Talk about a time warp - a door to door Kirby Vacuum salesman just knocked at my door

[Siwsan]

When I didn't get to the door fast enough he put a note through the handle that said I had pre-paid merchandise waiting for them to deliver. All I had to do was call. No clue as to what this pre paid package was, or who sent it other than 'our Company'.

Unfortunately for this guy, I came to the door before he got back to his vehicle, so he headed into a sales pitch that I IMMEDIATELY stopped. He persisted so I gave him my patented look that says 'One more word - say just ONE MORE WORD and I'll shoot lasers out of my eyeballs that will leave you in a charred heap of flesh that I will shovel to the curb for trash collection day.'

To my defense, I had just finished a whole lot of really hard and messy yard work and all I wanted to do was take a cool, soapy shower. And I hate door to door sales.

[msongs]

1. what happened to the "prepaid merchandise"? nt

[Siwsan]

4. I'll never know - I just 'googled' the phone number

Some nasty complaints about this particular Kirby distributor.

[Floyd R. Turbo]

2. That sucks! 😏

[Siwsan]

5. HAHAHAHA!!

[True Dough]

3. Messy yard work?

NOTHING cleans up messy yard work like a Kirby vacuum cleaner!!!

[Siwsan]

6. See- he missed that sales pitch!!

In retrospect, I probably looked a fright when I came to the door.

[Freddie]

7. The only door-to-door salespeople we get

Are trying to talk us into an alternate electricity supplier. Always nice young people that I say No to and shut the door before they can start the spiel.

[Siwsan]

11. I've had people who I strongly suspect are 'Travelers' stop and knock

They say they are working on a house, right up the street and can give me a good price on new siding, or a new roof, ya da ya da ya da.

I can't get rid of them fast enough.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

12. We get those all the time.

My neighbors all flip out.

I try to be polite to people selling door to door. The electricity people here are usually young African American women. It’s a shitty job but at least they are trying.

Now bible thumpers. That’s another story...

[RKP5637]

8. We get churchy people trying to drum up business. n/t

[Siwsan]

9. I always tell church people, who come to my door, that I'm a Orthodox Druid

They rarely return.

[RKP5637]

14. Excellent!!! n/t

[CottonBear]

21. I like that answer! I'll be using Orthodox Druid in the future.

A rather plump and short friend of mine used to answer the door dressed only in a bath towel. Then she’d engage the religious individual in a theocratic debate. The visitors usually never returned.
LOL! 😁

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

10. I'd like to have a Kerby distributor come to my door right now ...

[Behind the Aegis]

13. My kind-hearted husband let one in a couple of years ago...

...now we own a Kirby! However, it is an EXCELLENT machine. So, it was a good purchase, expensive and the sales person was relentless. Now, we have Ring! so we can see who is at the door...sometimes, when it works correctly. Being in Oklahoma, we get people wanting us to chip in to build their church...FUCK THAT NOISE. Build your own goddamned church. I ain't paying for it! Maybe I should start soliciting churches for them to contribute to a fund to build me a new house!

[Siwsan]

17. I have a brand new sign on my door

Basically telling religious and sales people to go away, but I'm always open to speaking with Democratic candidates.

I've had some 'Travelers' come to the door, trying to convince me I need a new roof, siding, driveway - you name it. I get aggressive with them, before they can get aggressive with me.

I might look into getting Ring. My problem is I'm out in the yards and gardens most days, from early Spring to late Autumn, so they catch me outside.

[Wounded Bear]

29. Try this one, should be really effective in red country...

[Siwsan]

30. I looked out to see a sales person skulking off of my property, yesterday afternoon

So I guess my sign works!

[malthaussen]

15. My father sold Kirbys...

... fifty years ago. He was a stereotypical travelling salesman, too -- he was always selling something other than the product.

However, our Kirby lasted 20-odd years, so...

-- Mal

[Siwsan]

16. I'm getting ready to 'de-carpet' this whole house

There are beautiful hard wood floors beneath this carpeting. I'd rather 'Swifter' away the dust and use my 10 year old Bissell on the area rugs. I can't even begin to fathom spending over $1,000 for a vacuum cleaner, although I know plenty of people do.

[Aristus]

18. We had a couple of Mormon kids come to our door the other day.

Mrs. Aristus, who has a degree in ministry, sent them off pretty quickly. But I was struck again by how polite and friendly they always are. One of them, after basically being bidden goodbye by Mrs. Aristus, asked if there was anything they could do for us. She said 'no', and that was that.

It's such a con, roping people in with their friendliness and well-mannered deportment.

It's a poor disguise for the visceral hatred they have for everyone who isn't white and Mormon.

[Siwsan]

19. I give door to door people a single 'I'm not interested'. If they keep pushing.....

they risk me releasing my inner Dragon. I have little to no patience for people who will not take "NO" for an answer.

[Aristus]

20. In the world of sales, not taking 'no' for an answer is called 'overcoming objections'.

The self-help book industry is saturated with volumes touting the importance of "getting to 'yes' ".

Back when I was working retail, I sat through any number of mandatory sales seminars in which smug, self-important sales trainers insisted that if one could 'overcome customer objections', one could 'get to yes', and be fabulously successful in sales.

They never quite seemed to understand that there was all the difference in the world between "I'm not sure this product meets my needs" (an objection that could possibly be overcome) and "I'm not interested in buying" which is a rejection, not an objection.

[marlakay]

24. Our Mormon neighbors have invited us

Out to trivia night at local restaurant. They know we are new in area must think desperate for friends.

But its hard not to like them, they seem truly interested in what you say and beyond friendly. Its scary in a pleasantville sort of way!

[Aristus]

25. I have to wonder how good Mormons would be at trivia.

If it's not in the Book of Nephi, they've probably never heard of it...

[marlakay]

28. He said is is good except for music

I wonder if they are not allowed certain kinds or dancing?

[DFW]

22. Was he driving an Edsel? n/t

[crazycatlady]

23. As someone who's run paid canvassing programs before

I know I've hired a few former Kirby vacuum salespeople (as well as Cutco knives) and they tend to be the best canvassers.

All of you on this forum should be nice to Democratic candidates and canvassers.

[sprinkleeninow]

26. Cutco Knives! I still use mine from the very early 1970's. 😃

[dem4decades]

27. it's not a job of like that's for sure.

As a nation are we making Kirbys great again?

How about Fuller Brush, can we make then great again.

And TV repairman that come to the house with a case full of tubes?

Can Trump make tube Tv's great again?