“I’m not selling you anything”.
Yes, you are, you are selling double glazing.
“I’m just handing out leaflets.”
Yes, leaflets about double glazing.
“I see that you have the original windows on the front of your house”.
See? A sales pitch.
“I was wondering whether you would be interested in upgrading them?”
So you are selling double glazing and the answer is:
“No”.
I’m presuming the “I’m not selling anything” line, despite it being obvious that this is precisely what he was doing, was a consequence of the sticker by the front door that says “no salesmen, surveys or hawkers”. On this occasion, it didn’t work. But then, neither did the sales pitch.
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Update: Had an unsolicited call from one of those sharks trying to claim back PPI today.
Hello, my name is (forgotten, don’t care, wasn’t paying attention), and I am calling from (forgotten, don’t care, wasn’t paying attention), how are you today?”
You haven’t called me to ask how I am. “Who are you?”
“My name is…. and I asked how you are.”
“Why are you calling me?” As if I cannot guess.
“I am offering advice on miss-sold PPI”
“I have never bought PPI.”
BRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
“I’m sorry to trouble you”
No you’re not, and yes you are….
I’ve been searching (without success) for this one: There is a silly idea for a cartoon in which a spherical man and a thin one with a hawk on his wrist stand outside a castle gate, staring disconsolately at a notice which says ‘No Hawkers, No Circulars’.
Maybe he was offering you a free upgrade. You know, like you get with mobile phones.. 🙂
We had a smart one a few years back. On arrival the guy was told that no we’re not interested in double glazing as we already had it (it’s a newish house). Quick off the mark he offered triple glazing! 🙂
What gets me are the PHONE saleswankers – phoning from outside the EU.
I’m usually as abusive as possible, hoping the’ll get the message.
Religious doorstopper get a differnt treatment, since I’m a card-carrying atheist ….
I press the answer button and immediately hang up. I can’t be bothered to engage with them.
To be fair to the fella, based on your responses to him, he very much wasn’t selling you anything.
Maybe a budding psychic?
Nobody has ever sold me anything as a consequence of cold calling – ever. And they never will.
The day after I moved into my old place I got a call for the previous owner from a conservatory salesman. When he established there was a new chequebook in town he tolkd me about how he and the previous owner had discussed, at length, how great it would be to put a nice new conservatory on the property… and would I like him to come around and share some of those ideas?
Being all too charitable in those days, I politely declined. The me of today would have had the chap around to show me where, precisely, he and the previous owner were proposing to put a conservatory onto a 2nd floor flat.
I opened the door to one once and said a polite “no thank you” as a greeting…
He said “You don’t know what I’m selling yet!”.
I replied “whatever it is I’ve either got it or don’t need it thanks”.
He had the decency to say “you’re probably right” before giving up and moving on… 😆
How to respond to a telemarketer.
It must be that time of year…I opened the door just last night to someone proclaiming they were from Oxfam.
“Great !” says I “What have you brought me ?”
“Ummm..nothing” says she, laughing.
“Then we have nothing to talk about” says I and closed the door.
A salesperson today…from no idea where as they didn’t get the chance to say… put the phone down on me when I repeatedly asked for their personal phone number, both home and mobile.
Funny how it never works both ways…
I have this battleship in good condition …
Chances are with the double glazing the company is FENSA registered and that precludes them from operating by doorstep selling.
So they are not ‘selling’ the shysters are booking appointments for salesmen to call.
You are probably correct. It makes sense and strictly speaking they are not selling anything.