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Married to Night Train
- Location
- Salford, UK
Gromit said:
2 in such a small area, he'll have a nervous breakdown!
Bamboozling door to door salesmen
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2 in such a small area, he'll have a nervous breakdown!
OP
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Arch
Married to Night Train
- Location
- Salford, UK
Hey, it would be fun if, in a small street, as soon as the guy called on one house and left, that person rang round the street, so that everyone could open the door when he knocked and before the guy says a word, say "Sorry, no TV!" and shut the door again...
I recently had a lad call at our door trying to get us to sign up to Sky. I politely told him that nothing he could possibly say would ever persuade me to sign up to a TV station run by Rupert Murdoch who I consider to be the devil incarnate.
He got so cross at this that I thought he was going to deck me, and he might well have done if he hadn't been pulled back by and older colleague. At least I won't get him calling again.
He got so cross at this that I thought he was going to deck me, and he might well have done if he hadn't been pulled back by and older colleague. At least I won't get him calling again.
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Arch
Married to Night Train
- Location
- Salford, UK
When we lived in Belfast, a pair of American Mormon guys moved into the flat next door. We were expecting them to start on us, and sure enough, one day there was a knock at the door. Mum answered it.
They asked, very politely "Ma'am, do you have a cheesegrater we could borrow please?"
We did, and they never evangelised on their own doorstep, so to speak...
They asked, very politely "Ma'am, do you have a cheesegrater we could borrow please?"
We did, and they never evangelised on their own doorstep, so to speak...
numbnuts
Legendary Member
- Location
- Gone over the hill and far away
A few years back I was feeling pissed off and very lonely, knock on the door
Can we interest you in our magazine JWs
Me :- No I’m a Catholic
So they went on to say they faith was the true way to go
Me :- would you like to talk this over a cup of tea
The look of amazement on their faces, they did come in and stayed about an hour, funny thing they never came back
Can we interest you in our magazine JWs
Me :- No I’m a Catholic
So they went on to say they faith was the true way to go
Me :- would you like to talk this over a cup of tea
The look of amazement on their faces, they did come in and stayed about an hour, funny thing they never came back
Mayniac
New Member
- Location
- Nottingham
I once answered my door to find a vision of loveliness standing before me. (No, not a new bike.) She was probably in her early twenties and chuffin' gorgeous.
'Would you like one of our leaflets?', she asked, offering a copy of 'The Watchtower.'
I tried to introduce her to the dark side, but her supervisor was using some Jedi type mind stuff on her from the end of the driveway and giving me dirty looks at the same time. (B45tard!)
'Would you like one of our leaflets?', she asked, offering a copy of 'The Watchtower.'
I tried to introduce her to the dark side, but her supervisor was using some Jedi type mind stuff on her from the end of the driveway and giving me dirty looks at the same time. (B45tard!)
louise
Guru
This is how I deal with cold callers on the phone
"Hello we are from such and such a company can I speak to the home owner please"
"Yes certainly, Harry there's a phone call for you"
At this point I place phone in guinea pigs cage and wander in kitchen, rustle some bags and chops some vegs
Harry and Sparky "WHEEEEEEK-WHEEEK-WHEEEEEEEKKKKK!!"
Works everytime!
"Hello we are from such and such a company can I speak to the home owner please"
"Yes certainly, Harry there's a phone call for you"
At this point I place phone in guinea pigs cage and wander in kitchen, rustle some bags and chops some vegs
Harry and Sparky "WHEEEEEEK-WHEEEK-WHEEEEEEEKKKKK!!"
Works everytime!
gbb
Squire
- Location
- Peterborough
Ex colleague of mine told us this one day..
He got a call from a female operative of a kitchen company...it went something like this...
'Good afternoon sir, i'm calling from ****** kitchens, to ask if we can interest you in a new kitchen'
'Errr, no thanks, ive already got one'
'Thats ok sir, we can replace your old one'
'You cant do that'
''We can sir, its no problem, we take away the old kitchen'
'But if you do that, whats going to hold my bedroom up'
'Oh FFS
' he heard the girl utter as she hung up 
He got a call from a female operative of a kitchen company...it went something like this...
'Good afternoon sir, i'm calling from ****** kitchens, to ask if we can interest you in a new kitchen'
'Errr, no thanks, ive already got one'
'Thats ok sir, we can replace your old one'
'You cant do that'
''We can sir, its no problem, we take away the old kitchen'
'But if you do that, whats going to hold my bedroom up
' 'Oh FFS
' he heard the girl utter as she hung up 
my mother was persuaded to change to NPower by a door to door salesman. Even this week I answered the door to a two-man sales team for the PDSA who wanted me to make out a standing order, but were not prepared to leave any printed documents for me to consider.
Everest came around to my mum's place, and sold her double glazing for £18k. She asked me what I thought, and I said that she could get the same job done in hardwood for about £5k. She cancelled. Everest came around again, and sold her the same stuff for £9k. She didn't call me, because the young man was so nice, and had gone to such trouble to get his boss to agree to a 50% discount, and she knew I'd be against it. So now she has Everest double glazing. And the back door doesn't fit.
Everest came around to my mum's place, and sold her double glazing for £18k. She asked me what I thought, and I said that she could get the same job done in hardwood for about £5k. She cancelled. Everest came around again, and sold her the same stuff for £9k. She didn't call me, because the young man was so nice, and had gone to such trouble to get his boss to agree to a 50% discount, and she knew I'd be against it. So now she has Everest double glazing. And the back door doesn't fit.
Been posted previously (can't give credit as I can't remember who), but this is my favourite one...
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Night Train
Maker of Things
- Location
- Greater Manchester
When I was a teen I had a knock from the JWs. I invited them in for tea and over the next few weeks of this tutored them on my theory of evolution as created by God until they got fed up and stopped calling. It was fun and honed my debating skills for school.
andyoxon
Legendary Member
- Location
- Punxsutawney-on-Thames
We had one of those pay £30 upfront for a meal at our amazing restaurant, and we'll give you all sorts of deals, for months to come...salesman at the door.
me - Actually I have been there.
What did you think?
me - We were scammed, by the offer of a free beer (and main course for £X), which instead of being deducted from the bill, was brought out at the end, when everyone had already had enough to drink.
Oh well, but we'll give you a great deal.
me - there was something else. The Jalfrezi really wasn't very good.
But we have a new cook, blah blah blah.
me - look I'm just going to say no, OK.
really?? this is a great deal.
me - no thanks, Bye.
They had their chance and blew it...
me - Actually I have been there.
What did you think?
me - We were scammed, by the offer of a free beer (and main course for £X), which instead of being deducted from the bill, was brought out at the end, when everyone had already had enough to drink.
Oh well, but we'll give you a great deal.
me - there was something else. The Jalfrezi really wasn't very good.
But we have a new cook, blah blah blah.
me - look I'm just going to say no, OK.
really?? this is a great deal.
me - no thanks, Bye.
They had their chance and blew it...
