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unwelcome callers

fogfog
edited December 2009 in Chit chat
I can't be doing with em.. why can't they read the f'ing sign.. NO door to door sales folk.. or chuggers etc

although.. I never thought I'd say this.. the jahova witness I answered the door to just now.. was hot. :) haha

one way to get rid of em.. ask em about dinosaurs :D
or I just say I'm off to donate blood..hehe

the other week someone was doing a milk round, looking for new customers.. lemme see.. a MASSIVE supermarket is all of minutes walk away.. hhmm ... I told him I didn't need milk, and got a strange look back.. I said I was lactose intolerant.. (I'm not , but it got rid of him)
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  • psj3809psj3809
    edited December 2009
    We've recently had some young lads come to the door, they give you a card saying the organisation theyre from. They say basically theyve just come out of prison (or a young offenders) and how they've struggled to get work but now are selling door to door to try to work etc.

    The only thing i've bought from them (mostly kitchen stuff) is a dog toy (which he destroys in 10 mins !). I did believe the gumpf but i wonder if its some sort of, well its not a scam but i wonder if these are quite common.

    Happens about once every 2 months, some lad knocks on the door and does his speech. First time i told them where to go and i wasnt interested, after that i saw the guy (when walking my dog) and apologised, hes not doing any harm and is trying to do a job so i thought i'll help support that.
  • milemile
    edited December 2009
    ive always found a polite, 'no thank you' and shutting the door does the trick.

    don't mind religious folk, as they aren't lining their own pockets (well they are in a spiritual way).

    sales people are the worst, its usually virgin saying they have a special offer only available for my street.
  • psj3809psj3809
    edited December 2009
    Hardly have any sales people, have the odd girl come round to try and 'save us money' by switching gas companies but theyre all the same, they might be cheaper to begin with but 2 months later theyre high priced.

    Gypsies scare me though ! When they knock on the door to sell pegs or mention a problem on our roof i say a nice no thanks. Dont want to mess with the gypsies !
  • milemile
    edited December 2009
    psj3809 wrote: »
    We've recently had some young lads come to the door, they give you a card saying the organisation theyre from. They say basically theyve just come out of prison (or a young offenders) and how they've struggled to get work but now are selling door to door to try to work etc.

    The only thing i've bought from them (mostly kitchen stuff) is a dog toy (which he destroys in 10 mins !). I did believe the gumpf but i wonder if its some sort of, well its not a scam but i wonder if these are quite common.

    Happens about once every 2 months, some lad knocks on the door and does his speech. First time i told them where to go and i wasnt interested, after that i saw the guy (when walking my dog) and apologised, hes not doing any harm and is trying to do a job so i thought i'll help support that.

    i bet if you asked, they'd sell you some drugs or nicked electrical goods. would come in handy for christmas.
  • fogfog
    edited December 2009
    my all time favourite one though, some **** probably a druggy rings the bell at 6:30am.. can you spare 90p for the bus.. my wife is in hospital and just gave birth to our first kid.. I need the bus fare, if you could spare it...

    only thing is.. the tw@ tries the same thing 3 months later.. this time I tell the fool to ring up the sun, since I always thought it to 9 months to have a kid.
  • fogfog
    edited December 2009
    psj3809 wrote: »
    Gypsies scare me though ! When they knock on the door to sell pegs or mention a problem on our roof i say a nice no thanks. Dont want to mess with the gypsies !

    it's common, or the old drive routinue. speakers in a car park..etc etc..

    locally , they were nicking super market trolleys de-badging them. and selling them on to smaller shops.. so now due to them ****'s ?1 deposit.
  • dm_boozefreekdm_boozefreek
    edited December 2009
    One of the worst are power companies, and I've posted this one up before somewhere, but Scottish Power are one of the worst, they do actually have pretty good prices, and AFAIK my ma is with them. But it's not weither they are cheap or not it's the deception they peddle as a sales pitch. They basically tell you you cannot tell a bare faced lie, but you can bend the truth a little bit if the person at the door looks a bit of a mug.

    Then the sales pitch actually starts with a bare faced lie "Just calling round to see if you've had your reductions through" when you know fine well the people in that area aren't with Scottish Power and have never been sent a single piece of paper from that company. If they say no? Pitch them "IF?" you know fine well they don't have a clue what they're talking about. So you're then supposed to say something on the lines of "Well let me show you the reductions we can offer you" Or some bollocks like that.

    N-Power were just as bad and they canvassed up and down my bloody street about 17 times in 1 week, got kind off annoying when they knocked on the door for the 4th day running. Had a friend who worked for N-Power for a while, he was black, he knocked the boss out cos' he called him a worthless lazy N****r or words to that effect. Ended up doing a small stretch for it if I remember right?

    So my verdict power companies = scum of the earth.
    Every night is curry night!
  • psj3809psj3809
    edited December 2009
    fog wrote: »
    my all time favourite one though, some **** probably a druggy rings the bell at 6:30am.. can you spare 90p for the bus.. my wife is in hospital and just gave birth to our first kid.. I need the bus fare, if you could spare it...

    only thing is.. the tw@ tries the same thing 3 months later.. this time I tell the fool to ring up the sun, since I always thought it to 9 months to have a kid.

    When i was about 17 or 18 i was at Waterloo station, some foreign bloke did the whole story about 'need 50p for a ticket....' i fell for it and gave it to him. Was annoying as anything when i saw him 5 mins later doing the same story to someone else. Obvoiusly from now on its a total f*ck off from me if anyone asks ! (Sadly the odd person might be telling the truth !)

    Mentioned before the story about Safestyle Windows, we wanted some companies to give us a quote, it was unbelieable. He was there for 3 and a half hours and still then was trying to get us to sign before he left, it fell from 9.5k to 4.5k to his final offer of 2.5k !

    If he had come out with the final price straight away i would have gone for it, instead i paid 3k for the windows from a local company, didnt mind it was more, they didnt give me BS and were honest. Safestyle are just shocking, the poor old grannies who must just sign to get rid of them is scary to think about.

    The way Safestyle do their pitch (even when you say i just want a rough quote) is unbelievable. Would never get anything from them ever
  • WinstonWinston
    edited December 2009
    I've only ever had one, the Jehovah's witnesses. However, I was busy with some carpentry at the time - I was working right by the door so just absentmindedly opened it, carrying a hammer in one hand, and a piece of wood with an enormous nail sticking out of it in the other. They sort of went "errr, I can see your busy, umm we'll try the next house"
  • ismellicecreamismellicecream
    edited December 2009
    About 6 years ago we started getting bills off N power claiming we owed them nearly 2 grand in unpaid bills. We told them we didnt as we were not even customers and they apologised. A few months later they did the same and again, eventually apologised.

    More time passes and they start again, and this time they insisted we were customers, and started making threats. My missus was heavily pregnant at this point and was stressed, especially when they informed us they had booked the bailiffs.

    I let rip down the phone to them and informed them I had sent all correspondence to energywatch or whoever, and when I mentioned my missus being pregnant, they suddenly shit themselves and called everything off. A short while later they sent us a cheque for ?150 as a courtesy. I sent it back and told them to shove it up their arse, they were not getting off that lightly.

    Never did get around to taking any action against them.

    But still they send canvassers - I tell them I dont deal with N power, and they should have been informed to save the embarressment of knocking. They say 'Ooh I'll put DNC (do not call) next to your address'. Behold a week later another one knocks.

    I say we all get together and sue these companies for spamming. :D
  • GrazGraz
    edited December 2009
    psj3809 wrote: »
    They say basically theyve just come out of prison (or a young offenders) and how they've struggled to get work but now are selling door to door to try to work etc.

    Isn't it illegal to ask for money at the door? Why not wrestle them to the floor, confiscate the goods and phone the cops? Would be fun to get 'em banged-up for a few more months.
  • grey keygrey key
    edited December 2009
    Over the past month or so, I have had two different women knock on the door saying that they are following up on a letter they sent me a week or so ago about a government survey taking place. One was about health and recreational activities, the other was about spending habits and social activities. Both women started to walk into the house without invitation, untill stopped, both said that I HAD to do the questionaire, even though when I quizzed them on it they admitted it was optional. Each woman arrived in a car and drove away rapidly when they went, each was well dressed and well spoken, but both got extremely angry with me when I refused. Surely if they were doing a genuine survey they would have been on foot and have gone house to house.

    I have now recieved an actual letter saying that a woman will be calling to ask questions about recreation, leisure and sport. The letter which was stamped was still hand delivered and handwritten on the envelope was " This is NOT junk mail PLEASE READ as I WILL be back soon ".

    The letter states " Now you have been selected, we can not replace you with another person "
    it sounds more like a threat, than a voluntary invitation.

    Has anyone else been recieving anything similar ?
    Every time I read that the oldest person in the world has died, I have to do a quick check to see it isn't ME..........
  • 1980-20..1980-20..
    edited December 2009
    about what !!
  • grey keygrey key
    edited December 2009
    Sorry I accidentally posted before I was finished, talk about auto-pilot.......Updated now........
    Every time I read that the oldest person in the world has died, I have to do a quick check to see it isn't ME..........
  • milemile
    edited December 2009
    hot women coming to your door asking what you like to do for fun, and your spending habits.

    they are prostitutes, bring them in. make sure you agree a price first.

    or batter them to death with a claw hammer after you've done your business.
  • grey keygrey key
    edited December 2009
    mile wrote: »
    batter them to death with a claw hammer.

    No sooner said than done ! Can anyone lend me a spade ? Mind you the garden is almost full to bursting at the moment with " Cough " flowers, Damn those flowers they keep knocking at the door..........

    P.S. Can I say MILE made me do it ? I have the proof above.............
    Every time I read that the oldest person in the world has died, I have to do a quick check to see it isn't ME..........
  • dm_boozefreekdm_boozefreek
    edited December 2009
    mile wrote: »
    hot women coming to your door asking what you like to do for fun, and your spending habits.

    they are prostitutes, bring them in. make sure you agree a price first.

    or batter them to death with a claw hammer after you've done your business.

    I thought you Yorkies favoured the Ball Hammer less splatter than the claw, Eeeergh! The dirty bitches kill em' all ;)
    Every night is curry night!
  • joefishjoefish
    edited December 2009
    Tell them you don't want to be their friend on Facebook.
    Joefish
    - IONIAN-GAMES.com -
  • Dr BEEPDr BEEP
    edited December 2009
    fog wrote: »
    my all time favourite one though, some **** probably a druggy rings the bell at 6:30am.. can you spare 90p for the bus.. my wife is in hospital and just gave birth to our first kid.. I need the bus fare, if you could spare it...

    only thing is.. the tw@ tries the same thing 3 months later.. this time I tell the fool to ring up the sun, since I always thought it took 9 months to have a kid.

    Bigamy, but then again that's also a newsitem for the sun.
  • merseymalmerseymal
    edited December 2009
    It's the door-to-door chuggers that annoy me. I always tell them that I'll donate through the website.
  • psj3809psj3809
    edited December 2009
    Just tell Roger to f*ck off and tell him to stop sending you twitter/facebook invites ;)
  • fogfog
    edited December 2009
    merseymal wrote: »
    It's the door-to-door chuggers that annoy me. I always tell them that I'll donate through the website.

    but have you noticed they are never munters/fugly? hehe

    If I suspect it's a chugger.. I quickly open the door and surprise them, then stare at them and point to the "no callers" sign.. they think I'm a mental and make excuses to go. I've done it 3 times, and it freaks em out.haha (plus I have problems with my eyes and they are bloodshot.. so looks scary)


    but this JW this morning was a lil' darlin.. but alas a JW..
  • Dave FountainDave Fountain
    edited December 2009
    I just look out the window, if I don't know them and they don't look like a postman or have a delivery van I don't answer the door. They soon get the message as they note my disinterest for future reference. We have the right to refuse to answer the door, there is no law against it (unless the police then batter it down...ahem). And never let a Bailiff in, because they have no right to push past you or put their foot in the door. Blimey :)
  • 1980-20..1980-20..
    edited December 2009
    fog wrote: »

    but this JW this morning was a lil' darlin.. but alas a JW..

    Why alas?. All you got a do is join up marry her and then tell her you've changed your mind about the religious stuff.
  • milemile
    edited December 2009
    TOP TIP

    to avoid unwanted cold callers, simply spray paint 'peado scum' on your front door. not even the most eager salesman/ freind of jesus will want to deal with the likes of you.
  • psj3809psj3809
    edited December 2009
    mile wrote: »
    TOP TIP

    to avoid unwanted cold callers, simply spray paint 'peado scum' on your front door. not even the most eager salesman/ freind of jesus will want to deal with the likes of you.

    Ha ha very good. Reminds me of a Jack Dee joke, if his neighbours are moving and he doesnt like the look of the couple viewing the house he stands in the garden with his hands over his groin saying 'got any children ?'. He said that often works !
  • Jumping StackJumping Stack
    edited December 2009
    fog wrote: »
    If I suspect it's a chugger.. I quickly open the door and surprise them, then stare at them and point to the "no callers" sign.. they think I'm a mental and make excuses to go. I've done it 3 times, and it freaks em out.haha (plus I have problems with my eyes and they are bloodshot.. so looks scary)


    ..

    'Little Britain' material ^. Matt Lucas as the thickskinned cheeky chugger, David Walliams with the bloodshot eyes, tutting in a scary way and pointing at the sign.
  • rich_chandlerrich_chandler
    edited December 2009
    mile wrote: »
    TOP TIP

    to avoid unwanted cold callers, simply spray paint 'peado scum' on your front door. not even the most eager salesman/ freind of jesus will want to deal with the likes of you.
    Nice one though I can see a downside...
    I wanna tell you a story 'bout a woman I know...
  • rich_chandlerrich_chandler
    edited December 2009
    dm_boozefreek wrote: »
    One of the worst are power companies, and I've posted this one up before somewhere, but Scottish Power are one of the worst, they do actually have pretty good prices, and AFAIK my ma is with them. But it's not weither they are cheap or not it's the deception they peddle as a sales pitch. They basically tell you you cannot tell a bare faced lie, but you can bend the truth a little bit if the person at the door looks a bit of a mug.

    Then the sales pitch actually starts with a bare faced lie "Just calling round to see if you've had your reductions through" when you know fine well the people in that area aren't with Scottish Power and have never been sent a single piece of paper from that company. If they say no? Pitch them "IF?" you know fine well they don't have a clue what they're talking about. So you're then supposed to say something on the lines of "Well let me show you the reductions we can offer you" Or some bollocks like that.

    N-Power were just as bad and they canvassed up and down my bloody street about 17 times in 1 week, got kind off annoying when they knocked on the door for the 4th day running. Had a friend who worked for N-Power for a while, he was black, he knocked the boss out cos' he called him a worthless lazy N****r or words to that effect. Ended up doing a small stretch for it if I remember right?

    So my verdict power companies = scum of the earth.
    Power companies are the scum of the earth, I've had a few run-ins with them.
    I get things like, "Everyone else in your street has changed to us so you have to " (N Power)

    "We've run a report on everyones power bills in your street and you've come on as one who's paying too much" (Powergen).

    In fact Scottish Power came to the door and said exactly that as well "We've run a report on everyones power bills in your area and your name has been highlighted as one who is paying well over the odds. So Sir who are you currently with"

    My reply? "Scottish Power"...
    I wanna tell you a story 'bout a woman I know...
  • SpexSpex
    edited December 2009
    They just knocked on my door "an educational charity for disabled children".

    It's may be a worthy and valid cause but as I had just read this thread, I'm kind of cynical so sent them away this time.

    and now I feel a bit bad :-(

    S
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