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energycentre.ie rep called to door

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  • 29-07-2015 12:09pm
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    tomasrojo
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    An energycentre.ie representative called to the door and say that they're doing home energy checks in the area for free. He says the government paid them to do them.

    I provisionally agreed to them coming around on Friday to give me a chance to check them out. I assume that this is a Trojan Horse manoeuvre to get in and hard sell their services to me, but I don't know anything much about this sector.

    They're ringing tomorrow to confirm Friday, and I'm probably going to cancel, but can anyone confirm my suspicion that the government has not paid them to go house to house doing free home energy checks?

    (In Dublin 16, by the way.)


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    sydthebeat
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    classic cold calling


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    tomasrojo
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    sydthebeat wrote: »
    classic cold calling
    Will email to cancel later, I think.


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    sydthebeat
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    tomasrojo wrote: »
    Will email to cancel later, I think.

    they will probably try to point you towards government grant schemes, and claim to do all the organising etc

    might be no harm allowing them do the "free survey" if your strong willed enough not to accept the sales pitch after


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    tomasrojo
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    You're right, they're pushing the grants angle.

    I know my weaknesses all too well. Have emailed to cancel.


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    Nonimouse
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    They called to my door too, the guy said they had been asked to call in by the SEAI. I of course allowed myself to be persuaded. I was able to cancel the next day. Further, in our estate they have had an illegal advert up on one of the house walls for the last month, very unpleasant it is.


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