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beast5680:
Double glazing salesman, or should i say boy :roll:, knocks at the door today and the following conversation ensues

Me " can i help you"
salesman "hello sir we,re in the area and wondered if you ..."
Me " stop right there if your selling something i,m not interested"
salesman " dont worry sir i,m not selling anything i,d like to give you a free quote"
Me " why do i need a quote if your not selling me anything"
salesman "as we,re in the area we have some good deals on windows "
Me " whats your job title"
salesman " I,m a sales proffessional"
Me "so your trying to sell me something"
salesman "No we just want to quote you"
Me " thats trying to sell me something"
salesman " No it isnt"
Me " i dont want it"
salesman "dont want what"
Me " your quote for the thing  your not trying to sell me"

this conversation went on for another 5 mins before he finally decided he wasnt getting anywhere and he goes to knock on the elderly couple next door to us " they wont want a quote either " i say as he goes
salesman " they might want something "
Me " so your trying to sell them windows then"
salesman " no i,m offering a quote"
etc etc

does annoy me when they come round like that especially when he looks at me like i,m mad cos i dont want his windows :evil:

Ridgeback:
Last one I had stood at my door was just the same and would not take no for an answer.
 Thing is I thought that if  he wont listen to what I'm saying then I'm going to waste some of his time and asked him loads of questions before again telling him I don't want any.
 Just before he again asked "can I come in and do a quote for you" I told him my house was getting repossessed next week. He was not happy but he should have listened to me the first time. :lol:

I have also done this when they phone and wont listen. I don't like being rude to people however if again they wont take no for an answer then I waste there time for as long as possible before telling them I'm bankrupt.

hairyasswelder:
I just tell them the house is rented and the landlord is a tight <edit>  :^o :^o ;) ;)

When it comes to Jovo witness and the sort of thing I just tell them I am in the middle of a DEVIL worship ritual and could they come back during the day  :^o :^o

If they ring,  :evil: :evil: I give tthe phone to my little fella (2 today)

Jake:
We had them in for a quote once.
I found it very funny being as we lived on the first floor and the quote was for a consevatory
 :dance:

beast5680:

--- Quote from: Jake on March 07, 2009, 19:31:17 ---We had them in for a quote once.
I found it very funny being as we lived on the first floor and the quote was for a consevatory
 :dance:

--- End quote ---

 :clap: :clap: :clap: swmbo wont let me answer the door normally as i give short shrift to any door to door sales people whether commercial or religious she like to be polite, the last time i answered the door to a religious couple i was sat back in front of the telly in under 2 mins, last time she answered it took her over 30 mins being polite :lol:

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