To ask if you would ever do a job knocking doors?

I hate people selling stuff at my door. We get charities and also random men selling cleaning supplies etc. I always stop them before they start their spiel. I really hate the whole "hi, how are you doing today?" opener.

I wouldn't choose to do this for a living but I suppose if it was that or starve then 🤷‍♀️.

I could do a research job but not sales.

I did not know they still doing surveys at the door anymore. I remember a lady used to call to my Mom regularly doing surveys when we were young. Mom used to invite her in for a coffee and also send her to some of her friends nearby.

Now when someone comes to the door I normally say no thanks before they tell me what they are selling etc. This is after a man called to my door with a leaflet and started telling me about the business and that I would only have to pay a small deposit and to do so I could ring the office and pay by card. The thing as the leaflet was from a friends business and there was different number stuck on leaflet. I knew he did not work for friend and when I rang then they called the Gardai. He was part of some gang that travel around collecting leaflets from legit business and stick on numbers.

I think that translates as I get paid commission for everyone I sign up. So if you don’t agree there and then he doesn’t get a bonus for signing you up.

Wow, you win hands down! I was selling books door to door in Italy and definitely wasn't ever shot at. You should write about your experiences.

I hate it when people knock on my door trying to sell me things. I start by being very polite, but struggle when they start to push. I don't want to shut the door in people's faces, I'm sure people wouldn't do these kinds of jobs unless they really needed to... but I'm at HOME, I shouldn't have to stand chatting to uninvited people.

I was once visited by a cancer research fundraiser. I told him that I never agreed to anything on the doorstep, but if he gave me a leaflet I would take a look and think about it. Which I would, by the way. I donate regularly to several charities, but after careful consideration and research. He said that's not how it worked, and I owed it to women to make a decision quicker. I mean, what on earth!

I would absolutely hate to do this but I would over seeing my children starve and lose their home and pets.

I’d be very surprised if many people do it as anything other than a last resort.

I also did it in another far more dangerous country. I bloody loved it, despite getting bitten by dogs, followed by random men, and shot at a few times. I was young and I did fairly well (ie. It allowed me to pay my rent and eat).

I would be sceptical of this, for decent Market Research you need a defined demographic, randomly knocking on doors won't provide that.

It may be something like...
Do you think fresh vegetables are good for you?
Do you want to support our farmers?
Would you like fresh vegetables delivered to your door each week?
Would you like a free trial?
Just sign here...

I would hate it!
I’ve done canvassing for a political party and found that hard enough. I don’t do it any more because really I don’t think they should be doing it.

I hare people knocking on my door without prior agreement so I wouldn’t like doing it to others.

Genuinely, if I want something, i'll go out looking for it, not wait for someone to come and sell me something I didn't want.

Do they ever sell anything?

They seem to have reappeared recently after disappearing during Covid.

It doesn't matter what they're selling, I'm not buying anyhting from someone knocking on my door, even if they genuinely are the best/cheapest supplier of something I really want.

Sceptical its interviewing people for market research, crap like this is often disguised sales.

No, but I often feel sorry for the people who come knocking. Must be an awful job

I have had various trades people knock on my door, and also charity people.
It is not something that I could do myself. I imagine some people are pretty annoyed when you knock and they can take a toll on you being told to fuck off several times a day.

That's not safe nowadays.

25 years ago I was desperate and applied for a job in the back of the MEN as “marketing” and then basically at the interview they took me out on the road chugging.
I did it for a few weeks before finding a real job. It was hideous, all targets and PB’s, ridiculous hours going all over the north west knocking on doors, plus it was self employed. Basically got something like £12 for each person you signed up for a direct debit to whatever charity we were flogging that day.
Awful times, but I was young and had rent to pay.

Edited to add that it was also like a MLM, I was supposed to recruit others and then get a cut of what they made I think, but I never really got that far.

I used to be an Avon rep. Does that count? Just poke the book through the letterbox and call back for it the following week.
I’ve done charity collections that way too.
I couldn’t do cold calling. My DH did it for a while, selling insurance. Comission based, he gave up after a few weeks of earning around £35 and luckily gained a job back in previous area of work.

As it happens, 13 year old DD and I were discussing cold calling yesterday. She wanted to know if I thought the dwarves cold called Bilbo because although there was a message on his door put there by Gandalf, Bilbo hadn’t agreed to it. And he definitely didn’t agree to everyone plundering his larder. We decided yes, he was cold called.

I personally wouldn’t do it unless it was that or starve but nothing against those who choose to do the job.
My main gripe with them is they always come at tea time! We had one earlier this evening, I was trying to cook for everyone whilst battling a laundry pile, deal with my youngests latest strop when the doorbell went, dog started barking and as lovely as the lady was I just wanted to tell her to fuck off!
I didn’t though I very politely told her I wasn’t interested

I did it for ONS but people had a letter sent in advance to warn them and they could call the freephone number to say no. A decent percentage would call and say they would participate. Then you’d knock on the rest. They get a voucher so many said yes.

I don’t think I could do doorstep sales though.

No. I started a job a long time ago which involved knocking doors and trying to sell

I left on the second day. Half the people weren’t in/didn't answer and the other half who did answer weren’t interested.

Not a chance, I’d rather starve.

I hate people pestering me in my own home.

Same

I've done political canvassing. Not my favourite thing to do but most people are pleasant