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title: "WeDoCreepy Review"
description: "WeDoCreepy has a Handshake Score of 5.9 out of 10, ranking #160 of 164 in the West. It has 4,167 Google reviews averaging 4.9 and a BBB grade of A."
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# WeDoCreepy Review

By [Uri Mittelman](https://handshakereviews.com/authors/uri-mittelman.md), Editor · Research and verification: Handshake Research Desk · Updated November 5, 2026 · Verified October 27, 2026

Review · [Is it legit?](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/wedocreepy/legit.md)

WeDoCreepy ranks #160 of 164 in the West, with a Handshake Score of 5.9 out of 10.

This page draws on 25 public sources retrieved between October 27, 2026 and October 28, 2026, and the record was verified on October 27, 2026. The sources are listed at the end.

## At a glance

- Rank and score: #160 of 164 in the West, Handshake Score 5.9 out of 10; data confidence high.
- Door-to-door selling: yes, per sourced sales evidence.
- Ownership: independent.
- Headquarters: Escondido, California.
- Founded: 2010.
- Services on its record: general pest, termite (inspection, local treatment, fumigation, WDO/escrow reports), rodent (trapping, exclusion, attic remediation), mosquito, bed bug, stinging insects.
- Record verified October 27, 2026.
- Legal name: Home Guard Pest Control, Inc..
- Website: https://wedocreepy.com

## How we scored it

Handshake Score: 5.9 out of 10, #160 of 164 in the West. Each factor is scored from 0 to 10; every point added or taken away is listed with the fact behind it.

- Customer satisfaction (weight 38.89%, nominal 35%): 9.4/10
  - Google 4.90 across 4,167 West reviews
  - Other platforms 4.40/5 (BBB reviews 1.0, Angi 4.6)
  - Blended 4.85/5: 89.4% Google, 10.6% other platforms (110 other-platform reviews, 2.6% of the 4,167 Google reviews; the full 40% needs 10%, 417)
- Complaint record (weight 11.11%, nominal 10%): 8.5/10
  - 8 BBB complaints in 3 yrs ÷ 4,167 (West: all in California Google review total: the single Escondido listing, which the BBB file covers) = 1.9 per 1,000 → 8.5
- Sales and contract fairness (weight 16.67%, nominal 15%): 4.0/10
  - Early-cancellation fee $300 (−2)
  - Customer accounts of terms misstated at the sale (3 documented) (−2)
  - Public claims contradict contract terms (−1)
  - Unpublished renewal, cancellation-channel & dispute terms (−1)
- Licensing and compliance (weight 16.67%, nominal 15%): 10.0/10
- Legal and regulatory record (weight 16.67%, nominal 15%): 10.0/10
- Workplace score (weight 10%): not scored (< 20 employee reviews)

- Weighted average of the factors above: 8.6/10.
- Review volume −0.8: 4,167 of 5,000 Google reviews.
- Verification depth −0.4: 110 of 250 other reviews · 0 of 20 employee reviews.
- Locations −1.5: 1 of 10 locations.
- Handshake Score: 5.9/10.

## What customers say

- WeDoCreepy has 4,167 Google reviews across 1 West listing, averaging 4.9.
- BBB (BBB file for the Escondido office (the company’s only…): 1.0/5, 6 reviews, retrieved October 28, 2026
- Angi (Escondido, California (“Home Guard Pest Control, Inc.”…): 4.6/5, 104 reviews, retrieved October 28, 2026
- HomeAdvisor (Escondido, California (same Angi review pool)): 4.6/5, 104 reviews, retrieved October 28, 2026
- Yelp: 4.4/5, 738 reviews, retrieved October 28, 2026
- Facebook (Company page “WedoCreepy.com” (Escondido)): rating not shown, 1,142 reviews, retrieved October 28, 2026
- Negative themes recorded by our researchers: cancellation fees on one-year agreements sold at the door; price or terms differing from what the salesperson said; service quality after sign-up; door-to-door sign-ups followed by cancellation charges (2024).

## Better Business Bureau

- Its BBB profile shows an A grade and 8 complaints in the last three years.
- Not BBB accredited.
- BBB customer reviews: 1.0/5 average from 6 reviews.
- Retrieved October 28, 2026.

## Contracts and sales practices

- Door-to-door badge: Yes.
- Sales notes: Rated yes: three independent first-hand customer reports (BBB complaint July 12, 2024 / Angi Amanda N.; Angi and BBB Shan N., 2024; BBB Mike T., 2025) describe sales representatives selling at the door or in the neighborhood with low first-service promotions ($5, $20), and the company’s own BBB reply refers to the account’s sales rep. A San Marcos Reddit post (snippet only) describes the same. No door-to-door recruiting page was found: the careers page lists no open positions and asks for technicians only (https://wedocreepy.com/careers/, “No Open Positions Right Now”). The company also sells inbound (free estimate, book online, refer-a-friend).
- Company FAQ: no contract required; ongoing plans are month-to-month with no long-term lock-in; cancel anytime. (counted in the score)
- Current special offer: 50% off the initial service when signing up for a yearly contract (valid through December 31, 2026). (counted in the score)
- Current special offer: $50 off the initial service when signing an annual mosquito/pest control agreement.
- Company’s own BBB reply (March 17, 2026): the customer’s quarterly plan at $45/month was part of a one-year service agreement; the signed agreement says early termination before the end of the one-year term may include a fee covering discounted services already provided; the company calls this standard for its annual plans. No fee amount stated. (counted in the score)
- Homepage: Quarterly (4 visits/yr, “most popular”), Bi-monthly (6) and Monthly (12) plans; 50% off the first treatment with new-customer sign-up for an Annual Protection Plan (valid thru Dec 31, 2026); pricing quoted per home after a free walkthrough. (counted in the score)
- Published Terms of Use (last updated June 30, 2026) cover use of the site and the company’s services; they set California law and San Diego County venue and contain no arbitration or class-action-waiver clause, no renewal clause and no cancellation clause. The company’s BBB reply refers to a separate agreement signed at enrollment, which is not published.
- Guarantee: free re-treatment between scheduled visits if pests return.
- Company’s own BBB reply (September 19, 2024): no cancellation fee is charged when the company cannot control the pest issue after being given the chance to fix it.
- Company’s own BBB reply (September 10, 2024): a quarterly plan at $129 per quarter, billed as $43 per month; that account was closed with no additional fees.
- Customer-reported early-cancellation fees (first-hand, all on Escondido-scoped BBB/Angi profiles): $430 demanded on canceling (BBB, Jason C., 2026); a $100 fee plus the $300 discount if she terminated, as she describes her contract (BBB, Leslie M., 2025); $300 demanded to cancel (BBB, Pamela V., 2024); $309 demanded to cancel = $100 cancellation fee + $209 owed (BBB complaint July 12, 2024 / Angi Amanda N.). The company closed the Pamela V. and complaint accounts with no fees. Shan N.’s $195 (Angi/BBB 2024) is shown in Angi’s job-cost field and is not recorded here as a cancellation fee. (counted in the score)

## Licensing and registrations

- Status and expiry are as the issuing agency’s record showed them on the date retrieved.
- California · Structural Pest Control Board (Department of Consumer Affairs) · Company Registration (Pest & Termite Control) · no. 6025 · status: Active · expires December 31, 2035 · note: Company Registration PR 6025 is Active at the Escondido office; one Active Branch Office registration, BR 5770 (issued September 27, 2023), is at the same address. The license number the company advertises (“#PR6025”, site footer and About page) matches. Expiry dates are the file’s placeholder-style values (data README). The file has no insurance or discipline column and omits canceled licenses; the qualifying Operator is not shown. A search for “creepy” returns only Creepy Crawlers Pest Control Inc (PR 8415, Fountain Valley), an unrelated company.
- California · California Department of Pesticide Regulation (licensed Pest Control Business list) · Pest Control Business (main) · no. PCM 38977 · status: Listed (issued or renewed 2/3/2025, expires 12/31/2026) · expires December 31, 2026 · note: DPR business list captured by another agent on October 27, 2026. DPR licenses pesticide work outside SPCB scope (e.g. landscape/outdoor). Used here to check the county civil-penalty file by this number too (no rows).
- California · California Secretary of State (business registry, read via OpenCorporates search) · Stock Corporation - CA - General (business registration) · status: Not verified (listed by OpenCorporates; status and entity number not readable) · note: The OpenCorporates search page lists two California stock corporations at the Escondido office, both under the filter “2 Stock Corporation - CA - General”; the first (with the WE DO CREEPY trademark) is the operating company named in the site’s Terms. Opening the records (entity number, status, filings) hit OpenCorporates’ browser check on the next two requests, so the status was not read; California’s bizfile Online is blocked. No registry lapse found; none can be ruled out.

## Legal and regulatory record

- Only resolved government actions count toward the score. Summaries are our researchers’ wording of the source.
- [Not counted in the legal score] October 28, 2026 · California county agricultural commissioners (via DPR) · enforcement: California county agricultural commissioner administrative civil penalties (DPR file, incidents September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2026): no rows for “Home Guard”, “HomeGuard”, “creepy”, “wedo”, SPCB PR 6025, BR 5770 or DPR PCM 38977. Absence finding only; older penalties are not in the file.
- [Not counted in the legal score] October 28, 2026 · California Attorney General · enforcement: California Attorney General press releases: keyword searches for “Home Guard” and “WeDoCreepy” returned no releases naming the company. Absence finding only.
- [COMPLAINT RECORD, a count or summary of complaints, not findings; not counted in the legal score] October 28, 2026 · BBB, Mountain West & Pacific Southwest · complaint-summary: BBB, Mountain West & Pacific Southwest file for WeDoCreepy.com (alternate name Home Guard Pest Control Inc; 305 Enterprise St Ste 2, Escondido; file opened 1/27/2011): 8 complaints in the last 3 years, 0 in the last 12 months, rating A, not accredited. One complaint text is published (July 12, 2024, Order Issues, Answered: door-to-door sale, cancellation fee, closed with no fee).

## Mentions, awards and claims

### Mentions

- [We Do Creepy (formerly Home Guard)](https://www.reddit.com/r/SanMarcosCA/comments/1wm04ax/we_do_creepy_formerly_home_guard/) (r/SanMarcosCA · reddit): A San Marcos resident asks whether others had an aggressive door-to-door salesman who turned cold when they declined a one-year contract.
- [Recs for pest control service](https://www.reddit.com/r/chulavista/comments/1sym2o8/recs_for_pest_control_service/) (r/chulavista · reddit): A Chula Vista commenter recommends Home Guard Pest Control for spider and bug control, beetles and termites (identity inferred from the name and San Diego County area; not confirmed on the page).
- [Is the product safe for pets? — We Do Creepy (Yelp Q&A)](https://www.yelp.com/questions/we-do-creepy-is-the-product-safe-for-pets/0In0aVQs6mo0kSXOFhpXkQ) (Yelp · October 22, 2022 · forum): Yelp Q&A thread: one answer reports two company representatives who would not leave when asked; another reports over three years of service and recommends the company.

## On Reddit

- Reddit hasn’t been searched for this company yet.

## Locations

- States with a location on file: California.
- Cities: Escondido, California.
- Service area as recorded: San Diego County, Orange County and the Inland Empire (Riverside and San Bernardino counties), all served from the Escondido office.

## What we couldn’t verify

Overall confidence in this score: High, 7 of 11 points. [How confidence is set](https://handshakereviews.com/how-we-review#confidence).

Where it fell short of full marks:

- 13 independent websites cited (25 or more earns a point).
- 4,167 western US Google reviews behind customer satisfaction (10,000 or more earns full points).
- Verifier rated the legal and regulatory record medium (high earns a point).

Verifier’s confidence by section: Identity high; Licensing high; Legal and regulatory medium; Customer reviews high; BBB high; Employee reviews low; Mentions medium; Sales model high.

### Gaps in the record

- Workplace: an Indeed employer page exists (https://www.indeed.com/cmp/Home-Guard-Pest-Control, seen in search results only, no rating in the snippet) but was not fetched because Indeed’s terms restrict automated access; no Glassdoor or RepVue profile was found. No employee ratings on file.
- Yelp (4.4 from ~738, snippet only) and Facebook (100% recommend from 1,142, snippet only) were not fetched (terms restrict automated access); not scored.
- Google: low-rated Google reviews could not be read (the logged-out view would not open the sort menu or the review search); excerpts are from the default order only.
- California business registry: the OpenCorporates record pages (entity number, status, filings) for HOME GUARD PEST CONTROL, INC. and HOME GUARD PEST CONTROL HIGH DESERT INC returned a browser check; bizfile Online is blocked. Status not verified; BBB shows incorporation 3/17/2010.
- Home Guard Pest Control High Desert Inc (same address) is unexplained: no license, listing or website found for it.
- SPCB discipline: the DCA license search (detail pages with documents) is blocked by Turnstile; guessed accusation PDF paths for PR 6025 (pr_6025_acc, pr-6025_acc, pr_6025_aacc, pr-6025_aacc) returned 404, which proves nothing. Qualifying operator and insurance/bond not visible in the bulk file.
- Courts: CourtListener served a human check; San Diego Superior Court has no free name search. Search-engine queries for lawsuits, settlements, class actions and the Attorney General found nothing naming the company. Not verified.
- Workplace safety: the OSHA establishment search is blocked; not checked.
- Service agreement: the agreement customers sign at enrollment (cited in the company’s BBB reply) is not published, so its auto-renewal, cancellation-channel and dispute terms are unknown.
- BBB: 7 of the 8 complaints in the last 3 years are unpublished; their topics and whether they were answered are unknown.
- Reddit threads (r/SanMarcosCA, r/chulavista) are search-snippet only; the pages were not fetched.
- A Facebook group post (“Beware of Homeguard Pest scam with door”, search snippet) concerns a company with an (855) number and itself says it “Might not be related to Home Guard Pest Control Inc”; not attributed to this company.
- No trade-press (PCT, PMP, CAPMA) coverage, awards or certifications found.

### Open questions

- Minimum term: the company’s own statements conflict (FAQ month-to-month vs special-offers ‘yearly contract’ and the March 17, 2026 BBB reply’s ‘one-year service agreement’).
- Shan N. (BBB September 18, 2024) is the closest of the three misrepresentation counts; without it the count is 2 (-1 instead of -2).
- HOME GUARD PEST CONTROL HIGH DESERT INC (same Escondido address, OpenCorporates) remains unexplained: no SPCB row, listing or site found.

## Common questions about WeDoCreepy

### Is WeDoCreepy licensed in California?

WeDoCreepy holds a current company pesticide license in California. Statuses are as each state agency showed them on the date retrieved.

[Licensing record](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/wedocreepy.md) · [Is WeDoCreepy legit?](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/wedocreepy/legit.md)

### Does WeDoCreepy sell door to door?

Yes. The research record documents WeDoCreepy selling door to door.

[Sales evidence](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/wedocreepy.md)

### What is WeDoCreepy’s BBB rating?

WeDoCreepy’s BBB profile shows an A grade and 8 complaints in the last three years.

[BBB record](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/wedocreepy.md)

### Does WeDoCreepy charge a cancellation fee?

WeDoCreepy’s own terms or statements set an early-cancellation fee. Customers report fee amounts such as $300. We found no published renewal, cancellation-method or dispute terms.

[Contract terms](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/wedocreepy.md)

### How does WeDoCreepy rank?

WeDoCreepy ranks #160 of 164 in the West, with a Handshake Score of 5.9 out of 10 (High confidence). Strongest: licensing and compliance (10.0/10). Weakest: sales and contract fairness (4.0/10).

[How we scored it](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/wedocreepy.md) · [Full rankings](https://handshakereviews.com/rankings/pest-control-west.md)

### Has WeDoCreepy faced government actions?

No resolved government actions count against WeDoCreepy in our scoring. Two other lawsuit or regulatory records are listed but not scored; pending cases and allegations are not findings.

[Legal and regulatory record](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/wedocreepy.md)

### Where does WeDoCreepy have locations?

Our record lists 1 location for WeDoCreepy in California. It appears in our area rankings for San Diego.

[Locations](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/wedocreepy.md) · [Best pest control in the San Diego area](https://handshakereviews.com/pest-control/san-diego.md)

## Pest control in California

- [#25 of 38 in California](https://handshakereviews.com/rankings/pest-control-california.md): [San Diego area](https://handshakereviews.com/pest-control/san-diego.md)

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## Sources

25 distinct pages, numbered in the order they appear in the record. Dates are when our researchers retrieved each page.

1. [Company website](https://wedocreepy.com) — wedocreepy.com · Company facts
2. [wedocreepy.com](https://wedocreepy.com/terms-of-use/) — Company facts · retrieved October 28, 2026
3. [wedocreepy.com](https://wedocreepy.com/contact/) — Company facts · retrieved October 28, 2026
4. [bbb.org](https://www.bbb.org/us/ca/escondido/profile/pest-control/wedocreepycom-1126-172000039) — Company facts · retrieved October 28, 2026
5. [wedocreepy.com](https://wedocreepy.com/about/) — Company facts · retrieved October 28, 2026
6. [wedocreepy.com](https://wedocreepy.com/) — Company facts · retrieved October 28, 2026
7. [bbb.org](https://www.bbb.org/us/ca/escondido/profile/pest-control/wedocreepycom-1126-172000039/complaints) — Contracts and sales · retrieved October 28, 2026
8. [angi.com](https://www.angi.com/companylist/us/ca/escondido/home-guard-pest-control-inc-reviews-1.htm) — Contracts and sales · retrieved October 28, 2026
9. [bbb.org](https://www.bbb.org/us/ca/escondido/profile/pest-control/wedocreepycom-1126-172000039/customer-reviews) — Contracts and sales · retrieved October 28, 2026
10. [reddit.com](https://www.reddit.com/r/SanMarcosCA/comments/1wm04ax/we_do_creepy_formerly_home_guard/) — Contracts and sales · retrieved October 28, 2026
11. [wedocreepy.com](https://wedocreepy.com/faq/) — Contracts and sales · retrieved October 28, 2026
12. [wedocreepy.com](https://wedocreepy.com/special-offers/) — Contracts and sales · retrieved October 28, 2026
13. [Google — Escondido, California](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=10678648521175726743) — google.com · Customer reviews · retrieved October 27, 2026
14. [Google — Escondido, California](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=10678648521175726743#reviews-relevant) — google.com · Customer reviews · retrieved October 27, 2026
15. [HomeAdvisor — Escondido, California (same Angi review pool)](https://www.homeadvisor.com/rated.HomeGuardPestControl.79130726.html) — homeadvisor.com · Customer reviews · retrieved October 28, 2026
16. [Yelp —](https://www.yelp.com/biz/we-do-creepy-escondido-5) — yelp.com · Customer reviews · retrieved October 28, 2026
17. [Facebook — Company page “WedoCreepy.com” (Escondido)](https://www.facebook.com/wedocreepy/) — facebook.com · Customer reviews · retrieved October 28, 2026
18. [Structural Pest Control Board (Department of Consumer Affairs)](https://dca.box.com/s/oss6hf8jys2bmgxqd2gdz7w4oepm2il9) — dca.box.com · Licensing and registrations · retrieved October 28, 2026
19. [California Department of Pesticide Regulation (licensed Pest Control Business list)](https://apps.cdpr.ca.gov/docs/license/pdf/Businesses.csv) — apps.cdpr.ca.gov · Licensing and registrations · retrieved October 27, 2026
20. [California Secretary of State (business registry, read via OpenCorporates search)](https://opencorporates.com/companies/us_ca?q=Home+Guard+Pest+Control) — opencorporates.com · Licensing and registrations · retrieved October 28, 2026
21. [California county agricultural commissioners (via DPR)](https://www.cdpr.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/cac_admin_civil_penalties-092024_092026.xlsx) — cdpr.ca.gov · Legal and regulatory · retrieved October 28, 2026
22. [California Attorney General](https://oag.ca.gov/media/news?body_value=%22Home+Guard%22) — oag.ca.gov · Legal and regulatory · retrieved October 28, 2026
23. [Recs for pest control service](https://www.reddit.com/r/chulavista/comments/1sym2o8/recs_for_pest_control_service/) — reddit.com · Mentions, awards and claims · retrieved October 28, 2026
24. [Is the product safe for pets? — We Do Creepy (Yelp Q&A)](https://www.yelp.com/questions/we-do-creepy-is-the-product-safe-for-pets/0In0aVQs6mo0kSXOFhpXkQ) — yelp.com · Mentions, awards and claims · retrieved October 28, 2026
25. [wedocreepy.com](https://wedocreepy.com/areas-we-service/) — Locations · retrieved October 28, 2026

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