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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: SMP on September 24, 2004, 11:56:56 pm

Title: Advertising - Supermarket Cards
Post by: SMP on September 24, 2004, 11:56:56 pm

Yes - I know - I was gullible.  2 Years ago I fell for the sales pitch and spent £1500 to go in one of those supermarket business card dispensers.  One call in two years. >:( >:(

It's renewal time in month or so.  Anybody want to be a fly on the wall ?   ;D ;D ;D

Cheers

PS Perhaps I should charge anybody that wants to listen in - that way I could get some of my money back!!

Title: Re: Advertising - Supermarket Cards
Post by: Fintan_Coll on September 25, 2004, 01:55:16 am

If I learned anything from Joe Polish my investment in his strategies more than paid for itself many times over in that I learned how not to use those kind of useless advertising schemes. You have my sympathy as I too fell for this kind of thing in the past.

Title: Re: Advertising - Supermarket Cards
Post by: Dave_Lee on September 26, 2004, 05:34:54 pm

Yes, this has been discussed before. I fell for it too, however I managed to get out of it without paying the full amount due, and still got the two year deal. In order to attempt to get something out of it, I regularly pop into the supermarket and grab a handfull of cards, which by contract they have to keep supplied.
Dave.

Title: Re: Advertising - Supermarket Cards
Post by: dunny19 on September 29, 2004, 01:07:22 am

i had a chap round earlier this year trying to sell me post ofice television space( tv with just the adverts in the post office)..................it was a good sales pitch, then i said to him do u mind if i ring a couple of companys on your laptop(part of his presentation).........well, he couldnt say no, so i rang them two up, they both said to me keep my money in my pocket............i said thanks, then asked the salesman what he would do in this situation if he was me..................red faced he left within 3 mins...lol...lol

Title: Re: Advertising - Supermarket Cards
Post by: SMP on September 30, 2004, 06:06:58 pm

Well I've just received THE PHONE CALL!!  I was quite polite considering!  I wonder how the poor s*d trying to get others to sign up for renewal felt after I was through with him??

Never mind.  Case closed.  Time to move on.   :)

Title: Re: Advertising - Supermarket Cards
Post by: Alex on September 30, 2004, 06:13:57 pm

I fell for this one too :( I stopped paying for it but I think I'll be made to pay at some point.

Title: Re: Advertising - Supermarket Cards
Post by: Ian Gourlay on September 30, 2004, 06:59:36 pm

If you dont count my time I think I recovered my money.

However like Dave I go in and collect the cards.

And place them in other outlets for free

Title: Re: Advertising - Supermarket Cards
Post by: Alex on October 03, 2004, 08:33:42 am

Cheers Ian and Dave, I'm off to collect some now and hopefully make some money from them