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Hassin Bin Sober

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18. Yeah we have some shady "electrical provider" sales teams going door to door.

Reply to irisblue (Reply #4)

Thu Jul 13, 2017, 10:03 AM

Jul 2017

They say they need to see your electric bill to make sure some charge is taken off.

When you ask who they are with they say "we are your electrical provider"

I've had to throw them out of our building on several occasions. The buzz all the doors and go door to door if someone lets them in.

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Is Door to Door Salesman a Dead Job? [View all] Wolf Frankula Jul 2017 OP

Yes. dhol82 Jul 2017 #1

About six months ago someone came to my door ... surrealAmerican Jul 2017 #2

We get D2D of opportunity, I think. politicat Jul 2017 #3

"They say they're working on a neighbor's house" left-of-center2012 Jul 2017 #5

Yup. politicat Jul 2017 #7

I get utility companies irisblue Jul 2017 #4

Yeah we have some shady "electrical provider" sales teams going door to door. Hassin Bin Sober Jul 2017 #18

I get kids selling candy left-of-center2012 Jul 2017 #6

I just had a ATT guy going door to door selling their stuff mitch96 Jul 2017 #8

Can't trust 'em. Laffy Kat Jul 2017 #9

(political) canvassing is not a dead job crazycatlady Jul 2017 #10

Alive here. Siding, Windows , TVcable, electric and wierd scam crap all within the last year lunasun Jul 2017 #11

Not completely Yonnie3 Jul 2017 #12

Comcast has sent door to door sales creeps customerserviceguy Jul 2017 #13

The only D2Ders I get are Jehovah's Witnesses...nt GReedDiamond Jul 2017 #14

We still have the same Fuller Brush man since the late 60s. eShirl Jul 2017 #15

The products have changed, but the profession lives on Orrex Jul 2017 #16

Not Quite ProfessorGAC Jul 2017 #17

My "door" to enlightenment. CanSocDem Jul 2017 #19

So are all those stories I hear Blue_Tires Jul 2017 #20

You left out farmers daughters! As someone who sold door to door in my teens I Floyd R. Turbo Jul 2017 #21

The door-to-door salesperson True Dough Jul 2017 #22

Around here after a big storm the roofing salesman come out of the woodwork Major Nikon Jul 2017 #23