waiting is good...contacting a sales guy is also guy...get to know them....make sure they know you're interested, then wait. They often need to boost end of quarter/end of year results and will call you back with a deal when the time is right.

I asked for quotes from a lot of companies and now I get special offers via email every now and again.
I guess it's OK IF you want it.

That would be one way to find good offers, I just delete them without reading so not sure what any of them are like.