I'm Rude!

Like most normal minded people I dislike door-to-door salespeople. I know they have a job to do and I wouldn't like to do it but they force themselves upon you......

Knock-knock

Opens the door. Looks at young bloke at door, dressed in a TopMan suit, messenger bag over shoulder, leaflets in hand.

Our special offer....

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Rep: “Afternoon. Can I interest you in...”

Grumpy: “No thank you.”

Rep: “I haven't said what I'm selling yet!”

Grumpy: “I'm not interested mate.”

Rep: “How can you be not interested if you don't know what I'm selling?”

Grumpy: “Because I don't buy at the door. Never.”

Rep: “But you don't know I'm selling.”

Grumpy: “But I've said it doesn't matter.”

Rep: “I think you're being rude.”

Grumpy: “Me rude ? Why?”

Rep: “For not letting me finish what I'm saying.”

Grumpy: “Look, I'm only trying to save you your time. You walk on my property, knock on my door and then insult me, calling me rude and you still think I'm going to buy from you? Go on then, what are you selling?”

Rep: “I thought you didn't buy at the door ?”

Grumpy: “I don't.

Rep: “So why ask me?”

Grumpy: “Oh Jesus Christ, I wouldn’t want to be rude, would I? So are you going to tell me what you're selling? Last chance pal”.

Rep: “Ok. Would you be interested in our new range of guttering, soffits and facia boards?”

Grumpy: “No mate.”

Rep: “May I ask why?”

Grumpy: “Two reasons...."  


[silence]

Rep: “Yes?”

Grumpy: “1. I don't buy from the door”

Rep: “And?....”

Grumpy: “2. If you'd taken 10 seconds to look at the property when you walked up the drive and also looked at the down-spout you are standing next to, you'd notice it's recently been fully replaced.”

Rep: “Oh. Oh yeah. OK”

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You'd think if you were selling a product or service you'd do a little bit of research on your clients first. Just a few seconds observation time would save several minutes each hour.

Maybe he should go back to working at McKingChickenHut.