Thumb Pest Control Company

I’ll keep my pests, thank you, if it means dealing with Ed and Thumb Pest Control. While accredited by the BBB and reasonably priced, dealing with them is an experience. When I called to get a bid, I was treated to a non stop half hour speech where I had to interrupt in order to get my questions asked. It was rambling and confusing and Ed thought he had been out to my girlfriend’s residence and told me to say hi to her. (He had never been there but for some reason couldnt figure out why he thought my number was hers. He went on to tell me about how people could set him up to make sure he was legitimate and he gave me his operator’s number and told me no one without that is legitimate and is committing a felony. On and on… I told him I had a couple of other places to call. Though I saw red flags, his estimate was low so I booked him and for three days I called to hire him and he didnt return my call. I gave it one more shot and he answered, claiming he had been too sick to return a call… he’d been sick for days (not mentioning it when I spoke to him originally.) He came out today dressed to look more like a state trooper than an exterminator., He looked around and immediately said he didnt think he could do the job for what he quoted me. Then, he said he wouldnt accept anything but cash «since I don’t know you.» He said he was sure I was a good guy but he had been burned often including by a person who wound up committing a murder. I told him I would pass if it had to be a cash transaction and he wished me well and said I shouldnt accept any bids more than $ 100.
VERY odd guy and I would warn that just because a company is BBB approved does not mean it is a service you would want to hire. Go with your gut and when you see as many red flags as I did, maybe you’re just as well using Black Flag instead of making a bad hire.