One Off Effects LLC

Jun 30th, 2020

Ben and colleagues did a great job with my product. Very professional design. Met timely deadlines.
Mar 9th, 2019

DO NOT DO BUSINESS WITH OneOffEffects I started a project with OneOffEffects approximately September 2016 and not only has OneOffEffects not delivered but they have retained my $1,650 deposit. I originally posted this job on Upwork looking for a freelancer but was convinced by Richard Varadan to move off site I made a %50 down payment for design and engineering work. I provided plenty reference files as well as a written and verbal scope of work. The first design iteration was provided by Ben McKee more than 1 month later. It met NONE, LITTERALLY NONE, of the design requirements. Phone calls and email flurries ensued followed by what I think was them hiring a freelancer for the job. This freelancer was presented to me as a regular employee of the company I spent some time going back and forth with the freelancer, Ben and, Richard until I decided to cancel the job and request a refund I am still fighting for the refund but will likely never receive it. I am active duty NAVY and a small business owner there is no way I can take the time to travel to California to file in small claims. *I did not discover OneOffEffects hired a freelancer for my job until I was mid chargeback dispute. I discovered this by searching social media and Linkedin. I choose not to reveal her name as I do not think she was closely affiliated with the company and this is a review on their lack of talent and ability. I recommend looking elsewhere for whatever design/engineering service you are looking for.
Jan 29th, 2017

I have had a very positive experience working with Off Off Effects. Their team is an incredibly clever, motivated group of solution based thinkers. I will not hesitate to bring any future projects to them as well as highly recommend them to anyone.
Jul 27th, 2016

The biggest mistake I've made! Though I could write a book on the incompetency, lack of professionalism and skill of this company, I'll keep this as short as possible. These people should not take people's money for services they are not qualified to perform. I initially brought my project to one off effects in August of 2015. ​Even though many alarms where going off in my mind I still chose to give them the benefit of the doubt, simply because I wanted my project completed and was so invested. Once we reached 2 months past the deadline they contacted me and stated they where at the finish line, and asked if I could send them another $4500.00 payment to help them reach the finish line. I immediately sent it , even though this wasn't part of our agreement. At this point I've paid this company $13.5k and don't have much to show. Shortly after this payment Jackson emailed me and said he'd no longer be employed with One Off Effects by the end of the week. WOW, I was floored, I had just made an unscheduled payment and here the only person who has been working on my project is quitting with a one week notice. Sorry I forgot to mention that my project manager Beau had given me the same news a couple months prior. obviously something isn't right with this company. Ben has given me every excuse in the book on why my project still isn't finished and we're now well over a year I took it upon my self to contact some of the negative reviewers that I had previously asked One Off Effects about. They had passed these clients off as just clients that couldn't be satisfied. Upon contacting a couple of them, their interaction with One Off Effects was identical to my own and had all ended badly for the client. They told me I was pretty much screwed and that the CEO Ben McKee was not compenetent and not to be trusted and that Jackson was not close to being an engineer. Even with my current situation and speaking with past clients I thought my situation might turn out differently. I had already paid these people and had given up a lot of time so it was hard to just walk away. We are now past the 1 year mark and they've only sent some incomplete cad files that aren't designed with saving cost and many elementary mistakes ( per several manufacturers , who stated they haven't designed something thats actually manufacturable, and definitely isn't designed with cost in mind). He barely started working on components for my project that should have been figured out in the first couple months. At times I felt like I was a better product engineer than them , due to constantly have to remind them about details of my project. These people should not be in business, and since I chose them and fell for their spill maybe I shouldn't be either. Ive been offered 5k and I would have to forgoe ownership of my project ( that I brought to them) as well as not leave any negative reviews,.... Does this sound like a company you would want to be involved with??????? Its nothing they can say negative about me, as I've been patient , professional and more than gracious with this company. ​Hopefully I can save another entrepreneur from making the same mistake did​. I didn't heed the advice and counsel from several past clients that all said the same thing , which since have been deleted from google and replaced by these phony 5 star reviews. Id be willing to bet none of those 5 star reviews can be validated by real people or projects. Don't believe me? Give it a try. ​Unfortunately this situation will end bad for both parties.​ YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED ( anyone who's considering working with them, id be happy to speak to you on how they operate, just contact me). check YELP for my complete review
Nov 9th, 2016