Cheeky door to door salespeeps

[securespark]

Knock on door.

I answer.

Bloke: I'm from TalkTalk.

Goes to shut the door.

Bloke (hurriedly): I'm not here to sell you anything.

Opens door a little.

Bloke: We have just built a new grid and wondered if you were on it (???)

Waits....

Bloke: How much are you paying at the moment?

Shuts the door.

Cheeky bugger.

 

[JP_]

TalkTalk could well be the worst ISP.
Unethical sales tactics, lying about quality of service, ridiculous binding contracts, and terrible service.

I was with for 2 years. Total joke of a company.

 

[diy_fun_uk]

On the one hand I feel a bit sorry for them (the ones going door to door) as it must be a pretty thankless task.

On the other, my stock answer is 'sorry I'm WFH and just about to go on a call.'

My mum has a good one for them 'sorry I'm just the cleaner!'

 

[JP_]

On the other, my stock answer is 'sorry I'm WFH and just about to go on a call.'

I had to use that today for a telephone call.

 

[The Samaritan]

I understand how you feel to people like that but credit to them for working rather than sleeping in on the dole money

Slightly OT but as almost everyone was having pacels delivered and we were often home some cheeky delivery people
started to take advantage as we saw them on the CCTV and then the clear glass side panels and they would indicate parcel and as we too were ordering loads of stuff we'd say leave on the step - at times the parcel was not ours but a few doors down. From there on we asked them who it was for and when they said could you take it for the clown across the road, Id say "sorry, we will be out for the day," and that did the trick

The reason for the above the old lady next door to us was telling us she took a parcel for her next door and they ticked her off for accepting it as they had canclled it.

We will from others happennigs.

 

[JP_]

Sounds like a horrible place to live. What happened to community spirit?

 

[The Samaritan]

On the one hand I feel a bit sorry for them (the ones going door to door) as it must be a pretty thankless task.

On the other, my stock answer is 'sorry I'm WFH and just about to go on a call.'

My mum has a good one for them 'sorry I'm just the cleaner!'

Or better still, "Sorry, i don't live here."

 

[JP_]

Or better still, "Sorry, i don't live here."

Yes, just say "somebody moved in next door and bought a puppy, so I am busy packing my bags!"

 

[diy_fun_uk]

Or better still, "Sorry, i don't live here."

'I am a figment of your imagination. This door hasn't been answered and I am not standing here ...'

 

[Trazor]

Or better still, "Sorry, i don't live here."

Or better for you, I'm not all here.

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

TalkTalk could well be the worst ISP.

Yep.

Unethical sales tactics, lying about quality of service, ridiculous binding contracts, and terrible service.

Yep.

I was with for 2 years. Total joke of a company.

and Yep. I was with them, or rather put up with them much longer. They are so poor, they ought to be paying their customers to use them.

 

[The Samaritan]

'I am a figment of your imagination. This door hasn't been answered and I am not standing here ...'

Or, open door, look over their head and close door and walk back to what you were doing before.

 

[big-all]

my first response to anybody on the street or at the front door is"I DONT HAVE A BANK ACCOUNT" that stops 90% instantly iff that doesnt " I AM A POOR PENSIONER" and that always works
i dont actually shout but i have a loud voice
just to enlighten people chuggers [street clipboard purveyors] and door to door need a direct debit to be set up to get commission so loose interest iff no bank account exists
its worth pointing out that most charities are based on most off a donation going on costs rather than the front line to good causes

 

[Mottie]

could you take it for the clown across the road,

Sounds like you get on with your neighbours about as well as you get on with everyone on here.

 

[transam]

Had some calls from various people looking to collect money
Over the years


is that mr transam

No he is dead

generally go’s quiet and than

oh we are very sorry to hear that

sorry


why did you know him