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Unscrupulus salespeople in Lawrenceville and Polish Hill

May 29, 2009 13:06

Today there's a post at blogski about unscrupulus alarm system salespeople going door-to-door in Lawrenceville and Polish Hill. The gist: If someone comes to your door trying to sell you a security system from APX or Pinnacle, be wary. And if they say they're from Apex Alarm, they're lying ( Read more... )

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dobie May 29 2009, 17:30:42 UTC

And it should be noted - if someone comes to your door trying to sell something and you feel that they are illegitimate, make careful note of their appearance (The color of their Skin, Hair, Shirt and Pants), anything they are carrying and what direction they go when they leave your house, then call 911 and report it.

The police don't take kindly to pushy door-to-door salesmen.

erad1cate May 29 2009, 17:50:15 UTC

I think these people came to my house. Offered advertising and getting a free system or something. I really didn't pay attention to him though.

erad1cate May 29 2009, 17:50:30 UTC

And, I live in North Oakland.

butterpat May 29 2009, 18:11:24 UTC

They've been in Mt. Washington too. We made note that they're wearing badges that state that they're licensed "peddlers" and the kid took the time to show us his ID.

Also over the weekend another group came through claiming to be from GE offering to upgrade existing security systems to wireless ones. The pitch was almost identical to the APX guy.

stuffy_peppa May 29 2009, 18:31:18 UTC

I encountered two very pushy, younger African-American guys in Squirrel Hill about two weeks ago. They tried to sell us an alarm system while we were walking on the sidewalk, towards a house (not ours). It was rather strange, to say the least, to be approached that way.

furious_mold May 29 2009, 21:07:58 UTC

WOW, I just got one.

hopita May 29 2009, 21:17:46 UTC

Did they say they were from Apex? If so, the Apex link asks that you contact them (contact info on the link), as they're engaged in legal action against these guys.

If not, I would say that you should follow lildobe's advice. Actually, either way, I think you should follow lildobe's advice.

furious_mold May 29 2009, 21:56:37 UTC

Yep. Apex uniform. (Read my blog entry about it. I wrote it right before I saw this, btw!)

He said some fucked up stuff and tried to use scare tactics with me. Very shady.

I will do all of that!