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cranichik · ‎11-03-2018

I think thumbtack should let clients know that if they do not fill this out, it is difficult to quote. How do I know if I am available or not when no date is specified? Back in the good old days, I would still send a quote because it was cheap. Now I never do if there is no date specified, because I can't afford to!

cranichik · ‎11-03-2018

@Kameron Thumbtack still doesn't listen to us. I just got a request for dog walking. I charge $15. Thumbtack wants to charge me $6.14 to quote!!! Why would I pay that? Also, I can't get anyone at thumbtack to understand that dog walking and pet sitting are synonymous. Actually, I don't think most people at TT know what that word means. Whether it is "dog walking" or "pet sitting", I am going to someone's house for a visit and take their pet outside and/or for a walk. Same job, same price. So, why is the quote so different for each one??

cranichik · ‎10-25-2018

I started this as a new discussion. Why was it hidden in the midst of 200 other pages, all of complaints, of course?

cranichik · ‎10-23-2018

I had a "discussion" with a TT chat person yesterday re: pet sitting and dog walking. I wanted to know why it costs $3+ to quote if a client wants "pet sitting" but $6+ to quote for "dog walking". He tried to tell me that they were 2 different jobs. I explained that they are synonymous, that I "visit" a dog and "walk them" no matter how it was worded. Why should it cost twice as much because a client used a different word? Then he tried to tell me that the $6 quote was cheap, that most people are charged $8-14 to quote. I called him out on this because I only charge $15-20 for a walk!! Does he really think I am going to work for $1. Absurd! Of course he had a generic reply, "I will let my team know about this". Yeah, right. I am thoroughly disgusted with TT. I bet no moderator will chime in, because they don't care, either.

cranichik · ‎09-19-2018

So, @Meckell, why is the cost of a quote 60% of the cost of a job? Example - $8.51 to quote for a $15 pet sitting job. This is why I don't quote anymore.

cranichik · ‎09-10-2018

The mods don't listen! All they do is censor any negative comments!

cranichik · ‎09-08-2018

OK, I was originally complaining about being charged $8.17 for a $15 pet sitting job. Now I am being charged $8.51 for a $15 dog walking job! Pet sitting/Dog walking are synonymous, in the pet care business, IF anyone on thumbtack actually knows anything about ANY business at all. Why are you RAISING the quote prices instead of LOWERING them???

cranichik · ‎09-01-2018

Wow, you got off cheap! TT wanted to charge me $8.17 for a $15 cat sitting job! Ridiculous! And they wonder why people don't use TT.

cranichik · ‎08-24-2018

I can't. They charged me over 50% of my job fee for a quote! Just a quote! Not even getting hired! Just to quote!

cranichik · ‎08-22-2018

OK, so Thumbtack fixed it so we can see what a quote costs beforehand, but their pricing is ridiculous! I am a pet sitter and charge $15 for a cat visit once a day. Thumbtack charged me $8.17 to quote!! More than 50% of my fee!!!!!!!! Does anyone else find this a rip-off?

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Clients not filling out "when the work should be done"

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Thumbtack just can't be reasoned with re: quote pricing

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Mods don't respond to Pro's suggestions

Re: New System charging methods.

Re: Outrageous cost

Now I see how much a quote costs and it is absurd!