We've recently had Verdi give us a quote for a conservatory. After reading the other poor reviews on here, we can mostly echo what others are saying. To clarify, we contacted them, and our appointment with them was solicited, but we also made it clear that we were only looking for a quote.
We've opted for two stars as the saleswoman was initially polite, asked if we wanted her to remove her mask / shoes and was kind and good to our puppy. She gave us some helpful recommendations, considering this was our first quote, we're a young couple in a new-build house and before this we knew literally nothing about conservatory pricing.
But then we got to the price, and things went downhill.
For starters, the sales pitch suddenly became very pushy, and we weren't expecting such a hard sell on a quotation visit. We got the 'very expensive initial quote but we can give you this discount code which is only valid during this sales visit which makes it closer to a competitive price' technique (which sounds like an obligation that you WILL experience, based on the other reviews).
When we stuck to the fact that we just wanted a quote, we were asked "What's stopping you from buying this right now?" As if the specifics of our financial situation are A) any of their business and B) relevant anyway. Just a reminder, we don't need a reason to say no. We're the customer. If we just plain don't feel like it, that's still a good enough reason.
When we said we wanted to think about it (because, like most couples, we like to have a discussion together before we just say 'OK yeah sure' to spending ~£15k), we were made to feel like we were being unreasonable.
We also didn't appreciate the salesperson calling their manager, which followed as a result. Being made to feel guilty that you don't want to shell out then and there and spoken about like you're not in the room, when you're of course actually sat a few feet away from them is a good way to lose your audience.
After repeated, repeated declinations to their offers, the salesperson left with visible disappointment. They realised they weren't getting a sale, and left civilly enough, but we've never felt so uncomfortable in our own home. It was the closest we've ever come to asking someone to leave.
Seems somewhat ironic to us that their tactic actually lost them their sale. We were actually looking to use them in the future (when we, not them, decided the time was right), but not after that visit. And looking at the other similar reviews, we're very happy feeling like we've dodged a bullet. I only hope the elderly or the too-polite aren't pressured into a sale by the pushy tactics. In our opinion, not the way we like to negotiate sales. At all.