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I arrived home from work at about 6:30 evening one night.  I saw a man talking to one of my neighbors accross the street.  I left for a moment to get a snack from the store next to me.  When I returned the man approached me.  He introduced himself and told me about the promotion to stick a sign in my yard as well. 

I had been looking into security alarms.  I had not yet made up my mind.  I work for an insurance company and had already dismissed a couple of companies simply because of the headache that I had in trying to get the installation certificate from them for their customer's so that I could apply the discount to their homeowners insurance. 

The man also told me that he would be giving me a free system, and gave me the whole just keep this sign in your yard jargin.  Here is the deal I knew that it is a sales tactic.  Everyone loves to feel like there getting something for free.  It is simply a marketing tool.  Has your dad not ever told you that nothing in this life is free.  Do you know how many "free" cell phones that I have had.  The only deal was that in order to get this "free" cell phone, I have to promise the cell company that I will stay with them for 1-2 years. 

I was never told that I would be released from a contract.  I was told if I move I have the option to include the completion of the contract as a part of the sale of the house or I could chose to have the system moved with me.  I asked him direct questions about the contract, and never once did he tell me something that he could not immediately point to in the contract. Then the salesman handed his phone to me and the company asked me direct questions trying to determine if the saleman had tried to make any promises.  I have never dealt with a company that did that.  I never went to a ford dealership and had ford motor company get on the phone with me to try to make sure my saleman treated me right. 

You did not get scammed by a company, you got scammed by a salesman.  I do think you should report her to APX if you have not already.  At the same time, you need to take some responsibility for not reading the contract and making sure that you get everything promised to you in writing.  Verbal contracts are weak at best, and will never be any good without a witness. Any body can call any company and say they were promised anything by one of their representatives.

So, If one of these guys come to your door, first you may want to call APX or whatever company there are representing and make sure it is one of their guys.  There are a lot of stories of people claiming to represent an alarm company or some other type of company only to gain access to the home in order to know how to later break in.  Secondly, if they make any kind of promise to you, mention that during the phone interview. 

There are many acne products in the market. However, most products are not effective yet costly. In fact, do not be surprised by how effective home remedies are. I will be sharing with you 3 great home remedies for acne in this article.

1) Improve your own knowledge about acne and rushing to the pharmacies to purchase acne products.

The first thing most people will do is to recommend you to buy certain products to treat your acne but I'm not one of them. Instead of rushing you to buy another acne product, I highly advise you to read up more about acne. Most people do not know the exact causes of acne and they know too little about acne.

If you want to cure acne, the first thing you need to do is to pick up the book Acne No More by Mike Walden. This book is written by a certified nutritionist who used holistic methods to cure his acne permanently. Most acne products in the market only provide short-term solution, but the 5 unique holistic steps listed in Acne No More can help you to cure your acne permanently.

2) Diet Plays A Huge Part In Curing Acne

What you need to do next is to reduce your intake of high sugar content foods. Some of the causes of acne are oily skin and excess dead skin cells on the skin surface. Most products try to remove the oil and dead skin cells from the body. What about the real problem that causes these factors to appear? The real problems are neglected and not dealt with.

High sugar content foods can cause your body to experience sugar rush. An insulin spike will follow next and this is a huge problem because this can lead to higher turnover rate of dead skin cells (excess dead skin cells on skin surface) and active sebum glands (oily skin).

Most people can use certain cleanser that promises you that it will keep your skin oil free for hours, but you will find that most do not keep their promise. You can get rid of the oil on your skin surface but you can't stop your sebum glands from producing excess oil without dealing with the real problem within.

You need to reduce or stop your intake of high sugar content foods like chocolate, white bread, pasta, white rice, donuts etc. These foods cause underlying problems to worsen and increase acne breakouts.

3) Fish Oil And Zinc

Fish oil contains essential fatty acids and it can help your body to become less prone to inflammation. Acne is a form of inflammation. When your body is prone to inflammation, it usually results in severe acne breakouts. You can get your source of fish oil from fatty fish such as salmon, tuna or even fish oil supplement.

Zinc acts like antibiotics without the side effects. Taking adequate amount of zinc supplements can help to kill the bacteria that cause acne.

Everyone suffering from acne problem is looking for a quick and easy acne treatment. They try whatever they can find, be it buying skin products, going for facial treatments or consulting a skin doctor. All these might help to alleviate the problem a little, but they do not really solve the actual problem that is deep-rooted inside your body.

There are many acne treatments and you can choose to use them concurrently. However, I would only recommend natural acne remedies. Do some of the skincare products that you see on TV works? Yes, to a certain extent. But you must remember that most of these acne treatments contain many other chemicals which will have other side effects in the future. In certain cases, it might even worsen your acne condition.

Stop acne from within your body

Most of you who suffer from acne could be due to what is going on in our bodies. You might be suffering from a food allergy that you are unaware of. In addition, our bodies are intoxicated with plenty of harmful chemicals that go into the food we eat and the air we breathe. We need to remove them using detox remedies. These chemicals might contribute to hormonal imbalance, which leads to acne breakouts. You can find many such remedies by doing an online search. Remove these toxins in your body and you will be on your way to a healthy-looking skin.

Another simple and yet effective way to treat acne is to drink plenty of water. Water can help remove the toxins in your body, thus speeding up the detox process. You should stick to drinking at least 8 glasses of water each day. Your skin will also look more radiant when you hydrate enough.

Stop acne from the outside

Look out for skincare products that contain honey. Honey is very useful in acne treatment because it contains enzymes that can help slow or even stop the growth of bacteria on your face. Honey is also rich in antioxidants, which can help remove free radicals on your face. These antioxidants can boost tissue growth, and at the same time, help in scar-healing. Opt for a honey facial mask or facial wash. It can be a little costly, but it is definitely well-worth your money.

Do not wash your face too often. You might think that washing often can help remove oil and dirt, but washing your face too often can make your skin too dry, thus allowing your oil glands to produce even more oil! This will worsen your acne condition. Use a suitable cleanser. If you have no idea what is your skin
condition, you might want to consult a dermatologist first before you begin any acne treatment.

I find it hilarious that people sign contracts with out reading them.  This summer we had an APX alarm representative come in to our home.  He spoke about the company and the alarm system.  We got the system for free and he tried to make it sound like only a few select homes were getting it for free.  I knew that most alarm companies will give away equipment for free to get you on the monthly monitoring contract.  What good is equipment if it isn't being monitored?

Come on people!  Do you really think that you are going to get 2K worth of equipment and free monthly monitoring for putting a simple sign in your yard? You sign a contract.  Read the contract!  That is something they teach in middle school.  If you are signing your name to something, you better darn well know what you are signing.  It is the job of the person selling you a contract to let you know the high level overview.  It is your job as the consumer to know the details. 

We are very happy with our APX alarm system.  The monitoring has been great.  We recently installed a new door.  They called us to let us know that the alarm had been tampered with.  We let them know what we were doing.  Then they told us to call if we needed help re-installing the alarm point. 

We knew that we were getting into a 39 month contract.  We knew what we were going to be charged each month.  We asked questions when the salesman was in our home.  We made sure we were informed before we signed our name to a contract. 

Please don't complain about how deceptive a company is when you don't even bother to read the contract that spells it out plain as day what you are getting yourself into. 

I find it hilarious that people sign contracts with out reading them.  This summer we had an APX alarm representative come in to our home.  He spoke about the company and the alarm system.  We got the system for free and he tried to make it sound like only a few select homes were getting it for free.  I knew that most alarm companies will give away equipment for free to get you on the monthly monitoring contract.  What good is equipment if it isn't being monitored?

Come on people!  Do you really think that you are going to get 2K worth of equipment and free monthly monitoring for putting a simple sign in your yard? You sign a contract.  Read the contract!  That is something they teach in middle school.  If you are signing your name to something, you better darn well know what you are signing.  It is the job of the person selling you a contract to let you know the high level overview.  It is your job as the consumer to know the details. 

We are very happy with our APX alarm system.  The monitoring has been great.  We recently installed a new door.  They called us to let us know that the alarm had been tampered with.  We let them know what we were doing.  Then they told us to call if we needed help re-installing the alarm point. 

We knew that we were getting into a 39 month contract.  We knew what we were going to be charged each month.  We asked questions when the salesman was in our home.  We made sure we were infomred before we signed our name to a contract. 

Please don't complain about how deceptive a company is when you don't even bother to read the contract that spells it out plain as day what you are getting yourself into. 

I have had an APX alarm system for several years now and I am extremely pleased with the level of service I have received from them. After my neighbors across the street were burglarized recently they decided to get an alarm system. They contacted ADT and APX (because they saw the sign in my yard). After seeing what both companies had to offer they chose APX. ADT told them they didn't need to have the door to their basement protected. That's how the burglar got into their house to begin with! They have also been very pleased with APX.

When my father-in-law needed an alarm system we recommended APX. He has also been very pleased with their service.

The ADT system we had before never worked properly and each and every time their service people came out to "fix" it (which they never were succesful at), it cost us $90. Whenever I had to call their customer service, I swear I was dealing with someone who was lobotomized! I have always had very alert and well-trained people when I dealt with APX.

Recently APX sold a number of their contracts to ADT (due to a cash flow problem caused by the tight credit situation). Ours was one. I immediately cancelled my ADT contract and resubscribed with APX. When I called them to complain that I didn't want to end up with ADT again, they said they would flag our account to make sure it never got sold again. They were very apologetic that they had been forced to sell the account in the first place.

As for having a contract, of course there's a contract! I don't see what there is to get riled up about. There's always a contract. You have a contract for your cell phone, one for your satellite, etc. What's the big deal?!?

I think APX is great. I can't be more pleased with their service and I will continue to recommend them.

If it changes things for you, the person that sold you an alarm was Amy Roah. You were the 40th of 94 people that she sold an alarm to this summer. Sixteen of those accounts were in a bad credit category, you were in a "pass", considered to be 625-649. She had 14 people cancel within the three day right of recision or through another means. Sixteen people she set up got more equipment than you did.

You got 10 pts, which is pretty good. Usually systems are only 6 (standard), but when the sales rep charges a $99 activation they can give away 8 without penalty. Otherwise, they are charged $30 per point. So if you paid the activation and got 10 points, you were given $60 of equipment out of her pocket, which isn't a big deal when she was paid about $250 for your sale. However, others that got 16 points, and didn't have to pay an activation, got $300 dollars of equipment. She still wins in this situation because it moves her up the payscale and she can bank those extra point by giving someone less equipment. For example, she charges them the 99 activation and gives them 7 points. In this case a point refers to $100 of suggested retail equipment.

The only time this doesn't match up is when you get a GSM Cell unit, like you did. In the packet it's listed as $395 retail, when it only costs her 3 points. You would have gotten this in one of three situations: 1. You have comcast/vonage/WOW phone line that contains the feature VOIP. 2. You don't have a landline, only cell phones. 3. You were sold on the fact that burgulars could cut your phone lines, therefore bypassing your alarm.

Other than that you were given three door/windows, a motion detector, smoke detector, and of course the Lynx panel.

She probably made it all look really good by adding up your equipment, free installation, etc to the total of about $1700. If she was decent at building value, she might have snuck in some other numbers like a back up battery, lifetime warranty, sign replacement, etc. Truth is, they all come with a back up battery, and all the equipment is covered under normal wear and tare as noted on one of the pages of the packet.

I can tell you pretty much anything else you want to know, including the name of that neighbor that also got the system and what equipment they got. I'm pretty much a KnowItALL, so just let me know. Or maybe I'll give you a call sometime, it still ends 3359, right?