Claypole
Super member
I’m sure we’ve all had salesmen (or women) knock on on the door of an evening in order to try and sell us something? It used to be all manner of stuff but in recent years it’s mostly been utility providers trying to get us to switch to their service.
A little while back my wife answered the door to a couple of guys, and I heard them claiming they were from BT, and were enquiring as to whether the internet was OK, there was some work being done in the area, and wanted her to check the broadband speed. I came to the door, and to my surprise they weren’t wearing BT uniforms. They were wearing ‘Money Expert’ logo’d coats. Not ‘Money Saving Expert’ which we’re all familiar with, but a very similar name deliberate designed to mislead.
I asked them what they were selling, and one of them lied and said ‘“Oh, we’re not selling anything” whilst the other admitted they were trying to get people to switch providers. I believe ‘Money Expert’ is an actual company used by certain utility providers in order to hawk for new business.
Now, this afternoon there was a knock at the door, and I answered it. More salesmen. “Are you the bill payer?” NO. “Is the bill payer in?” NO. “Will they be in later?” NO.
You’d think answering “NO” to all three questions would be all he needed in order to disappear, but no. He went on to say how everybody in this neighbourhood had been sending in complaints about electricity prices.
I asked who they had been complaining to, and he claimed everybody had been sending emails in. I asked him who exactly had people been emailing, but he couldn’t answer. He just kept saying how everybody in the neighbourhood had been complaining. He rattled off a few names of energy providers that people had supposedly been complaining about.
I was growing impatient with his nonsense, and when he realised this, he did a bit of a sneaky move and raised his clipboard up and covered up the company name on his jacket. I had clocked the name within 1 second of answering the door, it was Scottish Power.
I’m not sure who he was actually working for, but deliberately hiding the company logo seemed to indicate he may well work for Scottish Power.
Has anybody else had these types knocking on the door and making up stories rather than just pitching in with what they are trying to sell (or scam you with? If not, please be warned, they might not work for whom they claim, and even so, making up stories is never a good start to a sales pitch.
If you wish to switch utility providers, don’t do it on the doorstep. Do it online, at your leisure.
A little while back my wife answered the door to a couple of guys, and I heard them claiming they were from BT, and were enquiring as to whether the internet was OK, there was some work being done in the area, and wanted her to check the broadband speed. I came to the door, and to my surprise they weren’t wearing BT uniforms. They were wearing ‘Money Expert’ logo’d coats. Not ‘Money Saving Expert’ which we’re all familiar with, but a very similar name deliberate designed to mislead.
I asked them what they were selling, and one of them lied and said ‘“Oh, we’re not selling anything” whilst the other admitted they were trying to get people to switch providers. I believe ‘Money Expert’ is an actual company used by certain utility providers in order to hawk for new business.
Now, this afternoon there was a knock at the door, and I answered it. More salesmen. “Are you the bill payer?” NO. “Is the bill payer in?” NO. “Will they be in later?” NO.
You’d think answering “NO” to all three questions would be all he needed in order to disappear, but no. He went on to say how everybody in this neighbourhood had been sending in complaints about electricity prices.
I asked who they had been complaining to, and he claimed everybody had been sending emails in. I asked him who exactly had people been emailing, but he couldn’t answer. He just kept saying how everybody in the neighbourhood had been complaining. He rattled off a few names of energy providers that people had supposedly been complaining about.
I was growing impatient with his nonsense, and when he realised this, he did a bit of a sneaky move and raised his clipboard up and covered up the company name on his jacket. I had clocked the name within 1 second of answering the door, it was Scottish Power.
I’m not sure who he was actually working for, but deliberately hiding the company logo seemed to indicate he may well work for Scottish Power.
Has anybody else had these types knocking on the door and making up stories rather than just pitching in with what they are trying to sell (or scam you with? If not, please be warned, they might not work for whom they claim, and even so, making up stories is never a good start to a sales pitch.
If you wish to switch utility providers, don’t do it on the doorstep. Do it online, at your leisure.
