the changing paradigm of our social fabric...

[zhihau]

When they come to you, they are hoping to pressurize you via persuasion, emotion, bullshit talk, etc, and are intruding on your privacy.

just observing this HSBC credit card promoter the other day whilst having dinner, that poor chap was literally begging everyone he saw for a minute to spare. no passersby spared. he couldn't clinch a subscriber in all that 40 minutes of circus act while me quietly ate my noodles...

 

[jw5]

just observing this HSBC credit card promoter the other day whilst having dinner, that poor chap was literally begging everyone he saw for a minute to spare. no passersby spared. he couldn't clinch a subscriber in all that 40 minutes of circus act while me quietly ate my noodles...

Bro, lucky u, I have experienced promoters coming to sit at my table while I was quietly eating my noodles.

 

[Unrepented]

Enterpreneurial traits, hunters. I don't find anything wrong in that. One can push for the sales, followup with good service and/or product.

I only have issues with substance of the sales pitch and business ethics.

If sgp true private sector adopts the approach as you perceive to be the correct, set-up shop and wait for customers to come, die leow.

They can earn a living by setting up a stall or a counter, put up posters and signs explaining what they are selling and let people who are interested come to them.
When they come to you, they are hoping to pressurize you via persuasion, emotion, bullshit talk, etc, and are intruding on your privacy.

 

[Unrepented]

I tell them firmly and politely, that I would like to have a quite meal, thank them and wish them all the best in their sales. These people have a hard life too.

Bro, lucky u, I have experienced promoters coming to sit at my table while I was quietly eating my noodles.

 

[Unrepented]

It's not an easy job, but it sure trains the person and they will mature fast.....hopefully. But if they have the hunter's trait in them, one will see it as a challenge everyday, how many customers one can get on a particular day, can one do better than yesterday....thinking of various approaches can also be a challenge, like solving a tech, legal, financial etc. issues at work.

That is the reason that I encourage them in my own way by being polite, if I have to reject them.

just observing this HSBC credit card promoter the other day whilst having dinner, that poor chap was literally begging everyone he saw for a minute to spare. no passersby spared. he couldn't clinch a subscriber in all that 40 minutes of circus act while me quietly ate my noodles...

 

[Unrepented]

Sad but I agree.:o Something wrong with the sinkie DNA and way they are being programmed.

..........The country has turned to shit, and the only way out is to get out.

..............

 

[zhihau]

That is the reason that I encourage them in my own way by being polite, if I have to reject them.

noted with grace, bro. that's very kind of you.

me only worried about gullible folks who can't manage their finances well, after signing for the cards and getting the freebies, then getting into debt. that'd be plain silly.

 

[zhihau]

Bro, lucky u, I have experienced promoters coming to sit at my table while I was quietly eating my noodles.

bro,

were you decked in gold?

 

[GoldenDragon]

Bro, lucky u, I have experienced promoters coming to sit at my table while I was quietly eating my noodles.

Rolex watch, Bally shoes, Dupont pen, Dunhill belt, golden teeth? You very lucky man. Nobody even wants to come close to me. Never been approached. Poor me.

 

[Unrepented]

With extra credit, temptation is there. If they get in debt shit......it's a learn process.......and hope they learn from that experience.

But the 60% will never ever learn or grow balls, and many have suck balls to survive.

noted with grace, bro. that's very kind of you.

me only worried about gullible folks who can't manage their finances well, after signing for the cards and getting the freebies, then getting into debt. that'd be plain silly.

 

[Fook Seng]

just observing this HSBC credit card promoter the other day whilst having dinner, that poor chap was literally begging everyone he saw for a minute to spare. no passersby spared. he couldn't clinch a subscriber in all that 40 minutes of circus act while me quietly ate my noodles...

Bro, no harm getting another credit card. If you sufficient number of credit cards, they can last you throughout an entire recession.

 

[Fook Seng]

I tell them firmly and politely, that I would like to have a quite meal, thank them and wish them all the best in their sales. These people have a hard life too.

I was told by an insurance agent, out of 100 people approached only a small percentage, around 10 persons will agree to speak to you and out of those you manage to talk to, only a small percentage, again like 10% or lower will agree to buy a policy. Any insurance bros or sis can comment on these figures?

 

[zhihau]

Bro, no harm getting another credit card.

bro,
me think carrying one Visa, one MasterCard and one Amex is good enough in Singapore :o:o:o

 

[Varuna]

End of the day, with all things changing rapidly, making a living is still the top priority in the minds of the people.

 

[drifter]

They can earn a living by setting up a stall or a counter, put up posters and signs explaining what they are selling and let people who are interested come to them.
When they come to you, they are hoping to pressurize you via persuasion, emotion, bullshit talk, etc, and are intruding on your privacy.

bro..bobian thats business ...cause too many competitor around . thats is why lucky plaza and sim lim square are full of conman ...they need to survive with so many shops selling the same things .

 

[drifter]

Enterpreneurial traits, hunters. I don't find anything wrong in that. One can push for the sales, followup with good service and/or product.

I only have issues with substance of the sales pitch and business ethics.

If sgp true private sector adopts the approach as you perceive to be the correct, set-up shop and wait for customers to come, die leow.

agree with you .

 

[drifter]

I was told by an insurance agent, out of 100 people approached only a small percentage, around 10 persons will agree to speak to you and out of those you manage to talk to, only a small percentage, again like 10% or lower will agree to buy a policy. Any insurance bros or sis can comment on these figures?

yes its a maths game ...thats why telemarketing one day can hit more then 100 calls . hoping 1 in 100 will sign on the doted line .

 

[zhihau]

yes its a maths game ...thats why telemarketing one day can hit more then 100 calls . hoping 1 in 100 will sign on the doted line .

bro,
these telemarketeers are so pesky me wouldn't pick up their calls when me see unfamiliar or unlisted numbers at all these days. me guess as more and more folks are having mobiles, me can safely ignore all calls except for numbers which me had stored in me mobile, family members, friends and associates.

 

[drifter]

bro,
these telemarketeers are so pesky me wouldn't pick up their calls when me see unfamiliar or unlisted numbers at all these days. me guess as more and more folks are having mobiles, me can safely ignore all calls except for numbers which me had stored in me mobile, family members, friends and associates.

yes bro , i understand how you feel ...i was wondering how they manage to get your number ? i heard some telemarketing company actucally buy their " leaks " from telco company , banks ...road show ect .

 

[zhihau]

i was wondering how they manage to get your number ?

me always looking at the bright side of things bro, these calls are a thing of me past. the current problem are those SMSes with the [ADV] in front, best to have a reporting system in the phone to bar all these numbers from me phone, then it will be peaceful thereafter. or maybe report it to the telcos and get the telcos to block these lines permanently