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Typical Greater Boston range for this kind of work, from regional averages — not a quote from Standish Oil. Use it to sanity-check bids, then get the real number in writing.
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$5,000 – $11,400
Typical HVAC project around $8,200
Standish Oil runs an oil route out of 62 Cambridge St in Middleborough, and it has been at it a long time: the company says it has served Middleboro and the towns around it since 1965, and its Better Business Bureau listing puts the business at 58 years. Alongside the deliveries it offers heating and cooling work, and its site states that estimates are free. Its written history on Google runs from 2012 to 2019, and the low-star reviews in it are about the phone. A 2014 customer on automatic fill ran out of oil and wrote that the older gentleman who answered yelled before understanding the account was on automatic delivery, with the company saying afterward there had been confusion. A 13-year customer chasing a morning delivery in 2015 wrote that the person on the phone asked whether he lived in a mobile home before agreeing to send the oil. A 2012 caller wanting to top off a tank said the treatment over the phone left him unwilling to order again, and in 2016 someone whose mother had been a customer for well over 15 years wrote about calling for a heating-system repair with water leaking, finding the office closed and leaving a message with the answering service. The newest written review runs the other way. In November 2019 a five-star reviewer named Christie in the office and Jim on the service side, was happy with the oil price and the work, and told anyone who had drifted away to give them another try. Google's average across 15 ratings sits at 2.4, while the BBB grades the company A+ and lists it as not accredited. One thing to settle before any heating or cooling job: the state registry shows the company's Massachusetts HVAC licence, 407-SM-B, as expired. That bears on installs and repairs rather than on a straight oil delivery. For heating oil in Middleboro this is a long-standing local supplier with a delivery route to match. Ask where the HVAC licence stands before booking equipment work, pin down the price per gallon and the delivery minimum when you place the order, and get the free estimate in writing.
Very happy with oil prices and service. Christie was extremely helpful and Jim did a good job with service. If you haven't used there services recently, please try them again. I did and am extremely happy to use them again. You wont be disappointed.
My mother has been a customer for well over 15 years with Standish oil. A very faithful customer. I called to have our heating system repaired due to water leaking. The office was not open at the time so I left a message with the answering service and was told I would receive a call back. I missed the call due my sick child but called back in under a minute. I first talked to the receptionist who put me on hold. Then some guy, I believe jack, started yelling and swearing before I could even speak. My husband took over the conversation when he notice that I was in tears. He was trying to stay as calm as possible. The guy made it completely impossible to talk to. The conversation ended badly. I can not believe the way they speak at customers. They will not be in business much longer if they deal with paying customers this way. Good luck to anyone working for or dealing with jack at Standish oil.
13 year customer gets hassled in the morning looking for delivery. Old person Jack so incompetent doesn't know or care that I'm existing customer. Starts asking me if I live in a mobile home and other stupid questions. Finally after some more discussion he agrees to send 150 gallons. Get home at 6, no oil. Call back, again basically , same guy says who the hell are you . I restate who I am and that I was promised the oil, but he says you need to fill the tank or forget it. I say that's not what you said this morning. Jack states well that was this morning. Nice huh? Again bear in mind 13 year customer . I said I'm leavin and he said fine. Nice service, this old clown will never get another dime from me and I advise everyone to stay away. Who needs to be yelled at and treated like crap, especially at their prices. I'll tell everyone to stay away from this company.
This company is so unprofessional. I use to be on automatic fill but I ran out. When I called the older gentlemen berated me like I was child yelling at me before he even understood that I was automatic fill. They said their was confusion. I went back to them because I am loyal. Again about a year later I ran out again and I called again only to get yelled at some more. I stopped using them. I called them and told them to not fill my tank anymore and stop hitting my credit card. Four months later, after using a much more professional company they just randomly stopped by and filled my tank. When I called today to ask them not to do that and why did they do it, she said it was because I was back and forth so much.....unbelievable. I feel bad for small business and that is why I tried to stay there but I have never been yelled at by a company and you wouldnt believe what this man said to me when I called to say the house was 50 degrees and I was on automatic fill. Very unprofessional business.
I would not buy an ounce of oil from Standish Oil Co. in Middleboro, MA if I were freezing to death after the treatment I got from Lisa over the phone today. I wanted to top off my oil tank and didn't know how much oil it would take so I ordered oil at a price quoted to me for a minimum of 100 gallons (which I later found out was very high to begin with). The next day 139 gallons of oil was delivered at a higher price. When I called and spoke to Lisa she lied to me and said that the price quoted was for a minimum of 150 gallons (obviously to try and gouge me). I then asked her about the disclaimer on the bottom of the delivery slip that states 5 cents off per gallon if paid within so many days. She told me that only applied if you bought 150 gallons (another lie). She then argued with me and told me that Standish Oil "DOES NOT CATER TO PEOPLE WHO JUST CALL IN" I then informed her that I have done business with them before. She then started to insult me as if I was just someone below her and an arguement began with me telling her I will pay the bill but at the discount offered on the slip and that it would be the last time I did business with them, to which she responded "GOOD, I HOPE SO". I don't know if she is an owner or just some frustrated clerk, but if that's how they treat their customers (particularly in the town in which they do business) then I hope they go down the toilet real soon and nobody will miss them. GREAT WAY TO TREAT THE CONSUMER STANDISH OIL!!! And Lisa, you should start the new year with classes on good customer service or find an occupation where you don't have to deal with the public because it's obvious you are not suited to your current job.
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