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Tesco selling dental insurance.

A woman stopped me in Tesco, trying to sell dental insurance. I don't mind the Big Issue seller at the door, even a charity collector or two- but I'm there for my groceries, nothing else,
I shot a vein in my neck and coughed up a Quaalude.
Lou Reed The Last Shot

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  • uktim29
    uktim29 Posts: 2,722 Forumite
    Just walk buy! Tesco don't just sell groceries so you may be exposed to other areas of their business. If you don't like it go somewhere else.
  • Dreamnine
    Dreamnine Posts: 8,370 Forumite
    uktim29 wrote: »
    Just walk buy! Tesco don't just sell groceries so you may be exposed to other areas of their business. If you don't like it go somewhere else.
    I do, but they !!!! me off nonetheless. I was approached/targeted as soon as I was in the door.
    I shot a vein in my neck and coughed up a Quaalude.
    Lou Reed The Last Shot
  • Emma37
    Emma37 Posts: 411 Forumite
    There were two of them standing right by the entrance to my Tesco today. I managed to evade them by rushing past when I went into the store. When I came out the woman practically grabbed me, I said I couldn't stop as I was in a hurry. She then followed me and started trying to flog the dental insurance. I find that tactic a real nuisance.
  • All the supermarkets are doing this and it drives me crazy!! Every time I go in Sainburys I get stopped down the biscuit isle and they try and get me to switch elec/gas supplier - I have started to lie and I now just say I am in a rented house and I can't switch supplier - they just leave you alone then! I go to a supermarket to do my shopping not get harrassed!!
    SAHM Mummy to
    ds (born Oct 2007) and dd (born June 2010)
  • redrabbit29
    redrabbit29 Posts: 1,074 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts Name Dropper
    ts_aly2000 wrote: »
    Tell em you have dentures. Awkward answer naturally.

    "HELLO!! WoUlD YOU bE INTerested in OUr new insurANCE?"
    "I'd rather kill myself."


    Haha, that did make me laugh actually! :D
    Amo L'Italia
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