CO Detector Saves Family

A couple days ago, I received a phone call from a potential client who wanted to know the cost to install a security system in his home. I told him, I was not sure, and I could not give him a price on the phone, and that I would need to see his house before quoting him a price. I also mentioned, that even with one visit, I might not be exact. I further explained: Without knowing more about his family’s lifestyle and home layout, I wasn’t comfortable selling his family “security” at a fixed price over the phone. He told me I needed to find a new business, and he could not understand why I could not roll a price off the top of my head like the two other security companies that had already given him their prices sight-unseen.  We are looking for clients who are looking for a solution! For us to put a price on something so important and dynamic as a security system, without seeing the location and understanding lifestyle will, in the end, get someone hurt, killed, or will result in a system that is worthless for the purpose of security. With all that being said, I will also admit that we have a few clients that wanted a system, not for security, but for the insurance discount they receive for having a system. In that case, the price really does matter and the cheapest, least secure monitored system, is just fine. If insurance discounts is your goal, and not the safety of your family and assets, we can quote a “$99 installed” system on the phone.