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Re:Three AM 911 call, 9 AM salesman by 827a on Friday January 31, 2025 @01:53PM (#42890441)
If my heater goes out, while its below freezing outside, and a salesman offering to fix it shows up at my door two hours later, whether or not its sleezy/ethically wrong is entirely dependent on how much they're charging for their services. I understand the angle that it could be interpreted as exploiting someone in a tough spot, but that's a no-more-valid interpretation than helping someone out of a dire, potentially life-threatening situation; it just comes down to how much they're charging.

The angle that they're finding clients by ambulance chasing public 911 records is interesting, but ethically neutral.

Re:Three AM 911 call, 9 AM salesman by perpil on Friday January 31, 2025 @02:08PM (#42890631)
Servpro doesn't fix heaters, they mitigate fire damage. They came expecting to fix fire damage, not a heater.
Re:Three AM 911 call, 9 AM salesman by cowsandmilk on Friday January 31, 2025 @03:19PM (#42891448)
How do you feel about roofers knocking on your door claiming your roof needs to be replaced? That’s a fairly common scenario and one where even legitimate roofers who aren’t lying do it. But most people I know hate it.
Re:Three AM 911 call, 9 AM salesman by jiveturkey on Friday January 31, 2025 @02:04PM (#42890574)
he wasn't offering to repair the HVAC.