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08/03/10, 10:18 AM
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Kirby vacuum sales person slick trick to get inside
Being home most days with only my young kids to talk to I get a bit lonesome sometimes so when a nice lady came to the door and asked to show me a demo of her cleaning product and give me a free gift of dish washing liquid I said sure. I did tell her I wouldnt be buying anything and she said no problem, she got paid just for showing me.
So she goes back to her van and comes back with a big box and a helper with a smaller box.
Once they got the thing put together she says "Right, make sure he (yes, HE) does a good job!" and buggers off out the door!
So now I have a strange MAN in the house!
It was the slickest trick I have been on the receiving end of in a very long time 
I wont boor you with all it took to get them, yes, after TWO HOURS he calls his supervisor and then I have TWO STRANGE MEN in the house!!!
Finally got rid of them WITHOUT buying their carp vacuum (More parts than the space shuttle and as useful as my hubby at cleaning house) but thought I would give you a heads up of that trick that got them inside my house.
Oh, and when they FINALLY packed up and left they packed my "FREE GIFT" when I wasnt looking and took it with them.
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08/03/10, 10:42 AM
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I guess i'm to hard strangers i don't let pass the porch . Now free saw blades maybe closer 
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08/03/10, 10:51 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2008
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Wow!!!
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08/03/10, 02:46 PM
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Thanks for the heads up..Now that our road is paved I expect to see more of the uninvited people 
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08/03/10, 03:05 PM
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My son worked for Kirby...for exactly two weeks, lol. They tell all the new sales people that they'll get a big bonus for selling X number of vacuums in a week, more if it's the deluxe model, etc. He already didn't like the deceptive way they get into your house, and they tell them to say it will only take 30 minutes when in reality it takes 2-3 hours! But he'd been out of work for a while and is very charming, so he thought he'd stick with it while still looking for something else. He sold more units in his first two weeks than anyone in that district's history (of course he sold four just to family members, we got a great discount). 
However, come payday, they then told the "newbies" that they didn't qualify for any bonuses until they'd been there for 90 days! He quit on the spot, and with his temper it's just a miracle he didn't have to call me from jail for putting the smack down on the manager, lol.
I'll have to admit they do have a lot of parts, but after getting used to it I have to say I love mine! It does everything, even linoleum or wood floors, and it shampoos carpets very well. You can also clean drapes, upholstered furniture and your mattress with a hepa filter - you wouldn't believe how much crud you can get out of what you thought was a perfectly clean mattress! :shudder: My mom had a Kirby they purchased in the 1940s, and it was still working just fine when she died in 1999. I can only hope mine lasts half that long. It is all metal except for the hoses and tubes, and it's simple enough to replace belts and brushes yourself if/when they go out.
Sorry you had such a bad experience, and I agree their tactics both with their customers and their employees are despicable! Oh, and they do send a female to make the first contact, if they have any available, because they know most people are more receptive to a female. If someone knocks on your door and says "Kirby"...  lol
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08/03/10, 03:13 PM
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I LOVE LOVE LOVE my Kirby!
I spent $430 on it 6 years ago. Before that I was going through a vac a year. It's alrready paid for itself.
My vac is a Legend II. It's pretty simple to take apart (one an HT member talked me through it!). I've had to replace a cord, but that was found on ebay relatively cheap. The pieces are interchangable, so that helps. If a part goes bad you can get another one and swap it out easily.
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08/03/10, 04:12 PM
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I think if that happened to me - bait and switch and a strange man ending up in my house - I would immediately ask him to LEAVE. That wasn't what you agreed to. Sharpen your 'mean' skills and boot them out next time. I don't care what they are selling. Just hold the door open and scream until they leave.
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08/03/10, 04:28 PM
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I don't open the door ever.
One time 2 church people started coming into the back yard where I was gardening and I screamed at them to leave. i heard one of them saying I was crazy. No way do I like being any where by myself and have strangers there.
The church people walk by my place now with out stopping.
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08/03/10, 04:41 PM
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That happened to us a couple of years ago. I knew the trick but my husband didn't and let them in. I told them if they were not out in 30 minutes, the Rottie was coming out. After 35 minutes I brought said Rottie out on a leash and she pretty much ignored them. They thought it was funny.
Until one guy reached in my direction for an attachment and she growled and leaped over the coffee table toward him. I'm pretty sure he needed a new pair of underwear but they finally got out. 
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08/03/10, 04:41 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Callieslamb
I think if that happened to me - bait and switch and a strange man ending up in my house - I would immediately ask him to LEAVE. That wasn't what you agreed to. Sharpen your 'mean' skills and boot them out next time. I don't care what they are selling. Just hold the door open and scream until they leave.
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Ask? ASK!?! He'd be TOLD to leave and told he could leave on his own or with the help of a sheriff's deputy or we could see how well his vacuum could get blood and human body parts out of a carpet.
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08/03/10, 04:49 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by GBov
Being home most days with only my young kids to talk to I get a bit lonesome sometimes so when a nice lady came to the door and asked to show me a demo of her cleaning product and give me a free gift of dish washing liquid I said sure. I did tell her I wouldnt be buying anything and she said no problem, she got paid just for showing me.
So she goes back to her van and comes back with a big box and a helper with a smaller box.
Once they got the thing put together she says "Right, make sure he (yes, HE) does a good job!" and buggers off out the door!
So now I have a strange MAN in the house!
It was the slickest trick I have been on the receiving end of in a very long time
I wont boor you with all it took to get them, yes, after TWO HOURS he calls his supervisor and then I have TWO STRANGE MEN in the house!!!
Finally got rid of them WITHOUT buying their carp vacuum (More parts than the space shuttle and as useful as my hubby at cleaning house) but thought I would give you a heads up of that trick that got them inside my house.
Oh, and when they FINALLY packed up and left they packed my "FREE GIFT" when I wasnt looking and took it with them. |
I wonder how fast he would have hit the door if you have started unbuttoning your pants/shirt and screaming "RAPE!!!"
Or look him in the eye and tell him "I'll give you a 30 second head start while I get my pistol." then leave the room.
Or about 5 minutes into his routine you said "That's great, let me call my husband and see if he can come home to see this. The Sheriff's office usually doesn't mine as long is he is back on patrol in 30 minutes."
Wait, wait, wait. . .keep interrupting him and asking him how well it gets blood out of carpets and curtains.
Sorry but I'm in one of those moods.
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the police are just MINUTES away!
Congress has no power to appropriate this money as an act of charity. Every member upon this floor knows it. . .Davy Crockett
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08/03/10, 10:15 PM
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A locked gate and two mean dogs-stop any unwanted visitors.
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08/03/10, 10:28 PM
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Shoulder holster, packed, for me, usually prevents more than a one minute stop-over. No threats or anger, just answer the door nicely with it,
Matt
Have yet to need to say..."please, what are you offering ????"
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08/03/10, 10:31 PM
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I hate my Kirby.
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08/03/10, 10:51 PM
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They did the dish soap thing here too! It was a couple weeks ago. I agreed to let the guy in just because I wanted the dish soap though...there was no female involved this time. I told him about 5 minutes into the demonstration that I was not going to buy a vacuum but allowed him to continue because he was cleaning my house for me...LOL. He swept the living room floor and cleaned the couch cushions for me...and I got a free bottle of dish soap. Hubby and I got to chatting with him over some iced tea while he was waiting for his manager to pick him up...he was actually a really nice local kid just trying to work his way through college
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