Comments on: Door-to-Door Magazine Sales People

By: Izza

Izza — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 13:19:52 +0000

I had an experience on this door-to-door magazine. I applied a job online, I was so shocked cos the description of the job doesn’t fit on what i applied. They wanted me to have this door-door subscription worst is i had to meet their desired quota. I don’t like the job cos i felt like deceiving people – that’s what they wanted me to do, i guess.

By: Jim

Jim — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 11:17:51 +0000

A “No Solicitations” sign board is usually enough for door-to-door sales representatives to stay away from your home. Make sure that this sign is large, visible, and legible so that the salesperson can see it from the driveway or the sidewalk. You can hang the sign on your property gate if you have one. You can also paint a sign on a piece of board, attach it to a stake, and stake it on the corner of your lawn nearest the sidewalk.

By: Matt Law

Matt Law — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 11:06:42 +0000

I remember an Indian sales person who knocked on our door and told us that if we do not sign on the paper from our electricity company, we would be cut off. By signing on the paper, we will get cheaper rate, and some other bonus. The form was confusing and we barely understood what he said. Then we called his company and got someone to explain what the hell this is. The fact is: it was a service transfer agreement; we need to sign if we agree to switch to their company. The sales person was simply bluffing…

By: Joe

Joe — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 17:13:43 +0000

Hi, Im joe.. Im 22 and From minnesota, I responded to a sales job were the co flew me out to L.A. and told me i would be doin sales with two weeks of paid training and then i could decide if i wanted to stay on board with them and if not they would fly me back home. when i arived there it took a matter of a day for me to realise this is not the type of work they described to me over the phone.. I was to go door to door selling magaizines. and they train us to use the line that were students usually a close college nearby and were on a intermerial sports team trying to make money to go on a trip.. We would go as far as getting school apparel to help make us look more convincing.. I did this job for six months not bc i liked it but bc i needed the money. Many of my co workers didnt have a choice they left there home to get away from drugs, bad family issuses needing jobs young adults dont have much of a choice.. I ask if you encounter these young adults do not by from them.. they only make 7 dollars of 48 you spend on a magazine prescription.. These kids do need your help to survive. a ten dollar donation would be so much more appreciated..

By: bill

bill — Fri, 24 Dec 2010 04:53:59 +0000

Most people are reasonable animals and someone who is trying to convey that they are not interested will be listened to. A, “Sorry, I’m not interested in your vacuum cleaners/moldy chocolate/Pastafarianism” can be all the hint they need that you aren’t interested and nothing they say will cause this to change. Start by being nice; if you’re new to the neighborhood, you don’t know if you’ll be meeting these people at your next block party, so it pays to start with kindness.

By: pat

pat — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 10:51:22 +0000

As a friendly gesture, offer them a light snack or something to drink if they look tired, or if they’re still walking around past lunch time. You don’t need to buy anything from them, but you can ease the burden of the work. Remember that this is not a gesture of pity; it’s more like that while you may not buy anything from them today, they’re welcome to do business in your neighborhood and knock on your door when you feel that you need to buy something from them. Door-to-door salespeople have had a bad rap over the years because of their persistent marketing strategies. While you may not like the idea of door-to-door sales representatives knocking on your door while you’re preparing lunch, you can always deal with them civilly and respectfully.

By: Stephen

Stephen — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 18:53:48 +0000

On the subject of this being an industry of the ‘past’…you could NOT be more mis-informed…I offer up industry veteran names as Russell Wood from Pilot Pointe, Tx, Vinnie Pitts from Coral Gables, Fla to name just two. They have multiple crews working the porches of the Americas 6 days a week…the ‘take’ is in excess of 100 grand a week YEAR ROUND…cash.

They are going anywhere.

Except to your house.

By: Isabel

Isabel — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 14:58:10 +0000

You think they enjoy doing that, I’m sure they are doing it only for money so they could have the possibility of buying a piece of bread. I know they all are annoying but like this they are trained to be.

By: Cyberia

Cyberia — Sun, 28 Nov 2010 02:52:51 +0000

None of this is even that relevant anymore. Door-to-door salespeople are a dying breed, and they’ve mostly been replaced by more efficient sources, such as the internet and its delivery system. That’s why there are less people making door-to-door sales, and it’s harder to make a living off of it. People don’t really need other people knocking on their doors to get information or products, and frankly, in our high-paced information society, it’s become an irritation. I guess these “incidents” that keep popping up in this thread are consequences of people trying to make a living off of something that just isn’t that profitable or in-style anymore.

By: chavon

chavon — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 04:30:29 +0000

I had a young man approach me tonight in walmart. His name was jason. He was a very sweet guy in his 20. He gave me the story about doing this for a class and then trying to gain the scholarshi and trip. I felt bad for him at first and started givig him my information for an order. Then I found ouut the pricesand did not have that kind of money on me. I wanted to change my mind and he said I could use the mac machine in the store. I told him I wanted to go to my bank across the st. He wanted to come in my car or follow me. I told him I would be back. I walked out to my c@ar thinking about this. I went back into walmart and asked if they knew people were selling subscriptions in their store. At this point I was concerned because he had my address so I waited to get my info back from him. 15 or so mins later he came up to me I demanded my whole reciept. He told me that he could not give it to me. I said it is my information you can give it to me or I will be calling the police. He tore my info off the bottom of this ticket. Walmart then asked them to leave. I wad escorted to my car. I came home and read thisd…I feel horrible for that guy but I am a 30 yhear old woman. On myh own with student loans and barely make ends m/eet myself. Anyway thanks for all the posts on both sides. If he wasn’t so pushy about the sale it wojuldnt have thrown my red flags. Thanks