tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12554338.post473873991564358884..comments2023-12-12T10:06:20.255-08:00Comments on Stonehill News - Blog: Notice of Intent (to cancel Allied Waste Services)Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12554338.post-39833477065992521702008-09-05T12:29:00.000-07:002008-09-05T12:29:00.000-07:00I don't think Allied and Athens the same company (...I don't think Allied and Athens the same company (as you say, God help us!). If you're getting a bill from Allied, that's probably different from Athens. I'd call them for clarification if I were you. Please let us know if it turns out they are somehow joined together.<BR/><BR/>Also, FWIW, I did switch to Allied with the automatic deduction. It's worth it for me to have the large plastic residential bin on wheels.Jeremiah Smallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07730077455720344996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12554338.post-3440441608074972332008-08-26T09:53:00.000-07:002008-08-26T09:53:00.000-07:00Hi I'm so glad I found your blog.... I am currentl...Hi I'm so glad I found your blog.... I am currently with athens and being hassled beyond belief including being charged for a huge container they say I had in front of my house for a week. This didn't happen and not i have a 300.00 + bill for something I didn't order and they can't proved I ordered etc... but they sure are sending me to collections.... THE THING is .... everyone is talking about allied as having taken over BFI but I'm with Athens and my statement is from ALLIED! Do they now own both BFI and athens???? God help us!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12554338.post-28957494909903784922008-05-25T17:10:00.000-07:002008-05-25T17:10:00.000-07:00I'd go with the company thats Union and pays it's ...I'd go with the company thats Union and pays it's workers a living wage. BFI payed less then half of what the city of L.A. pays it's trash collectors. With Athens you can pay the guys out of pocket to carry out heavy items.<BR/>I have enjoyed visiting your blog..Pasadena Adjacenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09031325790590238246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12554338.post-77205462990243098992008-03-30T17:34:00.000-07:002008-03-30T17:34:00.000-07:00That's right. The price is so similar it boils dow...That's right. The price is so similar it boils down to service. It's the (lack of) good customer service that inspired me to undertake this whole drama. Since I've switched, I'll admit to missing the huge rolling trash can.<BR/><BR/>All other things being equal, I think I'd probably be inclined to pick Allied based on features. I discovered that they have an <A HREF="https://www.disposal.com/billpay/mtvfaqs.aspx" REL="nofollow">automatic payment option</A> (subsequent to switching to Athens). This would prevent the $5 payment drama I experienced, and taken in combination with the big rolling bin, I'm seriously considering going back to Allied for the features and convenience, despite my bad (or more to the point, impersonal) experience with their bureaucracy. Frankly, I have no assurance that I won't get the same sort of red-tape snafu from Athens, who has an arguably inferior product for the same price, and with automatic bill payment, I frankly should never have to talk to or interact with either of them.<BR/><BR/>I'll post a follow up if I do switch back.Jeremiah Smallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07730077455720344996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12554338.post-90124350670855383762008-03-28T17:20:00.000-07:002008-03-28T17:20:00.000-07:00i live in Altadena and i pay Allied $86.22 or so e...i live in Altadena and i pay Allied $86.22 or so every quarter. The cost is similar to Athens so no real advantage in changing except if Athens has better serviceSladkosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14486016210884053261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12554338.post-90782479504892083922008-02-01T22:50:00.000-08:002008-02-01T22:50:00.000-08:00I meant quarter, not month. sorry!I meant quarter, not month. sorry!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12554338.post-19125110122408716062008-02-01T22:49:00.000-08:002008-02-01T22:49:00.000-08:00Dear Stonehill News Blogger:You are not the only o...Dear Stonehill News Blogger:<BR/><BR/>You are not the only one having problems with Allied Waste. A dear friend of mine who lives in Altadena, and, who happens to be 101 years old, has received the same letter. Since Allied took over, they've stopped giving her the senior discount; they increase her rate almost every month; and they are now saying she didn't pay her last bill (for Nov, Dec, and Jan)..... even though she has the cancelled check to prove it.<BR/><BR/>This was her last week with them. She switched to Athens.<BR/><BR/>Good Luck to you!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com