spireite

As above someone as just knocked on the door ,he handed me a card with his details on (it didn't look very convincing ) but he told me straight away he had been in prison was finding it hard to find a job and was selling cleaning items door to door .I told him i would be happy to buy a few items if i could verify who had given him his ID card to which he said he could give me his boss's mobile number (he'd already told me he didn't have a job ).So i ring the local constabulary to see if they knew of anything like this happening in the area .They tell me its for newly released prisoners to try and earn a living as they find it hard to find jobs upon release .I've got a fealing i've just been robbed £11 for a ******* feather duster and some dish clothes wtf was i thinking

Just hope the Tv's still here when i get home from work tomorrow

Coffin Dodger

Mug

mrtheedge2u2

To be fair to the guy.... he seems to be doing a known, legitimate, gig and being honest about it...... or do u mean that he was pretending to be a con just to scope you out?

spireite

I think he was being honest enough ,it just puts that little bit of worry in your head that if he does get desperate he's just seen a future place to hit

David Lock

Was it a big plastic ID with his photo on hanging around his neck?

We get a few of these with some hard luck story or other (which I have no reason to doubt). I usually give in and buy some well over priced yellow dusters. I think the rip off is made by their supplier who overcharges them for the raw materials, dusters and the like. dl

RussBoy

Yeah, we used to do this (the buying, not the selling!) a few years ago. Never had any problems, and if the guy is taking that sort of job there's a good chance he is really trying to better himself.

And anyway...if he was in prision he's a crap criminal who got caught

Lee247

spireite earlier today

spireite

I've just rung Andrea and told her she's got a new feather duster ,she agrees i've been robbed .

WRX_Dazza

spireite tomorrow:-

Lee247

Don't bend over infront of her, when you give her her new gift

warrenm2

He needs a pedlars licence - you of course checked that didnt you. Nottingham knocker job

spireite

Whats a Nottingham knocker job

SwissTony

iTrader: (19)

what every woman wants to hear

"darling I just bought you some new cleaning cloths and a duster "

you old smoothie

spireite

Makes up for the present i forgot on her birthday or at least it will do when i find somewhere that does french maid uniforms

SwissTony

iTrader: (19)

There was a thread on here a while back about where to buy these I think...


*well could have been my wild imagination instead *

scoobyvirgin

I had one round at mine earlier this year, same story, selling the same shyte, I sympathised with him but told him I was skint as I was unemployed. Soon fooked off, I went back to watching the Forest match on tv and supping beers with the lads

spireite

Im sorry to hear of your plight but surely there must have been somthing better on the telly than Forest

PS scoobyvirgin do you use the Midland Scoobies site

scoobyvirgin

Ooh a low blow, it's better than actually paying to see them. Had free tickets for Saturdays match, i'm so glad I didn't pay as it was ****.

Nope don't use midland Scoobies site, prob won't let me on as I'm an Evo owner

spireite

Forest and the dark side

scoobyvirgin

The worst thing about it is, i'm not really a Forest fan, but when it's on Tv it's an excuse to get the lads together for beers. The Evo on the other hand, I say owner as i'm not even driving it at the minute, too busy thinking about buying a clutch and putting it back together.

chocolate_o_brian

iTrader: (22)

Edited for accuracy

scoobyvirgin

Andy, that couldn't be further from the truth, it's had a load of scrap metal dumped in it for the past 2 or more months. Its day at the scrap yard is getting closer