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Originally Posted by thiggins13
I know that the security companies sometimes offer "deals" for advertising on your lawn. An ADT guy tried selling us on a free system, but their sign has to be up in our yard. It was for just the basics (doors and ground floor windows) and he tried upselling us to a bigger package, but we ended up turning down the whole deal. You may want to negotiate when talking to the reps - telling them that you know a bunch of the neighbors who might also be interested in the system and you could rave about it if you get the right deal....
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I sold ADT alarms one summer and that was the first door approach they taught us in training. "I'm just in the neighborhood trying to get more visibility for our systems. What I could do for you is give you a system no charge, all you have to do is keep this sign on your property."
After that you have to sign a 2 year contract at $40 a month. Add it all up and you pay more than enough for the alarm system that they are giving to you for "free" plus... once people sign up, the contract renews itself unless you tell them otherwise. I couldn't handle the idea of ripping people off so I didn't make much money that summer, but I kept my pride.