to expect door to door tea towel salesman not to call me scum?

[FranSanDisco]

OK, so very worthwhile cause guy knocks on my door. He shows me a crate of tea towels, pens and dusters plus an id card. He proceeds to launch into long story of how he is just out of prison and if he can sell something he gets a %. I say "no thanks" to which his smile disappears and he asks why I let him go on? Eh?? I say "no thanks, never buy at the door" and close it and he says "scum" to the window. I then opened the door and said he needed to take the knocks with the job and don't call me scum and he slinked off. Is this a genuine venture? I think not. Should I have bought some of his old toot?

No YANBU of course not - I can't abide being asked for money at the door, regardless of who it is for.

If I want to buy things I go to shops or tap on my keyboard, unsolicited callers are unwelcome chez Wisty . I'd have taken his details and reported him.

These schemes are very common, it is part of the plan to rehabilitate offenders on their release. I have to say that whenever I have had these blokes (never seen a woman doing it) at my door and said that I am not interested, they have just said thanks for your time and gone on their way.

If you didn't need or want any of his merchandise then you were perfectly within your rights to say no.

I have door to door people anyway, regarless of what they are flogging, be it a change of utility company, religion or tea towels.

sorry, I hate and regardless. It feels like such an invasion of my privacy

i once bought some dusters off a man who came to the door, they were absoloutly useless, and cost £4. they were all wrapped up and he told me they were superior quality, better than you can get from shops such as wilko's.
i felt cheated and so would not buy from the door again. he hasn't done much to help his cause.

they appear not to be genuine [http://www.marketrasenmail.co.uk/news/Door-to-door-sales-people.3768665.jp see story here]]

they appear not to be genuine see story here

They usually appear in a battered up mini-bus

Well he must be a travelling salesman because I'm in Greater London. I didn't think he was genuine as wasn't used to getting rejection. I don't think he'll make a career at selling When I told dh he laughed and said "you never dust or wash up. He was wasting his time here". Everyone's a comedian round here

these scams have been going on for years. some poor unemployed kids get exploited by some gang-master who takes most of the profits and gives them a pittance.

I heard that alot of these people are actually on benefits, disability and the like. Its a sob story.

I've had kids coming to my door to sell things. I always buy from them.

why rl?

I think an adult could handle being told no. He shoudln't have called you scum.

I mean why do you buy from them?

God, I always buy from the young offenders when they come here - didn't realise it was a scam! Though last time they did sell me a hopeless ironing board cover. Won't do it any more.

If it was a genuine venture then he should be reported to whoever runs the scheme for being so rude.

I am fed up at the moment with the door to door charity people. They are so pushy and as we already give monthly to a few charities, and can't afford any more, i am fed up of having to justify my reasons for saying no to them.

That's it exactly. Why should I have to justify my reasons. He knocks on my door and interrupts me and then becomes rude when I say "no thanks". I could have said "get lost". He probably would have respected me for that

You don't have to justify your reasons..........

the thing is to say 'no thanks we don't do door-to-door' the second you open the door, don't let them get into their patter

unless of course it's chuggers, I do like to give chuggers a piece of my mind

chuggers???

The organisation who sent him door to door needs to do more training. You don't get that kind of abuse from Big Issue sellers, because they've had lots of training and support.

Twiglett, you are probably right. He was annoyed that I waited until he'd delivered his speel. I was being polite and attentive but waiting to deliver my sledgehammer line. I need to be more assertive in future.
Chuggers - are they the tin janglers?

Big Issue seller outside local Siansbury's sold me an old out of date issue. Don't like him either I must look like a right push over

EW - I got cross with a Big Issue seller the other day as he asked for money instead of buying a paper (we were on our way into a gig so didn't want to carry one)- I've never had that before as the majority of BI sellers I know are too proud to accept money for nothing. I was quite shocked..........

Charity Muggers

the ones who represent well-known charities but try to get you sign direct debits and use the pathos of the charity to work on your guilt

they stand in your way on pavements and they come to your door

and they're well-meaning teenagers/youth .. but most of your first year's (if not more) direct debits actually go to pay their commission rather than to the charity you've chosen to support

oooohhhh