There are official looking "safety inspectors" wanting to see you furnace and water heater immediately. One was by my house this evening. This is a ruse to sell you a gas plan or maintenance plan. Don let them in.
We had the water heater scam a couple of years back down here ........came to the door on a couple of occasions . I simply never buy anything door-to-door any more , not even Girl Scout cookies .
I had water heater one actually just push the door open and try to just step past me and walk in the house after I said no thanks. I stopped him and wouldn't let him past me, but glad he didn't get too aggressive back, dude was HUGE lol... I thought a home invasion was about to start up. I was waiting for the rest of the guys to come around the corner....
A pair of those idiots came to our house...they were surprised when I told them we don't have natural gas in Kincardine,hope their ride wasn't too far away!
That's too many words , Chips , ...."get lost ", or , um, words to that effect , works well and is shorter
I respectfully disagree
"Get lost" or whatever suggests that you aren't particularly interested, are too busy at the moment etc but that may not stop them from pitching in the hope that you will change your mind when they get the chance to explain what a great deal you're about to get. You also risk getting into an argument with an overly aggressive salesperson. On the other hand, "I rent" means "I don't give a crap about this house, the water heater, furnace, air cond or whatever and even if I did I couldn't sign a contract as I'm not the homeowner".
Trust me, when you say "I rent" they have nothing to gain and quite literally don't want to waste another minute of their time.
before they get to the door I usually open it and start the conversation off right with "WHAT ARE YOU SELLING" It just kind of starts things off in the right tone.
After that they are usually easy to finish off with '' I'M NOT INTERESTED".
Works for me
Last night the phone rang (it only rings about once a week) the guy said I am from (some outfit) we do phone surveys for _ _ _ _ (the financial institution I use)
I immediately said I will have to talk to them about giving out my phone number. He said thank you and hung up.
You guys are way to serious with them! I figure if I have to get up off the couch to answer the door I'm going to make it worth while so after I keep asking them questions about their home and what they have etc etc like a desperate car salesman I follow them back out the driveway still natering until they drive/walk away!!! Now let me tell you about the phone calls from duct cleaners=)
You guys are way to serious with them! I figure if I have to get up off the couch to answer the door I'm going to make it worth while so after I keep asking them questions about their home and what they have etc etc like a desperate car salesman I follow them back out the driveway still natering until they drive/walk away!!! Now let me tell you about the phone calls from duct cleaners=)
Randy
Ya the guys here like to complain about the Nigerian phone calls but that is as far as it go's. I am with you V8deuce. I enjoy when company drops by unexpectedly!!!! I have even had the duct cleaning guys come to my door three times now. Walk them to there truck telling them sorry I changed my mind do not need them now. Even had a window and door guy come to the house that booked me over the phone. I phoned a buddy when I seen him pull in and had him wait on the porch telling him I will be just a minute. He waited patently for 15 Min. watching me through the glass door then he finally left in a huff. Keep up the good work V8deuce.
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Yes they are all crazzzy but me and you........... and I am not sure about you!!!!
I get the duct cleaners calling all the time.. I ask them what they do with all them feathers. If they don't hang up, I wait for a laugh and then I do.
Our friend was called about duct cleaning. She said no thank you, we just let them go in the pond with the geese. And she was serious. She has since passed on but we kidded her about that for years ! !
suggests that you aren't particularly interested, are too busy at the moment etc but that may not stop them from pitching in the hope that you will change your mind when they get the chance to explain what a great deal you're about to get. You also risk getting into an argument with an overly aggressive salesperson. On the other hand, "I rent" means "I don't give a crap about this house, the water heater, furnace, air cond or whatever and even if I did I couldn't sign a contract as I'm not the homeowner". 