Short and sweet...they need too much time to clean a house. I have paid cleaners $80-$100 to clean my house and they usually get it done in 2.5 hours. Homejoy made it sound like it was a great deal getting my house cleaned for $40. However, to clean the whole house, they needed 6.5 hours! Are you kidding? So for $40, my blinds were cleaned, showers scrubbed, and kitchen floor mopped. Nothing else in the bathrooms, kitchen or bedrooms were touched. I felt like it was a huge waste of time and money.