| [Rant] Greenlife Water filtration sales Had a door-to-door salesman ring my bell this evening. I open the door and he attempts to literally barge in, showing me a picture of a water meter.
Him: "You have one of these?"
Me: "Why are you asking?"
Him: "I'll get to that in a moment... I'm from Greenlife" and he shows me his "official badge"
Me (getting seriously annoyed): "Whatever it is you're selling I'm not interested" and as I closed and locked the door he yells back "I'm not selling anything!!"
Yeah, sure you're not buddy. 
What a complete and total asshole. Probably the most aggressive door-to-door salesmen I've ever encountered. Even more aggressive than those water heater and electricity contract cocksuckers.
I did some Googling afterwards and find out this company has been trolling neighbourhoods across the GTA for the past six months using high-pressure sales tactics to get suckers to buy into their overpriced and over-hyped water filtration system.
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| Water meter = water filter?
I think the guy was a tad wet on the brain. |
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It's funny that door to door water [something] bullshit has been going on for at least the past 40 years. Water filtration, water purification, water cleaning, blah blah blah, I'm here to sell you on some kind of crazy idea and here's this dirty water and here's this clean water, see the difference between dirty water and clean water? buy my shit!!! |
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We had a water heater salesman come by a while ago.
His script was something like "We are replacing all the rental water heaters in the area with high efficiency units, I just need to come in and take a quick look at yours and then we can finish the paperwork. Should I leave my shoes outside ?"
This happened not long after I had the rental taken out and purchased a new one outright. I told the guy "you don' t have a clue about what's going on here" and "screw off " |
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| said by fast4ward:"Should I leave my shoes outside ?"
"Yes, but keep them on." [closes door]  |
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| Should I leave my shoes outside?
Yeah that was his tagline, pretty original and I still remember it
But I just snapped when he said it |
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| By the time he figured out you are not letting him in, you will have had the door back on the latch, and he's left a tad dumbfounded on the stoop with no sale. |
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 TLS2000Crazy CanuckPremium
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Mississauga, ON
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| reply to mr weather
I had those people at the door about a month ago. They started with the bit that they're here to check out the water, as per the notice sent in the mail. They said that they worked for the city, even though water is done by the region here. They also didn't have ID badges.
I gave them my best, "do you think I'm stupid?" look and closed the door on them.
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peterboroAvatars are for posersPremium
join:2006-11-03
Peterborough, ON | reply to mr weather
I anxiously await his arrival in Peterborough and my doorstep. |
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 AnavSarcastic Llama? Naw, Just AcerbicPremium
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Dartmouth, NS
kudos:3 | With the steel toe construction boots!! |
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peterboroAvatars are for posersPremium
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Peterborough, ON | said by Anav:With the steel toe construction boots!!
Oh no, my security cameras would convince any jury I didn't use reasonable force in removing him from my property. But then again data retention is a fickle thing. |
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PX EliezerPremium
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Hutt River
kudos:13 | reply to mr weather
I guess in your country you are much more polite than us Yanks.
I'd yell through the door, but never open it to a stranger.... |
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 ArthurSWatch Those Blinking LightsPremium
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Hamilton, ON | reply to mr weather
Heh, had the scam artists from Northern Provincial at my door today offering a free sample of beef and trying to arrange an appointment with their sales rep to sell me freezer full of their overpriced meat! LOL what a farce! |
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| said by ArthurS:Heh, had the scam artists from Northern Provincial at my door today offering a free sample of beef and trying to arrange an appointment with their sales rep to sell me freezer full of their overpriced meat! LOL what a farce!
I just had the same thing on Friday. It was for local farmers. Same gambit about free sample of Beef and they wanted to know if I have a deep freeze. I refused to give him my cell phone and that got him upset and confused. He couldn't figure out why I wouldn't give out my personal contact information....
good bye and good night! |
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 J E F FWhatta Ya Think About Dat?Premium
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Kitchener, ON
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said by TLS2000:I had those people at the door about a month ago. They started with the bit that they're here to check out the water, as per the notice sent in the mail. They said that they worked for the city, even though water is done by the region here. They also didn't have ID badges.
I gave them my best, "do you think I'm stupid?" look and closed the door on them.
The city of Kitchener owns their utilities, on all their bills they warn people that they never, ever engage in door to door activities. "If someone is trying to sell or rent you a water heater, it's not from us, be careful."
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bt
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said by ArthurS:Heh, had the scam artists from Northern Provincial at my door today offering a free sample of beef and trying to arrange an appointment with their sales rep to sell me freezer full of their overpriced meat! LOL what a farce!
1) I don't think you quite understand what "scam" means. Offering a free sample and attempting to set up a sales meeting is not a scam.
2) I can't speak for that company specifically, but those can sometimes be really good deals. |
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 donoreoPremium
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North York, ON | reply to mr weather
In some way I feel sorry for these guys doing these types of jobs. How desperate they must be to do something like this at this time of year when it is getting colder. |
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ArthurSWatch Those Blinking LightsPremium
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Hamilton, ON | reply to bt
said by bt:1) I don't think you quite understand what "scam" means. Offering a free sample and attempting to set up a sales meeting is not a scam.
2) I can't speak for that company specifically, but those can sometimes be really good deals.
I didn't say that the free beef was a scam, however the company in question is definitely a scam. Google it up, lots of people out there foolishly thinking they're getting an awesome deal and writing out cheques for $3-4K, only to get a fraction of what they were hoping for, mostly repackaged stuff from the local grocer and marked up 100%+ and once the customer wises up to the ploy, it's too late to get their money back, instead getting the cold shoulder from the owners of this company who are laughing to the bank! Avoid these people at all costs! |
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said by donoreo:How desperate they must be to do something like this at this time of year when it is getting colder.
I had a roommate do it once in the middle of the winter. And yeah, he was very desperate for work at the time. He didn't use dishonest tactics, so he didn't last long at it and didn't make much money (don't remember if he made any, actually). |
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bt
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said by ArthurS:I didn't say that the free beef was a scam, however the company in question is definitely a scam.
Fair enough. I just know that some of those meat companies are legit and can (depending on circumstances) be a good deal. |
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