Is it just me or.........??

2 Jun 2005

Ok i know its a odd typic on a swinger site but reading thro some its not the only one :evil2:
Now my question is does anyone else get totally f****d off with the amount of people stopping you while your going stopping? if its not someone trying to get you to use their gas and electric, its catalogues, have u had a accident in the past 6 months madam (no but if u don't naff off you will lol), people trying to get u to use their calls on ur bt line they have even got them stood in supermarkets now flogging u credit cards!!! do i go into the bank for a tin of beans?? no!!! when shopping in dudley the other day i was stopped 12 in about a 5/10 mins walk, i'm now getting to the point i just totally ignor them and walk on which i feel is totally rude really!!!
is it just me that feels like this? or do other accept these people as part of shopping? mad

2 Jun 2005

all i say is no thankyou ank walk past them ha ha
and in burton theres the "big issue" bloke who shouts down the center "issue" you can hear the bloke for miles he gets on my tits!!!!!!!!!!!!
louxxxxxxxxxxxx

2 Jun 2005

i just say im to busy
bog off
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and when the phone rings and they say hi (insert company trying to sell crap to me)
how are you
i tell them
after 20 mins they hang up
how rude
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2 Jun 2005

so that's what he's saying Lou.......I always thought he was just a Romanian with a bad cold and shouting for a tissue....I wondered why he never got better or didn't go into the warmth of Coopers Sq
CRBx

2 Jun 2005

yeah, it pisses me right off as well. when they phone up trying to sell me stuff i don't tell them who i am, i don't give them any information at all actually, and i never buy anything. worst of all is the recorded messages though. "You have just won a trip to disneyland, paris..." i don't care! "blah blah blah" shut up! i mean why bother? does this stuff ever actually work? has anyone here ever bought anything off a recorded message that phoned them out of the blue? rah! :fuckinghell:

2 Jun 2005

I always put my phone to my ear and pretend im listening to someone, while nodding..... So sad, that I just cant say no, not interested.

2 Jun 2005

Quote by crbx
so that's what he's saying Lou.......I always thought he was just a Romanian with a bad cold and shouting for a tissue....I wondered why he never got better or didn't go into the warmth of Coopers Sq
CRBx

yep he's a arse!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! "tissue please"

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do i know you??? confused

2 Jun 2005

Quote by bailiffs
all i say is no thankyou ank walk past them ha ha
and in burton theres the "big issue" bloke who shouts down the center "issue" you can hear the bloke for miles he gets on my tits!!!!!!!!!!!!
louxxxxxxxxxxxx

Well IMHO that is an awful attitude to have. Many people end up homeless, and its not always there own fault. Hes obviously shouting to raise awareness of his presence, whats wrong with that? I assume hes not apporoaching people and insisting they buy.
I supose this all comes back to Clares posting on a nother thread, beware how you treat this guy, who at least is trying and not like so many people sat back on his ass living on benefits, , because on day it could be you!!
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2 Jun 2005

Quote by foxylady 123
all i say is no thankyou ank walk past them ha ha
and in burton theres the "big issue" bloke who shouts down the center "issue" you can hear the bloke for miles he gets on my tits!!!!!!!!!!!!
louxxxxxxxxxxxx

Well IMHO that is an awful attitude to have. Many people end up homeless, and its not always there own fault. Hes obviously shouting to raise awareness of his presence, whats wrong with that? I assume hes not apporoaching people and insisting they buy.
I supose this all comes back to Clares posting on a nother thread, beware how you treat this guy, who at least is trying and not like so many people sat back on his ass living on benefits, , because on day it could be you!!
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wo wo wo just because i said that it doesnt bloody mean i dont agree with what he does just because he pisses me off i donest mean im putting him down in anyway!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
god!!! in future i wont cast my oppinion i know why hes there and what its all about

2 Jun 2005

Quote by bailiffs
all i say is no thankyou ank walk past them ha ha
and in burton theres the "big issue" bloke who shouts down the center "issue" you can hear the bloke for miles he gets on my tits!!!!!!!!!!!!
louxxxxxxxxxxxx

Well IMHO that is an awful attitude to have. Many people end up homeless, and its not always there own fault. Hes obviously shouting to raise awareness of his presence, whats wrong with that? I assume hes not apporoaching people and insisting they buy.
I supose this all comes back to Clares posting on a nother thread, beware how you treat this guy, who at least is trying and not like so many people sat back on his ass living on benefits, , because on day it could be you!!
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wo wo wo just because i said that it doesnt bloody mean i dont agree with what he does just because he pisses me off i donest mean im putting him down in anyway!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
god!!! in future i wont cast my oppinion i know why hes there and what its all about
You said he, "got on your tits" that is clearly a derogatory remark showing no tolerance or understanding!! And yes i suggest you do find out a bit more about the Big Issue and how hard their vendours work to pull themselves up and back into mainstream society.

2 Jun 2005

he gets on my tits because you can hear him shouting for miles im sorry but someone getting on your tits doesnt mean you dont respect them and what they do alot of people get on my tits like my mum sometimes doesnt mean i dont respect her

2 Jun 2005

I agree with you there NN, it can be very annoying when u get constantly get stopped and asked if i want this, that or other....BUT...I stop and think and i always say no thank you because I think that that person so easily could be me......
What if my circumstances changed (god forbid) and the only job i could take to fit around my 3 school runs a day was to canvas the streets confused

I look at those people with respect cos I know they would prefer a much better job, but for one reason or another, they have had to take this option, they have swallowed their pride and are doing their bit to bring in an income, instead of sitting at home on their backsides moaning.
Well done to them, but i do agree some are bloody pushy!! :?

2 Jun 2005

i have a close friend who became an addict and has been selling the big issue for about five years, which has probably saved his life and got him to the stage where he's ready to go into rehab. so i have the utmost respect for it as an organisation. on the other hand, i rarely actually buy it and it does piss me off when the sellers are too pushy. i think it's possible to feel irritated, sad and compassionate in the same go?

2 Jun 2005

the bit i never understand is british gas can provide cheeper gas and leccy than scottish power, npower can provide cheeper than bother of these two and yorkshire leccy can beat the lot of them on prices and they all have a bit of paper work to prove it lol so who is the god damn cheepest lol

2 Jun 2005

a friend of mine, whilst walking through brighton was stopped by a religious group,
when asked if he could be introduced to god, he replied.................
god is always speaking to me......................................
and he tels me to kill people.....................
all with a straight face..well slightly :twisted: type face actually
that stopped them dead in thier tracks.
as for me...i nearly wet myself.

2 Jun 2005

Oh those sorts of people drive me mad, I know they're only doing a job but FFS mad

They are particularly bad in Preston town centre, you can't go three yards along any of the main streets without someone or other is trying to get you to sign up for something :x . I walked past one once and ignored him. He actually chased me and grabbed my arm to stop me :shock: ... he probably gussed by the look on my face that not letting go sharpish would result in him losing his teeth :x :x :x . Another one, the accidents in the last three years people (yeah, that company had a real accident when they employed him), told me to go and get a job :shock: :shock: :shock: ............ humph......... I have a much better job than the wank he does, thank you.
Apologies to anyone who does this sort of work on the street, but really, it's soooo annoying... the police should interfere and move them on, if hookers were parading about like that hassling people in the street they'd soon get banged up in the cells, so why are these people any different.
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OK... I'd better stop now redface

, ranting is bad for my health wink

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2 Jun 2005

Quote by naughtynymphos1
the bit i never understand is british gas can provide cheeper gas and leccy than scottish power, npower can provide cheeper than bother of these two and yorkshire leccy can beat the lot of them on prices and they all have a bit of paper work to prove it lol so who is the god damn cheepest lol

Yes NN, makes you wonder doesnt it, someones lying!
Oh I bloody hate it when they ring yr doorbell to try and 'sell' you their electricity. Had one guy last week do that, told him wasnt interested and shut the door. He only came back 2 hours later mad

:x WHY??? :doh:
And another time one knocked on my door, told me he wasnt a salesman, just wanted to 'ADVISE' be about other electricity suppliers....ie. hes a salesman! TWAT! lol Didnt hear any more of the conversation and I shut the door...... flipa

One of the main reasons why I hate it when they disturb us at home, is because in the final months of my mums life, she was in a wheelchair and took her ages to get to the door, all that effort to find it was a saleman!!
ho hum...

2 Jun 2005

i agree they can be a real pain
and i ignore them myself
but at the end of the day they have a job to do

2 Jun 2005

Quote by bailiffs
he gets on my tits because you can hear him shouting for miles im sorry but someone getting on your tits doesnt mean you dont respect them and what they do alot of people get on my tits like my mum sometimes doesnt mean i dont respect her

Perhaps if he has to shout to increase his sales and aford his rehabilitation into society its a small price for you to pay having to listen to him?
Would you rather he sat on his ass all day wainting for the benefit fairy to arrive?
Have you everr thought he might manage to get on to someone elses computer and see your remarks and he would feel, when all hes trying to do is beter himself?

2 Jun 2005

lol what a funny post... its ages since iv been accosted by them annoyin sales ppl i reckon i cud walk past the rac or aa man with my car keys in hand an still not noticed... hey u think im invisible..
hello
helllllloooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!! lol

2 Jun 2005

Quote by bluexxx
I walked past one once and ignored him. He actually chased me and grabbed my arm to stop me :shock: ... he probably gussed by the look on my face that not letting go sharpish would result in him losing his teeth :x :x .

I had that once with people collecting for under privalaged (or however u spell it lol) kids, now we are not rich we work normal jobs for a avarage wage and i have 3 kids of my own all on the want and wanting more and more the older they get, i'm sure u all know the feeling, so if i have any spare money it goes to my children not other peoples, sorry but thats how i feel, and i told him so, and he told me i should be ashamed of myself and i had a crappy attitude......now correct me if i'm wrong but iof everyone had my attitude there would be no under privalaged kids, and anyway hes not stood there 4 free!!!

2 Jun 2005

Quote by naughtynymphos1
the bit i never understand is british gas can provide cheeper gas and leccy than scottish power, npower can provide cheeper than bother of these two and yorkshire leccy can beat the lot of them on prices and they all have a bit of paper work to prove it lol so who is the god damn cheepest lol

It bugs me when they knock on your door saying their gas or electricity is cheaper than who you are presently with......then they try and get you to sign on the dotted line before you even have a chance to think about it......then when you say no they look at you like you have just wasted their time......hang on.....they knoocked on my door first!! mad

2 Jun 2005

Quote by da69ve
the bit i never understand is british gas can provide cheeper gas and leccy than scottish power, npower can provide cheeper than bother of these two and yorkshire leccy can beat the lot of them on prices and they all have a bit of paper work to prove it lol so who is the god damn cheepest lol

It bugs me when they knock on your door saying their gas or electricity is cheaper than who you are presently with......then they try and get you to sign on the dotted line before you even have a chance to think about it......then when you say no they look at you like you have just wasted their time......hang on.....they knoocked on my door first!! mad

yeah or they look at u like your stupid and say something like....oh so u don't want to save money then confused

2 Jun 2005

Quote by naughtynymphos1
the bit i never understand is british gas can provide cheeper gas and leccy than scottish power, npower can provide cheeper than bother of these two and yorkshire leccy can beat the lot of them on prices and they all have a bit of paper work to prove it lol so who is the god damn cheepest lol

It bugs me when they knock on your door saying their gas or electricity is cheaper than who you are presently with......then they try and get you to sign on the dotted line before you even have a chance to think about it......then when you say no they look at you like you have just wasted their time......hang on.....they knoocked on my door first!! mad

yeah or they look at u like your stupid and say something like....oh so u don't want to save money then confused

EXACTLY!!

2 Jun 2005

Quote by da69ve
the bit i never understand is british gas can provide cheeper gas and leccy than scottish power, npower can provide cheeper than bother of these two and yorkshire leccy can beat the lot of them on prices and they all have a bit of paper work to prove it lol so who is the god damn cheepest lol

It bugs me when they knock on your door saying their gas or electricity is cheaper than who you are presently with......then they try and get you to sign on the dotted line before you even have a chance to think about it......then when you say no they look at you like you have just wasted their time......hang on.....they knoocked on my door first!! mad

this really annoys me too and especially when they phone MY house :x :x :x

2 Jun 2005

Not sure if anyone watches/watched seinfeld - anyway this is taken from there...
If somonecalls over the phone to sell something, ask if they can hold on a sec and just put the phone down, not hand up but leave them on hold as it were - am sure they would get the message somehow smile

2 Jun 2005

The ones I hate the most are the telephone companies that ring my business number a dozen times a week asking if I want to save money on my phone bill....
They don't seem to listen to "I'm not interested thanks - I've already changed supplier" .... Instead they try to get into a full blown sales pitch for 20 - 30 minutes
I'm trying to run a business and talk to my customers for crying out loud!.... without whom I'd have no business and no flippin phone bill.
No matter how polite I try to be - I end up having to just put the phone down.
As for the doorstep callers - well I used to do that - but as a sales professional I made it my business to find out who on the street would not appreciate a knock (like the disabled pensioners) and get their friends to reccomend them if they were interested.
A- it got me better results and B- it didn't get peoples back up!
However the biggest insult I feel is the politicians who are trying to outlaw doorstep salesmen ........ then every four years they come round knocking everyones door begging for a vote .....lol

2 Jun 2005

Quote by foxylady 123
he gets on my tits because you can hear him shouting for miles im sorry but someone getting on your tits doesnt mean you dont respect them and what they do alot of people get on my tits like my mum sometimes doesnt mean i dont respect her

Perhaps if he has to shout to increase his sales and aford his rehabilitation into society its a small price for you to pay having to listen to him?
Would you rather he sat on his ass all day wainting for the benefit fairy to arrive?
Have you everr thought he might manage to get on to someone elses computer and see your remarks and he would feel, when all hes trying to do is beter himself?
so what if he got onto someones computer? personally i couldnt give a flying make out they have no choice they are homeless, everyone has a choice!!!!!!! and to be quite thruthfulli couldnt give a fuck if he sat on his arse waiting for the benefit fairy to arrive im sure him being on benefit's isnt going to effect the state of the union much!!!. plus he's doing the same thing!! he's still scrounging off people, however you look at!!!!!.
im not a heartless bitch u know u just over reacting!!! and being out of order!!!!!!!!!!!!

2 Jun 2005

Quote by bailiffs
he gets on my tits because you can hear him shouting for miles im sorry but someone getting on your tits doesnt mean you dont respect them and what they do alot of people get on my tits like my mum sometimes doesnt mean i dont respect her

Perhaps if he has to shout to increase his sales and aford his rehabilitation into society its a small price for you to pay having to listen to him?
Would you rather he sat on his ass all day wainting for the benefit fairy to arrive?
Have you everr thought he might manage to get on to someone elses computer and see your remarks and he would feel, when all hes trying to do is beter himself?
so what if he got onto someones computer? personally i couldnt give a flying make out they have no choice they are homeless, everyone has a choice!!!!!!! and to be quite thruthfulli couldnt give a fuck if he sat on his arse waiting for the benefit fairy to arrive im sure him being on benefit's isnt going to effect the state of the union much!!!. plus he's doing the same thing!! he's still scrounging off people, however you look at!!!!!.
im not a heartless bitch u know u just over reacting!!! and being out of order!!!!!!!!!!!!
Rather you than me bailiffs :scared:
As for street sellers, I get annoyed with big Issue sellers, but I always answer them politely when they ask. The one's I can't stand shouting are those selling newspapers, especially since they make no sense i.e. Swansea's Evening Post final edition was bellowed out like clockwork sounding like "Echo".
(For anyone in Swansea, I am aware they have an Echo too :P).
The accident group guys I always reply nicely and sweetly
"Have you had an accident in the past 3 years?"
"Yes, I stopped and talked to you"
Before walking off.
The only time I've ever stopped and bothered to talk was in Leicester where this niave young student was campaigning for Amnesty International and asked for money................................. Bad idea when I'm busy eating :twisted: :twisted: :twisted:
I decided to matter of factly tell her that Political prisoners were there because they didn't know when to shut up, that starving people should move to where there's food and that the sale of arms was good for the ecomony.................................
I didn't know women could turn that colour lol

:lol: . Decided to beat a hasty retreat and leg it down the high street lol.
NB: What I told the poor girl was just to wind her up, I actually think the opposite.

2 Jun 2005

Try a great big broad smile as you walk straight past them. Its not offensive and avoids any need to talk to them if you are not interested in what they want to sell you.