In the past month, my neighbourhood has seen a lot of door-to-door salesmen knocking on their doors.
Just the other day, my husband opened the door to a man who asked if we had a water filter and if he could take a look at it. Alarmed, he refused the request and left it as that.
However, from the window, we could see the salesman taking photos of the water pipe connected to our filter.
We immediately felt uncomfortable with the whole encounter. If he were a salesmen as he claimed, why was he so insistent on taking photos of our filter or the pipe? At one point, he was even too pushy, as though he had the authority to inspect our home.
Looking back, I wonder if the man was even a legit salesman. What if it was a cover to get inside and scout the homes of unsuspecting public members with plans to break in later on?
If the man was indeed a salesman, then his conduct should still be called into question.
Pushing to get inside someone’s home is not exactly what I would consider ethical. My husband had repeatedly told him that we had a water filter and that we were happy with it.
He should have left it at that. But instead, he kept trying to get through the door and take photos of our filter.
I hope this letter would be enough to alert the authorities on salesmen going around residential areas and harassing the dwellers.
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