Before anyone gets upset, I know that not everyone who sells door-to-door is participating in a scam. I still think that a lot of the high-pressure sales techniques often used in this setting are not cool. If I want to buy something, I'll go to the store or online. If you want to give me some information that I can mull over, I guess that's okay. But if you want to tell me you're a poor college kid trying to win scholarship money, you better hope that I don't Google the company name to find all sorts of sketchy information.
If you want to read about my experience, check out Warning: Don't Open the Door to Magazine Sellers for Unlimited Sales, Inc
You can also visit How to Identify a Door-to-Door Sales Scam for information on how to protect yourself.
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Yes, not every kid is scamming people. Before you (anyone, not just the author) place judgement on what they are doing, why not see it from their side? They are people too. http://travelingmagseller.blogspot.com/
Nice heads-up, Emma! You and your readers might like this post I found through Stumbleupon:
http://www.businesspundit.com/12-practical-business-lessons-from-social-psychology/
It mentions a few psychological effects that can be used to increase chances of a sale. Of course, the usage of the methods may not always be a bad thing, but it may be possible to abuse them in morally dubious ways.
Learning about the effects could help some of us recognize our vulnerabilities in times of buying a product.
I know that not everyone is scamming, but I still say they use some sales techniques that make people buy things they don't really want.
Thanks for the info Chase!
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