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Re: Too Many Ding Dongs?
By: DaDancingPsych Date: September 8, 2020, 8:57 am
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[quote author=Hmmm link=topic=1840.msg57054#msg57054
date=1599572881]
[quote author=DaDancingPsych link=topic=1840.msg56981#msg56981
date=1599403169]
[quote author=Lula link=topic=1840.msg56958#msg56958
date=1599351509]
[quote author=DaDancingPsych link=topic=1840.msg56916#msg56916
date=1599269438]
Thanks everyone! It doesn't sound like anyone thus far feels
that the sales people's behavior is excessive. I would hope that
there is some point that we would find it tacky. None-the-less,
their tactics have made me less interested in their services.
::)
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FTR, I think these salespeople's behavior is excessive.
Multiple attempts in one day? Are they camped out in the
neighborhood somewhere?
[/quote]
Thanks! This is what I truly was interested in (although I would
never deny anyone conversation.) I live a large housing plan
which is mostly made up with smaller homes and townhouses, so we
are tight together. It would take someone days to visit every
house (hence why I knew they were coming.) My best guess is that
they are knocking and then moving on to the next home and then
circling back around to anyone who didn't answer the first
time... at least on Friday. It's entirely possible that they are
simply visiting other homes in-between trying mine. They could
be sitting in a car somewhere waiting to come back to me, but I
doubt that I am that special!
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I do think it is excessive, but I also don't blame the people at
the door but more of the practice of door to door solicitation.
Many times, Verizon or other service companies hire a third
party company to do the door to door soliciting. The contracted
company is assigned a territory to solicit over a period of
time. It is not uncommon for these companies to hire part time
contractors to do the actual door to door contact. These
companies will pick up all the contractors in a central location
and then drop them off to their assigned neighborhoods and then
return later to pick them up. They always have instructions to
circle back to any home that didn't answer the door. Some
companies give strong incentives not just on new contracts but
also percent of contacts made.
I personally have found that when I see these teams on my street
the quickest way to stop the ding dongs is to open the door,
tell them no and to please not return as I never to business
with strangers appearing at my door.
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Because of that initial Facebook post, I happen to know that
they are third party contractors. I am not particular fond of
the instructing your employees to circle back multiple times,
but knowing that there may be an incentive might change my
decision in the future. (Unfortunately, some of these sales
tactics tend to have the opposite effect in me. I had looked
into Verizon just a week prior to this all happening. Although I
determined that I was not interested in making the switch.
Witnessing and hearing all this will make me think twice before
giving them another look in the future.)
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Re: Too Many Ding Dongs?
By: bridalviolet Date: September 8, 2020, 9:22 am
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[quote author=DaDancingPsych link=topic=1840.msg57053#msg57053
date=1599572715]
[quote author=bridalviolet link=topic=1840.msg57051#msg57051
date=1599568680]
As an aside, were these salespeople wearing masks? Anything to
protect themselves or you?
I'm surprised (although I probably shouldn't be) that anyone is
going door to door in the midst of this health crisis. I'm one
of Jehovah's Witnesses, and in March we made the decision to
suspend our door to door ministry for the indefinite future.
We've been carrying out our ministry by phone, letter, text etc.
in order to keep everyone safe.
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My peep hole doesn't always clearly show things, but it appeared
to me that they were NOT wearing one. In my area, I believe that
the guidelines / law say that we do not need to wear one outside
as long as we keep six feet from people. So if I am accurate,
it's possible that they planned to stay back. It would have been
in my preference that they did wear one, though.
Thank you for sharing this personal detail, as I have been
wondering why I haven't haven't been visited by any Jehovah's
Witnesses during this time. I do find reading material at my
door every so often (but not since March for sure). I posted
about a student a year ago that I was trying to learn more about
her religion. I am not sure if my curious questions would have
been welcomed, but I suppose that I would have welcomed the
visit to ask them!
I have also mentioned that I had to attend an event a month ago
where I was exposed to a number of people. (No one that had
tested positive, though.) However, I was playing it safe and
attempting to quarantine myself as much as possible. I would not
have wanted to answer this door at this time for their safety!
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Questions of any kind are always welcome! And good on ya for
staying safe. Hope you continue to be virus-free. :)
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Re: Too Many Ding Dongs?
By: TootsNYC Date: September 8, 2020, 12:16 pm
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[quote author=Aleko link=topic=1840.msg57030#msg57030
date=1599498910]
[quote][quote]As an aside, note that political and religious
door to door canvassing is not within the definition of
“soliciting” under the First Amendment[/quote][/quote]
Over here, “soliciting” is defined as the act of accosting
someone to offer them sexual services for money, and it’s a
crime. However, a solicitor is the kind of lawyer who deals with
the legal aspects of your house purchase, your divorce and your
will, and gives you legal advice if you’re arrested.
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I would bet that "soliciting" is really the act of offering
someone any kind of good or service in exchange for money. And
that soliciting for sexual services is the crime, and people
just stop using the other half of the term.
We have similar verbiage in the US, but we haven't normally
gotten so lazy that we drop the second half when we're talking
about prostitution.
#Post#: 57079--------------------------------------------------
Re: Too Many Ding Dongs?
By: DaDancingPsych Date: September 8, 2020, 6:38 pm
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I hope it's over. They rang again. As I'm making my decision, he
rings again and knocks loudly. I did everything he needed to do
to satisfy his boss. Including telling him that I was getting
irritated with all the rings. ::) I will not be answering my
door again. If it happens again, a sign will appear. I am really
not a fan of this tactic. It feels like they now know that they
have come back eight times to get a response.
Since it was asked, I could see a mask through the peep hole
today and he was wearing one.
#Post#: 57081--------------------------------------------------
Re: Too Many Ding Dongs?
By: Dazi Date: September 8, 2020, 6:45 pm
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One of my friends has a sign she bought off ebay or
amazon...don't remember which. It states something along the
lines of the following:
Door knockers please note this household charges $50 per minute
to listen to sales pitches, religious messages, and fundraisers.
This charge is payable in advance. By knocking on the door or
ringing the bell, you are signaling your agreement to the terms
outlined.
She hasn't had a single solicitor in 2 years knock or ring the
bell.
ETA: Ha! I found it on Ebay
HTML https://www.ebay.com/itm/Door-Knockers-Household-Charges-50-A-Minute-To-Listen-Pay-In-Advance-Sign-SF014-/371654515360
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Re: Too Many Ding Dongs?
By: bopper Date: September 9, 2020, 4:30 pm
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There can never be too many ding dongs
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Re: Too Many Ding Dongs?
By: DaDancingPsych Date: September 12, 2020, 2:01 pm
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...well, I guess it's time for a sign. ::)
#Post#: 57302--------------------------------------------------
Re: Too Many Ding Dongs?
By: CrazyCatLady Date: September 13, 2020, 12:09 am
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Or to get the name of their supervisor, call that person over
and over to (politely) tell them how disturbing the constant
interruptions are, and give them a civil piece of your mind...
#Post#: 57306--------------------------------------------------
Re: Too Many Ding Dongs?
By: Aleko Date: September 13, 2020, 3:21 am
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[quote]I hope it's over. They rang again. As I'm making my
decision, he rings again and knocks loudly. I did everything he
needed to do to satisfy his boss. Including telling him that I
was getting irritated with all the rings. ::) I will not be
answering my door again. If it happens again, a sign will
appear. I am really not a fan of this tactic. It feels like they
now know that they have come back eight times to get a response.
[/quote]
I'm afraid I'm imagining this guy walking away shaking his head
and saying "So she was actually at home every time I came round
before? Why couldn't she just have answered the door and said
'Not interested' the first time? Why did she put us both through
this?"
#Post#: 57312--------------------------------------------------
Re: Too Many Ding Dongs?
By: DaDancingPsych Date: September 13, 2020, 9:39 am
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[quote author=Aleko link=topic=1840.msg57306#msg57306
date=1599985312]
[quote]I hope it's over. They rang again. As I'm making my
decision, he rings again and knocks loudly. I did everything he
needed to do to satisfy his boss. Including telling him that I
was getting irritated with all the rings. ::) I will not be
answering my door again. If it happens again, a sign will
appear. I am really not a fan of this tactic. It feels like they
now know that they have come back eight times to get a response.
[/quote]
I'm afraid I'm imagining this guy walking away shaking his head
and saying "So she was actually at home every time I came round
before? Why couldn't she just have answered the door and said
'Not interested' the first time? Why did she put us both through
this?"
[/quote]
Unfortunately, that's not true, as he returned again yesterday.
"Not interested" (and all of the other questions that I
answered) was not enough to stop the visits. Are you saying that
it's my fault that they have visited now seven times in a week
and a half?
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