Exactly - it's the only fun of some of the more lengthier online surveys. If they were to pool the answers I've given over the last couple of months, they'd realise that I have 1-7 children, live alone or with up to 5 adults, sometimes have no pets but on occasion may have 3 dogs & 2 cats, I'm aged anything between 25 & 75. I'm also a student or working full-time or retired depending on the mood I'm in, & although I sometimes prefer not to reveal my salary, I've been known to earn over £100k a year.
I got a strip of white card, wrote in bold marker pen 'No business or callers' on it and stuck it in my door window. I hardly ever get anyone calling now.
I saw a similar sign today that had a trading standards notice on it as well, so maybe contact your local trading standards office and see if they're operating a similar scheme.
there's no need to be rude to anyone - they're just doing a job at the end of the day.
I disagree. They're not 'just doing a job', they're lying and conning people. If a company I worked for told me to go out and con old people into signing up for double glazing, I'd quit the company. Does no one have a moral backbone anymore? They have a choice. They can say to npower "Actually no, I won't take part in these tactics". I think a lot of the time it's sales people trying to make more money for themselves and operating like this off their own backs.
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so if they knock on your door, either pretend you arent in, or just shut the door on them.
I got a strip of white card, wrote in bold marker pen 'No business or callers' on it and stuck it in my door window. I hardly ever get anyone calling now.
there's no need to be rude to anyone - they're just doing a job at the end of the day.
there's always this
http://www3.hants.gov.uk/tradingstandardshome/tradingstandards-protectingolderpersons/tradingstandards-nocoldcalling.htm
I saw a similar sign today that had a trading standards notice on it as well, so maybe contact your local trading standards office and see if they're operating a similar scheme.
I disagree. They're not 'just doing a job', they're lying and conning people. If a company I worked for told me to go out and con old people into signing up for double glazing, I'd quit the company. Does no one have a moral backbone anymore? They have a choice. They can say to npower "Actually no, I won't take part in these tactics". I think a lot of the time it's sales people trying to make more money for themselves and operating like this off their own backs.