Sales tricks--Encounter with a salesman

Hi Friends,

Today I am going to tell you about my encounter with a sales man.

It was Sunday afternoon, I was sitting on a chair , logged on to internet ,had just started writing a post for my blog, then at that precise moment ,the door bell chymed.

Nobody else was at home. Mom and Pa had gone to doctor for mom's regular checkup.

I got up a bit angrily,from the chair and opened the main door of the house, there I saw a young, handsome person standing with some packets.I went to the main gate with some curiosity.

As soon as I reached the main-gate ,he said, "Hello, ma'am, congratulations!"

"Congratulations! but for what? and who are you?,I asked.

"Ma'am, I am Mayank Pandey from xyz (i don't remember the name of company).I am a BBA student .Your house no. has been chosen for the free gifts from the company."He explained.

"Can you please open the gate for me to show you these gifts."He said.

I opened the door ,but I was a bit nervous,,as I was alone in house ,and I knew it is not safe to open the doors for any stranger,,he may be a burglar,kidnapper or a rapist, or a murderer..,but Free Gifts motivated me to open the gate for him.

He then showed me the four gift-boxes ,about which earlier I was too curious.

The gift boxes contained the cutlery sets..In one was set of knives,,Other had set of spoons.,One had forks sets and one ice-cream set.

The moment I saw The knives set,I was trembling inwards,,I thought that I had committed the biggest mistake of my life.Now something bad was surely going to happen.

He was continuously telling something,about the company and the price,
but now my mind was not on his talks.

Then he closed the packets,and gave them to me ..

He said it is free.

Then,he started telling me the names of my neighbours ,who had also been given the gifts and he showed me the receipt.

On hearing the names of the neighbours, I was relieved..I now knew he was a salesman and nothing else.

Then I noticed on the receipts it was written ,500/- and signed by customers.

I asked him ,"what is this 500 rupees,,you said it was free."

"yes, ma'am, it is free, if you go to Shopping Mall,you will get the same products for 2000/- from tomorrow..500 is just a token money..Only few people have been chosen,,you are lucky to be among them."he told.

Now I knew that there was nothing free ,,only a way to fool people to buy unwanted things ,by telling them it is free.

I said, "No,I don't want anything,,I already have nice cutlery sets.Thank you."

"Ma'am,, but you have been chosen,,..........."He replied.

I closed the Gate..

"Ma'am, but pls can you help me,, just write your name ,,so that I can show at my college."He begged.

I signed it and gave it to him .I thought that now he will show it to others and fool them ,that so many people have bought his things.But his innocent look ,made me do that.

I came back to my room, thought about this,, and started writing my blog .

Today I decided to share this incident with all of you.

May be ,my post saves others from getting fooled by companies,,who tell you something is free,and then take money from you .when, in the first place you had no inclination to buy that thing in your near future.


Beware of Handsome young salesmen trying to give you free gifts from the company.