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Beware pushy Airtricity door to door salesmen
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poconnor16 wrote: »And terrible that we are pestered everytime we go to Tesco.
If you have a problem with outside sales agencies pestering you, why not have a word with the Customer Service Manager in Tesco rather than verbally abusing someone who is doing their job properly. Its a fact that if that salesperson was to leave you alone at the very first dismissal, they wouldnt be in employment very long. Gentle persistance is an important part of success in that job.
I dont particularly like it when I have charities and scout groups etc offering to pack my bags for me, hoping for a donation to whichever cause they represent. I feel guilty & cheap if I say no, even though they dont pester me if I say no, I still feel bad. I dont moan though, I just accept it and continue on with my day, there are far more important things to be concerned about. Ive been chased up the street with charity people trying to get me to sign up for things, again, I dont swear at them, I say no and then just walk off ignoring any possible continuations of their pitch. Although sometimes, if they are good enough, I offer them to come in for an interview and give them a job!
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If you have a problem with outside sales agencies pestering you, why not have a word with the Customer Service Manager in Tesco rather than verbally abusing someone who is doing their job properly. Its a fact that if that salesperson was to leave you alone at the very first dismissal, they wouldnt be in employment very long. Gentle persistance is an important part of success in that job.
I dont particularly like it when I have charities and scout groups etc offering to pack my bags for me, hoping for a donation to whichever cause they represent. I feel guilty & cheap if I say no, even though they dont pester me if I say no, I still feel bad. I dont moan though, I just accept it and continue on with my day, there are far more important things to be concerned about. Ive been chased up the street with charity people trying to get me to sign up for things, again, I dont swear at them, I say no and then just walk off ignoring any possible continuations of their pitch. Although sometimes, if they are good enough, I offer them to come in for an interview and give them a job!
Well fair play to you, you are a very patient person. I however am not. When it is going on a few times a week, I lose my patience.
I have seen many a worse thing said to those guys I can assure you. Persistence is part of the job as is thick skin I'm sure.
If someone clearly says 'no, I dont want to talk to you' then leave them alone, or face the risk of a telling off.
I think I might actually chat to the guy the next time and ask him to try and remember my face. Maybe a nice, poilte conversation might stick in his head a bit. And when I say hello the next time he might remember me from the day before. See, I not that cranky, honest. 0 -
poconnor16 wrote: »Well fair play to you, you are a very patient person. I however am not. When it is going on a few times a week, I lose my patience.
I have seen many a worse thing said to those guys I can assure you. Persistence is part of the job as is thick skin I'm sure.
If someone clearly says 'no, I dont want to talk to you' then leave them alone, or face the risk of a telling off.
I think I might actually chat to the guy the next time and ask him to try and remember my face. Maybe a nice, poilte conversation might stick in his head a bit. And when I say hello the next time he might remember me from the day before. See, I not that cranky, honest.
Why dont you wait until the 1st of October, and then ask him about the new increased discounts we will be offering!!! Exact amount is undisclosed until 1st October. You never know, you might surprise yourself. Perhaps then I may have someone, just one perosn, who doesnt hate Airtricity!
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Why dont you wait until the 1st of October, and then ask him about the new increased discounts we will be offering!!! Exact amount is undisclosed until 1st October. You never know, you might surprise yourself. Perhaps then I may have someone, just one perosn, who doesnt hate Airtricity!
Because (as I have mentioned to the poor boy over and over again) I am already with Airtricity for gas and electric. I think he just doesn't believe me, or is after my friends 0 -
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If I came across that sign, and I have came across a few similar things in the past, Id be straight up and ringing that doorbell.
dj: Where you the guy who knocked at my door on Friday last, in spite of the No Cold Callers sign? When I opened the inside porch door I pointed to the sign, mouthed a silent 'Go forth and Multiply' and waved him away without opening the door. He just stood there in the pouring rain soaked through and I closed the door. If he stayed in his car he may have kept dry. The moral of the story? Read the sign...I can find good deals when I want to and don't need to be annoyed he at home. 0 -
Gleisweiler wrote: »If I came across that sign, and I have came across a few similar things in the past, Id be straight up and ringing that doorbell.
dj: Where you the guy who knocked at my door on Friday last, in spite of the No Cold Callers sign? When I opened the inside porch door I pointed to the sign, mouthed a silent 'Go forth and Multiply' and waved him away without opening the door. He just stood there in the pouring rain soaked through and I closed the door. If he stayed in his car he may have kept dry. The moral of the story? Read the sign...I can find good deals when I want to and don't need to be annoyed he at home.
Hahahaha certainly wasnt myself. You will never see me get wet at all. The rain doesnt get into your house. Im straight out the car and into the houses with porches or apartments. The second a door is opened, I display my ID badge and ask if its ok to step in a second as my handheld device will get ruined in the rain. 99% of the time Im invited in. If someone isnt going to let an official on business a moment to step into their house out of the rain to protect their electrical equipment, then there is VERY little chance they are the kind of people who are going to switch. The vast majority of people are actually kind when you get to the bottom of it. A smile and eye contact go a long long way!
Now who is it that youre with Gleisweiler?? Perhaps we can sort you out a good deal!! In a couple of days I will be revealing a new cheaper product to you all!!!
By the way, thats a joke, Im not advertising!!! I have PM for that 0 -
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