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If MapQuest could keep their location listing up to date I'd 100% make the switch. I went to a small brewery a month ago and it took me to their previous location, which they moved out of...2 years ago
They might be using OpenStreetMap to populate their map. If that's the case, you should consider updating the map yourself! I update OSM all the time when I go to new places or find discrepancies in the map vs. reality.
If you contribute something like 30 edits per month (sounds like a lot but if you start adding unmarked footpaths, roads or building footprints to the map you can hit 30 edits in a matter of minutes) you can get free OSMand Pro, a map app for Android. Every time I go on a trip I make sure to hit the edit threshold to grant me Pro access for the month. Lots of great features!
Yeah I was using it a bit myself to see how alternatives to Google Maps would work, and it really messed up on the way to a barbershop. It was maybe a previous location for them too, but I also knew this place's immediately previous location which was sort of in an alley behind their current place. The other one? Who knows, but it was miles off.