it up and called me with the diagnosis. They told me there was water in the engine, more than likely from me using a 5 gallon gas can...I however do not have a 5 gallon can. Again, it ran perfectly smooth before bring it to them. I paid for the "repair" and they brought it back to me. Fast forward to this past winter and my snow blower electric start was not working. I had a friend load it into his truck and drive me down there to avoid the pick up charge. I bring it in and explain that the starter button does nothing and want to have that fixed. 3 days later I get a call that it is done. I went with my friend and picked it up and brought it home. The repair cost was reasonable. After getting it home I plug in the extension cord and go to start it and NOTHING. Exactly how it was when I gave it to them. I call them immediately and explain and they look at the file and say "you told us something else was wrong with it." I said nope I brought it in and told the guy (who happened to be Bill) that when I press the button nothing happens and wanted that fixed electric start fixed. He said they rebuilt the carb and some other stuff and it ran for them. This guy instructs me to call back and talk to Bill. I try for 2 days to get a hold of Bill (he was at the warehouse) and when I finally do he tells me the same thing "you told me it was something else.". He then tells me I can pull start it and no one uses the electric start anyway. Ok, well I have never pull started it. Wow. I was not happy with this at all and he agreed to come pick it up and they would let me know how much the starter would be to replace. In the meantime I look the part up and find out its about $45 on Amazon and is literally held in with 2 bolts. A 10 min repair for a professional. The next day I get a call from the tech and he quotes me $300! Keep in mind I've had this machine for probably 15 years so it's not worth paying a ton to keep it running. I said forget it and just bring it back. I ended up pull starting it all winter long. I guess he was right... And now today, I call to ask about replacement spindle assemblies for my rider. The guys asks what the part number is. I reply, I don't have the number but I have the model number of my mower if you can look it up? He says, "nope, we're not a Craftsman dealer so I can't." So you can some how magically order the part without looking it up, but you can look it up over the phone???!!! Keep in mind, I called Nelsons Brothers Power Center 20 min before Bills and they quickly looked up the parts and gave me a price on the parts and labor. Needless to say, I won't bother calling them for service or shopping there for anything it the future. One problem I'm willing to overlook. Twice and I've lost faith. And then being totally unwilling to help over the phone and I'm done. read more

Horrible, fraudulent people! I took our lawn mower in to be serviced because it wasn't starting. There were signs posted telling customers that they must pay a $50 deposit for repairs because people often don't pick up their mowers. I was asked for this and paid it. I was not told that it would be used as payment for diagnosis. I paid in good faith, and the man said that someone would take a look at it and call me with the diagnosis. The man who helped me bring it in from my car attempted to start it and guessed that it was an issue with the fly wheel. I told my husband, and he was shocked because the machine was so new. Several days later I was called and told that there wasn't any oil in the machine and that the engine was entirely burned out. My husband takes good care of our 2-year-old machine, so this felt suspicious to me. At that point the man from Bill's offered to take the mower "off my hands" and dispose of it for me. There was no quote to repair anything. I was told it was just "done". That made me super suspicious, so I told him no, that my husband would come pick it up. My husband called to ask more information about the repair. They didn't like his questions and ended up hanging up on him. My husband then picked up the mower. They handed him a bill of approximately $49 and when my husband asked why the deposit for risk of abandoning the machine wasn't being returned to us, the man yelled, "Well, I had to get a mechanic to look at it!" When my husband asked where the oil had gone from the machine because he knew it had NOT been empty when I brought it in, the man got testy. When my husband told the man that he would be contacting Husqvarna and asking them why such a new machine would be dead already, the man got more testy and stormed away from my husband. My husband spent the next week researching how lawn mowers work and got the machine running again. It ran another 2 weeks. No burned out engine. But there was oil spilled all over the deck of the mower when we got it back. My husband said it looked like they had even tried to pry a part of it open too. We believe that this is a scam to mislead, deceive, and defraud customers. They were not transparent with their pricing and I am convinced that they attempted to damage our machine and then claim it was broken so that they could resell it. read more

They have terrible customer service, especially if you are a woman. They talk to you like you don't matter, they don't give clear answers and they are extremely unhelpful. When I needed a new belt for our mower the guy said I don't have one and don't know when I'll get one and my supplier doesn't know when they will get one. I asked if he knew anyone else I could get the part from and he said, I doubt anyone else has one either. I called another place and they had one in stock and even held it for me until I could get there. Will not use Bill's again, and they have a bad reputation with other dealers as well. If I could give less then one star I would. read more

My family has purchased all of our Honda & other power equipment here for decades, my most resent experience with service was atrocious. The counter person was rude when I dropped it off, the mechanic never pulled the panels off my machine before giving me a 3-400$ estimate for extras it was not in for. Went to pick it up and was told I was rude to the mechanic when in fact he failed to call me back for 2weeks.. Just a complete failure from the moment I walked in to speaking to the owner as I picked up a non-repaired unit 28 days later! When he said "we've been in business 65 years" I knew he didn't care about my experience either. Save yourself his arrogance and go to Neu's Hardware, I've always been treated kindly by them. http://www.neushardware.com/ read more

They just gave me this attitude that I wasn't supposed to be in there. I don't know... I just felt very unwelcome by the staff. I don't appreciate that. Plus they are way overpriced for what they are. 70 dollars an hour to do things most people can do in their garages with minimal tools? Hmmm... read more

I saw some of the reviews, but I had a different experience. I have bought every lawn mower and had every repair done at Bill's. I have found them to be honest and truthful about what I need. read more

Just needed simple hardware for Toro Snowblower. Looked up part numbers on Toro site and also got pricing. Gave part numbers to parts guy who in turn pulled my parts. When he rang up my invoice I told him the price was off. I was questioned by another rep where I saw the prices and I explained the Toro site. They still charged me the outrageous price. After getting home I double checked Toro site, called 2 other dealers who quoted me the same price as shown on Toro site. Bills charged 48% more than Toro or other dealers charge. I called Bills to let them know and was told by the parts guy that he doesn't set the prices, that's the price in their system. Save your money and use other reputable dealers. read more

I came ready to spend up to $2,000 for a snow blower. The guy there said I had to stay behind the line. You think I'm buying a snowblower without so much as checking it all out?? He didn't care! read more

I took my lawn mower to Bill's in March to ensure it would be ready when the lawn needed mowing. I picked it up on Saturday, and today, it wouldn't start. It made a grinding type noise. I spent $110.42 for the tune up. So very disappointing!! Nope, I'm not going back. Julie M. read more

Service is very poor. People were rude and disrespectful. Got yelled at because I went inside and wasn't susposed to, then had to stand there fir 20 minutes till they told me to come in. Wont be going back if they fix my equipment. Dad had problem with them too. Did fix the leaking gas problem he had in his snowblower. Told him to run it dry each time he used it. Never started this season. When he called back they told him to bring it in and wanted to charge him to look at it again. Will be filling out bbb complaint and also complaint with ariens. read more

Took a chainsaw in there to be sharpened and when it came back the Bucking spikes were not on the saw any more. The service person I talked to (James I think) said they don't need to take them off to sharpen it and there was nothing they could do about it. Well, it was there when I dropped it off, and first cut it bucked back so I knew it wasn't there any more and they were the only ones that worked on it. Complete attitude from the rep so I won't take any of my gear there for work again. read more

Wow talk about poor customer service! Took my snowblower in to get its belt repaired was told I needed to put a $50 deposit down toward the repairs. Today Bill's called me and told me it needs $392 worth of work or I can buy a new model for $599 before Nov. 1 but that my $50 deposit will not go toward purchasing a new snow blower, that was the cost of the estimate. Seriously? What terrible service. What is my incentive to buy from them or to ever use them again for customer repairs. BEWARE. read more

This place is really horrible. The customer service is literally degrading and embarrassing. I was not going to bring my mower in for repair because Bill told me it was 3-4 weeks out. When I bought a part at the counter, the 3 guys there laughed and said he didnt know what he was talking about and that 2 weeks was the outside. Well, its now been 3 weeks and they can not even track where the part is (a simple spring). Each time I call I get someone worse to talk to. The last time I called Bill himself said he would track the parts down and he never called me back. Stay away from this place. read more

They quoted one price for a tune up but the bill was actually higher when I arrived to pick up the snowblower. When I questioned it, the manager/owner was rude and condescending ("If you can't understand, well I can't help you."). They did not help me load the machine. read more

This place is a joke, wish there was a zero star option!! Took my chainsaw in to bills once to get repaired, came in about a week later to pick it up, you could hear them in the back trying to start my chain saw which they were supposed to fix, it took them about 10 minutes to start it and then handed it back to us STILL BROKEN! And expected us to pay? Terrible customer service as well, they make you feel unwelcome. Moral of the story.. never ever go to this junk hole! read more

STAY AWAY!!!! Took my snow blower in...TWICE. They said there was water in my gas tank of the snow blower. However, the same gas can was used to fill another snowblower, and I had no issues with that other snow blower. When I questioned them about the water they said, "You probably bought bad gas." Again, not possible. Then they said, "You probably left your gas can out where moisture can get to it." Again, not possible. They just kept coming up with excuses as to WHY IT WAS MY FAULT. read more

Wow. This place is a joke! As someone else wrote in a review, there should be a zero rating! My fiance' brought our lawnmower blades and chainsaw chain to be sharpened. He was barely greeted and the person assisting him was not friendly by any means. He was told to drop them off one day and they would be done the next. I went 3 days later to pick up the items. I walked in to 3 employees standing behind the counter. When they saw the door open, one looked at me and went in the back room. The other two turned their backs and ignored me. I was rattling my keys to get their attention and let them know I was there. When they finally turned around I was told they could only find the chainsaw and not the blades and needed the ticket. I asked them to look it up by name and was told that isn't the way they do it. How can you run a business and not input customer information into your computer system to look things up? We had already PREPAID (it was required) and they couldn't find our things? Are you kidding? When he went again to look he came out and told me the "machine we use to sharpen them isn't working" and that it wouldn't be until next week. At that point I was annoyed by the rude behavior and overall lack of professionalism and courtesy. I told them I wanted a refund and I would take them elsewhere. I won't be back -and as I'm reading the reviews it looks like a lot of others won't either. How can a business like this still have customers? Bill needs to spend some money on training his employees (or hire new ones!). Maybe one WAS Bill. Who knows but I don't care to find out. read more

I just called them with a simple service question and was advised to call someone else and was hung up on. I will never give them another dime of my money. read more

I would give them fewer stars if I could! We took our lawn mower here to be tuned up every year and one time took it to be looked at for an estimate to be fixed. We told them NOT to fix it until we approved the amount of the repairs. We went back to get the estimate and found they did the repairs already. We would never have spent over $400.00 on a 15 year old lawn mower. After arguing, they agreed to lower the bill to about $300.00. After about a month of using it, it failed again. We went back to talk to them and they would do NOTHING to help us. We will NEVER buy anything there again! read more

Very disappointed by the middle age manager with the mustache. I needed a spin trimmer and the salesperson told me the model was $149.99 He rang it up at $149.99 on my credit card. The middle age manager acted like I was trying to steal the spin trimmer. He was rude and pushed back on me that they could not sell it for $149.99. He said it was marked at $159.99. I didn't see any pricing on the unit. I was expecting him to say he was sorry they made a mistake, but instead all I got was his rudeness. I would never purchase another piece of equipment from that jerk again. read more

I brought a snow blower in the fall to get fixed. Finally called a month later and asked what was taking so long. They said they had to do all lawn mower first. Two weeks go by and I heard nothing also it snowed and I didn't have my snow blower. No point of bringing something in way a head of time. Finally get it 7 weeks after I dropped it off and then the gas tank falls of because the screws we're not screwed on tightly. Went back to get screws and they gave me the wrong ones. They treat customers horrible and seems like you coming in is an inconvenience for them. read more

I was able to purchase four Honda oil filters for the amount Bill's Power Center wanted for just two. Why anyone would pay double for only half the amount of merchandise defies logic. Overcharging customers is simply not going to win them over for repeat visits and sales. Every business owner has to decide how much profit to make, but gouging is not the answer. Don't waste your time or gasoline to buy parts here. read more

After buying several used pieces of equipment (For Cash/No Receipt?) I bought a new zero turn. One month later it was recalled so it went back to Bill's For A Month. Finally picked it up after Toro Rep said Get It Out Of Bill's! Countless stories about nightmares in dealing with Bill's after sharing my experience. Dropped off a pressure washer purchased from Briggs & Stratton for warranty work per B&S, been twelve weeks. Also had to Pay $40.00 to leave a warranty pressure washer in their "Care". Trying to feed to may mouths in that place, constant bickering and non-sense arguments interrupting customer conversations with dirty laundry. Third generations always kill an ongoing business. All Done with Bill's, very competent polite Toro Dealer on Lisbon road that is more than happy to service you. read more

I've read the other reviews and I have to agree there is a attitude in the place where the people working there don't like their jobs or you very much. Can't put my finger on it. But, I did run across a salesman, James who was excellent. I was looking for a 2018 Simplicity Lawn Tractor which they had, gave me a price and his card. On the way out he mentioned he could save me some money on a leftover 2017 the exact same mower. I asked to see it, he said it wasn't there had to check the warehouse and would get it there by Friday. Ok. He calls and tells me Thursday he can't get it there until Monday. Great at least he called. Monday he calls it's there, I go there looks great I buy it. Done deal. Delivery scheduled and it was delivered on on time. I called for a oil filter and the guy was not not very happy until I told him I just bought a Tractor there, his whole attitude changed. I'm a little worried about the service department hopefully I won't need them. read more

I went to Bill's Power Center about this time last year with a brand new Snapper lawn mower for warranty work. This place was the only one anywhere near where I live which was an "authorized" dealer for warranty work on this mower. The problem was that oil started leaking out of the air filter in the middle of me mowing my lawn. This unit was BRAND NEW. Had I not caught this, all of the oil would have completely drained and could have seized the engine. I took it there, and after being told it would be over a week or so, I said OK. I told them exactly what happened. Immediately, the guy behind the counter basically accused me of mishandling the mower by tipping it over and cleaning the underside. I told him I have been mowing my lawn for over 30 years and never tip it over to clean the bottom. After a week or so, I received a call from the guy who worked on the mower and said he ran it for "hours" and no oil came out of the air filter. He said I had to of tipped it over to clean the bottom, and that is why the oil leaked out. Being pi--ed off after hearing this from the guy, I said that was not the case. He also said there was a charge to replace oil in the mower. I said this was warranty work and would not pay that. I demanded to talk to the manager/owner. He defended his guy and said I had to pay for the oil or not get the mower back. I went back ready to blast them again, but bit my lip, payed for the oil, and left. I went right to the BBB site of greater Milwaukee and filed a complaint about them. SURPRISE, SURPRISE, Bill's power center is not a member of the BBB, but they did see the complaint and replied it was owner abuse that caused the oil to leak out of the machine. I have heard many complaints from people over the years who have said they would never go there again because of their elitest attitude, not to mention being way overpriced on everything they sell. A guy who works at Home Depot near there said they get many people who go there and buy equpment, etc. after having a lousy experience with the help at Bill's. I will never go there again, and will drive to the other side of town if need be if I ever need work done again on any power equipment I own. read more