My wife just let a Kirby vaccuum salesman in the house

[DRCHIRO]

This thread could have been so much better

I disagree.

I have been laughing my *** off during the whole thread.

Good job out of all of you.

One of my college buddies tried getting me to sell vaccums with him one summer break. I respectfully declined. He sold one all summer........to his parents. A couple months later he tried getting me into Amway. I actually went to one of the meetings and couldn't get away fast enough.

FYI he now lives at home wit his parents.

 

[Clonegrad07]

I accidentally let one of these guys in... I mean, granted, the vaccuum was REALLY NICE and my parents had one for a lot of years, but I couldn't live with myself knowing I spent 1,000 dollars on a vaccuum.

 

[Clonegrad07]

Nothing says funny like 'Contributing to the Delinquency of a Minor.' Any stories of sexual exploitation with someone selling magazines?

:biglaugh:

 

[Cydkar]

The gal selling to me was a younger girl (legal) that was kind of hot in a slutty way. She had a tat on her lower back that I just stared at while she cleaned my floor. I assume that's how life is supposed to be...a cute chick with a bullseye tat cleaning your carpets. Life has been downhill since.

 

[Clonegrad07]

The gal selling to me was a younger girl (legal) that was kind of hot in a slutty way. She had a tat on her lower back that I just stared at while she cleaned my floor. I assume that's how life is supposed to be...a cute chick with a bullseye tat cleaning your carpets. Life has been downhill since.

:biglaugh: Awesome...

 

[Cyclonesrule91]

I'm not so sure I'd be "teaching (my wife) a lesson." They tend to get back at you, and a lot of times, you don't even know it.

Amen brother!!!!

When the Mrs and I were first married and bought our first house, we had a Kirby guy call and want to come give us the pitch. No way were we shelling out that sort of money for the same machine you can get for 25% of the price that is just as good.....But they mentioned shampooing carpet in at least a couple rooms so the wife says OK. The guy shows up at the door and brings his stuff in and my wife proceeds to tell him that we would be in the basement watching TV and he could yell down when he was done. If I wasn't laughing so hard when I heard her say that, I am sure the look on his face would have been priceless. Learned two things that day

1. I knew that day that I truly found my soul mate.
2. A ticked off Kirby salesman does a **** poor job of cleaning your carpets when he knows from the onset that he has a better chance of playing pick up sticks with his butt cheeks then he does of selling us a Kirby.

 

[aauummm]

Nothing says funny like 'Contributing to the Delinquency of a Minor.' Any stories of sexual exploitation with someone selling magazines?

No, but this website, on the history of the Kirby, does mention a "swedish massage" attachment that came with one of the Kirby models in the '60's. Bet that model was a real good seller!!:biglaugh:

~| The Vintage Vacuum Cleaner Museum |~

 

[DRCHIRO]

So do they get a list of new homeowners or do they randomly just pick people and try and sell a vaccum to them?

I'm curious because we just bought a house and want to be ready for a phone call or drop in.

 

[The_Architect]

60 mins later and you haven't responded. Better prove you didn't get sucked in.

LOL. After 1 hr 45 min they finally left. The closer showed up too and that's when I stepped in and basically killed their dreams. We got the living room cleaned and shampooed and I think she learned her lesson. :biglaugh:

 

[The_Architect]

These guys were from Topeka (I gave them a bunch of **** about KU losing) and the salesman had some sob story; 4 moms and 2 dads growing up, left home in 9th grade, got into legal trouble, blah blah blah. He was a really nice kid and I actually felt a little bad for him. It seems to me like the kids that end up selling **** door to door would be easy to manipulate into these pyramid schemes.

 

[Cyclonepride]

The gal selling to me was a younger girl (legal) that was kind of hot in a slutty way. She had a tat on her lower back that I just stared at while she cleaned my floor. I assume that's how life is supposed to be...a cute chick with a bullseye tat cleaning your carpets. Life has been downhill since.

That reminds me of something that happened to me a few years back. I was out mowing the lawn, and when I got done, I grabbed the garden hose and headed out to water the front part of the right of way which I had reseeded after putting in a sidewalk.

So I'm out there on a really hot day with my garden hose, watering my lawn, and a really hot college girl jogs up and stops in the street. She asked me if I would mind spraying her down with water to cool her down. My response was, I kid you not, "really?". :biglaugh: So I sprayed the hose in her general direction, up in the air so as to not directly hose her down, and all the while, I just knew that my significant other was inside watching us. Turns out, she wasn't, but holy cow, I piddled that one down my leg.

 

[Cydkar]

That reminds me of something that happened to me a few years back. I was out mowing the lawn, and when I got done, I grabbed the garden hose and headed out to water the front part of the right of way which I had reseeded after putting in a sidewalk.

So I'm out there on a really hot day with my garden hose, watering my lawn, and a really hot college girl jogs up and stops in the street. She asked me if I would mind spraying her down with water to cool her down. My response was, I kid you not, "really?". :biglaugh: So I sprayed the hose in her general direction, up in the air so as to not directly hose her down, and all the while, I just knew that my significant other was inside watching us. Turns out, she wasn't, but holy cow, I piddled that one down my leg.

Sounds like a movie plot to me!

 

[Clonegrad07]

Sounds like a movie plot to me!

Yeah, a porno movie plot.

 

[balken]

These guys were from Topeka (I gave them a bunch of **** about KU losing) and the salesman had some sob story; 4 moms and 2 dads growing up, left home in 9th grade, got into legal trouble, blah blah blah. He was a really nice kid and I actually felt a little bad for him. It seems to me like the kids that end up selling **** door to door would be easy to manipulate into these pyramid schemes.

Except he probably grew up in a nice home and developed this story with the help of his 'closer.'

However, I had a really rough life. Nothing would help me recover better than you taking a look at my Amway portfolio.

 

[cj0227]

When my wife let the Kirby salesman in I snuck out my office window and took the dog for a walk. He was still there when I got back so I crawled back in and worked for another 30 minutes. At this point I crawled out again and went to the bar.

She wasn't happy, but I told her. You let him in the house you get to deal with it.

 

[bringmagicback]

A few years ago I was living w/ friends in a house in Urbandale. I was the only one home and it was pouring down rain. This 20 something girl knocks on the door in a white shirt soaking wet and completely see through with a skirt on. I answer like wtf and shes like hey I'm selling coupon books for some organization can I come in out of the rain? I of course said yes and she came in and I got a towel and she was drying off and I thought this is how adult movies start. Then my roomate came home. End of story. Also, I bought two coupon books for forty dollars that never got used once.

 

[cstrunk]

A few years ago I was living w/ friends in a house in Urbandale. I was the only one home and it was pouring down rain. This 20 something girl knocks on the door in a white shirt soaking wet and completely see through with a skirt on. I answer like wtf and shes like hey I'm selling coupon books for some organization can I come in out of the rain? I of course said yes and she came in and I got a towel and she was drying off and I thought this is how adult movies start. Then my roomate came home. End of story. Also, I bought two coupon books for forty dollars that never got used once.

:biglaugh::biglaugh::biglaugh::biglaugh::biglaugh:

 

[Cyclonesrule91]

Except he probably grew up in a nice home and developed this story with the help of his 'closer.'

However, I had a really rough life. Nothing would help me recover better than you taking a look at my Amway portfolio.

And probably had a $80K BMW parked 2 blocks down that daddy bought him.:wink:

 

[heyguy85]

It has finally happened to me. They showed up in their ghetto van (similar to the free candy van at the tailgate lot). The main man introduced himself and presented me with a free flashlight. Then the salesman came in with the whole package. I could make this really long but I won't. He vaccuumed my living room, couch, recliner, tv, and bed pillows. The thing worked awesome.
I did not buy it. The starting price was $2,890. After 2 phone calls to his "boss," and two trips inside from the main guy in the van, they came down to $900. I had mentioned someone on here got a new one for $600 and he didn't believe me. I told him I would write them a check for $600 but they refused. After 2 and half hours my Kirby salesman left me. I do have a clean living room but no Kirby.

 

[The_Architect]

It has finally happened to me. They showed up in their ghetto van (similar to the free candy van at the tailgate lot). The main man introduced himself and presented me with a free flashlight. Then the salesman came in with the whole package. I could make this really long but I won't. He vaccuumed my living room, couch, recliner, tv, and bed pillows. The thing worked awesome.
I did not buy it. The starting price was $2,890. After 2 phone calls to his "boss," and two trips inside from the main guy in the van, they came down to $900. I had mentioned someone on here got a new one for $600 and he didn't believe me. I told him I would write them a check for $600 but they refused. After 2 and half hours my Kirby salesman left me. I do have a clean living room but no Kirby.

LOL! Did you let them in or your wife?