Blunderbuss Posted August 31, 2009 Report Share Posted August 31, 2009 (edited) No body who has anything worth buying needs to knock on peoples doors. I hate the invasion of my privacy of someone disrupting my precious time at home by hawking tat. We live in a cul-de-sac with a recently installed "NO COLD CALLING ZONE" sign at the entrance, it goes on to say that residents will not buy on the doorstep and will report people who ignore this to the cops. This sign was supplied by the police as part of the neighbourhood watch scheme. I have a sticker on the door reiterating this. Seems to do the job Edited August 31, 2009 by Blunderbuss Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruno22rf Posted August 31, 2009 Report Share Posted August 31, 2009 I use the same response every time the **** bang on my door-"if you're selling it -i dont want it and if its for free then ive allready got one-now leave my property or i will charge you an entrance fee"-works a treat.By the way- a warning-if you ever sign up for anything at the door believing that you have a 14 day cooling off period then be warned that the **** have a way around it-if you show an interest with the caller he will say that you need to speak to his manager who is a couple of doors away (the other guy is doing the same thing with any interested party)-he will then call the other salesman over-if you agree to this then you are no longer protected by the cold calling regulations as you are deemed to have invited the second salesman onto your property-if you then sign a contract you will be legally obliged to honour it-you have been warned! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smig4373 Posted August 31, 2009 Report Share Posted August 31, 2009 I did door knocking when i was 17.Limping and talking like a mongol..(sorry,for want of a better word.no offence intended).....the hawkers license we had were fakes.only did it for 2 days then hitched it home.(spalding to mansfield)...worst job i ever had i reckon..we got a 3rd of what we sold...now,i always buy the cheapest thing off em now..in a hope that if they going to thieve that night...it wont be my shed there robbing... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pipmoff Posted September 2, 2009 Report Share Posted September 2, 2009 When our door goes the Ridgeback is at the gate in seconds displaying his wares (very white and sharp), then when you open the door the Boerboel tries to get out to see who is at the door. They dont hang around too long when they see you are hanging onto a Mastiff trying to keep her inside the house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted September 2, 2009 Report Share Posted September 2, 2009 I just bin the catalogues, my first house was in a fairly ***** area and we had the full round of tat from betterware and ******** etc just kept binning every catalogue then they can't keep leaving it on my or someone elses doorstep. Its a cracking business concept get plebs to pay for and do all your marketing and sell them the product that they then have to get rid of. Even better form it into a pyramid scheme so they make money out of introducing more plebs and suddenly your turnover goes through the roof with no effort. Sadly its the people at the bottom of the scheme who pay for it all and usually they're the unemployed or redundant ones who can least afford it and would be far better off getting a bar job instead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mungler Posted September 2, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 2, 2009 I just bin the catalogues, my first house was in a fairly ***** area and we had the full round of tat from betterware and ******** etc just kept binning every catalogue then they can't keep leaving it on my or someone elses doorstep. Its a cracking business concept get plebs to pay for and do all your marketing and sell them the product that they then have to get rid of. Even better form it into a pyramid scheme so they make money out of introducing more plebs and suddenly your turnover goes through the roof with no effort. Sadly its the people at the bottom of the scheme who pay for it all and usually they're the unemployed or redundant ones who can least afford it and would be far better off getting a bar job instead Pffffff <giggles> I am waiting for Amateur to pop along and correct you...... they are not pyramid schemes, (apparently), they are growth marketing concepts with the potential for untold riches, and such jargon. <giggles> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyb Posted September 2, 2009 Report Share Posted September 2, 2009 Yeah right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted September 2, 2009 Report Share Posted September 2, 2009 mm when you have one person introduce two people and make money from their sales and they introduce more and the top person benefits and so it goes on looks sort of like a triangular form sales pattern to me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dieseldogg Posted September 2, 2009 Report Share Posted September 2, 2009 A over 50kg over friendly Mastiff with toxic slobbers seems to work. For us anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amateur Posted September 2, 2009 Report Share Posted September 2, 2009 Pffffff <giggles> I am waiting for Amateur to pop along and correct you...... they are not pyramid schemes, (apparently), they are growth marketing concepts with the potential for untold riches, and such jargon. <giggles> Network marketing produces incomes of £50-£500 per week for people right from the start. With training and hard work, very good full or part-time incomes are achievable (and can be verified). Top distributors are making well over £100k per annum It is easy to mock - but it works for me and can work for anyone in the UK, Ireland, Holland or Germany Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted September 2, 2009 Report Share Posted September 2, 2009 (edited) you're a lucky boy in that case this demonstrates a little more and if you make 100K a year good on ya but its on the back of a lot of dashed hopes and personally being in business its a great concept for the company rather than the people down the chain http://www.squidoo.com/******** having read it I'm now feeling mean for using catalogues to light the fire :( Edited September 2, 2009 by al4x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashman Posted September 2, 2009 Report Share Posted September 2, 2009 I don't want people knocking on my door trying to sell me anything: if I want mops, double glazing, cheaper gas, whatever, I'll arrange it myself. If I wish to help people, I'll give to charity, not buy tat from soembody on my door step. It's either begging or just a damn nuisance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonySmith Posted September 2, 2009 Report Share Posted September 2, 2009 Just answer the door wearing a disposable paper mask and just say Bird Flu....they foxtrot oscar PDQ.......... :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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