HD story with solarcity

went tonight to homedepot to pick up some electrical stuff.

my hands were completely full with electrical boxes, light switches, spade bit extension and i was still looking for a different light switch.

all the sudden someone start talk in the back of me about solar panels, then he walked around me and was standing right next to me.

i know he was talking to me because i was the only fu**cking guy in the whole HD i felt like.

i keep starring at the light switches to figure out which one i wanted to buy and that guy talks since 5mins non stop about their program. during that time i didnt make any eye contact at all with him.

then he asked me, if i know what kinda roof i have.

i told him it doesnt matter what kinda roof i have, i know that you can install solar panels on it.

he kept going and was telling me fu** about different roof types like cement shingles bla bla.

by that time i found the right light switch – man those 4-way switches are pricy; 14 bucks a piece.

so and his last question was; are you interested in our solar panels.

then i asked him just one important question – while leasing your solar panels who gets the 30% federal tax credit. he started to stutter and i think i understood, we do – 😀 😀

i appreciated his answer and for fu**ing waste my shopping time. then i just walked away. 

man that made my day with those annoying solarcity people bugging every customer in homedepot

I learned to say that I rent and don’t own our house.

i didnt get towards that – he sneaked on me lol

Lol I know they’ve tried that on me so many times but one day I heard some other guy say that and they left him alone so I started saying that and haven’t been bugged since.

I have to say I have never dealt with this problem then again we don’t get mush son where I live.

i would be more friendly to him if he would have ask me if he can ask questions about solar project.

then i would have said straight no – but he came out of nowhere and started talking while standing behind me while i was actually doing something – that drove me nuts

madman_us wrote:

i would be more friendly to him if he would have ask me if he can ask questions about solar project.

then i would have said straight no – but he came out of nowhere and started talking while standing behind me while i was actually doing something – that drove me nuts

Nothing a good hit over the head with that spade bit extension could have fixed.

yeah right but then i would have dropped the other 10 items stacked up on my hands 😀

Well does HD allow these guys in their stores? I’ve never run into anybody other than tool manufacturer reps in their stores.

clean up in aisle 4…….

I would said, how about I attch u to the roof. I bet he would have walked away.

yea chris at my HD they have solair and the water softner guys just walking around looking for people to bother.

ChrisK1970 wrote:

Well does HD allow these guys in their stores? I’ve never run into anybody other than tool manufacturer reps in their stores.

i can send you some over – then they would finally stop bugging me while shopping

Thats annoying Madman..   he should at least ask you if your interested and then respect your answer instead of just rambling on..

Hey, next time when he asks you if you want solar just say ” hey that reminds me, Ive got a Truck  (insert any item for sale)  for sale, would you be interested in buying it??  then just ramble on and on about every single detail of it.. miles, tires are a little worn, its got a clunk in the rear end, color, non smoker, gas mileage, oil change schedule, engine size, current radio station presets and on and on and on and on………   just follow him around the store trying to sell him that damn truck no matter what he says   ;D     he will never bother you again!! hahaha

around here i have seen a lot of guys pushing cabinet installs in the store, there has been a time or two where a Hvac company or something similar has had a table setup in the front of the store but they dont follow you around and harass you.. maybe say something when you walk by.. 

Chris, i would imagine we’ll start seeing these guys as soon as our roofs aren’t burred with snow and the sun is out for more than 10 hours a day!!

My home depot has had water softener and hvac companies in before