And Then She Cried !

Did door to door fundraising in Clondalkin before. All day, and between two of us we raised €15.

Fair play to ya ,nice thing to do for her. Hopefully she will get the job in centra and get away from that door to door job.

Never done door to door myself as I know I couldnt stand it. But my girlfriend used to do Betterware and it was terrible.

It would take hours of work just to make a mere 35 euro. People could be right jerks as well. She'd see people in the sitting room just looking out... not a chance of opening the door and showing some courtesy. Asking too much.

But the one that annoyed me the most was she put a catalog in this one house, was only 2 houses down (like less than 30 seconds later) and the owner just throws the catalog out on to the road while shouting something.

Glad she doesnt do it anymore.

finix wrote: »

Got a knock on the door tonight from a young girl 22ish selling a well known Alarm System door to door. I was nice and polite and told her I was only renting. I could see her getting upset and we got chatting. She was only on her 2nd week and last week she made 120 euro. She told me the company insisted she sign off job seekers benefit before starting with them.
These companies really promise everything and don't even give a basic to cover expenses. I rang a friend in the local Centra and he said send her in for a chat tomorrow as he is looking for someone. Door to door must be the most soul destroying job on earth and staff turnover must be huge.
Have you ever done it ? I know I couldn't

Gis a job


fair play op

B.A._Baracus wrote: »

Never done door to door myself as I know I couldnt stand it. But my girlfriend used to do Betterware and it was terrible.

It would take hours of work just to make a mere 35 euro. People could be right jerks as well. She'd see people in the sitting room just looking out... not a chance of opening the door and showing some courtesy. Asking too much.

But the one that annoyed me the most was she put a catalog in this one house, was only 2 houses down (like less than 30 seconds later) and the owner just throws the catalog out on to the road while shouting something.

Glad she doesnt do it anymore.

That betterware stuff is pyramid selling.

To be honest if you're after doing a hard days work and someone knocks on your door when you're sitting down to dinner or chilling out you can't always expect a receptive response. Also those magazine pedlars want their magazine back, it's not as if it's yours to keep so it's an inconvenience having one shoved through your letter box. I remember having someone call to my door looking for their magazine back, they hadn't even left one to begin with; yet I had to spend 10 minutes of my own time trying to convince one that they didn't leave one. In the end I just told them to go away and make sure they didn't call again. It's hassle that most people don't need.

shruikan2553 wrote: »

I would consider it common courtesy to not call around to someones house trying to sell something. If someone doesnt want to open the door to these people then they should. Although I do think giving them abuse is a bit much as the people doing these jobs tend to be desperate for a job.

I know what you are saying. No company or person has the right to bother people in their own home. Can't argue. But on the other side I cannot agree with giving someone abuse too. Not unless they provoke it. Like not taking no for an answer while they pitch Sky TV or constantly knocking on a regular basis.

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

Do they get a basic set rate or is everything based off commission?

Door to door sales is commission based. Knew a lad that did it for sky. He made a bit but nothing major and he was a pretty good sales man.

I'd say its really hard. The charity direct debit people are starting to annoy me though. Making me feel guilty about starving people in Syria.

The dog frightens most people away these days so its gotten better.