Direct Buy solicited me at the June 2013 First Friday event downtown. I fell for the pitch...and signed up for them to contact me. Everything looked good especially the part about saving money for name brand stuff. But things came to a screeching halt when they called me back 4 days after signing up, which just happened to be about 60 seconds ago as I'm writing this. They have an archaic policy that if you are married or have a significant other that they must be present on your first visit. Well, in our relationship we have our areas of expertise, and one of us will check things out and then if we like it then we bring the other into it. I flat out told the Direct Buy rep that I refuse to accept their archaic, asinine, and dare I say it downright sexist policy.\n\nThere is no deal out there that warrants changing what works for me and my family. Kinetico tried the same stunt to sell us a water softener in that they want to do the full court press and if the man won't go for it, they'll persuade the woman to do it. Sorry...I don't do high pressure sales tactics nor will I put my family into that kind of situation. \n\nThis review will be monitored. I signed up for their list, I got called by their direct marketer, I had a direct experience with Direct Buy, and if this negative review gets yanked I will be on this with lightning speed.