SolarTruth Bomb
A Solar Sales Story: The Bargain That Backfired
MySolarRooftop
1/9/20251 min read
Buyer: "Your cost is too high! XYZ company is offering 20% cheaper!"
Me: "Sir, they're providing 440W panels. We're offering 545W Tier-1."
Buyer: "Panel is panel! Just match their price."
Me: "But sir..."
Buyer: "Final offer. Take it or leave it."
6 months later
Buyer: "Hello? I have been trying to reach someone in your company to help me"
XYZ: "Please contact between 10 AM to 10:30 AM on alternate Tuesdays."
Buyer: "But my system is down!"
XYZ: "The fault is in the inverter, the inverter company needs to respond."
Buyer: "But no one from the inverter company visited"
XYZ: "They say it's the installer's fault, but the fault is in the inverter"
Buyer: "But now what?"
XYZ: "Buy a new inverter, the price is Rs 280,000/-*"
Buyer: "WHAT? But what about warranty?!"
XYZ: "Sir, please refer to page 394, subsection 7.2(b) of warranty terms**"
Truth Bombs 💥:
When your inverter company and installer play ping pong with responsibility, you're the table 🏓
Warranty documents thicker than your family photo album? Red flag! 🚩
That budget inverter is like a budget parachute - you'll only regret it once 🪂
The only thing more missing than after-sales support? The money you "saved" 💸
Remember: In solar, you're not just buying hardware, you're buying a relationship. Make sure it's not a toxic one!
Terms & conditions apply ** Warranty valid only when Mercury is in retrograde and during lunar eclipses 🌘
P.S. The only thing cheaper than those panels? The chances of getting after-sales support! 😅