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John Marwood

John Marwood

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Anyone meet one of these people in the Market Square today?

Sales people ( first day for most of the team ) flogging you private body scanning ..

All the sales people were dressed in outfits very similar to a surgeons vest

I am reliably informed that the 'service' is an uneccessary one and can also cause harm.. writes an unamed Doctor

http://www.enjoy-life-longer.com/Html/terms.html
 
joshua

joshua

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I guess as long as money changes hands the council will allow any bunch of shysters to set up camp in the square, be interesting to know how much though.
 
Gramaisc

Gramaisc

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I did see some caravans out of the corner of my eye - but I was too busy body-scanning on my own account to take much notice of them. It's the optimal weather conditions, you know..
 
tek-monkey

tek-monkey

wanna see my snake?
I avoid the town centre whenever possible, I get seriously ****** off with all the salesmonkeys and bloody chuggers. Got collared 4 times between the Guildhall and superdrug last week, the last one had seen me tell the last one 10 feet away that I was in a rush yet still jumped in front and tried to stop me. If they want more people in town stop these arseholes from annoying the shoppers.
 
Gramaisc

Gramaisc

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Take some college brochures out with you every dinner-time and, whenever approached, try to get them to sign up for belly-dancing classes..
 
Alan B'Stard

Alan B'Stard

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United57 said:
Charity+muggers=chuggers
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Some months ago I was in a town where Greenpeace were loitering to sign people up with a rather aggressive hippy girl and colleague whose opening line was "Are you a member of Greenpeace?"

I lied and said Yes. Twice.

Did I feel guilty?

Nope.
 
tek-monkey

tek-monkey

wanna see my snake?
What annoys me is saying "sorry, I'm busy" does not deter them. If they accepted this I wouldn't mind, but they always persist. Just like that Ginger crackhead girl that used to hang around the Bethany asking for train fair to stoke - every day.

I work in town, but don't eat from town centre shops because I can't be parsed to spend my lunchtimes running the gauntlet of monetary parasites. Luckily they do stick to the main street so places like the bap shop are safe.
 
Trumpet

Trumpet

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Had a really rude guy on the Sky tv caravan in the square a few years ago. When he accosted me I said that I didn't watch much TV and was happy with the five channels I've already got ta very much.
His immediate response was to laugh in my face and say "I'll see you in five years then"
Hope he's in a supermarket foyer somewhere doing double glazing on commission only. Tw*t
 
Vault_girl

Vault_girl

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I used to work in the town centre and didn't look forward to having to make any kind of journey into the square during the day and try and come up with an excuse to keep moving (I'd normally say I'd spoken to someone further down the street already if at all possible). My old house mate had a day working with these "charity workers" when trying to find a job. I wouldn't give them any money or sign up to any "petition" after the stories she told me. I now work from home mostly and thought it was excellent as I no longer need to go into the town centre very often, however I'm now annoyed on an almost daily basis at times by door to door salesmen... One actually stood on my doorstep and had an argument about my choice of utility company and called me an idiot for choosing them even though they had offered me a deal which will save me over £100 this year! unfortunately my parents brought me up to be too polite so I have an inability to shut my door in people's faces. Someone should have a word with the people who make fun or you when you don't immediately wish to use their services... It really isn't a great sales technique.
 
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cookie_monster

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blimey, you think stafford is bad....you should try running the gauntlet of fargate in sheffield where the chuggers hunt in packs! theres usually a minimum of 8 at a time!

the secret is never make eye contact, do not acknowledge their presence and if that is too much for your sensibilities...just keep walking and say 'sorry, no'

as for the door to door salesmen- i dont get those.....i get bleeding chuggers again!

as i always check who is at the door before i answer it, the usually get waived off from the window not giving them chance to start their spiel.


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basil

basil

don't mention the blinds
The ones who on opening the door say "Don't look so worried I'm not after your money"! then i give them 15secs max hold my hand and say "I'm gonna stop you there" and then fob them off with some old rubbish story such as i dunna live there or i'm just working here. I told one guy i was just robbing the place....
 
Vault_girl

Vault_girl

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Sadly I cant check who is at the door before answering it. There is a massive window with patterned glass in my front door and it's in a storm porch so no view from the lounge window. There is a peep hole but it is right next to the window so in order to look through it you have to have half your face pressed against the window... I think that kinda gives it away! I must add the door was already like that when I got here! I used to live in Birmingham city centre and I used to think that was bad... Stafford is probably just as bad now for people in the town centre. It ruins a perfectly good shopping experience so much so that I have only been into the town centre at night during the last month. The rest of the time I do my shopping at queens retail or other similar outskirts business parks. far less hassle!

I'm just glad I don't have a land line. At least there's one way they can't get to me!
 
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