I know someone who is in one of these home based businesses. Everywhere she goes, she is passing out cards and giving her spiel, and in some cases, putting pressure on people. BUT what the problem is is that she doesn't realize that there are certain places that she needs to keep her mouth shut. A friend of mine just had her 35th birthday party and she was there handing out cards and talking the business. Without saying, this was absolutely annoying to most everyone because this was a party in honor of someone else. The thing is is that in order for you to be truly successful at this, you have to contact EVERYONE you know and annoy them. I've heard stories where people have told off their friends that if they don't back off, they will never speak to them again.
2007-08-18 12:27:14 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Family & Relationships ➔ Friends
I have a cousin like this, and it's extremely annoying! I've told her no, I'm not interested like a million times, and still, everytime I talk to her, she still badgers me about it! I think it's the only reason she even calls! So really now, I just try to avoid her.
2007-08-18 12:51:36 · answer #1 · answered by mrsclovis 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Since I have been on both sides I can relate to what you are saying and would like to give you the other side point of view. Since direct sales the only way we advertise is word of mouth if we want to be successful we need to tell everyone we meet. With that said I do agree about appropriateness (is that a word) here is what I say when out "I know you didn't come here to hear about my business would it be olkay to follow up with you at a more appropriate time ? and if they are interested I exchange name and numbers or from you example I know you are here to celibrate (name) birthday so would it be okay to follow up with you at a more apporriate time.
I also want to say that it may seem more annoying to you because you hear it so much where as the people she tells are hearing it for the first time. Please don't misunderstand I know some people are pushy just like any business however if this is a friend you need to be honest and tell her what you are observing. Just so you know I hated direct sales and thought they were all pushy I said I would never do anything like it but life changes. I am glad someone shared their business information with me and there are many other that feel that way too so we (in direct sales) need to be a little more open to reading people and know when it's enough
2007-08-18 21:54:52 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You're right, it is annoying. I'll give you another example of a lost friendship. My sister and I ran into a childhood friend we hadn't seen in umteen years, she invited us to a tupperware party she was having at her home. My sister and I were so excited to be able to re-establish our old friendship,we agreed to go. Well, come to find out, after the party when the rep was passing out "party kits" to everyone, my sister and I politely declined and we never heard from our "so called" friend again. I honestly and politely told her I was not interested in hosting a tupperware party. I think she was offended, and expected all of us to sign up. My sister still feels badly that this friend wasn't really interested in re-kindling anything- it was business interests only.
2007-08-18 19:32:55 · answer #3 · answered by All That Glitters isn't Gold 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If your friend annoys you at get-togethers with this sort of thing, and you don't approve, discontinue inviting them to this sort of occasion.
We can't control what other people do, but if their habits are annoying, we can control who we keep company with, who we invite to gatherings, and who we omit.
it's not that hard. no reason to get upset or argue about it... just do what you have to in order to avoid her business blabbering.
and take care
2007-08-18 19:34:11 · answer #4 · answered by letterstoheather 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋