Best Time For Purchasing A Home Alarm System
When consumers are searching around for a product or service most don’t know that there are specific times during the day, month, or year that purchasing that product or service is ideal. You may get a better discount or longer warranty or other incentives – or you may not. A lot what you pay depends on when you’re paying. This is also true with purchasing a home alarm system.
Purchasing a home alarm system shouldn’t take very long, but planning out some time at a certain point of a given month can get you a great deal. Home alarm companies often run promotions in the beginning and end of the month. Although this is not true with every alarm company it’s a pretty safe bet that most of the companies on Alarm System Report’s list will have a better promotion in the beginning or end of the month. This would be an ideal time to be purchasing a home alarm system for your home.
The main reason that purchasing a home alarm system at the beginning or end of the month is ideal is because alarm companies charge a monthly fee for monitoring service. Not to mention a lot of alarm companies are also providing Do It Yourself installation – meaning there is a turnaround time to receiving your alarm system. Some customers may not receive there alarm system for a few days or a week – and it wouldn’t be right to charge a customer for alarm service they’re only using for half of a month if you bought early or maybe only a day or two if you bought late in the month.
The fact is many alarm companies will give you the “first month free”. This means they won’t pro-rate any monitoring fees and simply not charge you until the next full billing cycle. Ultimately, purchasing a home alarm system at the end of the month, within the last couple days, is ideal.
If you purchase a home alarm system at the end of the month and purchase a DIY alarm system you may not have your system in hand and installed until after the first of the next month. Because of this the alarm company would rather give you that first month free of charge as opposed to charging you for unused monitoring or dealing with the headache of pro-rating customers.
Lastly, many alarm companies offer better discount incentives in the beginning and the end of the month as they’re trying to ramp up their sales and get a good start at the beginning and trying to finish strong at the end. These are great times to ask about promotions or negotiate a better price. The end of the month is also ideal for this strategy.
So, if you’re purchasing a home alarm system and are trying to think of the right time you’ve got your answer. Give the company a call at the beginning, or end, of the month to take advantage of special offers or free months of service. Trust us, you’ll not only be happier with purchasing an alarm system but you’ll be ecstatic about the deal you just received.
