[md_cleaning]

Have had cards put in Homebase store, at just over £900 and was told when people tried to hire the Rug doctors, staff would recomend us as they no longer do machine hire, but six months on 0 jobs yet.
I went in this week and got some other cards off the rack and only 1 person out of 5 people has had any calls and only 1 at that. Has anyone else sighned up for this rubbish or similar?
  Dave.

[SteveTruman]

Did the same thing with Safeway years ago, absolute waste of money......................

[easi-kleen]

Freind of mine had only 1 call.

He lucky  they used wrong coloured ink on the contract or something so didnt pay any more than first payment and there was nothing they could do.

Anyone reading this.. DONT DO IT. ITS A WASTE OF MONEY...

Phil

[Phil Marlor]

Sorry to hear you have gone for this type of advertising.

It simply dose not work!!!

I only wish you had come on this board before you parted with your hard earned, everyone on here would have said the same.

Same goes for Sainsbury's/Tesco and all the other big retailers.

If you are paying instalments, stop them and explain to Homebase why you have stopped.

Phil

[Neil Mc Anulty]

Too Late
just signed up for Sainsburys for two years. Although to make the best out of a possibly bad situation, there should be a steady run of business cards which I would usually pay for at the local printers. The scheme should be running within a week so I will keep youse posted.
Also the store in question has an average of 25000 transactions per week. Do you know what your stores were?

[Shaun_Ashmore]

It is not too late to back out, cancel any payments and tell them that you are going through difficult times and therefore would not be able to carry on with contract as you can not afford it!

THIS IS A WASTE OF YOUR GOOD HARD EARNED MONEY

Shaun

[stevegunn]

Tescos offer this service in my area only five companies advertise but when salesman tried selling it to me only one space was left :

[dave401uk]

I did this sceme in the Tesco in northampton,a huge store, but no calls,as abouve post,s say,this is a total waste of money

Dave

[EWB]

Had the same bad result 10 years ago. Any chance of NCCA approaching Tesco/ Homebase etc. Obviously a bit of ground swell feeling on the subject, Derek.
Martyn

[ashplays]

i done 6 tesco stores in essex : year half ago so far 1 call its the biggest rip off ever in adv  i feel such a sucker : nice cards mind lol i go round the stores and get my cards to giv to cust  anyone thinking of doing it STOP AND THINK IT DONT WORK FULLSTOP TESCOS AND HOMEBASE SHOULD CALL A HALT TO THIS

[ian richards]

Hi

I was so close to sighning about 6 months ago, in fact i was ready to do it, but the guy didnt come back to me, what a close shave that was!!!
Still been burnt elsewhere though, ie big ads in local press at £130 a week, after 3 weeks with one call i bailed out.

Strange thing advertising!!

Ian

[Ian Gourlay]

Its a shame you did not do a search on the forums before signing as there have been several postings concerning this,

In two years I have had 4 calls I think I got half of what i paid back in work.

However I have had more success leaving cards in a carpet shop and other places,

They phoned me up and were quite supprised when I said No.

An hour later on the same telephone number he phoned me again calling my other trading name.  He still asked for me and went through the script again. Even Robots should spot the same number same person. 

[SMP]

Me too - bin there - done it - paid loads - got nothing. I even started some of post on these forums in the hope that others wouldn't fall for the same thing.

Sorry mate.

Steve

[amberville]

Homebase. They tried to get me to sign stating Rug Doctor was now being discontinued this was 2 years ago, I declined the offer due to previous bad mistakes, and guess what Went to Homebase today to confirm if  they are offering the hire of the machine, only to find they still have them like they have had for the last 2 years.

Good news for us, as we always leave a handful of leaflets in the Rug Doctor info Rack., Been very good for us and its free, and the cashiers always state very welcome.

[Scott Martin]

I signed up for two stores in Glasgow in 2002 and have have 6 jobs if i am lucky.

Waste of hard earned cash if you ask me!

Best

Scott

[Kevin_Gare]

Hi Guys

Me too..Been there and got the T-shirt
Loads of money and time wasted, But put it all down to learning.Same goes with the Estate Agents Folder lots of money but not a lot of feedback.Found that just by putting my own leaflets in there offices worked just fine.

Kevin

[Len Gribble]

I’ve done well with them didn’t cost me a penny apart from time going out nicking Kevin’s and replacing with mine! ;)Estate Agents next!  :-*Thanks Kevin

Kev if you read this don’t take it to heart, there’s always tomorrow; pick you up at 1800 that’s 6pm, as we need to crack the security problem! By the way got some nice white suits look really pro?

Len

[Kevin_Gare]

Please .. somebody tell me what the hell Lens on.

[strakercleaning]

pick you up at 1800 that’s 6pm, as we need to crack the security problem! By the way got some nice white suits look really pro?

I hate to think......but maybe the clues are there somewhere 

[Len Gribble]

Just got home from the job with Kevin top security place and he did wear the white suit, would not let me take a picture.

 
Len