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07-27-2004, 11:05 AM
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Location: Oxford, Michigan
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tru green chem lawn $$$
did anyone see how much tru green chem lawn grossed last year? at 25,000 employee's they growes 1.4 BILLLION... i wish that was my company DAMNNNNN!!!!! it was in landscape book just incase they ppl out there think there's no money in hahah :blob3: :blob3: :blob3: 
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Mico Landscaping
Michigan
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07-27-2004, 11:26 AM
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Location: Springwater/Avon/Bloomfield, New York
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ya and they don't deserve a penny of it....
Ripping of customers and running false advertisements is not a good way to run a business, it doesn't matter how much you make...
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Steve M. Krieger
President/ CEO
Quality Lawn & Landscape, Inc.
www.qualitylawncare.biz
Serving Western New York since 1998.
"Everyone has bad breaks but everyone also has opportunities. I think luck is the sense to recognize an opportunity and the ability to take advantage of it..." -Samuel Goldwyn
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07-27-2004, 11:32 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: northeast
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Hey Steve, please expand what you mean by that. keep in mind, I'm not a fan of TruGreen either, but I wanted to get your take man
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07-27-2004, 01:46 PM
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They drive me crazy..
I called for a quote on my lawn a year ago (no intent to have them do anything, just wanted to see if they were reasonable)..
1. Nobody ever came out to look at the lawn and he quoted the price right over the phone.
2. Told me they would be doing 8 applications during the course of the year. My lawn is in great shape, no need for more than 3 applications; but NO they are the experts.
3. The branch manager has called me almost EVERYDAY since I called last season asking me if I have changed my mind.
4. They have shown up to spray while I'm working, and have told me to leave.
5. They are spraying water for 5 out of the 8 applications. Smell the lawn when they are done, its water!!
6. They screw customers into signing on for the year after they do one 60-0-0 nitro application. The grass is growing 6-8" per week for the rest of the season, and then the customer blames it on me for not being able to keep up with it (but they only want to pay for weekly, one cut visits)..
There is more, but in general they are great at marketing and screwing people over...
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Steve M. Krieger
President/ CEO
Quality Lawn & Landscape, Inc.
www.qualitylawncare.biz
Serving Western New York since 1998.
"Everyone has bad breaks but everyone also has opportunities. I think luck is the sense to recognize an opportunity and the ability to take advantage of it..." -Samuel Goldwyn
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07-27-2004, 02:03 PM
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that's a lot of what I have heard/seen as well....I have been telling customers of other local fert companies they should switch to when they ask
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07-27-2004, 05:32 PM
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Location: Milford CT
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Yea I saw that list too it's nice to know you only need to make $15,500,000 per year to make the nations top 50 list. Childs play another few months I figure LOL.
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07-27-2004, 10:28 PM
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Location: Mooresville NC
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But was there a profit??
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