Re: Looking for a cellular driven motion detection system...

[chasbo@xxxxxxxxx]

My wife accuses me of running a charity -- not a business.

On 21 Feb 2007 10:05:08 -0800, "Jim" <alarminex@xxxxxxx> wrote:

>On Feb 21, 11:21?am, "Doug" <n...@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Making a profit in the alarm business is absolutely forbidden, its required
>> that you install the system for free, pay the customer to allow you to
>> monitor the system and give them a new system at the end of the contract.
>>
>> Doug
>>
>> --
>>
>No profit? ..... NOW yer talkin!
>
>I USED to make a profit but boy O boy I've learned to run a business
>with out one and now I can't STAND to make one. Every time I make
>anything over cost, I give it right back to the next customer.  Why, I
>think if I work at it, soon I'll be able to begin advertising a free
>system plus $100.00 cash back, free monitoring and life time service
>and a weekly contract where, if the customer cancels, I have to pay
>him the balance of what he would have paid, if it hadn't been free,
>and provide him with a new system, as a farewell gift. And after 40
>years, of working my ass off, when I sell the business, I'll divide
>the proceeds up among all my customers. I mean ..... after all, the
>reason that I'm in business is for the benefit of my customers ......
>Right?