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Claire B

1 reviews | Active since Jan 2024

05 Jan 2024, 15:37

No assurance by SweepSouth that service providers can perform the jobs they are assigned to

I have used Sweep South on 3 occasions to source someone to mow my lawn when my gardener goes home. What is clear is that Sweep South are not properly vetting their service providers suitability for the jobs they are assigned to. When this results in the service not being performed or damage or loss to the users, they are quick to refer to the T&Cs. Bottomline- Sweep South take no responsibility for whether or not someone can perform a job. It’s hard to know exactly what SS are offering other than claiming a service fee. Most recently they sent someone to mow my lawn who broke both my lawnmower and edge trimmer within 15 minutes. He admitted that he had never used garden equipment before and yet despite getting no service and broken garden equipment, I was still charged a service fee by SS and told to claim from my own insurances to recover any losses. While I accept that SS can’t treat service providers like employees, they also provide no assurance that someone assigned to a job can actually perform the assigned job. And regardless of the quality of the service, or even if the service is provided - in my case because the service provider broke my garden equipment he couldn’t mow the lawn which is what I needed done - they still take their fee. Not a credible business.

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SweepSouth
SweepSouth's reply08 Jan 2024, 14:39
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Hi Claire. Thank you for taking the time to post on Hello Peter.
 
Thanks for sharing your experience, and we're genuinely sorry for the frustration you've encountered. It's disheartening to hear about the challenges with the SweepStar and the resulting damage to your garden equipment.   As you rightly mentioned, SweepStars operates as independent contractors, and while we strive to connect clients with SweepStars, we understand that situations like these can occur. We're sorry for any inconvenience caused.

 All SweepStars have to pass through the same rigorous screening procedures. Our thorough on-boarding process relies on an in-person interview with all candidates, at least 2 years domestic cleaning experience, 2 positive references (calls), and a clean ******** record. Then, once on the platform, we do rely heavily on client's ratings. This usually ensures excellent performance from the get-go as well as a continued opportunity for SweepStars to improve

We do offer booking cover for bookings, which includes incidents like damages during a service. However, we acknowledge that not all clients opt for this cover.  Further information associated with the cover product is communicated to all users whilst creating a booking as well as via email and may also be found here: https://campaign.sweepsouth.com/insurance-home/.

With the above in mind, you will note that the company is unable to act as an insurer and cannot be held liable for instances of damage or loss. We encourage clients to fami****ise themselves with the terms of service as well as the terms associated with the 3rd party cover product offered. We must apply our Terms of Service across our customer base fairly and cannot make general exceptions to our rules that favor particular clients or cases over others.

We would encourage you to liaise directly with your personal insurance providers to enquire whether your personal policy covers this type of damage. Our team has escalated your refund and a full refund has been processed. Once again. we're so sorry for any inconvenience and disappointment this has caused and we sure hope you'll allow us another chance to make this right for you. Regards.