Cons of soliciting
Deena Davis
Issue date: 10/28/08 Section: Opinion
These people have toed the line when it comes to selling their "product" but the whole barging into someone's home is more than crossing the line.
If the item is good it will sell itself not the other way around. I've known people who have had these seedy salesmen go so far as to jump into their car. The said person agreed to subscribe to their $90 magazine subscription in order to get them out.
A day later she canceled the check at her bank. I should have done the same thing but ended up out a hundred bucks with no magazines.
This made me start to contemplate why this blatant sign of saying "kiss off" in front of buildings do not make these people falter before they pound at your door. I have come up with the reason behind my concern about pushy sellers is either one of two things.
One, it might just be a change from country life when saying no thank you does not come with a rebuttal.
Or two, the people are becoming too desperate or confident in their selling techniques. Either way, I'm not buying. I live by the phrase, when it comes to shopping; don't call on me, I'll call on you.
If the item is good it will sell itself not the other way around. I've known people who have had these seedy salesmen go so far as to jump into their car. The said person agreed to subscribe to their $90 magazine subscription in order to get them out.
A day later she canceled the check at her bank. I should have done the same thing but ended up out a hundred bucks with no magazines.
This made me start to contemplate why this blatant sign of saying "kiss off" in front of buildings do not make these people falter before they pound at your door. I have come up with the reason behind my concern about pushy sellers is either one of two things.
One, it might just be a change from country life when saying no thank you does not come with a rebuttal.
Or two, the people are becoming too desperate or confident in their selling techniques. Either way, I'm not buying. I live by the phrase, when it comes to shopping; don't call on me, I'll call on you.
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