Daniel B.
Canceled our ability to process payment, no explanation given.
We spent a few months switching over to Housecall Pro. Integrating into our accounting software, training our technicians, and developing our pipelines. Suddenly, and without warning, they shut off our ability to accept payments via credit card or ACH. They offer no reason for the sudden decision. We've had NO complaints from clients or problems with our banking system at all. The internal review was started from a single down payment from a client that was quite large, but not atypical for our company. HCP asked me vague questions about the schedule for the project, but did not communicate the severity of the review or what might happen. We answered the questions honestly, but it was apparently insufficient for them and we crossed an arbitrary invisible line. They relayed the news to us not via email or phone call, but by sending a reply to a chat message that was easily overlooked for half a day. Such pathetic communication over a sudden dramatic decision is unacceptable. We are now scrambling to solve the payment issues as many of our clients' attempts to pay have failed. Housecall Pro offers pathetic apologies but no explanations or solutions. Their discussions with us have been contradictory and unhelpful. They did offer to review the case for our company in 6 months. Although since we will never know what invisible line we crossed, we have no way of knowing if we'd pass the review next time. If you want to run a business that accepts payments DO NOT USE HOUSE CALL PRO! ***Edit to reply*** The customer service did not "help" me. They only told me that I'm SOL and there's nothing they can do. I've found other businesses that are in the same pickle with your company and the payment processor you've chosen to work with. No explanation, no guidance, no solution.
Response from Housecall ProMar 8, 2023
Hello Daniel! Saw your post on google and responded there as well. Sorry to hear these issues you experienced using our processor, Stripe. I see that a member of our team was able to help via the chat and provide the information that they have. The Blue Chat Bubble is our primary method of communicating with our pros, but I understand that it is not ideal for everyone. We have a inbound phone number (858-842-5746) and you can also email me and my team via [email protected]. I apologize again for the frustration here and please let me know what else we can do to help!




