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Topic ID 4362
01/05/2009 by KingsNeedMead
Door-to-Door Sales
The post about "chuggers" reminded me of this.
This year I've twice answered the door to a young lad (different one each time) who spurts off some blurb about being a young offender or just being released from prison and is selling household products. Anyone else had this? Is it legit?
I hate anyone knocking on my door unless its offering to clean my car for a fiver (scouts where are you?).
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Reply ID 63133
01/05/2009 by M.O.G.
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Originally posted by KingsNeedMead
The post about "chuggers" reminded me of this.
This year I've twice answered the door to a young lad (different one each time) who spurts off some blurb about being a young offender or just being released from prison and is selling household products. Anyone else had this? Is it legit?
I hate anyone knocking on my door unless its offering to clean my car for a fiver (scouts where are you?).
Why do you not think it is NOT legit? if not they would have to be very stupid
1. to tell you they are young offenders and
2. to sell you knocked off products.
Reply ID 63142
01/05/2009 by buzz
These people used to be known as the "Nottingham Knockers" because they were based in Nottingham or nearby and knocked on peoples doors. In addition to the article from the Hereford Times a Kent Police Policy document may be of interest
Pedlars Act 1871
3.1. The Pedlars Act 1871 (as amended) defines a Pedlar as:
‘Any hawker, pedlar, petty chapman, tinker, caster of metals, mender of chairs, or other person who, without any horse or other beast bearing or drawing burden, travels and trades on foot and goes from town to town or to other men’s houses, carrying to sell or exposing for sale any goods, wares, or merchandise, or procuring orders for goods, wares, or merchandise immediately to be delivered, or selling or offering for sale his skill in handicraft’.
3.2. Any person carrying on the calling of a Pedlar requires a Pedlar’s Certificate granted under the Pedlars Act 1871 otherwise they commit an offence. The Act requires that such certificates shall be granted to any person by the Chief Officer of Police of the police district in which the person applying for the certificate has, during one month previous to such application, resided, on such officer being satisfied that the applicant is:
Above seventeen years of age;
Is a person of good character; and
In good faith intends to carry on the trade of a pedlar.[/i]
Reply ID 63150
01/05/2009 by buzz
quote:
Originally posted by KingsNeedMead
The post about "chuggers" reminded me of this.
This year I've twice answered the door to a young lad (different one each time) who spurts off some blurb about being a young offender or just being released from prison and is selling household products. Anyone else had this? Is it legit?
I hate anyone knocking on my door unless its offering to clean my car for a fiver (scouts where are you?).
If you want your car cleaned for a fiver, I noticed to-day that a new car wash place has sprung up in Ware Road, exactly where the old one used to be next door (I think) to the Raj. They are advertising a hand wash for £5......don't know if this is just a start up price. They also seem to be selling some odd looking wooden furniture.....strange bedfellows!
Reply ID 63169
02/05/2009 by Mack E. Avelly
These buggers did a 'number' on West Street a few years back.
http://www.surreycc.gov.uk/sccwebsite/sccwspages.nsf/LookupWebPagesByTITLE_RTF/Beware+of+Doorstep+Fish+Sellers?opendocument
I wasn't in at the time but my other half was initially impressed by the excellent quality of the fish and the charm of the 'ringmaster'. Only when she showed interest did the thugs step in, quickly shoving trays of various unlabelled 'stuff' at her and demanding payment in a very threatening manner. I was at work at the time.
I must admit I have been taken in by these 'reformed' Artful Dodger characters myself, although it was more a case of them actually offering something I might need and my wanting to be shot of him so coughed up and went back to the TV.
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