Seacoast Garage Doors puts unauthorized stickers on homes even when they have never done any work there.
It appears their unethical and probably illegal advertising tactic is to go to vacant (and some not vacant) homes for sale and put their stickers inside the garage...on the garage door, the garage door opener motor, the wall, the water heater, or just about anywhere they can find the space. They either use a combination lockbox to access the property so their visit can't be traced or they pay a real estate agent to either place the stickers for them or to use the agent's lockbox key.
This pays off for Seacoast Garage Doors when the new owner moves in and needs their garage serviced they think Seacoast must have done some work there previously so just call them. I would say that is false advertising. And I'm not sure if it is against any law, but at least violates some ethical or moral grounds to be distributing unsolicited advertising like this INSIDE a private home.
My recommendation is to avoid Seacoast Garage Doors solely based on this misleading form of advertising. If they were a good company, they could obtain business the old fashioned way by earning it or at least asking permission or paying for advertising space!!! You can also see many negative reviews about this company on websites like Yelp, Citysearch, Yellow Pages, etc. Their business address is also questionable as depending on where you look it shows up as Oceansdie, Costa Mesa, or even Las Vegas! They are also known as Anytime Garage Door.
Update May 31, 2013. I just had Seacoast Garage Doors place two unauthorized stickers on one of my listings. The sticker references the website www.AnytimeGarageDoor.com and contractor license number 964311. The sticker says the warranty is void if it is removed and gives their phone number as 800-366-7496. I plan to do what I can to have this stop. If you have experienced a similar problem, please let me know.
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