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30 July
2020
An
upside of lockdown was that we had far fewer cold telephone calls and no
doorstep salesmen.
Well
that's over.
Doing
dishes, knock on door, go to find 2 young men with tablet and plastic visors,
no masks, and
"we can save you money" logoed corporate clothing.
First
one introduced himself politely then
"Sorry about the visors madam, we
here to see if we can save you money on your bills."
"No
you can't. Good morning."
Door
firmly shut.
It's
raining today.
Those
visors should have windscreenwipers.
Bentonbag Miss Doozer - did they call on you too?
Miss Doozer Yes. Doozer
Esquire answered but he knows the drill. The thing is, I'm fairly sure doorstep selling
for utilities was banned a few years ago due to pressure sales tactics...?
Bentonbag I wondered
about that too ...
Miss Doozer Having a bit
of a search, it would appear not banned, but discouraged. Apparently areas can ask to become
'no-cold-calling' zones via their local council.... Might be something to
explore. Sadly North Tyneside Council
webpages are down at the moment.
Bentonbag Asked my
mate on Twitter
North Tyneside Council@NTCouncilTeam Replying to @Bentonbag
It'd need a change in legislation Ben. Even in a community agreed zone like
that, it's still not illegal for it to happen and the zones are actually
unenforceable.
Miss Doozer North
Tyneside are hopeless. Newcastle have them
Doozer Esquire Just tell
them your other half works for Ofgen. Generally
gets rid of them pretty sharpish
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