NOOK & CRANNY CONCIERGE SERVICES
About us
Nook & Cranny was founded in March 2002 by Clare Riordan and Rhoda Mehl. They started the business as a house cleaning service with plans to be the best in the field. Six months into the business, Clare and Rhoda decided to make their own cleaning products. These all natural products are made from Rhoda's grandmother's recipe, using the basics of castile soap, baking soda, salt, lemon juice, and vinegar, empowered by essential oils of peppermint, tea tree and orange. This frees us from toxic chemicals which are not only offensive-smelling and bad for your lungs, but are also harmful to your home's surfaces. Inspired by they're vision and fueled by a passion to serve, they added many service options for their clients including linen services, dry cleaning, errand running and personal assistant service. Over this time they have also developed an extensive concierge network. Recently Nook and Cranny began offering comprehensive Home Management plans including developing a Household Manual. One year has turned into eight years. Along the way they have won many awards and gained local recognition, with our top award as Best Personal Concierge in MN Monthly 2008. Our Goals: Help you save and organize your time. Provide an inexpensive alternative to marriage counseling. Create world peace, one household at a time.
Business highlights
Services we offer
House Cleaning & Keeping including: dishes, decluttering, errand running, feeding, house sitting, laundry, making beds, organizing, personalized cleaning and more!. Pet care including: walks, pet-n-play.
Amenities
Free Estimates
Yes
Accepted Payment Methods
- CreditCard
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I dusted the furniture up and down. I scrubbed the kitcehn floor on my hands and knees. So bascially they charged $270 to vaccum the floors up and down and clean 1 1/2 very small bathrooms and the stove top. I am shocked at howlong it took them (I do the whole house myself just as thoroughly in four hours -- one person, same amount of time and I do more work). They left the hardest stuff for last and then told me if I wanted it done it would cost more. It cost $100 more than quoted. This is a shame on you situation. I will never use this service again. I hope that as a result of this write up you are not stupid and hire these people. They do average work and charge a fortune. I think they saw I lived in Edina and took up the price. Just a horrible experience.
"Dear [member name removed] I am very sorry your Nook & Cranny experience was not a good one. Our procedure is to offer you a free in home estimate. At this time we explain our procedures and can gain an understanding about expectations. This has been our procedure for 11 years, the entire run of our business. I feel many of your complaints could have been avoided if we did the estimate. Our hourly rates are $40.00 per hour per person for current clients and $50.00 per hour per person for non- clients. It is a standard to charge per man hour in the service field industry. We usually work in teams of 2 especially on a new job. However, in lieu of not doing the estimate, we did provide email communication and our Assistant Manager at the clean to make efforts to gain an understanding of your expectations and to do a walk through at the end of the clean. Based off what was gathered in our email communications and with our Assistant Manager, we thought you would have been satisfied. Our Assistant Manager was ready to walk through the house with you at the end of the clean and was willing to clean or re-clean the house or areas of the house to your satisfaction. However, due to your level of dissatisfaction, it appeared you were not interested in this opportunity. Again, I am very sorry. Sincerely, Rhoda Mehl, Owner and Manager."
"Thank you [member name removed]! It is a pleasure to serve you. We appreciate you and look forward to a bright future caring for you and your home."
"Thank you [member name removed]. We absolutely love caring for you and your home. We are very glad we can assist you and free you to live your life in style."
"Thanks [member name removed]! You are a great client!"
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