Re: $500 budget - hmmm...

[Moe Szyslak <none@xxxxxxxxx>]

alarman wrote:

>Moe Szyslak wrote:
>> So I get a call from a mini-storage place, they need some "motion
>> detectors".  I go there and meet the lackey and he tells me that 52
>> units were burglarized on Christmas day, since then it has gotten
>> *worse*.  He lives on site!  He said the perps. are possibly staying
>> in a unit then waiting for closing time and hopping units overhead
>> (there is about 12" of clearance between the walls on top).
>>
>> So this guy (manager) wants to solve this little problem, but he has a
>> $500 budget directive from the owner!  Now, what kind of owner would
>> let 52 units -> yes, FIFTY TWO <- get ripped off at Christmas and just
>> NOW want something done for an unrealistic price?  I'll tell you -
>> this guy must be a real gem, I have not met him and don't want to.
>>
>> The bad thing is I can't help him right now because he needs to meet
>> the physical needs first.  There is insufficient lighting,
>> non-existent access control, and no physical barriers to the property.
>> Man, it's a wonder there are any tenants at all.  I thought about
>> quoting something below $500, but I can't think of anything that would
>> come close to what they need in that price, a DVR costs me twice that.
>> I just can't believe this guy has a two-page yellow page spread and
>> won't even provide security for his customers.
>
>Been in the security business long?
>Lots of those jackasses out there.


I've been in the bus. for 16 years, but just now for myself.  I've
always been the tech.  Now I'm dealing with the other end.

There are many of them huh?  What do you do, just walk away or try to
emphasize the importance of security and hard sell?