Yesterday I met a retired couple who live in a tiny 2 bed semi detached bungalow. They had a panel installed with 12 tubes and are very impressed because they now get water at 92 degrees. They paid a wacking £6000 for this and the installer says that if they make four introductions they get every penny refunded.
This morning I hear that the elderly mother of a colleague, who lives alone in a bungalow, has just been talked into having a panel installed. The cost? £6000.
Ten years ago my mother filled in a coupon and was visited by a salesman who pressured her into signing up for a system. The man even stayed while she went out to collect her grandchildren from school and while she was out, got my father who was ill with dementia to make his mark on the contract. My mother withdrew from the contract and the installers threatened her with legal action, only withdrawing the threat when she involved her solicitor.
What's going on?
This morning I hear that the elderly mother of a colleague, who lives alone in a bungalow, has just been talked into having a panel installed. The cost? £6000.
Ten years ago my mother filled in a coupon and was visited by a salesman who pressured her into signing up for a system. The man even stayed while she went out to collect her grandchildren from school and while she was out, got my father who was ill with dementia to make his mark on the contract. My mother withdrew from the contract and the installers threatened her with legal action, only withdrawing the threat when she involved her solicitor.
What's going on?
