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Bark

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Bark is an online marketplace that connects customers with local and online professionals.

We take the hassle out of finding the right professional for any job. Whether you’re looking for a cleaner in Nottingham, a web design in Boston or a personal trainer in Auckland - with over 2000 professional services in 8 countries, you’re bound to find the perfect professional for your project on Bark. Simply tell us what you need and will send you a list of professionals - for free!

Need new customers? We’ve helped thousands of businesses of all sizes keep find new clients. We’re passionate about helping businesses of all sizes find customers for life.

Life’s better with Bark.


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Bark Reviews Summary

Bark has a rating of 2.2 stars from 1,644 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers dissatisfied with Bark most frequently mention customer service, phone number and potential clients. Bark ranks 9th among Service Marketplace sites.

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316
value
296
shipping
101
returns
151
quality
263
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GB
1 review
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Trades
July 4, 2020

Excellan response. Had a quote within an Hour. Job completed next morning. Thank you. No more to be said.

Date of experience: July 4, 2020
Bark T. Bark Rep
over a year old

Hi there Bill,

Thanks for your review,

It's great to hear that we could connect you with this professional so quickly.

Kind regards,

The Bark Team

GB
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Gable end work.
July 4, 2020

Excellent standard of work carried out and site left tidy. Would recommend for any roofing work. Would use again.

Date of experience: July 3, 2020
Bark T. Bark Rep
over a year old

Hi there Tony,

Thanks for your review,

It's great to hear that we could help.

Kind regards,

The Bark Team

GB
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Unfortunately, bark.com has no complaint procedure or escalation system in place when you are unhappy with the service they provide. I spoke to one of the customer success team and was unhappy with there response so asked to speak to a manager, after being fobbed off, the best they could do is direct me to *******@bark.com and ask me to mark FAO a manager. I sent this email on the 26th of June and followed this with a review on Trustpilot. Strangely they responded with a generic response on Trustpilot but I am still awaiting a response. I have even emailed the MD directly and still awaiting any form of acknowledgment. I have tried phoning and they just say it is being dealt with by a manager but I cannot be passed through to them. Extremely poor service.

Bark attempted to help this customer through the SmartCustomer Resolution Center, but the customer did not respond
Date of experience: July 2, 2020
Bark T. Bark Rep
over a year old

Hi Davin,

We did reach out to you to try and help with this situation, however you did not respond to us.

Our Customer Success Team enforces the rules set by management. All feedback is shared with them and we are of course always looking to improve the service we offer, however we cannot change the essence of how our business model works.

Kind regards,

The Bark Team

Ireland
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Roof repair
July 3, 2020

I had problems with tiles on apex of roof. O'Brien Roofing came & fixed within 24 hours. A very professional job.

Date of experience: July 2, 2020
Bark T. Bark Rep
over a year old

Hi there Miki,

Thanks for your review,

We're glad to hear that we could connect you with O'Brien Roofing.

Kind regards,

The Bark Team

GB
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Hindsight is a wonderful thing. Therefore I felt I had to let businesses know, especially at times like these to steer of BARK. From my experience I felt scammed.

Bark attempted to help this customer through the SmartCustomer Resolution Center, but the customer did not respond
Date of experience: July 2, 2020
Bark T. Bark Rep
over a year old

Hi there,

We're sorry to hear that you felt this way.

We did reach out to you to try and help, however you did not respond to us.

Please email us at [email protected] and we would be happy to help you make the most of our platform.

Kind regards,

The Bark Team

Texas
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I'm not happy with bark the toke my money and I never got not one customers they lie first they said I will get customers even if I did not get first week they will give me my credits back so I get customers Now they charging me Again not fair at all so please dont fall for there scam like I did listen learn

Bark attempted to help this customer through the SmartCustomer Resolution Center, but the customer did not respond
Date of experience: June 29, 2020
Bark T. Bark Rep
over a year old

Hi Maria,

We did reach out to you to try and help, however you did not respond to us.

We do not make any stipulations about being hired in a week. We hope that you will convert with your starter pack of credits however if you use all the credits and are not hired by anyone by 7 days after your last response, we are able to return the credits back one more time for free.

Please email us at [email protected] and we would be happy to help you make the most of our platform.

Kind regards,

The Bark Team

GB
1 review
0 helpful votes
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A painless method to secure the services of a local specialist arborist. The site worked well and the suppliers jumped on it and responded - I would use again

Date of experience: June 29, 2020
Bark T. Bark Rep
over a year old

Hi there Kevin,

Thanks for your review,

We're glad to hear that we could connect you with these specialists so quickly.

Kind regards,

The Bark Team

Canada
1 review
9 helpful votes
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MGC Contracting
June 29, 2020

Contacted them for a quote on doing our front entrance and they got back to me in 24 hours. They quoted us a great price and came up with a design for the front entrance. When we had questions or concerns they got right back to me with answers, they even had better idea then us on the color of stone to use. The job was started when promised and completed quickly and neatly. Cannot say enough about the crew that did the work. They were polite and respectful and did a wonderful job of cleaning up after themselves. We get rave reviews from everyone who has seen our new front entrance.

Would definitely recommend this company to people

Date of experience: June 28, 2020
Bark T. Bark Rep
over a year old

Hi there Alison,

Thanks for your review,

It's great to hear that we could help connect you with this company so quickly.

Kind regards,

The Bark Team

GB
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Asked bark for a quote to cut conifer trees they rang within 10 mins came same day to give quote and did the work the following day fantastic job excellent service

Date of experience: June 28, 2020
Bark T. Bark Rep
over a year old

Hi there Tina,

Thanks for your review,

It's great to hear that we could help connect you with this professional so quickly.

Kind regards,

The Bark Team

GB
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Join bark there good at spamming
Fake numbers from so called potential customers fake leads posted. Scammed my money but luckily I got one lead that followed through to get the money back - waste of time.

Emails that don't exist there constantly banging fake reviews up on trust pilot

Avoid like the plague that they are

They since deleted account as I asked - now there reporting reviews by myself saying they don't know me we'll bark I have a bank statement so the reviews will be bk up

Bark attempted to help this customer through the SmartCustomer Resolution Center, but the customer did not respond
Date of experience: June 28, 2020
Bark T. Bark Rep
over a year old

Hi Ash,

We did reach out to you but you did not respond to us.

We are confused as to why you have left us such a negative review when you have stated that you achieved a return on investment with us. This is exactly what our site is designed to do. We are competitive platform with up to 5 professionals going for each lead and as such you are highly unlikely to be hired for every job you bid for with us.

If you would like any advise for making the most of our platform, please email us at [email protected].

Kind regards,

The Bark Team

Ireland
1 review
8 helpful votes
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Ridiculous
July 28, 2020

I am getting the most ridiculous requests for our company's services. All through lockdown we are being asked for DJs, Magicians and acrobats to come to kids parties for 1 or 2 hours. Yes we are an entertainments company but never in all the years of working are we asked for such random services, especially in the Covid situation.
It definitely makes me think they have a computer sending regular fake requests to clients.
As soon as I see Bark in my inbox it's now immediately deleted

Bark attempted to help this customer through the SmartCustomer Resolution Center, but the customer did not respond
Date of experience: June 28, 2020
Bark T. Bark Rep
over a year old

Hi Eoife,

We are sorry to see that the leads we have sent you weren't of interest, we did reach out to you to stop anything further being sent to you but we did not get a response.

We reach out to new businesses when we receive requests for certain sectors or in certain locations that we may not have many professionals to currently fulfil. We offer a first lead for free for our service, however if the business is not interested, they can always click the unsubscribe button at any time to stop emails being received.

Our marketing team finds email addresses for businesses from their websites, and this is information that is in the public domain.

Kind regards,

The Bark Team

GB
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Appalling
July 27, 2020

This so called matching web site will drain money from businesses for what appears to be fake leads. When you question the leads, they don't want to lnow. If a business, please AVOID.

Bark attempted to help this customer through the SmartCustomer Resolution Center, but the customer did not respond
Date of experience: June 27, 2020
Bark T. Bark Rep
over a year old

Hi John,

We strongly dispute the claim you have made against our business.

All leads are screened by an automated system, and we have a credit return policy which covers any contact details which are not working. We feel this is the fairest system we can have as we are not a commission based system that guarantees work, and only provide contact details for enquiries placed with us.

We did reach out to you to try and help, however you did not respond to us.

Please email us at [email protected] and we would be happy to help you make the most of our platform.

Kind regards,

The Bark Team

GB
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Prompt reply with necessary details. Good meeting, notes taken, frank discussions followed and work followed in agreed time. Very happy.

Date of experience: June 26, 2020
Bark T. Bark Rep
over a year old

Hi there Aileen,

Thanks for your review,

We're glad to hear that we could help.

Kind regards,

The Bark Team

GB
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Solicitor
June 26, 2020

I got an immediate response from a solicitor / Lawyer who was very helpful snf6r even gave brief advise on something different

Date of experience: June 26, 2020
Bark T. Bark Rep
over a year old

Hi there Sharon,

Thanks for your review,

We're glad to hear that we could help connect you with a solicitor so quickly.

Kind regards,

The Bark Team

GB
1 review
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Two prople contacted me via Bark and quoted for the job. One visited me to assess and quote the other did it from photos and questions. I chose the former roofer.

Date of experience: June 25, 2020
Bark T. Bark Rep
over a year old

Hi there John,

Thanks for your review,

We're glad to hear that we could help connect you with the right roofer for the job.

Kind regards,

The Bark Team

Canada
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I've been with Bark.com for a few months now as a business seeking clients. I have spent hundreds with them and have answered many potential client requests, I even received some inquiries that said they asked for me and my business personally! Sounds great right? I replied by email, phones, texted, and followed up by email, however, I never bothered with a ton of contact, I'd give a day or two between. I never heard back from one! Not even the ones that requested me personally, supposedly.
In fact, upon contacting some of them, they immediately closed their request.
After months of buying credits and contacting these apparent "hot leads", I haven't even received an email back saying "thanks but no thanks" from these "HOT LEADS".
I even asked at this point, Bark, if they were a scam, and were these leads rubbish? They insisted they were not.
Then one day when I was buying a package of points, or whatever they call them. As I hit submit to buy, a box popped up and it appeared to be the typical box, you're about to make a purchase, get 10% off. Sure, that sounds good since this business has given me nothing so far. I had intended this to be my last purchase, if no lead came through this time. As it turns out, it's a bait and switch box. In tiny weenie letters, it might say something, but I wear glasses and I didn't see anything, other than the % off, which I thought was for being such a good customer.
Nope! Instead, I not only bought my $50 of credits but another $45 of credits. SUCH A BAIT AND SWITCH SCAM. THEN THEY REFUSED TO REFUND ME BECAUSE I USED THE CREDITS MAYBE? I don't know how this site can even live itself really. It's a great business model for the customer because trust me, the businesses on here, are desperate to get a close. But for businesses to be on here, it's a bad purchase. You will waste your money and only get looky loos, non motivated buyers, and people that don't even want an email from you as they will close their account as soon as you reach out to them, to see if you can help them.
When I got suspicious, and I started to research on BBB and other independent review sites to see if my suspicions were real. They were, random sites, I am not the first one and I won't be the last.
SCAM, STAY AWAY.

Bark attempted to help this customer through the SmartCustomer Resolution Center, but the customer did not respond
Date of experience: June 23, 2020
Bark T. Bark Rep
over a year old

Hi Tina,

We refute the claims you have made against our business.

We did reach out to you to try and help, however you did not respond to us.

Please email us at [email protected] and we would be happy to help you make the most of our platform.

Kind regards,

The Bark Team

GB
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Professional
June 24, 2020

Found tradesmen for job very easily and set out requirements. Within 10 minutes two telephone calls - not pressuring simply asking for some more details. Received very good quote. Would certainly go through "Bark" again.

Date of experience: June 23, 2020
Bark T. Bark Rep
over a year old

Hi there Ron,

Thanks for your review,

We're glad to hear that we could help connect you with this trades person.

Kind regards,

The Bark Team

GB
1 review
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Two suitable contractors were quick to get in touch, visit and quote. Both very professional, polite and competent in their approach.

Date of experience: June 23, 2020
Bark T. Bark Rep
over a year old

Hi there Jane,

Thanks for your review,

We're glad to hear that we could help connect you with these contractors.

Kind regards,

The Bark Team

GB
1 review
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Great Job!
June 24, 2020

The guys did a great job clearing our garden, it was done quickly, thoroughly and for a reasonable price. Nice guys too. Thank you!

Date of experience: June 22, 2020
GB
1 review
20 helpful votes
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Bark recommended four companies to clear 30 years of moss from off my roof tiles. One replied "No, thank you." Another, RDP Jet Clean run by Zoltan Nagy, replied "Yes, please" and came that morning to look at the job... not an easy job with at least five dormer windows. After a very thorough examination with a camera on an extendible pole, he gave me a very fair quote which I ultimately accepted. Zoltan promptly came after the weekend and proceeded to carry out a very thorough professional job in stages: scraping the tiles using a specifically shaped template; soft brushing off all the moss; then spraying the roof with an algol moss biocide. He worked VERY hard and did a truly EXCELLENT job. So, thank you Bark, and THANK YOU, Zoltan. Both to be highly recommended *****

Date of experience: June 22, 2020
Bark T. Bark Rep
over a year old

Hi there Howard,

Thank you for your review,

We're very glad to hear that we could help connect you with this roofing company.

Kind regards,

The Bark Team