Ringtons cold calling - new tactic

Equaliser123

prowla wrote: »

Why does somebody think that ignoring the sign on the door is going to make you remotely interested in doing business with them?

You assume they bothered to notice it.

arcon5

When we moved into our last property it had one of those signs on from the previous tenants. About a week later we couldn't believe our luck when a Virgin chap knocked on our door to offer their services, we signed up there and then, cancelled the BT order we wasn't majorly pleased with and never looked back

Evilm

pimento wrote: »

Sorry but.... :rotfl:

I bet the police will rush to that call. Not.

I don't either but I'd still tell the company that I'd do it. Whether I'd actually do it or not if they did knock again is a different matter.

Pollycat

Re Ringtons - we don't have a sign up about 'no cold callers' - TBH it doesn't bother me that much.

Last week a guy knocked and he was a rep for Ringtons.

He asked what tea we drank and I said (truthfully) 'My OH drinks tea, he's tasted Rington's and prefers Dilmah's (which is pretty hard to get hold of).

He then asked me about coffee and I said (again truthfully) I usually buy Kenco or Nescafe Colombian & Costa Rican when on offer in Tesco.

He asked me if I'd try their coffee, priced at £2.49 per 100gm (which works out the same as I usually pay) and he'd throw in a free packet of biscuits (which my Mum loves).

So I said 'yes' and he said someone would call the following day between 3 & 4pm with the coffee & biscuits but they never did!

What a waste of time for Ringtons.

pinkshoes

pug_in_a_bed wrote: »

My mum and dad get ringtons tea and ginger biscuits delivered, I have to say they do the best tea I've ever had!

Made on the same production line as M&S teabags...

Pollycat

pinkshoes wrote: »

Made on the same production line as M&S teabags...

With the same blend of tea?

Tommo781

starrystarry wrote: »

My sister usually keeps me supplied with Ringtons tea bags but the selfish little madam hasn't ordered any for a while. Now I'll have to make do with Typhoo or fork out £4.50 P&P.

Some sister she is

You can't even rely on family nowadays :D

meer53

fluffnutter wrote: »

You can buy online from Ringtons. Really, no reputable company these days needs to be flogging door to door. It's a much maligned and unpopular way of drumming up business and sensible companies are wise to avoid it. There are a few exceptions I guess; some established businesses are very much associated with doorstep selling, e.g. Avon, Bettaware, Kleeneze. Mind you, even these manage to piss people off

A lot of people who order from Ringtons door to door salespeople are pensioners who won't have access to the internet. Where my MIL lives, in a sheltered accomodation complex, they all love Ringtons. Also, the Ringtons rep might be the only person they see or speak to during the day.

As for the OP, personally i can't understand why you would have a doorstep argument with someone about why they have knocked at your door. Or make a complaint, but thats just me. I'd just be polite and say i'm not interested thanks, i always find that if you're polite with people, they accept what you're saying.

Pollycat

meer53
I agree with both your points.

Tommo781

meer53 wrote: »

A lot of people who order from Ringtons door to door salespeople are pensioners who won't have access to the internet. Where my MIL lives, in a sheltered accomodation complex, they all love Ringtons. Also, the Ringtons rep might be the only person they see or speak to during the day.

As for the OP, personally i can't understand why you would have a doorstep argument with someone about why they have knocked at your door. Or make a complaint, but thats just me. I'd just be polite and say i'm not interested thanks, i always find that if you're polite with people, they accept what you're saying.

I totally agree with your first point. I have nothing against Ringtons as a company at all, and as I have said previously I know they are reputable.

My issue is very much that this particular woman ignored a sign that was right in front of her eyes when she rang my bell, and then tried to say she wasn't trying to sell me anything. I really don't like being lied to. The reason I started this thread was to warn FMs in case others in their sales force were using this tactic. It may be just this one woman, or several others too, I don't know. But believe me she was tenacious and wasn't going to take a "not today, thankyou" as a reason to get her hand out of the door opening.

Obviously I don't know where you live, but maybe you are luckier than we are. We live in an ordinary house, in an ordinary street. We are plagued with cold callers. Before we had the sign, it was not unusual to get 4 or 5 a day! It really does get very wearing.