Sky door to door sales?!

[Stoo]

How desperate are they getting?

Just had two of them come around asking if we were interested in upgrading to Sky HD, as "Many of your neighbours are eligible for a free upgrade"...

Yes, everyone in the country is love, still not interested - We have freeview and freesat and yes we're perfectly happy with what we get, now bugger off.

*a few more inane questions before they take the hint*

Clearly they didn't bother to read the "We don't buy anything from door to door salesmen" sign, or wilfully ignored it.

*facepalm*

[Saracen]

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Clearly they didn't bother to read the "We don't buy anything from door to door salesmen" sign, or wilfully ignored it.

*facepalm*

My sign fell apart and I haven't replaced it yet, but I used to just pointedly look at the sign, as if to check it was still there, then look them right in the eyes and just raise my eyebrows, not saying so much as a single word. The silent "Can you actually read, moron?" message in the gesture nearly always resulted in a rapid departure. And if that didn't work, I brushed the dust off my command of Anglo-Saxon invective, and demonstrated it extensively. I've often been tempted to call back into the house .... "Darling, get my shotgun for me, will you please" but that might be pushing it a tad far.

[Behemoth]

We had one come round some time ago. Pretty new to the job, very young and about as subtle as a brick. He was also ginger, but we won't hold that against him.

Anyway he clearly could not read or chose not to read the "No cold callers sign" and it was unfortunate for him that it was me who opened the door to him.

Rep "Good afternoon sir, I would like to talk to you about Sky"
Me "Yes, it's blue" looking up at the sky and gesturing for the young lad to do the same
Rep "No sir, Sky TV"
Me "Oh there's a TV in the Sky ? Whats on?"
Rep "No sir satelite television" he's scratching his head now
Me "Oh you mean I get to watch it in space?"

The puzzled look o nhis face now is classic, he's not sure if I'm joking or serious

Rep "No sir, we fit a dish to your house and you get it at home"
Me "What sort of dish ? Deep dish ? Cereal dish ? Pastry dish ?"
Rep "No sir, a sateilte dish"
Me "Oh I see, what does this have to do with the Sky"

He's getting pretty agitated at this point but I carry on anyway

Rep "The company is called Sky, you get some exciting channels, are you into sports or nature at all?"
Me "Well I like going to a nudist camp, and being at one with nature"
Rep "I see, I think I'll call back another day"

We haven't seen a Sky rep now for 12 months or more, he went away very confused and didn't even bother the rest of the street, jumped into his Mazda 2 and sped off.

[GheeTsar]

I asked about the contention rates for the Sky Broadband when they came around ours trying to flog the service. Cue a blank face.

[Bunjiweb]

He was also ginger, but we won't hold that against him.

Good job he wasn't black or asian, you'd have probably chased him down the street.......

[chuckskull]

Not had any cold callers for years, dog ftw.

[Dareos]

Good job he wasn't black or asian, you'd have probably chased him down the street.......

pfft, not in our street, they wouldn't get past the first driveway!










joke btw, as was Behemoths, its nice to poke a little random fun now and then

[Bunjiweb]

apologies, was a bit of a gut reaction in defence of my glorious race

But if Sky come anywhere near my door they will get a shock as I was when I worked for DSGI I was forced to sell Sky and so all the ins and outs and will happily make a clueless door-to-door salesman look ridiculous.

[Dareos]

Aye, had that myself, and then I outsourced for Sky, not the best job i ever had

And then they never refunded the money they owed me for 7 months...

and they are owned by Rupert Murdoch...


All in all I prefer Branson

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

Interesting humour here!

[Dareos]

Interesting humour here!

Especially if yer albino!



(trying to include everyone here)

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F67JhKT5bxU

[Dareos]

will view at home mate, at work atm and cant, but nothing beats Carey Marx - Albino Hunter, guys a legend

[Behemoth]

I apologise if my post seemed gingerist.