Downings Ltd. skip hire in Stafford

[Truthseeker]

Downing skip hire Stafford such a bad service from local suppliers starting a thread to warn you guys of what to expect from shops/ company's ,even your council ,anyone SHOP OR COMPANY TO BE PUT HERE .Here we can tell each other of experiences .
SKIP LEFT. FULL SKIP LEFT FOR FIVE DAYS PLUS .BAD SERVICE FOR THE COST
£125 .HAS ANYONE USED THEM AND HAD THE SAME BAD SERVICE

 

[Admin]

anyone SHOP OR COMPANY TO BE PUT HERE .Here we can tell each other of experiences .

I have changed the thread title to make this specific to Downings Ltd. Skip Hire. There is already a thread for general reports of customer service in Stafford here:

http://www.staffordforum.com/xf/ind...rvice-thread-stafford-retailers-reports.1196/

Thanks.

 

[User Name Pending]

I've used Downings lots of times and not had a problem. Normally ring them up when its full and its collected either that day or the next. Even rang them on the day and they've replaced a full skip with an empty one.

 

[Truthseeker]

THEY LOSE MY BUSINESS IN FUTURE AND MY BROTHER WHO IS A BUILDER .
THE PROBLEM WE HAVE AS CONSUMERS NOTICE IT IS CON -SUMERS (AS IN
BEING CONNED)WE HAVE TO PAY UPFRONT AND PUT UP WITH WHAT WE GET
IE BAD SERVICES .. ITS LIKE CONSERVATIVE

 

[User Name Pending]

Glad we cleared that up

 

[db]

NOTICE IT IS CON -SUMERS

i don't get it...

(AS IN BEING CONNED)

OH MY GOD YOU'RE RIGHT

ITS LIKE CONSERVATIVE

i know, right??!!1

like con-cave - those ruddy caves!!

or con-vince - i hate people called vince!!

this country..


edit: sorry to hear of your skip woes, i just couldn't resist the above lol

 

[Jonah]

Typing all in capital letters doesn't get your point across any better, it just makes you look like you don't know how to use a keyboard correctly.


Anyway, I always thought that when a skip was full, you had to ring the company to ask them to empty it. After all they don't know unless you tell them.

 

[Dabbler]

We've used them on a couple of occasions when we were doing some house & garden renovations. They were cost effective and their service was excellent - skips arrived when they said they would and were taken away within a few hours of us asking them to collect them once they were full. Certainly no complaints from me!

 

[henryscat]

I got Downings to collect one of those Hippo skip bag efforts. They were cheaper than booking Hippo and it got collected when they said, no probs at all.

 

[tek-monkey]

I shall be needing a skip in the near future, and TBH this thread if anything has convinced me to try Downings!

I notice the targeted ad at the bottom is for hippo bags though....

 

[littleme]

We've used them a couple of times, and the same as everyone else we have phoned when the skip is full and they've been over within a couple of hours to collect it - all round good service

 

[Spelunker]

Speak as you find. We had a skip from them over the Easter bank hols and had great service.
It was collected the same day as we phoned them without any issue.
Very good and painless service ,one phone call to order one phone call to collect.
Would very much recommend.

 

[proactive]

I've used them three times in total, the last time being a couple of weeks ago. Rang them at 5pm to let them know they could collect the skip and it had gone by 9am the next day. Prices have always been competitive and service has always been fine.

 

[proactive]

Typing all in capital letters doesn't get your point across any better, it just makes you look like you don't know how to use a keyboard correctly.

The guy has history, both in terms of keyboard procedures and in having views that are, er, left-field!

http://www.staffordforum.com/xf/ind...ith-this-corrupt-government-a-few-links.6348/

 

[Catabatic]

HAS ANYONE USED THEM AND HAD THE SAME BAD SERVICE

..... errr no !! Using them all the time, well recommend them.

 

[Telephone]

What a ridiculous post. Use Downings all the time, fine company.

 

[Vault_girl]

No comment on skips but we've had issues with downings bin provision and collection. They took weeks to deliver the bin itself then emptying wasn't as regular as we had asked for/needed. We complained, complained again and then threatened to leave and then they sorted themselves out. No issues since.

 

[Thehooperman]

WHY THE DOWNER ON DOWNINGS????

 

[age'd parent]

I accuse you of supporting the dutch, verrry strange!

Sir George Downing, (born 1623, Dublin, Ire.—died July 1684, Cambridgeshire, Eng.), English diplomat and financial administrator who helped precipitate two wars with the Dutch and who instituted major reforms in public finance. Downing Street, London, where the residence of the British prime minister is located, is named for him.



Well it makes as much sense as the poster!

 

[ChrisLewis]

I use Downings at The Moat House; Swan; Dog and Doublet and Bear superb service and always meet our expectations, furthermore they help us with our quest to sent 0% of our waste to landfill.

They offer a full segregated waste collection service, so for us they separately collect glass, plastics, cardboard, paper and food waste - end of my advert for them ( cheque to the normal address Mr D please)

So all said very pleased