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In a word, solicitation, but not the typical door to door, although it can be thrown in there. I'm talking about the people that you either don't know or maybe you do know, who bug you to buy their crap they sell or to sign up for whatever club or system they are involved in, whatever!
There are the people who do it right, nice, and kindly, like my former coworker who sells Mary Kay part time. Instead of attending the meetings, trying to get the car, and owning an inventory, she just takes orders, sends for them, receives them, and just doesn't make the same money that the typical Mary Kay ladies do. But she's cool with it, it's just extra cash and no headaches of beloning to that Cult. She lets us know when she's putting orders in, and she takes our orders. She really only deals with family and coworkers, so she doesn't have to drive all over the place, we all get our stuff at work when it comes. She's never pushy or rude. Occasional e-mails, no big deal.
Then you have my step gramma and my great aunt, one is part of Party Lite and the other Lia Sophia (respectively). They are both just PAINS IN THE ASS! I don't even live near either of them and my Facebook inbox gets cluttered with stuff involving their stupid parties and specials and deals and invites to their stupid parties and if you spend $100 you get $10....OH WOW really?!!?! Whenever they are near me (when my grandparents visit), step gramma bugs the hell out of me to buy those stupid candles. No. My great aunt always bugs my mom to bug me about buying Lia Sophia crap.
This one is door to door, but I knew the guy. He is the son or son in law of one of my downstairs elderly neighbors. He normally drops the grandkids off once or twice a week and I'll see him downstairs and say hello and BS with him a tad. Well, one day he came to my door and asked me if I wanted to quit working nights and stay at home and make more money working my own hours. That's right. His job was part of this company, and I never bothered to even research it, it sounded shady, one of those super awesome "work from home when YOU want to for as much as you WANT to make" deals. Errr....no. I was a little insulted he even did that.
Then yesterday, I was leaving the gym and a lady started talking to me. I figured hey, could always make a new friend. She brought up how she sees me at the gym almost every day, so I must be interested in staying healthy and in good shape. I told her yes, but not so much with food or nutrition, just keeping physically good looking, you know, just to say something funny. She then said that she is a "nutritionist" (of some sort) and has this home-run business and she sells all kinds of vitamins and suppliments for diet and nutrition, and she teaches classes for people on how to eat healthy and she'll even take you to the grocery store and teach you how to cook. That part seemed innocent enough, but I still felt a little insulted that I was only talked to because she thought I had money or interest in her business.
Generally, I have no issue if someone I know sells something or has their own small business or whatever. As long as they leave me alone if I'm not interested, or they are polite and professional about it.
There are the people who do it right, nice, and kindly, like my former coworker who sells Mary Kay part time. Instead of attending the meetings, trying to get the car, and owning an inventory, she just takes orders, sends for them, receives them, and just doesn't make the same money that the typical Mary Kay ladies do. But she's cool with it, it's just extra cash and no headaches of beloning to that Cult. She lets us know when she's putting orders in, and she takes our orders. She really only deals with family and coworkers, so she doesn't have to drive all over the place, we all get our stuff at work when it comes. She's never pushy or rude. Occasional e-mails, no big deal.
Then you have my step gramma and my great aunt, one is part of Party Lite and the other Lia Sophia (respectively). They are both just PAINS IN THE ASS! I don't even live near either of them and my Facebook inbox gets cluttered with stuff involving their stupid parties and specials and deals and invites to their stupid parties and if you spend $100 you get $10....OH WOW really?!!?! Whenever they are near me (when my grandparents visit), step gramma bugs the hell out of me to buy those stupid candles. No. My great aunt always bugs my mom to bug me about buying Lia Sophia crap.
This one is door to door, but I knew the guy. He is the son or son in law of one of my downstairs elderly neighbors. He normally drops the grandkids off once or twice a week and I'll see him downstairs and say hello and BS with him a tad. Well, one day he came to my door and asked me if I wanted to quit working nights and stay at home and make more money working my own hours. That's right. His job was part of this company, and I never bothered to even research it, it sounded shady, one of those super awesome "work from home when YOU want to for as much as you WANT to make" deals. Errr....no. I was a little insulted he even did that.
Then yesterday, I was leaving the gym and a lady started talking to me. I figured hey, could always make a new friend. She brought up how she sees me at the gym almost every day, so I must be interested in staying healthy and in good shape. I told her yes, but not so much with food or nutrition, just keeping physically good looking, you know, just to say something funny. She then said that she is a "nutritionist" (of some sort) and has this home-run business and she sells all kinds of vitamins and suppliments for diet and nutrition, and she teaches classes for people on how to eat healthy and she'll even take you to the grocery store and teach you how to cook. That part seemed innocent enough, but I still felt a little insulted that I was only talked to because she thought I had money or interest in her business.
Generally, I have no issue if someone I know sells something or has their own small business or whatever. As long as they leave me alone if I'm not interested, or they are polite and professional about it.
I went to one at my cousin's recently that was pretty chill. I didn't buy anything but I sure learned a lot...
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