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October 2022 by Jessica L.
After seeing all the past reviews of this unhinged owner, my review won't come as a surprise but rather confirmation on what many are saying. I've been looking to purchase a play set for my son, so I came to Swings and more things this morning around the time they opened, to look at potential play sets for our home. I was in the parking lot next to a grooming shop and I heard people screaming at an elderly lady in a walker and her caretaker. Adam is who I understand is the owner was screaming move at the handicapped lady and her care taker. A woman who I couldn't see was screaming as well and saying something about putting on clothes to beat up the handicapped lady. I was standing there with another elderly lady who arrived and witnessing the spectacle that was happening. She was terrified to walk to the groomer to drop off her pup. The groomer said that he was the owner of the establishment I was thinking about giving business too. Based on what him and the unseen female were screaming they live on the business property and claim all the parking spaces near them and the grooming place. I would never give my business to people who verbally abuse and assault elderly women. I don't know how they're still in business, the property is a hazard for the public with junk scattered everywhere and an abusive owner. AVOID AT ALL COSTS!!!
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July 2022 by Jessica Q.
The owner of this company Adam was very unprofessional and did a poor job with our swingset. He didn't know what he was going and he didn't communicate. We wouldn't hear from him all day and then without communicating he would show up to work on our swing set at night. He would work in the dark which was absurd. It took him over a month to complete the swingset. He used the wrong screws, that are sticking out, and are a hazardous. The swing set is literally falling apart. The wood is cracking because it looks like he used the wrong screws. It's been two years now, we paid $6000 for a swingset that is falling apart. It definitely wasn't worth it and I would never recommend him.
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August 2021 by Rachelle K.
ABSOLUTELY DO NOT USE THIS COMPANY. Adam is a scam artist. I had met with Adam about building a custom swing set for my back yard and everything was all planned out. He then asked for 50% deposit. I gave him the deposit and only 2 weeks later we had decided we were moving and needed to cancel our playground. I asked Adam for my deposit back but that he could keep 1,000$ of it for the inconvenience. He then responded deposits are not refundable. He has never explained that to me and it also does not say this on any of our paperwork. He said that he used the money to order the parts I then asked him to ship the parts to me that I paid for and he no longer will respond to me I have called him multiple times and texted him multiple times and he will not answer me. I should've listened to all of the other horrific reviews but I decided to give him the benefit of doubt when he gave me a sob story. With all of this being said he is a scam artist and I will be following up with the police to get my money back . Please listen to the awful reviews and stay away from this company
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August 2021 by Ethan K.
Read all the bad reviews and trust the bad reviews. After three months we finally got our play structure completed. Along the way every excuse in the book was used as to why it was so late. The truck broke, he was rear ended, etc, etc. He was totally unprofessional and out of twenty vendors I've used on this house, was by far the worst. Avoid like the plague. Initial engagement and such was March 12, and was finished August 1 for reference.
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June 2021 by mack k.
I spoke to Adam on the phone and he said he would send me options of swing sets that he could build later that day. Three days went by and I didn't hear from him at all. I texted him to follow up (why am I following up to give him business?) and asked if he was still in business as many providers I've reached out to have been out of business due to COVID. He wrote me back a shockingly rude response about how busy he was and that it was Father's Day and basically how dare I reach back out. I told him that there was no need to send me any additional information. I've dodged a bullet by avoiding working with him.
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February 2021 by Marco M.
Very friendly. Takes your money with a smile and doesnt finish the work. I paid Adam in full for a used yellow but repainted gray tube slide. He delivered it to my house with the new paint scarped off during transport and the inside surface of the slide was left rough and scratchy. We both tried to buff it out but he said he would come back to refinish the work and bring me a support pole as well. Paid him in full, did not get a receipt and he promised to be back because his "reputation is more important." I have repeatedly called him and texted him but he ignores both. I confronted Adam about this at his business and he gave excuses without making eye contact the entire time because he had no intention of doing a thing. He told me he would finish the work later that week and never did. Very unprofessional and dishonest. YOU'RE A THIEF ADAM. I will take further action. Not using this slide, buying another. Want my money back. Come pick up your slide.
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December 2020 by Darrin Hasal
Swing & More Things came out to do a refurbishment on an existing set. We were not only pleased with the outcome, but he had pointed out some potentially unsafe areas, and took care of those issues. Adam will make sure your family has a top notch set. Have some patience with him, I think he's a 1 man show. Well worth the wait! Thank you!!!
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July 2020 by Carolyn S.
PLEASE DON'T BUY ANYTHING FROM THIS COMPANY. *Swings and More Things is co owned by Adam Sorensen's mother Jo Betty Sorensen. I purchased a refurbished trampoline from Adam. I was desperate for my kids to have more physical activity during the pandemic, and trampolines were completely sold out across the country this past spring 2020. When I found Adam's company, he said he was able to sell me a refurbished trampoline. He said via text message, "when the refurbishing job is done, it ends up as a trampoline that looks and feels like it just came out of the box"He sent pictures of his clients refurbished trampolines that he claimed to have built and assured me that mine would look and feel just like those. After I payed the deposit ($400 out of $900 total cost) I didn't hear from him for 5 daysI got really upset and was going to cancel it all, but my children were looking forward to the trampoline, so I thought I'd give him one more chance. (Again, no trampolines in stock to be shipped anytime before September at this point.)He finally got in touch and said he had been hurt on the job. We set a new date. That date came and went, he was missing some straps that he needed and did not receive his delivery because of Covid-19 delivery delays. (So he said)3 more days of set appointment times that we scheduled come and go. Finally he shows up late (car trouble... apparently he had gotten rear ended on his way to my house. But it happened in front of a rental car place, so he felt lucky and could make it that day)He starts the install and realizes he can't finish that day because some springs must have fallen out in the car accident. So he'd have to finish the next day. Before he came back the next day, I went outside to look at what I had just bought... I quickly realized this is not looking anything like the pictures he had sent (or the pictures online of the trampoline from the manufacturers website) One thing i noticed... The safety enclosure was being held on to the poles by cheap light blue Velcro straps which are meant to keep charging cables organized. I confronted him when he arrived and he became so enraged and was so horrified that I would insult his work before the job was done. I was taken aback because I was expecting him to nicely reassure me that I was wrong, it was only a temporary placement of those Velcro straps and everything would be fine. I did not expect to be yelled at. When the installation was complete, the trampoline in my yard looked nothing like he had promised. The color of the frame didn't match anything. There was no ladder. And that upset me. I couldn't get close enough to see the true depth of how unsafe this thing really was because Adam refused to talk to me about why it looked as it did, and stood by trampoline yelling at me to pay the rest of what I owed or he wouldn't leave. I was a bit afraid at this point. This man seemed unstable and I didn't know what to do. I went inside and my husband and I just wanted him to leave quickly, so we payed him the remainder of our balance. After he left, I went outside and climbed onto the trampoline. The safety enclosure net was not attached properly and fell in on me. I then did a thorough inspection and noticed that he had intentionally sold and installed a trampoline that was a complete liability. The net not only fell off the top poles where it was connected, it also had so many rips and tears throughout the entire thing. It was "sewn together" in certain spots with rusty metal wire. The springs were not even all the same size. The mat covering the springs didn't belong with this model trampoline and didn't properly fit. It was just laid on top of itself in places and not secure. The trampoline bed where you jump on was coming apart at the seems in one area. I can keep on listing how horrible and unsafe this trampoline was, but it just depresses me. I take responsibility
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June 2020 by Jennifer G
They agreed to buy back my swing set, took it from my home with a promise that "the check is in the mail" sort of thing... but it never came!Dishonest!!! Do not use them!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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April 2019 by Abby Tokumoto
So I am looking into some a playground set and walk in on my lunch break. I must say I was impressed with what i seen and how i was treated. I have been looking into Costco and Sam's club and they havr some good sets, but i feel i might be getting a better investment for my money. Stay tooned
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March 2019 by Sylvia Antunez
Everything. This guy had illegal access to website via Paul. Yeah you know what you did! P*!!
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September 2018 by Kyle C.
Adam is a complete FRAUD at best took our money and never delivered I'm filling a police report against him this weekend and will take ALL LEGAL action necessary to get our money back he needs to seriously go to jail for all the customers he has ripped off I will continue to report on the progress to put this man not only out of business but in jail!
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July 2018 by Aaron T.
I'm not understanding many of these posts about Swings and Things - I purchased a swing set from Adam two weeks ago and had no problem - I told him what I wanted - gave him a deposit on a Monday and the set was installed five days later - It sounds to me like Adam has dealt with a spoiled group of micro-managers who have communication issues - the day I went there to price a set - Adam was dealing with a couple that wanted to make changes to the set they were purchasing but couldn't figure out why Adam told them it would cost more money and the installation date had to b changed - after they argued with each other the two idiots started yelling at Adam ( right in front of me ) - because they couldn't get what they were demanding - they threatened to call their C/C and dispute the deposit paid to Adam - WOW !! I couldn't deal with people like that - thanks Adam Perris and Dice love their new swing set !! PUP
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July 2018 by Sasha C.
I had a similar experience as all the other reviews. DO NOT use him. We ordered a swing set and playhouse and to this day, 8 months later it is still not complete. He will not return phone calls and will not show up when he says he is coming. Then one night around 8pm I see something moving in my backyard so I go to see what it was and it's Adam and some random person (who had the appearance of being homeless) in my backyard, attempting to put together the play-set in the dark!!! He never called or said he was coming.... something is not right with him. I'd stay away and take your business elsewhere.
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March 2018 by Tiki B.
Omg.. where do I even begin?! First of all I contacted Adam about a month ago about my swing-set I had purchased for my daughter from Overstock. I asked him if he would be able to paint the wood white and assemble the swing-set for me and he agreed. Of course it was going to be additional fee for the paint job and I was fine with that. He asked me if it was okay to pick up the swing-set and take it to his shop to paint the wood over the weekend and bring it back Monday to assemble it in my backyard. So at this point, he left my house with my swing-set and $400 for deposit. After 3 weeks of calling and texting him, he literally disappeared on me. He never picked up one of my phone calls. He texted me back a couple of times, that he's either "sick", "his car broke down" or he was coming "tomorrow" and NEVER shows up. He is a lair! Oh and not to mention, when he texted me back after "his car breaking down" he said, I feel so bad for not being able to come today, I'm going to unload all the wood from my car now and do an extra coat on the paint for it to last longer... He finally showed up to my house 3 and half weeks later. Taking about how hard it was to paint the wood and how he had to do it a few times to cover the actual wood color it came in. After 3 hours of being at my house, he was working on just one slide and wasn't even close to finishing it. My husband came home and happened to notice that the wood was all still in his truck and more then 90% of it wasn't even painted yet. Whatever he painted, was all half done as well, literally had black marks all over the place and clipped wood everywhere. After he asked Adam why it wasn't painted, Adam said I was going to do it here. So he took 3 weeks to "paint the wood" (which he never did). He didn't know what he was doing. He lied over and over. He is the most irresponsible person I have ever met. After realizing that nothing was going to be done completely with him, my husband asked him to unload his truck and he refused. My husband, my father-in-law and another men we had working in our backyard had to unload all the wood from his truck themselves. My husband told Adam to leave our house immediately. At this point he was just wasting our time and energy and of course damaged our entire set. He kept the deposit for doing absolutely nothing and drove off like a maniac. Please save your money, time and energy and do not contact HIM! He is horrible! Worst decision I have ever made was contacting him. I wish I saw all these horrible reviews before I even called him. It's all true. He's worthless! Takes your money and doesn't even know what he is doing! I have never left one bad review about anyone but this guy is something else. Very disappointing...
