10/21/09

Big hassle--worst customer service ever

by ivagrey

Aside from the walkers themselves, everything about Urban Outsitters is horrible. Because you prepay for your service and UO staff is extremely incompetent (partly due to high turnover), be prepared to be on the phone with them once a week or more trying to get your invoices straightened out. I don't think I ever spoke to the same person twice. They overcharged me almost every month and would take weeks to refund my card.

When I finally canceled my service, they charged me for another month anyway, even though no one was coming to my house! It took me several weeks just to get them to give me my keys back. Sixty days and a dozen phone calls later, I am still out $100.

Originally, I went with UO because I thought it would be easy. What a mistake! I am now using Supreme Pet Care and I can't believe the difference. Best of all, I'm done dealing with the carousel of incompetents at UO (once I get my $100 back, that is). Do yourself and your pets a favor: Go somewhere else!

• Pros: Walkers friendly
• Cons: Unreliable, overcharge your credit card every month

12/03/08

Unprofessional, Disorganized, Terrible Customer Service

by shadow24

We've had problems with Urban Out Sitters ever since we handed our keys over to them a few months ago. First, we would have a different walker every few days. Sometimes our puppy wouldn't receive his food because the new walker of the day didn't know he/she was supposed to feed him. Then one day, we came home to find our puppy running loose around the house because the walker failed to close his crate door properly. We were tempted to cancel our services, but decided to give them another chance. But that was pointless as they continued to find other ways to mess up.

With most companies, it's very simple -- they provide a service and you pay for that service. Unfortunately, it doesn't work that way at Urban. If you like to pay by credit/debit card, forget about it, because they don't let you set up a payment date. At UOS, they charge your card whenever they feel like it.

And if you think you can bypass this by paying by check, don't bother, because they won't cash those either. We've waited over 3 weeks for checks to be cashed. And even then, they will still use your credit card number if they notice an "error in billing" without even notifying you about it. Your notice is seeing the charge appear in your credit card/bank statement. Even their bills never properly indicate the services you set up, and when you set up your walks, you may or may not receive an email notification of it.

But most importantly, please do not contact them to complain, because the owner will explain to you how it is your fault because they don't usually have to deal with checks. And if their system randomly reviews payments from three months ago and decides it undercharged you, they have no control over the "system."

Please, do yourself a favor a go to one of the dozens of dog-walking establishments that actually take care of their clients - both canine and human.

• Pros: In the neighborhood
• Cons: Lack of customer service, unprofessional, discourteous

06/02/08

I boarded my dog.

by jacobsrocks2008

The owner is sweet. I have been going for the past few months. Love the facility and the staff. There is no other that can comparison.

• Pros: Open Late
• Cons: Haven't had an issue.