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1 Star Review
Aug 01,2013
By:
'D'
Aug 01,2013
Branch: Teeside, 141 Linthorpe Road
Services: Lettings (as a Tenant)
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: TS5
Branch: Teeside, 141 Linthorpe Road
Lettings (as a Tenant)
Postcode: TS5
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I've now been waiting over 5 weeks for the return of my deposit after being a very good tenant in an apartment for 3 years paying over £20,000 in rent. I partly blame my tight landlord who faced with decorating costs as the apt is now 7 years old ...
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Return calls, show interest in my attempts to retrieve my own money and point out to landlord how obnoxious and obstructive he is being. I left the apartment in a better state than before I spent my ‚£20,000 in rent yet the landlord seems to think he has the right to quibble over a minute mark in a wall that was there when I moved in. Absolutely incredible!!!
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1 Star Review
Aug 01,2013
By:
'.joe'
Aug 01,2013
Branch: Warrington, 66-70 London Road
Services: Lettings (as a Tenant)
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: WA2
Branch: Warrington, 66-70 London Road
Lettings (as a Tenant)
Postcode: WA2
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Where do I start I rented a property for a while and was struggling to pay rent but didnt owe any money .So I spoke t
To the lady from Bridgefords and they said if you bring the keys back you will get your deposit ...
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“Terrible terrible customer service. The staff are rude and speak ......”
1 Star Review
Jul 25,2013
By:
'Grant'
Jul 25,2013
Branch: York, 37 Micklegate
Services: Lettings (as a Tenant)
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: YO10
Branch: York, 37 Micklegate
Lettings (as a Tenant)
Postcode: YO10
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Terrible terrible customer service. The staff are rude and speak to people as if they are stupid. In the probably 20+ conversations I have had when they have promised to ring me back they have NEVER done this. I had to constantly chase references both moving ...
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I would expect my agency fee and contract renewal fee back in full before I would even consider suggesting or using this agent.
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“We got shown our property by a man named Kia. ......”
1 Star Review
Jul 22,2013
By:
'Mike'
Jul 22,2013
Branch: Washington, 48-49 The Galleries, Washington Centre
Services: Lettings (as a Tenant)
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: NE8
Branch: Washington, 48-49 The Galleries, Washington Centre
Lettings (as a Tenant)
Postcode: NE8
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We got shown our property by a man named Kia. He said the property was owned by his "friend" (after speaking to the landlord, they had never met or spoken). He purposely opened the windows of the property to try to cover the smoke smell ...
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“I am still dealing with Bridgfords regarding my old rental ......”
1 Star Review
Jul 21,2013
By:
'SG857009'
Jul 21,2013
Branch: Teeside, 141 Linthorpe Road
Services: Lettings (as a Tenant)
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: TS5
Branch: Teeside, 141 Linthorpe Road
Lettings (as a Tenant)
Postcode: TS5
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I am still dealing with Bridgfords regarding my old rental property, so this is an ongoing case, but thought I would share with you anyways.
Basically, I rented the property 3 years ago. I was shown around the house and given and Inventory. The house was ...
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“I was reasonably happy to accept the relatively high charges ......”
1 Star Review
Jul 08,2013
By:
'benwebborn'
Jul 08,2013
Branch: Stockport, 156 London Road
Services: Lettings (as a Landlord)
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: WA1
Branch: Stockport, 156 London Road
Lettings (as a Landlord)
Postcode: WA1
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I was reasonably happy to accept the relatively high charges from Bridgfords for the piece of mind that the service provides; however I have come across a number issues that will result in termination of the agreement as soon as possible:
Firstly; after informing the ...
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Agent could have tried to understand the situation and apologise for the inconvenience. I appreciate that they are having to take my word for what occurred. But had I requested the service I would not have been contacting them to ask why it had been provided. It would have been a small customer services matter to resolve this issue, instead they have lost a customer - and I hope through this review a few potential customers also.
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“This branch is incompetent on a scale I have never ......”
1 Star Review
Jun 26,2013
By:
'offtoreedsrains'
Jun 26,2013
Branch: Preston, 1 Winckley Street
Services: Lettings (as a Landlord)
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: PR5
Branch: Preston, 1 Winckley Street
Lettings (as a Landlord)
Postcode: PR5
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This branch is incompetent on a scale I have never encountered before. The manager NEVER and I mean NEVER rings back . They consistently promise to do things to sort out problems but then just ignore you . I pay £60 a month to this organisation and I ...
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Ring back once................just once , thats all ive ever asked. do something and ring back to tell me what youve done
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“I was not impressed with my experience with Bridgfords. The ......”
1 Star Review
Jun 24,2013
By:
'KFK'
Jun 24,2013
Branch: Washington, 48-49 The Galleries, Washington Centre
Services: Sales (as a Vendor)
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: NE38
Branch: Washington, 48-49 The Galleries, Washington Centre
Sales (as a Vendor)
Postcode: NE38
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I was not impressed with my experience with Bridgfords. The salesperson was very friendly until we signed, and then it was like a switch was flicked and he couldn't care less. The details they published of our house were incorrect, the photos they took were ...
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“The property I rented from bridgfords had a really bad ......”
1 Star Review
Jun 20,2013
By:
'Amo'
Jun 20,2013
Branch: Halifax, 12 Bull Green
Services: Lettings (as a Tenant)
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: HX1
Branch: Halifax, 12 Bull Green
Lettings (as a Tenant)
Postcode: HX1
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The property I rented from bridgfords had a really bad case of mould, which made me very ill as i was also pregnant at the time, and bridgfords could not of cared any less they were useless and unreliable. The staff are rude and very ...
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“In over 30 years of business life, Bridgfords are without doubt ......”
1 Star Review
Jun 20,2013
By:
'reuben'
Jun 20,2013
Branch: Wilmslow, 46 Alderley Road
Services: Lettings (as a Tenant)
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: SK9
Branch: Wilmslow, 46 Alderley Road
Lettings (as a Tenant)
Postcode: SK9
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In over 30 years of business life, Bridgfords are without doubt the worst company I have ever dealt with. They are dishonest, incompetent and unprofessional and the staff training is clearly non existent.
I was consistently lied to by Greg May who was the branch manager ...
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“I am a landlord with 10 properties in the surrounding area, ......”
3 Star Review
Jun 19,2013
By:
'RLRoberts'
Jun 19,2013
Branch: Sale, 2 Curzon Road
Services: Lettings (as a Landlord)
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: M33
Branch: Sale, 2 Curzon Road
Lettings (as a Landlord)
Postcode: M33
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I am a landlord with 10 properties in the surrounding area, and back in March I did the rounds to all the agents in Sale centre to see who could offer what etc. as I was moving down south.
I was greeted by a young man ...
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“Terrible service. Not answering phone, not returning calls. Only a ......”
1 Star Review
Jun 07,2013
By:
'dissatisfied'
Jun 07,2013
Branch: Hyde, 96 Market Street
Services: Sales (Prospective customer)
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: SK14
Branch: Hyde, 96 Market Street
Sales (Prospective customer)
Postcode: SK14
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Terrible service. Not answering phone, not returning calls. Only a specific person could deal with me apparently, as I was their customer, so no other member of staff was willing to pass information along.
Everytime I tried to cancel was met with empty promises. Staff ...
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Answered the phone, returned calls
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“The agent was rude and horrible to deal with. It ......”
1 Star Review
May 31,2013
By:
'medic'
May 31,2013
Branch: Stockton-on-Tees, 18 Bishop Street
Services: Lettings (as a Tenant)
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: TS17
Branch: Stockton-on-Tees, 18 Bishop Street
Lettings (as a Tenant)
Postcode: TS17
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The agent was rude and horrible to deal with. It was her way or the highway and was exceptionally incompetent at communication for a manager.
She had a terrible attitude that led to us reporting her to head office. She since has had a disciplinary ...
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What agent could do to change your mind?
1) learn to communicate effectively
2) sort out your apparent attitude problems
3) don't bully students (Queens campus's Accommodation Office know about you and want us to provide regular feedback which unfortunately has so far been for us and yourselves very negative)
4) Charge reasonable prices in-line with competition
5) If charging high prices, provide excellent customer service (which has so far been appalling)
6) Try and focus on making customers feel at ease instead of scaring them into signing.
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“I contacted this agent through Rightmove to view the property. ......”
2 Star Review
May 22,2013
By:
'Colin'
May 22,2013
Branch: Chorley, 16-18 High Street
Services: Lettings (Prospective customer)
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: PR7
Branch: Chorley, 16-18 High Street
Lettings (Prospective customer)
Postcode: PR7
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I contacted this agent through Rightmove to view the property. I spoke with staff member Katie and arranged to view the property and was advised by Katie that if there was any problem with the viewing time or date then she would contact me and ...
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“I am writing to complain about the unprofessional practice and ......”
1 Star Review
May 15,2013
By:
'KL'
May 15,2013
Branch: Manchester, 731 Wilmslow Road
Services: Lettings (as a Tenant)
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: M20
Branch: Manchester, 731 Wilmslow Road
Lettings (as a Tenant)
Postcode: M20
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I am writing to complain about the unprofessional practice and attitude of one of your staff in Didsbury Office. As far as I am aware, his name is Chris.
I made a booking to view a house-to-let at 153 Mauldeth Road West at 5pm on 15th ...
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“I feel like I should pipe up because I can't ......”
2 Star Review
May 08,2013
By:
'Jessica'
May 08,2013
Branch: Manchester, 2/10 Albert Square
Services: Sales (Prospective customer)
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: M40
Branch: Manchester, 2/10 Albert Square
Sales (Prospective customer)
Postcode: M40
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I feel like I should pipe up because I can't stand estate agents in the first place but bridgfords really grinds my gears. I first got in contact with them in November 2012 to view some properties as we were just starting to look to buy ...
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What agent could do to change your mind?
Listened to what I wanted. Shown me the property I wanted to see. And not waste my damn time.
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“We went with Bridgfords because we were assued that they ......”
1 Star Review
May 04,2013
By:
'nosharpe'
May 04,2013
Branch: Newcastle upon Tyne, 153 High Street
Services: Sales (as a Vendor)
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: NE3
Branch: Newcastle upon Tyne, 153 High Street
Sales (as a Vendor)
Postcode: NE3
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We went with Bridgfords because we were assued that they had buyers on their books who wanted this particular kind of property. Within a day, they contacted us to advise that we had an offer from a cash buyer. This prompted us to put in ...
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What agent could do to change your mind?
They should have been upfront with us from the start and mentioned the chain. They were too eager to conclude a sale instead of getting the facts right.
After all, they were employed by us not the buyer or anyone else.
They should not employ people in a customer facing position who are unfamiliar with the conveyancing process who only made matters worse.
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“During the process of buying a house. We were delayed ......”
1 Star Review
Apr 27,2013
By:
'Eve'
Apr 27,2013
Branch: Stockport, 33 Stockport Road
Services: Sales (Prospective customer)
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: SK6
Branch: Stockport, 33 Stockport Road
Sales (Prospective customer)
Postcode: SK6
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During the process of buying a house. We were delayed due to extenuating circumstances. We were informed that the owners had another buyer and were gazzumped. It cost us over £500. They are a terrible bunch of humans that should be ashamed each day. Do not ...
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What agent could do to change your mind?
I think the above speaks volumes. What they did is illegal. We do not have expendable
Income!
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“A truely excellent,professional and highly efficient level of service. ......”
5 Star Review
Apr 19,2013
By:
'Rob'
Apr 19,2013
Branch: Durham, 15 Elvet Bridge
Services: Sales (Prospective customer)
Would you recommend?: Yes
Postcode: DH7
Branch: Durham, 15 Elvet Bridge
Sales (Prospective customer)
Postcode: DH7
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A truely excellent,professional and highly efficient level of service. A member of staff who I can highly recomend without hesitation...
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“We put our house on the market with bridgefords 5 months ......”
1 Star Review
Apr 19,2013
By:
'anon'
Apr 19,2013
Branch: Sale, 81-83 School Road
Services: Sales (Prospective customer)
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: M33
Branch: Sale, 81-83 School Road
Sales (Prospective customer)
Postcode: M33
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We put our house on the market with bridgefords 5 months ago, We have had maybe four viewings one from a prospective buyer who just knocked on the door one day out of desperation at being unable to contact the agent, we have done three of ...
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“I had a booking to view a property in Salford ......”
1 Star Review
Apr 18,2013
By:
'Tom'
Apr 18,2013
Branch: Manchester, 21 Albion Street
Services: Lettings (as a Tenant)
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: M6
Branch: Manchester, 21 Albion Street
Lettings (as a Tenant)
Postcode: M6
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I had a booking to view a property in Salford but on the morning of the viewing was rung up to be told that they had not been able to get access to the property and they'd call me back to arrange a viewing the ...
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What agent could do to change your mind?
Not lied
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“these people are an absolute joke NEVER rent through them! ......”
1 Star Review
Apr 09,2013
By:
'anon'
Apr 09,2013
Services: Lettings (as a Tenant)
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: NE29
Lettings (as a Tenant)
Postcode: NE29
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these people are an absolute joke NEVER rent through them! When moving out of a property,, they rang me nearly every day to arrange viewings at times convenient to them they dont ask if it is ok they just turn up, if i was not ...
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“Truly shocking. I thought Taylor and Wood were incompetent - ......”
1 Star Review
Mar 25,2013
By:
'Lee'
Mar 25,2013
Branch: Hyde, 96 Market Street
Services: Sales (Prospective customer)
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: SK14
Branch: Hyde, 96 Market Street
Sales (Prospective customer)
Postcode: SK14
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Truly shocking. I thought Taylor and Wood were incompetent - and to be fair the manager of the Hyde branch is outwardly very professional - but the sheer number of occasions of poor conduct are now too numerous to count. Most recent: they set up ...
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“We were stood up twice when trying to view one ......”
1 Star Review
Mar 15,2013
By:
'QA'
Mar 15,2013
Services: Sales (Prospective customer)
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: M253
Sales (Prospective customer)
Postcode: M253
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We were stood up twice when trying to view one property. 2 weeks later, Bridgfords called to tell us that the property had been off the market all along. We have a one year-old child and this was very stressful for us. Left us out in ...
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“I used them to sell my property, which I have ......”
1 Star Review
Mar 08,2013
By:
'Geetha'
Mar 08,2013
Branch: Newcastle upon Tyne, 92 Grey Street
Services: Relocation agent
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: NE8
Branch: Newcastle upon Tyne, 92 Grey Street
Relocation agent
Postcode: NE8
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I used them to sell my property, which I have taken off the market now, as I don't wish to sell it any longer. The agent does not act on behalf of their client, pressurises forced reduction in sale price and sends unsuitable prospective buyers ...
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“Having dealt with a number of landlords and property companies ......”
2 Star Review
Feb 21,2013
By:
'jhos1991'
Feb 21,2013
Branch: Manchester, 9B Crofts Bank Road
Services: Lettings (as a Tenant)
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: M4
Branch: Manchester, 9B Crofts Bank Road
Lettings (as a Tenant)
Postcode: M4
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Having dealt with a number of landlords and property companies I have come to expect a certain standard of unreturned calls and late repairs. but hands down Bridgfords/countrywide have been the worst property management company I have ever had to deal with. Once you ...
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What agent could do to change your mind?
actually reply to contact made and to treat us with a little respect as well as carry out basic duties as a property company
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5 Star Review
Jan 22,2013
By:
'arleigh'
Jan 22,2013
Branch: Northwich, 25 High Street
Services: Lettings (as a Landlord)
Would you recommend?: Yes
Postcode: CW9
Branch: Northwich, 25 High Street
Lettings (as a Landlord)
Postcode: CW9
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As a new landlord renting my property for the first time I was concerned about using an agency. Bridgfords in Northwich have exceeded my expectations and have been fantastic from the first moment i walked in, their staff were extremely friendly, knowledgeable and professional. They ...
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“Waste of time experience - Bridgfords overpriced to get me ......”
1 Star Review
Jan 16,2013
By:
'Mrs'
Jan 16,2013
Branch: Manchester, 416 Wilmslow Road
Services: Sales (Prospective customer)
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: M14
Branch: Manchester, 416 Wilmslow Road
Sales (Prospective customer)
Postcode: M14
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Waste of time experience - Bridgfords overpriced to get me to sign with them but all this unrealistic price did was lose all potential buyer's interest. No communication for weeks at a time, viewings didnt turn up without any notice at much inconvenience. Extortioante fee ...
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“I have to say I would never use or recommend ......”
2 Star Review
Jan 15,2013
By:
'annoyed'
Jan 15,2013
Branch: Manchester, 26 Manchester Road
Services: Sales (as a Vendor)
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: M34
Branch: Manchester, 26 Manchester Road
Sales (as a Vendor)
Postcode: M34
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I have to say I would never use or recommend this company or their parent company, Countrywide, again!
Not only have we had a house sale fall through, admittedly this was not entirely their fault, the 2nd sale has proved to be nothing more than ...
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“For some background, I am a first-time cash buyer for ......”
1 Star Review
Dec 19,2012
By:
'BB'
Dec 19,2012
Branch: Newcastle-under-Lyme, 54 Merrial Street
Services: Sales (Prospective customer)
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: ST5
Branch: Newcastle-under-Lyme, 54 Merrial Street
Sales (Prospective customer)
Postcode: ST5
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For some background, I am a first-time cash buyer for a property in the ST5 area. I am STILL currently liaising with these unprofessional people. Every time I have tried to contact them over the telephone they either put me on hold or tell me ...
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