Deceptive sales practices
(UPDATED 05 AUGUST 2024) Since I wrote this review: - Meide has blocked my family from all its social media. - We realized that many of their 5 star reviews on Google were spamming unrelated services, and when we shared our concern, they proceeded to remove our legitimate reviews. - There are similar unrelated reviews on TrustPilot (e.g. a recent review titled "Job vacancy info are properly described…") which cast doubt on the legitimacy of Meide's reviews. - If you are a parent looking for childcare, I highly recommend looking elsewhere due to their dodgy sales practices. I would NOT trust this company with my children. - We have since filed a legal case against Meide, and I suspect many families have had to do so too. We have filed a police report as we realized that the positive reviews for Meide are fraudulent and that the business is likely a scam. The five star reviews on Google are nonsense and don't reference Meide at all (some reference a restaurant, others a spa). (Original Review) To parents/families who are seeking Meide services: avoid our mistake and seek help elsewhere. You are required to pay a $198 non refundable fee, but the agency will quote you a price significantly below what the real rates are for babysitting and helpers. We received a quote that seemed reasonable, and paid the fee only to be told that the rate was much higher than we were quoted. The agency is refusing to refund, and has cut off communication with us. Their 5 star reviews on Google are suspicious -- if you compare to other agencies, you will notice a trend where Meide's five star reviews rarely have a reason attached, while other agencies will typically give a clear and thorough reason. Sometimes you get a bad gut feeling about a place, and unfortunately we tried to suppress that when we interacted with Meide. We should have listened to our gut because we have lost money that was intended for our family. Advice to parents: proceed with caution and demand that the agency waive your fee before you engage with them. In our experience, other agencies charge a % after placement, but Meide was the only agency we contacted which charged us a fee beforehand.