Last night, I almost had an attack.
Why? Because my boy did something even a 5 years old with a common sense would not do.
What? He let a stranger into our house.
How? The stranger was persuading us to switch from our current Hydro provider to them.
So as we were about to start our dinner last night, somebody rang our doorbell. Natuarlly, my boy went to see who it was. Meanwhile I was putting the final touches to our meal and setting up my computer so we can watch an episode of NCIS. Next thing I see him coming into the kitch,en grabbed his cellphone and went back to the foyer to continue chatting w/ the stranger.
At this point, I was thinking why hasn't he gotten rid of that person?
10 mins later, he came back to the kitchen (I was starving so started eating already). I asked what was that all about?
(Hold on to your seat la) He said "that guy was kind of suspicious. He said he was from Enbridge (our current Hydro provider) but then he wanted me to sign a contract." My jaws dropped instantly!
Me: What kind of information did you give him on the contract?
He: Nothing much, I didn't signed anything and got the full contract (including the carbon copies) here with me.
Me: You never ever let someone come into the house like that. Now he sees our whole place and the alarm system we have!!!!
I took the contract and noticed our Gas Tank Number field is filled.
Me: Where did you get the info from?
Boy: Oh, the guy went downstair to our furnace room and got it from our tank.
My jaw dropped for the second time that night.
Me: WHAT?!?!?!? He even went downstair. Now he knows the layout of our house and figure out how to get in la!!!!!!!!!
Boy: So what should I do now?
Me: Call Enbridge, report this to the cop because you just let a stranger into our house!
The conversation went on for a little while we continue with our dinner.
After dinner, I looked up the company on Google and here's what I found:
RedFlagDeals.com - a very reputable Canadian forum. And all I saw were these words 'Cancelling', 'Screwed' and 'Scam'.
I went to the forum and started reading peoples' comments to my boy. Some people weren't as lucky as we were because they actually signed a contract with them and can't get out of it now.
*Sigh* The morale of the story is don't open the stupid door to strangers and let them into the house. Seriously, even a 5 year old knows better!!!!
3.24.2010
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2 comments:
好在沒簽到,如果唔係就麻煩了!
我記得我在小學讀書時期,當時係屋企得我一個人,有個人又係按門鐘,再show一張pass出黎,我傻傻的望住佢,佢就叫我開門啦!電話公司呀!跟住我真係開門,而佢二話不說,就走去我屋企個電話度,貼咗粒野,係d咩野香精之類的東西,跟住就問我攞錢,重叫我買多幾粒,我當時冇錢,唯有走去自己個錢箱攞錢(自己存的),跟住果個人就走咗...
屋企人返到屋企,我就俾人炳到七彩,問我點解開門俾陌生人入黎?重要俾錢人買d無謂野?當時我小不更事,所以無辦法啦!
不過點都好,最重要都係冇事發生!God Bless you!!!
Wah, so sorry to hear about your past experience ah l.minor.
自己個錢箱攞錢(自己存的) ---> You are so sweet, willing to spare your own money to give to the guy :)
You are right, no one got hurt so that's good. We all learn from our mistakes.
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