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Electrician Mike

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If you need to verify someone in the business, look here: http://www.ok.gov/health/Protective_Health/Occupational_Licensing_Division/Alarm_and_Locksmith_Program/ .

All companies, installers, and salesmen must be licensed by the state or they are operating illegally. I do not see a GE listed. Honeywell is, but not sure if it's the Honeywell or someone using their name and they are only listed for fire, access control and cctv.

I worked in the industry partime for years as an installer. Made great money and did know a few good salesman, but most are the ones who couldn't even make it as car salesman and just one step up from vacuum salesman (don't mean to step on anyone's toes if you're any of these...).

There is a small problem with this list. Electrical contractors and the journeyman and helpers who work for them are allowed to get a alarm endorsment on their electrical license. These license endorsments are not listed on these lists. I know because my name and my comapnies name are not on there.
I tell everyone the same thing as far as alarms go. Get estimates from several comapnies, and by all means read all the fine print. Some companies out there are trapping people into 4 and 5 year contracts. Us smaller companies cannot match the $99 installs or free installs, but if you figure up what we can save you over the contract term you would be amazed.
 

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Had a story on the news here in Tulsa about people going door to door trying to sell stuff. They were casing the houses so they could burglar it later. Becareful.
 

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I look out the window at the top of the door and if I see it's someone with a clipboard or paperwork, I just knock on the door from the inside. After a couple times knocking back and forth they just go away.
 
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I had a kid come by last week some time and try to sell me a security system. He was wearing an orange shirt. I have seen him and others like him around Moore lately walking around. Of course everything is free as long as I agree to put their sign outside. I told him no thanks and that I don't buy things door to door. He started to get smart with me and said, "So if I come to your door, I am instantly a bad guy." I said, "well, I just don't buy things from door to door salesman as a rule." He stood there for a bit and then walked off. Right after that I remembered I had purchased a "No Soliciting" sign. I put it on the door right then.
 

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I had a kid come by last week some time and try to sell me a security system. He was wearing an orange shirt. I have seen him and others like him around Moore lately walking around. Of course everything is free as long as I agree to put their sign outside. I told him no thanks and that I don't buy things door to door. He started to get smart with me and said, "So if I come to your door, I am instantly a bad guy." I said, "well, I just don't buy things from door to door salesman as a rule." He stood there for a bit and then walked off. Right after that I remembered I had purchased a "No Soliciting" sign. I put it on the door right then.


One to the hip for that fool too.
 

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I just invite them to smile for the camera over the intercomm and that they're trespassing, and that they obviously can't read the no soliciting sign.

"YOU HAVE 5 SECONDS TO COMPLY!"
"YOU HAVE 4 SECONDS TO COMPLY!"
"YOU HAVE 3 SECONDS TO COMPLY!"
 

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I like to hit them with my amway spill. Or if they would like to join the Church of the Ladder day Saints. Usually they run screaming down the street.
 

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We don't answer the door most of the time. They usually just leave a pamphlet or whatever. Last year when we had a major hail storm, salesmen were coming every day selling roofing.

I don't like dooor-to-door sales anymore than phone solicitors. If I wanna buy something, I will call you.
 

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