Whatever Happenned To The Door To Door Salesman?

[Gvac]

It seems that in this day and age, the door to door salesman has pretty much become obsolete. As a kid I can remember a neighbor that was a Fuller Brush salesman, my Mom bought all of her vacuums and bags from the Electrolux guy, and my Mom was even an Avon lady.

I guess with the convenience of catalogue and online shopping, and the fact that there aren't many "housewives" who are home all day has made them go the way of the dinosaur.

Anybody know if they still exist?

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[JerseyRich]

A few years ago my mom got a call from a company that sold vaccum cleaners (Kirby), and they were offering in home demonstrations of their product.
So we got these two old geezers that came into our house to demonstrate one of the ugliest machines I have ever seen in my life...She would have needed a body builder to help her schlep the thing up and down the stairs.

So to answer your question. Yes, they still exist.

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[TomPoo]

As a kid I can remember a neighbor that was a Fuller Brush salesman, my Mom bought all of her vacuums and bags from the Electrolux guy, and my Mom was even an Avon lady.


your old, HA HA!!!!

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[Death Metal Moe]

How about a door to door meat salesman so I dont have
to go out for my bacon?


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[JerseyRich]

your old, HA HA!!!!

His old what?

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[Death Metal Moe]

Do Jehova's Witnesses count? They're trying to sell
salvation.


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[TomPoo]

His old what?


jesus rich... a grammar insult... you have gotten lazy in my absense

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[FUNKMAN]

I believe my Dad bought an Encyclopedia Brittanica(sp?) set from a Door to Door salesman...

I haven't seen one since...

I do see them going into small businesses like my mechanics shop...

it's most likely just too dangerous... not only because of people but the pitbull seems to have become more popular as pets since the 60's and 70's...



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This message was edited by FUNKMAN on 5-5-03 @ 8:38 PM

[reeshy]

I remember the Fuller brush guy too!! The only salesman I know who still comes to the house occasionally is my insurance agent ...oh yea, and the guy who delivers my pot on Tuesdays and Saturdays!!!!!


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[golfcourseguy]

Mary Kay Cosmetics and Amway are still around . They seem to be more "pyramid than product " oriented. I have had people coming "door to door" selling "gas and electric services" in the last few years in my apartment building.I thought it was a little wacky.

I found this, I guess it's pretty common.

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[irishkb]

they kept getting shot in the ghetto and so they stopped doing it... ha...

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[A.J.]

How about a door to door meat salesman so I dont have
to go out for my bacon?

I'd be a little sqeamish to have a man at my front door showing me his meat.

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A Skidmark production.

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[hyperspace]

they were replaced by those fucking annoying telemarketers. and Moe call Horizon Foods!! they have those bullshit saleman ads is the bergan record all the time.

[Reephdweller]

i feel like the door-to-door back in the day was the equivelant to todays pop up ads.

the only difference is that the door-to-door salesman got to get laid every once in a while i'm sure.

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[mdr55]

Stuff my family bought from door-to-door salesman when I was younger:
1. A vacuum (it was a Kirby)
2. Complete set of Encyclopedias (not Brittanica)
3. Blanket/Rugs (we bought regularly from this guy, he always came over with good stuff)


Now people try to sell you stuff and services you don't need like (more like scams if you ask me):
1. Chimney cover (to prevent water from going in!)
2. Some type of electric coverage to save you money on electricity (they usually look like they just graduated high-school)
3. Magazines (supposedly to assist them with getting through college)
4. God (you all know the Mormons and the Jehovah Witnesses)

Where there ever any Saleswomen back in the day? (just asking)

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[Duke]

A few years ago my mom got a call from a company that sold vaccum cleaners (Kirby), and they were offering in home demonstrations of their product.
So we got these two old geezers that came into our house to demonstrate one of the ugliest machines I have ever seen in my life...She would have needed a body builder to help her schlep the thing up and down the stairs.

So to answer your question. Yes, they still exist.

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My grandpa had a kirby and that one was from the 1960s.

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[sr71blackbird]

I'm kind of a phone-to-phone salesman, now that I think about it.


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[Recyclerz]

Whatever Happened to the Door-to-door Salesman?


He finally got caught slipping the sausage to the Farmer's Daughter, got shot by her Dad and was buried in the corn field.

Sad, really. The end of an era & all that.



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