Door knocking -Soliciting

[John Paul Sanborn]

How about a $10 Christmas tree disposal service as a reason to get in a neighborhood to estimate? Send out postcards and for those who take the service, include a small estimate with your bill for $10+tax.

You can target high end, large lot neighborhoods.

 

[ArborSmithNw]

Got it. No door knocking in the red states.

As far as physical threats... nowhere did I mention that i get beligerent with anybody, I said I laugh to myself as I walk away. I don't push issues, I don't strong arm people, and I certainly don't waste my time long enough to have somebody ready the garden hose.

It would suck to live in such a state of paranoia that everybody is out to get you.

Climate of terrorism, that was just commical. Fox news at its finest.


And no, I have never had one of "those" at my home. I use people skills to in no uncertain terms let somebody know I am not interested in something in a sentence or two, not threats & barbaric grunts.

 

[treevet]

Tree disposal is free in high end neighborhoods like my town.

re...jps post

 

[treevet]

I have the proper responses to reverse their anger and point out that they are just being #######s & I was only trying to help.

This doesn't sound like you "laugh to yourself and walk away" this sounds belligerent doesn't it?

 

[mckeetree]

Got it. No door knocking in the red states.

Climate of terrorism, that was just commical. Fox news at its finest.

Does not like red states. Has problem with Fox news. Invades peoples privacy. Tries to push himself on others. Well well well. It all comes clear to me now. Yes sir it does. So that is what you are. Now it all makes sense.

 

[treevet]

I would just assume spit on religious solicitors because religion is just mind twisting BS,

There will be no Christmas displays or celebrations permitted at the White House by the Obama's during...... CHRISTMAS .....this year.

 

[ArborSmithNw]

This doesn't sound like you "laugh to yourself and walk away" this sounds belligerent doesn't it?

Right, because using humor, wit & tone scale to difuse sombodies anger is very aggresive.

I guess we'll just have to leave it as it is, everybodies got their take & who's to say who is right or wrong. I know the client list I have developed with exceptional business practice, so all of the discussion here is really just for entertainment value.

Now, as far as no Xmas in the white house, wherever that came from...

GOOD!

Its called seperation of church & state for a reason. I expect my government to be focused on running my country, not slinging tinsel in celebration of any religion or commercialized holiday.

I have a feeling we may not see eye to eye on politics in general...

And please gentlemen, don't take any of my words as personal digs, to me its about the dialogue & debate.

But just for giggles Mckee, what exactly is it that I am? Outside of an oposing view of course.

 

[boo]

Glad I don't live in your neighborhoods.. HAHAHA!! upperclass?!?!?
Sounds like a joke... maybe the ghetto would give results as described, not upperclass.
I have never been thrown out or disrespected by a homeowner... ever!
over 250k for the tree service alone so far this year.... go figure.
Maybe the guys that get these results look and sound like common uneducated, dopehead, maggots.
there are several celebs that I do tree work for regularly, they're always happy to see me

Door to Door also works well for my roofing company...
yes mckee I also own a construction company and a roofing company.
including several homes built for a few nascar drivers.... fairly high profile jobs, multi million dollar homes.

ArborSmith I hear you Sir. I understand and appreciate your perspective Sir. This could be like a debate with a rock, then again maybe there are certain areas that really treat people like crooks.... we all are a product of our environment.
We only know what we have been exposed to.
It is a cruel world no doubt.
I hope those nay sayers are just feeding their egos rather than having people treat them like criminals.

 

[treevet]

Glad I don't live in your neighborhoods.. HAHAHA!! upperclass?!?!?
Sounds like a joke... maybe the ghetto would give results as described, not upperclass.
I have never been thrown out or disrespected by a homeowner... ever!
over 250k for the tree service alone so far this year.... go figure.
Maybe the guys that get these results look and sound like common uneducated, dopehead, maggots.
there are several celebs that I do tree work for regularly, they're always happy to see me

Door to Door also works well for my roofing company...
yes mckee I also own a construction company and a roofing company.
including several homes built for a few nascar drivers.... fairly high profile jobs, multi million dollar homes.

ArborSmith I hear you Sir. I understand and appreciate your perspective Sir. This could be like a debate with a rock, then again maybe there are certain areas that really treat people like crooks.... we all are a product of our environment.
We only know what we have been exposed to.
It is a cruel world no doubt.
I hope those nay sayers are just feeding their egos rather than having people treat them like criminals.

Both you, Mr. Boo, and you Mr. Arborsmith try to illustrate correctness at doorbell harassing the public by attempting condescension. You work for celebrities and Nascar drivers, he can buy and sell the lot of us. You have roofing and construction company (jack of all trades...master of...?).

I run a very successful tree service for decades. Have mostly high end clients and have worked for numerous celebs and on historical properties and on historical trees. I live WITH the high end clients and socialize with them and know they DESPISE you door knocker work beggars. They despise you so much that the 2 upper middle class villages I predominantly work in have gone through the long extensive process of excluding your pathetic technique by enacting laws through city councils. Why is that do you think.

You knock on doors all the time and....have never been thrown off a property?

 

[ArborSmithNw]

Well maybe once I am hob knobbing with the upper class village people like yourself, I can sit on my laurels as well and look down at the infidels who dare talk to me. Maybe even get an ordinance passed for beheading these filthy terrorists.

I can only guess you are the owner that pays peanuts & fancies himself a socialite at the expense of the labor of his employees. $60K truck, nice big ol' house, vacationing 3 months out of the year, while you keep the guys starving just enough to feel blessed to be working. Kudos.

I love stealing clients from guys like that. Ding dong, a clients gone.

Don't worry though mate, I have zero interest in Ohio.

:biggrinbounce2::biggrinbounce2::biggrinbounce2:

 

[ArborSmithNw]

I do not have to door knock anymore and although it is still done.....it is illegal in my town and place of business.

So it was ok at one point in time.. for you... but since YOU don't have to anymore, us that choose to should be jailed.

Hyy... hhhyyy.... hypocrite. Excuse me, capitol H-ypocrite


Size 10's, kicked up.

 

[mckeetree]

But just for giggles Mckee, what exactly is it that I am? Outside of an oposing view of course.

I outlined it above where anybody with an ounce of sense could tell what you "are". Oh, I left out thinks religion is BS.

 

[mckeetree]

Door to Door also works well for my roofing company...

If you ever left a shred of doubt in my mind that you might have any credibility at all you just blew with that one. A ####### door to door roofer. Give me a ####### break. I would give $500.00 to see you roll up to my old Uncle's house with your line of ####. The first thing he would do is put the dog on you and he has one that will literally eat your ass up.

 

[ozarktreeman]

:jawdrop:opcorn:

 

[ArborSmithNw]

If you ever left a shred of doubt in my mind that you might have any credibility at all you just blew with that one. A ####### door to door roofer. Give me a ####### break. I would give $500.00 to see you roll up to my old Uncle's house with your line of ####. The first thing he would do is put the dog on you and he has one that will literally eat your ass up.

Thats a pretty unstable uncle you got there. You should have him evaluated.


At this point paco, I know exactly what you are as well, and its exactly what I work towards changing about our industry.

Been nice conversation though, I beg your leave.

 

[mckeetree]

At this point paco, I know exactly what you are as well, and its exactly what I work towards changing about our industry.

So you want to ruin our industry. That is what you are working toward. I guess you are also working towards convincing people that it is okay to bug folks at home, religion is BS, red states are bad, Fox news is too far right and it is cool for you to try to invade people's privacy and use your "people skills' on them. At least we know what each other are.

 

[boo]

treevet... you've added words to my post?
"all the time"? or "3 days over a 16 month period"?
none the less, it is what it is.
As I posted earlier, some are better off hiding behind a sign or phone... similar to the internet tough guy.
mckeetree... I don't blame you for not doing door to door sales. Maybe you are one of those guys that would get a beatdown on someones front step. :O
I know it could be bad for you to come to my house and speak.
-OR-

From what I gather(?), it would be smart for anyone as friendly as you, and talks as well as you do, to retire from doing sales and teach others how to make a wonderful living from paid printing or magic markers?

Although I'm not a crackhead, I do know that they have big problems with being paranoid, and facing the public.
ARE YOU GUYS SMOKING CRACK?!?

chipperscompany I'm sure you can see the brilliant posts by dumba$$e$.
hopefully these posts will help answer your question in an indirect, stupid kind of way atleast.
Only as a basic guide, I see newer members with lots of posts as bigmouth, ego, fools.
I don't care for the drama and haters. Hopefully more people will chime in with "real" answers for you.

 

[mckeetree]

I don't blame you for not doing door to door sales. Maybe you are one of those guys that would get a beatdown on someones front step.

No, I just don't want to make a dumbass out of myself by invading people's privacy. It is possible, however, for me to get shot or beat up if I made a habit of bugging people going door to door with some retarded spiel about their trees and roof. That sort of thing does not go over well around here. And as far as your little saying "it is what it is" I thought that got worn out and folks stopped saying that 30 years ago or did you just find out about it.

 

[treevet]

I can only guess you are the owner that pays peanuts & fancies himself a socialite at the expense of the labor of his employees. $60K truck, nice big ol' house, vacationing 3 months out of the year, while you keep the guys starving just enough to feel blessed to be working. Kudos.

You got me wrong to no surprise Arborswift. My business is just myself and a groundman (also a Certified Arborist) (who I bet is the best paid gm in Cinci) and a ton of equipment. I do all the climbing for 40 years and bucket/crane work. Just real good at it and unlike you don't have to grovel at people's feet on the front doorstep terrorizing them with banging on doors, perpetual door honking and driving the dogs insane into barking their ass off. My socializing involves hanging out with my son's classmate's parents. I don't drink and I don't take any vacations (maybe a 3 day weekend now and then). My drive around pickup is a new one ton but it has an aluminum dump insert in it for work.

I think you should just carry around a big airhorn from a diesel truck and stand in the front yard with it attached to a 12volt battery and lay on it and wear one of those sandwich shop over the shoulder signs that say

TREEWORK
CHEAP

I love stealing clients from guys like that. Ding dong, a clients gone.

Don't worry though mate, I have zero interest in Ohio.

The rest of the world better keep the women and children inside....lookout here comes Arborswift. :rockn:

 

[Grace Tree]

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