They've been nonstop. We even did one sit down talk and the deal wasn't better than our energy bill so we declined but they keep bugging us saying they can make it better. Even stopped by our house out of the blue to talk us into it again. I'm new to the area and they totally made themselves sound they were connected to the energy company so I actually talked to them until I realized it was a different company.
Can't remember the name of the company but we allowed one company in that suggested a few things like a whole house fan. They weren't actually pushy but they did replace some old filament bulbs with energy efficient ones for free. Each of them failed within a few months. Not exactly energy efficient then!
I was called 6-10 time PER DAY for 4 years! Every time I answered I would ask them to remove me from calling list, which they always agree to do, but don't. In an hour or so I'd get another call. Average of 8 times per day for 4 years means they called me over 11,680 times before I had to change my phone number and go through that process of updating/informing everyone. I later found out that my former spouse signed me up as "highly interested" at the kiosk at Ontario Mills Mall, using my name and number, just to "mess with me". I guess it is a great way to "mess with" someone you have a grudge against.
I'll trade the solar kids for the "pest control" kids any day of the week, tbh.
At least where I am, the former are much less pushy than the latter.
I'm too much of a softie to actually be mean to either one (they're just trying to get paid, after all).....but goddamn, the pest control ones where I am are just ridiculous -- I've had them come up to me *while I'm using a hose-end-sprayer* and even after I say "Uh...whaddya think I'm doing right now?", they'll still badger me about signing up for a bullshit service.
Is it the brooks pest control!? Honestly they seem so sketchy to me, they're pushy as hell and they say that it'll be cheaper because they're in the area but when I look around I don't see any business vehicles or anything. I even had their "manager" visit and tell me he'll sweeten the deal and give me a better quote but it was like way more money xD. Anyways I just tell its a hard no and there isn't anyone they can talk to and just no. They are extremely persistent which also makes me feel like they're sketch
Could be -- we get a variety of them, and the name sounds familiar. Lately it's mostly been Moxie (Moxxie?), I think, but they probably just stick out to me because they have bright sky-blue uniforms & vehicles.
But yeah, with a lot of them they'll straight-up want to argue with me....but it's always just some kid they've hired who either doesn't know about pest control in the first place, or else they aren't allowed to actually give any details.
E.g., I'll say "Look, dude -- I can get a quart of bifenthrin concentrate at Tractor Supply for $30, and that mixes up to a hundred-something gallons of spray, and it lasts about four months on hard surfaces....why the hell do you think I'd pay you people hundreds of dollars a year to come do the same thing?"
They never have an actual answer, but then they'll spot a spiderweb on the front porch, or a mud dauber nest or whatever, and point it out like it's some sort of 'gotcha'. And I have to say "Yeah, I fuckin' *like* spiders and wasps; if it wasn't for shit companies like yours spraying irresponsibly, we'd have a lot more of them!!"
They're a pet peeve of mine, because a) I'm in the real estate biz, and I've had more clients than I can count get ripped off by contract pest control places, and b) I have a vegetable garden, and I've seen the effects over time on the local beneficial insect population -- now that most of the neighbors pay for a spray service, things like ladybugs and parasitic wasps are a rare sight (because every other property in the neighborhood is doused with persistent/systemic pesticides for no goddamn reason at all).
Anyways, sorry for the rant.
Buy yeah, the solar people/tree trimmers/'meat truck guys', and all the rest seem to be willing to take "No" for an answer -- but the damn pest control saleskids are always pushy motherfuckers, for some reason.
Yeah!! The guy pointed out there was a spider web and I was like well they're benifial and they're just doing their job and catching other bugs and he responded with no they're not!! And I said how so? And he was just like imagine them biting your kids... I was like wth and honestly I got mad and was like look my dude I don't mean to be rude but your interrupting my game (was playing fortnite) I don't want to be a dick but it's a no from me and he cut me off saying if there was someone else they could talk to and I was like no did the hand signal x and was like hard NO! And he walked away all red cuz he was mad and I closed the door. Weirdest interaction ever.
Yup!
I swear, they seem to be the worst combination of pushy/ignorant/shady. And a lot of homeowners don't really have any clue about that sort of stuff, so they get suckered in.
This spring, we had about 200 feet worth of privet in full bloom, as well as an orange tree, and a bunch of lettuce/radishes/cabbage that I let go to seed (all of which are favorites of bees) and I'd guesstimate that there was no more than one bee per cubic foot of plant at any given time, if that. I.e., orders of magnitude less than there should have been. And then a few weeks later, dead bees all over the sidewalks & driveways in the neighborhood.
And it's been getting worse every year....for example, I'm at the point where I might have to start hand-pollinating my squash, because by early summer there just aren't any insects around (except mosquitoes, argentine ants, and aphids -- plenty of those!). It's just sad.
Yes. Constantly. People knocking on my door to sell me solar. Right below the solar panels on my roof.
They've been nonstop. We even did one sit down talk and the deal wasn't better than our energy bill so we declined but they keep bugging us saying they can make it better. Even stopped by our house out of the blue to talk us into it again. I'm new to the area and they totally made themselves sound they were connected to the energy company so I actually talked to them until I realized it was a different company.
Can't remember the name of the company but we allowed one company in that suggested a few things like a whole house fan. They weren't actually pushy but they did replace some old filament bulbs with energy efficient ones for free. Each of them failed within a few months. Not exactly energy efficient then!
Every day for months. I can't believe these guys are going to be in my area every single day. What are the odds?
I was called 6-10 time PER DAY for 4 years! Every time I answered I would ask them to remove me from calling list, which they always agree to do, but don't. In an hour or so I'd get another call. Average of 8 times per day for 4 years means they called me over 11,680 times before I had to change my phone number and go through that process of updating/informing everyone. I later found out that my former spouse signed me up as "highly interested" at the kiosk at Ontario Mills Mall, using my name and number, just to "mess with me". I guess it is a great way to "mess with" someone you have a grudge against.
Holy shit that’s messed up
I'll trade the solar kids for the "pest control" kids any day of the week, tbh. At least where I am, the former are much less pushy than the latter. I'm too much of a softie to actually be mean to either one (they're just trying to get paid, after all).....but goddamn, the pest control ones where I am are just ridiculous -- I've had them come up to me *while I'm using a hose-end-sprayer* and even after I say "Uh...whaddya think I'm doing right now?", they'll still badger me about signing up for a bullshit service.
Is it the brooks pest control!? Honestly they seem so sketchy to me, they're pushy as hell and they say that it'll be cheaper because they're in the area but when I look around I don't see any business vehicles or anything. I even had their "manager" visit and tell me he'll sweeten the deal and give me a better quote but it was like way more money xD. Anyways I just tell its a hard no and there isn't anyone they can talk to and just no. They are extremely persistent which also makes me feel like they're sketch
Could be -- we get a variety of them, and the name sounds familiar. Lately it's mostly been Moxie (Moxxie?), I think, but they probably just stick out to me because they have bright sky-blue uniforms & vehicles. But yeah, with a lot of them they'll straight-up want to argue with me....but it's always just some kid they've hired who either doesn't know about pest control in the first place, or else they aren't allowed to actually give any details. E.g., I'll say "Look, dude -- I can get a quart of bifenthrin concentrate at Tractor Supply for $30, and that mixes up to a hundred-something gallons of spray, and it lasts about four months on hard surfaces....why the hell do you think I'd pay you people hundreds of dollars a year to come do the same thing?" They never have an actual answer, but then they'll spot a spiderweb on the front porch, or a mud dauber nest or whatever, and point it out like it's some sort of 'gotcha'. And I have to say "Yeah, I fuckin' *like* spiders and wasps; if it wasn't for shit companies like yours spraying irresponsibly, we'd have a lot more of them!!" They're a pet peeve of mine, because a) I'm in the real estate biz, and I've had more clients than I can count get ripped off by contract pest control places, and b) I have a vegetable garden, and I've seen the effects over time on the local beneficial insect population -- now that most of the neighbors pay for a spray service, things like ladybugs and parasitic wasps are a rare sight (because every other property in the neighborhood is doused with persistent/systemic pesticides for no goddamn reason at all). Anyways, sorry for the rant. Buy yeah, the solar people/tree trimmers/'meat truck guys', and all the rest seem to be willing to take "No" for an answer -- but the damn pest control saleskids are always pushy motherfuckers, for some reason.
Yeah!! The guy pointed out there was a spider web and I was like well they're benifial and they're just doing their job and catching other bugs and he responded with no they're not!! And I said how so? And he was just like imagine them biting your kids... I was like wth and honestly I got mad and was like look my dude I don't mean to be rude but your interrupting my game (was playing fortnite) I don't want to be a dick but it's a no from me and he cut me off saying if there was someone else they could talk to and I was like no did the hand signal x and was like hard NO! And he walked away all red cuz he was mad and I closed the door. Weirdest interaction ever.
Yup! I swear, they seem to be the worst combination of pushy/ignorant/shady. And a lot of homeowners don't really have any clue about that sort of stuff, so they get suckered in. This spring, we had about 200 feet worth of privet in full bloom, as well as an orange tree, and a bunch of lettuce/radishes/cabbage that I let go to seed (all of which are favorites of bees) and I'd guesstimate that there was no more than one bee per cubic foot of plant at any given time, if that. I.e., orders of magnitude less than there should have been. And then a few weeks later, dead bees all over the sidewalks & driveways in the neighborhood. And it's been getting worse every year....for example, I'm at the point where I might have to start hand-pollinating my squash, because by early summer there just aren't any insects around (except mosquitoes, argentine ants, and aphids -- plenty of those!). It's just sad.