It may seem like it is never a good day when put in the situation of needing a locksmith in Quebec. Following some of this advice will make it much easier and not get ripped off. There are many needs to call a professional locksmith. They unfortunately don’t sell the tools at a normal hardware store, so the average consumer is forced to have to use a locksmith from time to time. There are so many types of locks and security methods out there. From experience, there isn’t one lock on the market that can be completely fail safe. Some locks are built better than other, costs can vary, many different terms thrown around, but what it comes down to is that they all pretty much do the same thing as the next one.
All of this brings me back to finding that locksmith. It’s a tough industry to nail down just one. Many different ways to advertise. Anyone can put an add on the Internet, in the yellow pages, create a website, etc and promote it. There are 35+ business listings that are completely free to list your business, services offered, and contact information. With that in mind, try doing a search for a locksmith on your favorite web search engine. Guaranteed you will probably get an extensive list. Probably a few names that sound like it would reputable, even some with your local city or town in the name. The sad reality of this search is about 90% of those links are for a non local company that lists locksmith in every town. They buy up multiple local numbers to saturate the listings. It makes sense in a way since their adds will overpopulate the legitimate ones. These companies will always try to lure you in with inexpensive upfront costs. It is the first mistake you can make by falling for that trap. They will always overcharge for all the other services or even send out unqualified individuals in an unmarked car to just destroy your lock, then put you in a bind by having them charge extra money then to get it fixed. It leaves the consumer pretty much powerless and must pay the extra fees to secure their house/business/car.
So how do you weed through the sea of listings and find a reputable company in Quebec that is locally owned and legitimate at the same time. The one most important methods is just common sense. If it sounds to go to be true, it probably is. Secondly, spend a little time doing a little research on the companies themselves. Before calling anyone, look at the phone numbers. A lot of these un-reputable companies will buy banks or “lots” of phone numbers. If you see this, this a dead giveaway that this a company you want to avoid. Then, create. List of few potential companies that do appear to be locally owned and operated. From this point, look at their advertisement. Click on it if on a computer, examine their website. Just read the first few lines on the page. The companies to avoid have also created websites too. But those websites will generally be obvious because the listing or coverage area won’t be shown. There will be obvious mistakes that lead you to believe it was made to cover multiple locations (city or states). Lastly, if on the computer, check the web address you are on matches the name of the company. It is very easy to initially show you the website link at fist but send you to a completely different web page.
The next step would be look at places like the BBB. These reviews will only be from actual customers, complaints, complaints that have been resolved, etc. But still, place like this aren’t still showing a complete picture. Something to keep in mind though is that companies are not required to participate in the BBB. The BBB won’t accept mobile businesses (must be a brick and mortar location) that can be completely trustworthy as well. They won’t take newer companies less than one year old and have strict guidelines sometimes to even get listed after the initial year. There are going to be very good companies out there that are either fall into the newer category or don’t care to be part of the BBB for one reason or another.
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