How To Get Rid Of Salesman

- With my mom’s help!

My mom is sharp. She’s a senior. She knows how to handle pesky salesman. I thought her advice was awesome.

Please pass these tips along to your family who can use them! It is a fun way to share something with your ‘less social media type’ family members.

Okay so this advice is for anytime someone comes to door or calls and tells them they need to sign up today for a special offer.

ADVICE TO GET RID OF PESKY PHONE AND DOOR SALESMEN – FOR SENIORS AND ANYONE ELSE!

Before I get into some of her awesome responses to get rid of them, here are some reasons why this is so important to pass along:

1. If someone is ‘just passing through’, they won’t be around if whatever you bought from them requires attention.
2. If a deposit is given, there is no guarantee they will ever return to do the work and likely they have changed their number and false business name.

SO: Never give them a deposit unless you know where the physical store is and have been there recently.

Mom’s suggestions:

These are great, and after reading them you’ll laugh to know that she won’t read this (unless at my sister’s!)

1. In response to a salesman answering a tough question with: “Just look at our website”, she says: ” I am one of the few who does not have a computer, so I won’t be doing that.”.

2. When they say ‘You Must Sign Today or The Deal Is Off’ – she says, “Oh I’m sorry, I no longer sign anything without showing it to my adult children first.” – That works very well. Often followed by ‘Goodbye’.

3. When people are ‘just in the area for a few days and can do your driveway tomorrow be wary as they won’t fix problems later and may use crappy materials…for the same price you could do you driveway yourself for years.

4. When they come and show you that your bill is way higher than it would be with them for the same heating services….my mom asks: “But that rate can change at any time, correct?”

then they stumble and she says: “No thank you, Goodbye!”
(well she’s nicer than that, often offers them a Cold drink and says, “I am not interested in buying anything from you but its very hot out today and you should be wearing a hat.”.

I miss home sometimes, but I definitely love LA!