[Bob Robertson]

Poor guy .  I remember I asked about this on here after receiving the call and was told the same thing, cancel. I called the guy back to cancel the meeting and he was well hacked off.It is always worth doing a search on here before you sign up for anything, or just ask for other guys experience with marketing.Hope he is not to late to cancel.
Bob

[Aquakleen Restoration Services]

Isn't it the law that your now supposed to be given a 'cooling off' period? So even if he has signed up he should be well within his rights to cancel if he wants to. John

[roger underhill]

sorry to add another CANCEL but it really will be wasted money

[Chris Galloway]

ahh crap! oh well, we live and learn

I decided against YP and Y.com as i got nothing last year and decided to try another way.

[Doctor Carpet (Ret'd)]

So let me get this straight.

That's 22 23 replies in favour ........................................of cancelling.

Thanks guys for the advice -  the moment of madness has passed.

A stop on the cheque tomorrow morning is the order of the day and a text message to the rep to cancel the order. (Yes I did check with her to ensure that this could be done.)

10 out of 10 for this forum's prompt and helpful responses.

And on this note normal thoughtful replies will re-commence.

Roger

PS I hope nobody decides to now post saying it's the best thing possible - I'll assume it's a p1ss take.

[Shaun_Ashmore]

Roger have the decency to phone him/her to cancel, I got a cancellation of a job once by text it's not nice.

Shaun

[Doctor Carpet (Ret'd)]

Shaun

Meant to say phone - the wrong word got typed. But thank you for pulling me up and as you say pointing this out to everybody.

Roger

[Fintan_Coll]

My thoughts are the same as everyone else, cancel if at all possible but if you are too late then keep picking up the cards yourself for your own use.

[clinton]

Hi roger

Any more ideas in the pipeline for advertising other than the topic on this thread

[Ian Gourlay]

I think the price you are paying is the normal price.

Also been watch Natural Born Salesman  the top dog used that trick.

Standard Method

[Shaun_Ashmore]

Ian what method?

Shaun

[garyj]

Up your price and then discount so customer thinks they are getting a good deal. The other technique used was about the security, the salesman told one customer that they are near on impossible to break into even using a hammer!! That gave him his USP.

What a bunch of clowns they are. That cockney guy who has won it for the last two weeks is horrible, but then again, he has been top seller!

[Shaun_Ashmore]

Ah I get it I must have missed that bit as I was just coming in from my run.

I think the cockney guy is a bit too much of a "thank you thank you thankyou suck suck suck", the so called ex double glazing salesman who got voted off was having a laugh he was very creepy.

Shaun

[Jim_77]

go in whenever you can and grab all your cards
that way at least you wont ever have to get more business cards printed

What a brilliant idea!!!!!!!!!!!!

[JandS]

You've only to look in my Tesco to see it don't work.
Some of the ads are in 4 different boxes for the same service just to fill them up.
Stiill don't think you can beat ads in your local papers, Yellow Pages and Thomsons.
Still get web site ad people telling me that these practices are old fashioned but at the same time they won't prove it by giving me a months free trial with there web site.
They insist people go on the internet when they want a tradesnan nowadays but I know where I go when I want a plumber, straight to the local Thomsons or YP.

jOHN

[derek west]

i've had more calls off my van than yellow pages, each to there own i suppose. won't be renewing yp next time, stick with the one liner, no doubt yell.com will be a lot dearer next year though as a lot will do the same.
derek

[Dave_Lee]

I fell for this one in the local Tesco store a few years ago. I had Carpet cleaning exclusivity, and when I noticed another CC's cards in there, I complained. I had only paid for two months. They cancelled my payments but promised to keep my cards stocked up for 12 months. So I did what Colin suggested and emptied the box of cards every time I went there. I did get 3 or 4 jobs out of it too.
Dave.

[clinton]

Derek

I gave my yell pages up for the first time in about 15 years or so and have gone on th yell.com

Think your right that it will get more expensive as time goes by

Have you had any calls or work from it yet

[derek west]

clinton
yellow pages 1(no result) - yell.com 12 (8 results)
in 6 weeks
derek

[clinton]

Yp was good up to about 4 years ago derek and about ten yrs ago you could always get three or four jobs a week from it.

Sounds like your yell .com is the good leader