Virgin Media Doorsteppers Misrepresenting Facts

agrinnall

I said 'not interested' to a landscaper who rang my bell the other day (after already putting a leaflet through the letter box) and he told me to 'p1ss off', great technique for winning new customers!

tealady

agrinnall wrote: »

I said 'not interested' to a landscaper who rang my bell the other day (after already putting a leaflet through the letter box) and he told me to 'p1ss off', great technique for winning new customers!

:rotfl:

Once when I told a door to door salesperson I wasn't interested he responded with "I'm only trying to earn a living" to which my response was "and I'm trying to have some peace and quiet".

I love giving them stupid answers though.

Smodlet

I was once accosted in my street by some oik trying to sign people up to some cheap-as-frozen-chips, Iceland-on-wheels outfit. He was downright aggressive; "Don't you want to save money on good quality food, then?" in the same tone as "I'll smash yer face in." I told him he would win a lot of customers that way, too.

I think it takes someone with far more patience than most to do that job well. He was clearly unsuited.

Smodlet

Caz3121 wrote: »

we have a "no cold callers" sign on our door so don't get bothered by doorstep sellers (any more)

Does that actually work, Caz3121? I have mentally written such a sign a hundred times but OH was against it... Possibly because he used to sell double glazing. He had to quit because he was "not enough of a b@stard" to make it work. :rotfl:

sheramber

You an download a sign from the Action Fraud site

https://www.actionfraud.police.uk/national-consumer-week-nov12

https://www.actionfraud.police.uk/sites/default/files/SuperSign.pdf

Smodlet

Wow, sheramber. A criminal offence? I hate cold callers but find that very surprising. I will give this serious consideration. Thank you.

ETA: I still prefer my version, though: "We don't buy from door steppers: Not goods, services, politics, charity nor religion."

sheramber

https://www2.oxfordshire.gov.uk/cms/content/no-cold-caller-zones

It is now a criminal offence for cold callers to return to someone’s house, if they have been asked to leave.

dealer_wins

Cold calling should be made illegal full stop IMO.

MothballsWallet

dealer_wins wrote: »

Cold calling should be made illegal full stop IMO.

And the punishment should be: all senior managers in the offending company (and the one that hires them if an agency) have their fingers chopped off.

DoaM

jackieblack wrote: »

Sky Broadband uses normal phone landlines

I know it does ... I forgot to add to my previous post.

I was being somewhat rhetorical ... since Sky BB uses the BT infrastructure then Sky are probably not the only option for that poster ... unless it is a very rural exchange where Sky are the only provider wanting to offer any form of Internet connection. (Unlikely, but possible).