I have been a customer almost 20 years, and can honestly say, these people are the biggest con…read moreartists in the business. You pay an astronomical annual contract fee for what? Someone maybe walking around your house on a quaint stroll--or, not at all (though they tell you that they provided 'service' worth $400/year). They canceled my scheduled service, day of, last Monday, because it snowed (everyone in my house made it to work that day, except me, who took the day off for the service call). A few days later I received a text that my service was rescheduled for today (no time window provided). I waited for the technician to show...I texted back to Viking a reminder to please ensure that the bait stations were replaced, since mine are the same ratty looking stations they installed in 2010 (they are an eyesore and who knows if they are actually functioning). I heard nothing and it was almost 11am, the end of my prior appointment time slot, so I called. I was connected to a call center rep in another country. She did her best and was kind, but she was told a tech already came. I said the bait stations were not replaced. She said the ground was frozen so they were unable to perform that service. Ok, sure, I get that, but then why come if you already know you cannot do the ONE THING I EXPLICITLY ASKED FOR? I asked the rep what exactly the service included , since it had already been done (despite no evidence of this--no notice in the mailbox or receipt in the dioor--nothing). The rep explained that the tech walked around the perimeter of my house to check for termite activity. I mean, if the humans were too bothered by 3" of snow to do this, but somehow the termites, in near 0 degree weather , will be demonstrating visible signs of activity around the perimeter of my house, we must be talking about some prime specimen cross-fit, protein powder gobbling termites of doom. FFS I hope that shit isn't in my house! But I digress... When the rep told me that the inspection involves a walk around the perimeter of my hone, I remembered that the yard is still covered in snow. Guess what? No footprints around significant sections of the perimeter of my home. May I should be thanking the Lord since apparently, a flying holy angel technician did the termite inspection! Perhaps I have been uniquely blessed with this divine service call, but somehow I think the more likely explanation is that there was no service call. I waited to speak to a manager about this, given that this company seems to charge customers for a non-existent service. The manager, Jack, told me someone else can come later today. I told him don't bother if the bait stations won't be replaced (due to the frozen ground). At this point, after losing 4 hours of my day to these clowns, I really was displeased. I asked Jack how it is that company reps tell paying customers had a service done, and it was clearly not done. He told me I was rude. This is a real sign if the times--the con man who gets called out responds by calling the whistleblower names. I have a problem with that. You should, too. Find a different company to help with your pest control issues.
