How to handle high-pressure roofing salespeople

“First it was about insulation, then it became about the wood in the attic and after 3 hours of lecture, he recommends to install Radiant Barrier with a quote of $20,000 😂”source ↗

“I told him I have to show it to my brother 😭”source ↗

“Had someone stop by and offer a free roof inspection. No pressure to buy and 100% free.”source ↗

“Those guys will either find damage or make it. I’ve seen it happen to my roofs after one of the door knockers stops by for a free inspection.”source ↗

“Unscrupulous door-knockers will literally climb up there, lift or intentionally crack your shingles, and snap a photo.”source ↗

“I got the first estimate for my bathroom remodel today-50K for the "one year price", with a special running for 4 days that would bring it down to 40K. I said clearly a few times that there was no way I would take the 4-day price because I had other contractors coming in, but he kept pushing it.”source ↗

“At the end of 1.5 hours (!!!) he said, "Let me make a call." He then called what was CLEARLY an AI agent that asked questions and responded to what he said.”source ↗

“He didn't tell me it was an agent, held what was obviously a scripted convo with it, then hung up on it!”source ↗

“I don’t give business to any company that plays these “limited time offer” bullshit games.”source ↗

“I have had 4 people out to look at a basement issue and they are straight up playing in my face. I caught the last guy lying about 2 separate issues and was withholding information from me about price breakdown and financing options”source ↗

“Every window salesperson I’ve dealt with follows the exact same obnoxious playbook:”source ↗

“To top it all off, I applied for a quote online from Window Nation last night. I explicitly told them I’d call them next week. They have called me 8 times today trying to force a "special consultant" visit.”source ↗

“Is there any sane way to replace windows without dealing with these relentless high-pressure sales tactics? How do you actually find an honest contractor who just measures, quotes a fair price, and leaves?”source ↗

“Same. The silver lining is I've learned to do a lot of home improvements myself. I always research before they come out, because I don't want to pay someone incompetent to do a bad job.”source ↗

“No, they lie. If you have water damage, they'll claim it's black mold. If a shingle blew off in a storm, they'll tell you the whole roof needs to be replaced”source ↗

“Our buyer on the house has made unreasonable requests on repairs/renovations.”source ↗

“Our apartment hunting in the new city (we are renting for a year before we decide where we want to buy and live long term) has been full of unethical fees and unrealistic prices.”source ↗

“Moving companies have jerked us around on moving dates and prices.”source ↗

“Got a call from a Meter rep, told them I've been getting a lot of cold calls recently and that I would reach out if I needed their product.”source ↗

“Said bye, immediately called back, immediately heard him talking to his co-worker about how the last guy said "uhhhh I don't have enough money for it durrr" and I let him not to call my number back and especially not while actively shit talking.”source ↗

“Anyone else received a call recently from someone asking about AT&T renewals? We initially thought they were our new account exec (we recently lost our long-time one) and we started talking to them, but red flags went up when they seemed to not have basic information like our full account number or email address.”source ↗

“I have one that calls back-to-back-to-back from three different numbers at least twice a week. Those numbers get auto-routed to voicemail now.”source ↗

“My client got a call today from a security consulting group stating the DMARC Policy and SPF record on their email isn't set up correctly and their domain could be easily impersonated and a follow up email.”source ↗

“Felt good to see our said client call their bullshit but wanted to share this here because in my career, I've never experienced that type of behavior from some random firm before.”source ↗

“Oh man, over the years it's always something. The "dark web" domain checks where it's just a dump of past breaches with emails in that domain, always framed as if something was active, etc.”source ↗

“For example, my restaurant did about $250K in sales on UberEats/DoorDash, but $125K was discounts. So they charged royalties on $250K, even though $125K was my sales.”source ↗

“What I actually received were entrance tickets for Hatshepsut and the Valley of the Kings. There was no Valley of the Queens and no additional tickets.”source ↗

“When we arrived, there was no hotel booked for us. I had to pay for the hotel myself.”source ↗

“Once again, I tried contacting the person who sold me the package. No response.”source ↗

“I paid $2,950 for the trip, and unfortunately, I walked away feeling like the experience did not match the price or the way it was advertised.”source ↗

“By the end, I unfortunately felt taken advantage of as a customer.”source ↗

“Usually they give you the bracelets or at least try to saying it‘s free, but once you try to leave they start to demand money for the bracelet that was free just a few seconds ago and don’t leave until you give them something.”source ↗

“They may get aggressive or confrontational.”source ↗

“Once he left I told my partner to take them off incase we were being marked by the bracelets.”source ↗

“What rubbed me the wrong way though was the seller being very hostile, claiming that my package was delivered to my apartment; despite me sending them pictures showing that the front of my apartment and the proof of delivery pictures did not match.”source ↗

“Furthermore, they used my address information to look up my apartment building's phone number and threatened to call them to get more information about me and my area.”source ↗

“I'm worried they will continue to doxx me if I do so though.”source ↗

“If you schedule an estimate through Lowe's Installed Services, be aware that they route these leads to a corporate sales network (ARS / Rescue Rooter) that uses extreme high-pressure tactics right inside your home.”source ↗

“Wildly Inflated Quotes: Initial estimates came in at $25,000+ for standard replacement equipment.”source ↗

“Hostile & Condescending Behavior: When we asked basic, straightforward questions about system specifications and options, the sales rep became rude and patronizing.”source ↗

“The moment we stood up to end the appointment and asked him to leave, he suddenly offered a huge discount on the spot, exposing how completely fake and marked up those initial numbers were.”source ↗