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Door To Door Salesmen
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I am always answering the door to some young person, holding and showing me a written typed car with a small picture of themselves on (some sort of identity card) which could easily be home-made, and a bag on their back, and they want to sell something.
Sometimes they are out of work, or disabled, or young offenders (thats what they say) and the only time I thought I would buy something, they were selling dusters and the like, well over the price you would normally pay for a duster.
So who are these people, and where do they come from, is some firm sending them out to ply their trade door to door. Or are they potential burglars.
I have just shut the door to one of them, and it is 7.45 pm at night, dark, and we live in a quiet lane. Goodness know how scary that might be for some of the old people who live nearby. Any ideas on what I could do ?
Sometimes they are out of work, or disabled, or young offenders (thats what they say) and the only time I thought I would buy something, they were selling dusters and the like, well over the price you would normally pay for a duster.
So who are these people, and where do they come from, is some firm sending them out to ply their trade door to door. Or are they potential burglars.
I have just shut the door to one of them, and it is 7.45 pm at night, dark, and we live in a quiet lane. Goodness know how scary that might be for some of the old people who live nearby. Any ideas on what I could do ?
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I would say you did the right thing. Take a look at some articles that have appeared in the past: http://www.c oventryteleg raph.net/new s/coventry-n ews/2011/11/ 03/young-off enders-sales man-scam-spa rks-warning- in-warwicksh ire-92746-29 712812/ http:// www. london- probation. org. uk/ about_ us/ door- to- door_ scam. aspx...
23:48 Wed 13th Feb 2013
We get people from some childrens charity calling at our door. Had them twice now and I guess the idea is that because its a charity you won't shut the door in their face but its just hard selling - long sentences with no gaps
Told the last one if you leave me some details I'll take a look but they said they couldn't do that because what 'normally happens is that you fill out this form.....'
Good bye!
Told the last one if you leave me some details I'll take a look but they said they couldn't do that because what 'normally happens is that you fill out this form.....'
Good bye!
I feel sorry for the few that are genuine, but door-to-door sales are a no-no here. If they have no pamphlet or cataloque, they are wasting their time here. Same as telephone begging or sales.
We have a couple of charities we support where we know that all the donations go to It's cause by unpaid volunteers. In the bigger charity business, by the time the 'operational costs' have been deducted there is hardly anything left for the promoted charity.
We have a couple of charities we support where we know that all the donations go to It's cause by unpaid volunteers. In the bigger charity business, by the time the 'operational costs' have been deducted there is hardly anything left for the promoted charity.
I would say you did the right thing.
Take a look at some articles that have appeared in the past:
http:// www.cov entryte legraph .net/ne ws/cove ntry-ne ws/2011 /11/03/ young-o ffender s-sales man-sca m-spark s-warni ng-in-w arwicks hire-92 746-297 12812/
http:// www.lon don-pro bation. org.uk/ about_u s/door- to-door _scam.a spx
http:// www.run cornand widnesw orld.co .uk/new s/95057 06.Ex_o ffender s_in_do or_to_d oor_sal es_scam / (ignore the pop-up on this one, just click the browser reload / refresh icon )
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Thank you for your answers, especially your links Pinky, this is exactly what I have had in the past from callers. The worrying thing is that I do live in a lane, which is quite deserted and houses set fairly way back from each other. Also there are a lot of elderly people living in this lane, and it is very much off the main road. So it is odd for people to be walking up and down it in the dark, knocking on doors. Maybe I will contact the police - not sure how interested they will be tho !
The link would be useful!
http:// www.map lin.co. uk/door phone-v ideo-in tercom- with-co lour-lc d-monit or-6367 63
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