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I paid for a DEEP cleaning, but got the worst cleaning I've ever had in 30+ years of experience. I've had my homes professionally cleaned for many years. Due to a prolonged illness, I've had a live-in helper who was supposed to do all the housework (in exchange for free rent), so I paused my normal cleaning schedule. Unfortunately, she's done a terrible job of keeping the house clean and, in desperation, I decided to have a deep cleaning done. I wrote out a very clear, very explicit description that the house had been neglected and needed a DEEP cleaning; I said that when it's done I expect the house to be spotless. They only sent one person--and she barely understood English. They scheduled her for 3 hours. I normally have a 3-person crew come and spend at least 1-1/2 hours (4-1/2 man hours)--and that's when the cleaning has been kept up. Due to some remodeling I'm having done, I eliminated some of the rooms the cleaners were supposed to do, so it ended up only being one bedroom, kitchen, living room, dining room, den, entry area and a small hallway. When booking the job I answered 'yes' to wanting windows washed--that didn't happen. I had to tell the cleaner to mop the floors. I had to tell her to dust the furniture. I had to tell her to clean my closet doors. I'm ill. I'm basically bed-bound. Before she left I did a very brief, cursory look at the kitchen, only, and told her it looked good. I didn't take a close look at the whole house until later. And I took pictures to prove what an AWFUL job she had done. See my pics for a tiny glimpse. The picture of the white paper towel--I dampened the towel with water, not even any kind of cleaning solution, and wiped one slat of my closet doors, and you can see the result. Disgusting. Lamp bases were left covered in dust, furniture was not dusted or polished, cat and dog hair was not cleaned up...just awful. I've written three e-mails to them so far, and included a lot of pictures, and left voice mail once--haven't heard a word back yet. I've warned them that I'm going to file complaints with American Express, the Better Business Bureau, Porch.com (where I found them), and write terrible reviews online. I want a refund. Their 100% satisfaction guarantee says they'll re-do the job, but I don't ever want them in my house again. Just a refund. Calling themselves professional and experts at cleaning is laughable! User's recommendation: Don't waste your money--terrible 'cleaning'