being a door to door salesman has to be one of the worst jobs

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going door to door while most people are annoyed at your existence, or just ignore you entirely. imagine thinking that interrupting someone at home to try selling them something is a good sales tactic. i've started looking through the door, allowing them to see me looking out, then just not opening up for them.
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I didnt know they still existed tbh

I dont think anything would be worse than working in a slaughterhouse.
Axiom posted...
I didnt know they still existed tbh

I still get them from time to time. Usually selling solar panels or windshield repair.
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Is that still a thing. I know Jim Rome did a bit about this and was one in 199f.

But I doubt ppl regularly go door to door now, trying to sell a set of steak knives orva vacuum cleaner. That's what the internet is for.
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I briefly worked as a door to door Kirby vacuum salesperson like twenty years ago. Quit after like a week and a half when the only vacuum the guy training me sold was one where he gave the people a 50% discount, then once we were outside told me I wasn't allowed to do that lol.

Shit sucked.
You dont want solar panels or your address spray painted on your curb?
Getting C's and D's, saying thanks and please.
You broke the golden rule, you're staying after school.
But imagine working at a chicken farm or something similar.
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Hospy posted...
I dont think anything would be worse than working in a slaughterhouse.

that would be traumatic and beyond disgusting. definitely would rather be a door to door salesperson.

Kamil posted...
But I doubt ppl regularly go door to door now, trying to sell a set of steak knives orva vacuum cleaner. That's what the internet is for.

the people that stop by my house are usually selling: solar panels, utility services like a different electric or gas provider, cable / internet, or lawn / tree services.

last week we had a big storm roll through our area and over the next few days i had like three tree removal companies stop by, and a roofing company.
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It should be a literal crime tbh
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I have a no solicitors sign up and still get them from time to time. My neighbor across the street will open the door and scream FAAAAAAAWKK YOOOOUUUUUUU and slam the door in their face lmao. One time I did entertain a sales guy in 2003ish selling vacuums. I had no intention of buying but he did say he gets something just for doing a demonstration. Which makes me wonder how do they prove they did a demonstration Iol. Like can they go back and just say "I did 5 demos today."
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SauI_Goodman posted...
I have a no solicitors sign up and still get them from time to time.

that's part of why i never bothered with the sign. the other reason is that i like to support the kids who are selling cookies for their baseball team or whatever.

SauI_Goodman posted...
my neighbor across the street will open the door and scream FAAAAAAAWKK YOOOOUUUUUUU and slam the door in their face lmao.

eh, that's going a bit too far, IMO. i don't like them either, but they're just trying to do their job like most of us. no need to be rude. unless they ignore your "no soliciting" sign, then they deserve it.
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Giant_Aspirin posted...
that's part of why i never bothered with the sign. the other reason is that i like to support the kids who are selling cookies for their baseball team or whatever.

eh, that's going a bit too far, IMO. i don't like them either, but they're just trying to do their job like most of us. no need to be rude. unless they ignore your "no soliciting" sign, then they deserve it.
He does have a no soliciting sign but he's a major dbag.
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I've never wanted to do door to door sales. There are way too many instances of people getting harassed and/or shot/shot at just for knocking on people's doors for various reasons.
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That's been one of the annoyances of working from home. The solar scammers tend to show up at the door when I'm in the middle of working on something.
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PeteyParker posted...
That's been one of the annoyances of working from home. The solar scammers tend to show up at the door when I'm in the middle of working on something.
You dont have to answer the door lol
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^ i know they can hear my music playing while they stand out there waiting for me to never open up.
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SauI_Goodman posted...
You dont have to answer the door lol

Considering it's possible that other people might come to the door who aren't trying to sell something, it's kind of necessary to get up to check the door at which point they've seen me. I open the door and tell them I'm working and not interested and that's the end of it. I don't let them go through the spiel or anything, I've just learned to recognize when they are solar salespeople from what they're carrying.
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PeteyParker posted...
Considering it's possible that other people might come to the door who aren't trying to sell something, it's kind of necessary to get up to check the door at which point they've seen me. I open the door and tell them I'm working and not interested and that's the end of it. I don't let them go through the spiel or anything, I've just learned to recognize when they are solar salespeople from what they're carrying.

Having a smart doorbell helps with this. You can just talk to them through the doorbell itself from anywhere as long as you have a data connection.
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CableZL posted...
I've never wanted to do door to door sales. There are way too many instances of people getting harassed and/or shot/shot at just for knocking on people's doors for various reasons.

People are getting shot at for going to the wrong house for a delivery or Craigslist/Kijiji/Marketplace trades... I can't imagine the carnage for door-to-door salespeople who are generally not very well-liked in the first place.
We still get those dummies. It's usually solar panels or something for your house like windows. Seriously, coming to my door to annoy me makes it so I will never use your business.
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sometimes i will open the door for them and immediately say "gonna save us both some time here, i'm not giving you money or personal information for any reason. do you still want to talk?" and most of the time they say "have a nice day" and walk away
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CableZL posted...
Having a smart doorbell helps with this. You can just talk to them through the doorbell itself from anywhere as long as you have a data connection.

I've never really felt the need for one. Even ignoring the potential privacy concerns, my home office is in the room next to the front door and I'm always home except for like one day per month. There's never really been any porch pirates issues in the area plus even with the blackout shades in my room, I can usually hear a delivery truck pull up outside and can get packages right away.
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I'd be scared to do it in TX. Only a matter of time until someone shoots you.
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PeteyParker posted...
I've never really felt the need for one. Even ignoring the potential privacy concerns, my home office is in the room next to the front door and I'm always home except for like one day per month. There's never really been any porch pirates issues in the area plus even with the blackout shades in my room, I can usually hear a delivery truck pull up outside and can get packages right away.

Yeah, I'm just saying it addresses the concern you brought up:

PeteyParker posted...
Considering it's possible that other people might come to the door who aren't trying to sell something, it's kind of necessary to get up to check the door at which point they've seen me.

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Theres these guys that come around my neighborhood every year around this time trying to sell some security subscription. Theyll come by every day until I answer and when I tell them no thanks they get offended and want to keep talking like they didnt hear me.
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are you the homeowner?

no Im the robbing the place
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So, I had a real obnoxious one yesterday. Not selling solar panels, but cleaning them. Told him no 3 times before he left, and as I got more visibly annoyed, his shit eating grin kept getting bigger.

Freddie_Mercury posted...
are you the homeowner?

no Im the robbing the place

"I'm also a salesman and I was here first!"
Its a relic of an older time when people couldn't get phone advertisements and stuff so you literally wouldn't know a product existed unless you were told.

The succotash is suffering.
Solar energy is still the future, I guess. There is a no solicitors sign outside the apt village I am in, but signs and stuff don't matter. Ya aren't supposed to make loud noise or do laundry here after 11pm. But no one follows more basic rules if it is an inconvenience to them.
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Freddie_Mercury posted...
are you the homeowner?

no Im the robbing the place
Honestly tho there's a lot of situations where the person who answers the door may be renting / the son or daughter / elderly parents / someone who's mooching off the homeowner etc. They need to ask that because they're the only ones who can make decisions.
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