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It's MY DOORSTEP
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As gregg1 says:
How do you know you don't know somebody until you answer the door? :rotfl:
Maybe not 'so simple as'.
Do Specsavers do X-ray vision as well as glasses and hearing aids? :rotfl:
Well don't moan about it when you answer the door and someone is there trying to make a living haha!!
Obviously some people live in houses without windows!! Maybe they should take a quote from my hubby!!Read my diaryHere
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chocolatelover93 wrote: »The annoying thing is because they are abroad they don't have to abide by the TPS
Indeed, and as I didn't ask them to call, I can continue to spout complete nonsense to them. :beer:
One more comes to mind, he could write off my debts; all £2.47 of them.
He asked why I didn't just pay it, but I pressed him to write it off for me as that would be cheaper.
In the end he just hung up, how rude.
Toyota - 'Always a better way', avoid buying Toyota.0 -
What really annoys me is the ones that knock on 2 or 3 doors at once,
so you open the door and they are next door and shout across do you want windows and doors mate, err no not from a pillock like you:mad:
you might impress the time and motion man but your customer service skills are crap.
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chocolatelover93 wrote: »Should've gone to spectsavers.
Don't answer the door to people you don't know then! Simple as!
Simple (or is it stupid) being the operative word here!!!!0 -
chocolatelover93 wrote: »Well don't moan about it when you answer the door and someone is there trying to make a living haha!!
Obviously some people live in houses without windows!! Maybe they should take a quote from my hubby!!
Actually, in every house I have lived in you couldn't see who was on the door step because there wasn't a clear line of sight. My current front door has a spy hole in the door, but it is not possible to see whether the person has an ID badge on. At least the charity collectors generally have garish t-shirts on so I can spot them easily!0 -
chocolatelover93 wrote: »Well don't moan about it when you answer the door and someone is there trying to make a living haha!!
Obviously some people live in houses without windows!! Maybe they should take a quote from my hubby!!
First of all, I would NEVER buy anything from a company which has to resort to cold calling in order to sell a product.
Secondly, If someone is on my property uninvited and trying to sell me something, I will do more than moan and they will have asked for it, particularly if they ignore the signs on my door telling them not to bother me.
Last but not least, I fear that if your husband shares your lack of comprehension then he should expect to have an awful lot of doors slammed in his face!!0 -
First of all, I would NEVER buy anything from a company which has to resort to cold calling in order to sell a product.
I wouldn't be inclined to buy from cold callers either (especially high pressure situations), but there is nothing inherently wrong with their business practice if done correctly! Some may even have a good product!Secondly, If someone is on my property uninvited and trying to sell me something, I will do more than moan and they will have asked for it, particularly if they ignore the signs on my door telling them not to bother me.
As long as they are cold calling LEGALLY then you shouldn't be a douche!
UNLESS you have a sign which is clearly displayed, in which case then fair enough!
As a side note I used to get confused with the words "no canvassers" - seemed like a confusing way of saying "no cold callers", but that's just me
....such is the rudeness of some peopleLast but not least, I fear that if your husband shares your lack of comprehension then he should expect to have an awful lot of doors slammed in his face!!0 -
I wouldn't be inclined to buy from cold callers either (especially high pressure situations), but there is nothing inherently wrong with their business practice if done correctly! Some may even have a good product!
As long as they are cold calling LEGALLY then you shouldn't be a douche!
UNLESS you have a sign which is clearly displayed, in which case then fair enough!
As a side note I used to get confused with the words "no canvassers" - seemed like a confusing way of saying "no cold callers", but that's just me
....such is the rudeness of some people
I DO have a sign which is clearly displayed but even if I did not, if I have not asked for the product, do not knock my door trying to sell it to me! You can call me all the offensive names under the sun but I still reserve the right, seeing as you are on my property, uninvited to tell you to clear off in no uncertain terms. If you don't like it, well, following your earlier logic, don't knock on my door
re your last sentence, pot and kettle spring to mind. You were the one who initially became very rude and defensive when you failed to comprehend (on several occasions) the point both myself and Pollycat were trying to make re opening the door.
PS. If their product is that good they should not need to cold call people!!0 -
chocolatelover93 wrote: »Well don't moan about it when you answer the door and someone is there trying to make a living haha!!
Obviously some people live in houses without windows!! Maybe they should take a quote from my hubby!!
I didn't moan about it (and don't) - unless they are rude to me first.
If your husband was polite to me and accepted my 'no thank you, I'm not interested', we'd part on good terms.
If however, he was like this guy:
then we wouldn't.He said 'You've had your windows done, so what's next?'
I said 'nothing'.
'How about a conservatory?'
'I don't want one'.
'Doors?'
'Done at the same time as the windows'.
Soffits & fascias?.
'No'
'Well, can I arrange for a quote that will guarantee the price?'
'No. Because I would want 'knobbly bits' (these are corbels, sort of Georgian style) and last time I had loads of sales people assure me that 'yes, of course we can fit them' until the bloke doing the quote turned up and said 'actually, we can't' thus wasting both our times'
He just huffed, turned and walked off without another word.
Obviously people don't live in houses without windows.
Obviously some people can't see who is at the door out of their window.
I can't. So I have to open the door to see who it is. :wall:
I'll reject the offer of a quote from your hubby.
'Again I'll reject the offer of a quote from your hubby'.
'I've already told you I'm not interested in a quote from your hubby'.
'I don't want a quote from your hubby'.
'Oh, just !!!!!! off'. :rotfl:0 -
Any good canvasser will be able to read a sign and respect the home owner's wishes.chocolatelover93 wrote: »Well any good canvasser will have ID on him and they normally wear company t-shirts or uniform.<snipped for brevity>0
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