Sales Ploy

[Guest Guest_Kathy]

I just received a phone call for the "Activities Director" concerning the printer that I use for my computer. This guy wanted to know what kind I had, the make and model number. He then said that his boss wanted to send me cartridges as they had "ordered the wrong ones" and would I authorize them.

Well DON'T.........it's a sales ploy......the cartridges are $70.00 each and if it's anything like the great construction paper ploy you will be getting bills and cartridges forever! DO NOT BUY THEM.....

[Diana 0]

it's the worst! you are right! it should be the first thing someone learns when working for a nursing home - say no! when someone asks info about your copier!

[lllucas 0]

Hi, AD's! :-)

 

A lot of these people are totally unscrupulous. I've had offers for light bulbs, Bic pens and tons of other junk. One person had the nerve to say his boss was a friend of the president of our corporation and had received permission to sell his "going-out-of-business" items to our facilities for a discount. He was really convincing. :-x

 

One fellow opened the conversation like this..."Because of your order, you will receive a free personal gift. Would you like the radio, the t.v. or the cd player? And let me just verify your ship to address." He made it sound like I had already placed the order and he was following up with a personal bonus to me for ordering. Well, I had placed no order. If I had agreed to receive the free gift, and verified the ship to address, I would have received an unwanted order and a cheap "Hong-Kong-Fooey" gift, and an invoice. :hammer:

 

Don't fall for any of these gimmicks. Do not order from telephone soliciters unless you have pre-approval with a signed memo from your corporate office and your administrator's approval.

 

Be Careful, ;-)