We came home from vacation last summer and found that the house had been broken into and ransacked.  We lost thousands of dollars of belongings.  Some lost things were covered by insurance, but we could not replace some things.  We then looked up and began choosing a home security company.  It was something we never had to do before, but more and more homes in the neighborhood were being broken into.  Debbie called a number of companies, and some came out to visit.  One salesman came out, looked at the house and quoted us a rate immediately.  The rate seemed high, so we told him we would call him back if we were interested.  He then got kind of cocky, and said the rate was only good for the time he was there, and that we would have to buy at that rate now or a higher rate later.  I was really put off by this, and so was Deb.  The next company that came out treated us a lot better.  He took his time, looked at all the entrances and windows.   He gave us a rate and told us it would be good for as long as it took until we could take a decision.