So, earlier on tonight I was just going to pop outside and wash my T4. Just as I was going to the door I noticed someone behind the door and the bell rung. I opened it and was confronted by one of the "Would you like to sponsor a deaf panda in outer Mongolia for a mere £2 a week" or alike, I think it was for deaf children in all honesty though as he had a full on www.deaf something on but wasn't really paying attention! Literally the moment I was going to start to say "I'm not interested" he said "Is that a Fabia Monte Carlo?" and proceeded to lose all interested in the hard sell and wanted to talk about the Monte. He was a friendly chap and was absolutely chuffed to see one in the flesh, he said he had seen them online but never in reality. I took him round the car and started it up etc, I even let him sit in it (he should have been honoured!). After about 5 minutes he said "That's put a spanner in the works, I was going to put a deposit on an Alfa Mito but I'm not so sure now". He then said, "I suppose I should talk to you about the charity but think I'd better move on or I'll keep talking about the car", I said "No problem mate, good luck and pop to Skoda to have a test drive, you won't regret it!".

Moral of the story: If you can't be bothered to talk about sponsorship, buy yourself a Fabia Monte Carlo and talk to them about that instead!

Makes you wonder how much they earn on commission selling Charity then, if he was going to put a deposit on an Alfa Mito.

Yep, that's what I thought. Still, I'd rather talk about the new car instead of what ever he was trying to get sign ups for.

Makes you wonder how much they earn on commission selling Charity then, if he was going to put a deposit on an Alfa Mito.

Not all of them get paid, in my spare time (when I get any) I collect at my local pets at home for WWF. Passive collecting mind you, just a WWF T-shirt and a bucket, none of this approaching people for money rubbish.

Edit: just remembered I had a similar experience with a sky salesman with my old Lupo GTI

Edited 13 September, 201114 yr by LewJo

Just tell them you are unemployed and can't afford it, then they just walk away.

Just tell them you are unemployed and can't afford it, then they just walk away.

With a brand new awesome looking Monte Carlo on the drive?

With a brand new awesome looking Monte Carlo on the drive?

Fair point, DLA!

With a brand new awesome looking Monte Carlo on the drive?

Tell them you are now broke, due to having a nice shiny new car

I had a similar thing a couple of years ago, charity lady came to the drive and asked about sponsoring a child in some foreign place, Somalia or somewhere as dire, I said NO! Quite firmly, she then said and "you with a brand new car in the drive (superb2) ", yes and I've worked pretty hard to buy it! , and quickly retorted " now get of my bloody drive"