Ken Lyons had a sneaking suspicion he was paying too much for his weekly lawn service.
So Lyons thought the $200 a month price was more than fair for better service.
For the first couple of weeks, the service was better.
But after that, the quality fell off and wasnt any better than what he had before.
He wanted to poll his neighbors and learn what they paid.
Sure, lawn sizes differed, but most lots are similarly sized.
What do you pay for lawn service each month?
This would include shrub trimming and some weed control in beds, he wrote on Nextdoor.
Lyons thought he had paid more than most, but the results surprised him.
But no one paid as much as Lyons 0 percent paid over $175.
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Armed with those results, Lyons texted his lawn person.
Can we come down on that?
The lawn service owner agreed to lower his price to $140.
The Nextdoor poll saved Lyons $60 a month.
Hes continued to use the site for advice on other home repairs.
He chalked up the bad ones to being in construction there will always be someone unhappy with the work.
It turns out that the company had recently expanded into his neighborhood and were searching for work door-to-door.
Worse yet, the company wouldnt come to fix it.
Lyons learned all of this online.
He advises people to use Nextdoor for other services, not just those around the house.
He sees posts recommending doctors and car repair shops.
He even sees advice for fixing things yourself and saving the consumer a couple hundred dollars.
And now Lyons is a true believer in the power of Nextdoor because of his personal experiences.
It told me, Hey this is effective.
I can actually do this, Lyons said.
I can actually just go and get data from my neighbors on what theyre paying.
Elizabeth Djinis is a contributor at The Penny Hoarder.
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