To be annoyed dh was scammed

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We had all our gutters cleaned in January by a professional company with good reviews. We use them every year, they use a pump (not sure what it's called) and clean out the drain pipe as well. Takes them about 50 minutes to do it all. At the weekend my DH opened the door to a door to door caller saying he has been cleaning the neighbours gutters and noticed ours needed cleaning otherwise our house will get damp. He will clean our gutters for 20 quid. Dh said yes. I was in the shower while all this was happening. He took 5 minutes and then demanded 20 quid and that the back gutters would be another 15 if we want that. I said we shouldn't pay him as he is a scammer and didn't clean anything. Dh ended up paying him. Grrrrrr. I thought my DH was better at detecting scams and I have told him in the past never say yes to people at the door selling anything. I try to be so careful to not get scammed. So annoyed. I was tempted to tell him to f**k off and threaten to call the police but dh just wanted to pay him.

LOL at telling an adult never to say yes to anyone selling stuff at the door 😂

I do with my husband because he's susceptible to getting mugged off. He's getting better now though. He used to sign up to doorstep chuggers until I told him the first year of payments doesn't even go to the charity.

I don't see it as telling another adult what to do, I see it as protecting the slightly idiotic.

Put it down to experience (we did). These people rely on being intimidating/silver tongued. NEVER buy anything at the front door.

We now have a 'no doorstop selling zone' sticker (from the police). It doesn't stop them all, but it gives you a reason to say no.

I don't blame you though. It's really unpleasant when water hits that holy place from a toilet. Public toilet or otherwise.

JessieMcJessie the guy had said he has seen our gutters and they really need cleaning otherwise your house will get damp. My DH believed him and was worried about house getting damp

Still your husband’s look out I think could’ve just said no thanks.

Sure, I realise that. What I mean is trying to understand why his judgment was so off that he didn’y realise that was a classic scare-tactics scam.

gamerchick
I don't see it as telling another adult what to do, I see it as protecting the slightly idiotic. :)

This is why I hate anyone coming to my door selling stuff, charities, etc. Because you are put on the spot, asked to make a quick decision about something without having all the information and time to consider it.

I find it easiest to just make a blanket "I don't say yes to any door sales" rule. Have you ever had an offer that you were upset you shut the door on later?

One guy was actually cheeky to me an suggested I should use one of those stickers if that was my policy. Mate, not my fault you chose to do this.

JessieMcJessie my dh is just too trusting sometimes. Thought he was getting better/ being more careful

I have two, identical stickers on my door from the Police saying no cold callers. I had to add 'including charity' on them after mild abuse from an absolute bell. Only one person has ever ignored them. I said "can I just stop you there?" and pointed at both stickers and closed the door.

What would have happened if you had called the police?

Gutter cleaner: This man asked me to clean his gutters for £20. I did. It didn't take long because they were already fairly clean. Now his wife is refusing to pay me.

Police: Stop scamming this man and pay him the £20.

HTH.

Oops wrong thread

Try Judge Rinder.

@bridgetreilly is right! Calling the police for £20 that was agreed? Don't waste their time.

We get that sort of thing around here. Bloke knocked at the door the other day (I have a notice which says 'no cold callers'). I asked him what he wanted and he said he was jet-washing driveways in the neighbourhood. I asked him if he had an appointment and pointed out the (clearly displayed) sign. He became very abusive and told me he couldn't read.
I slammed the door. As he walked off, he got his phone out of his pocket and was messaging someone.

Previously someone had knocked to tell me he was cleaning windows in the ara. He apologised for any noise he'd been making and said he'd just finished "Gary's over the road."
I gave him my best Paddington Bear stare. "Gary?"
"Yeah, over the road" (points at house opposite)
"Nobody called Gary lives there."
"Oh no, not there, next door. "
"No. no Gary there either."
Unfortunately for him I know the names of all my neighbours.

Report these callers to Trading Standards - they try to monitor such activity in the area and take appropriate action where they can. That's the best way to protect vulnerable people local to you that he's likely to move onto.

www.tradingstandards.uk/consumers/support-advice