On Thu, 30 Sep 2004 22:53:04 GMT, "Stanley" wrote:




By the way, I think these high pressure salesmen who have quotations that
are valid for only one night giving you no time to shop round are unethical.
That approach should not be legal.

It would be very hard to make it illegal. Realistically, the only
thing that can be done is to allow a cooling off period as with the
Distance Selling Regulations.

It would be impractical to do anything about quotations and their
validity.

Having limited validity to quotations is standard business practice,
because it could be that the supplier has variable costs such as
exchange rates. It is also used to encourage people to order sooner.
I agree that intimidating people in their own home into signing up to
something against their better judgment is bad practice, but it would
be hard to differentiate that in law from perfectly reasonable quote
validity. Where would the time line be set? 1 day, 7 days, 30 days?

I've had several come up with that tale
and it is very difficult to think straight. They start with a huge price and
make their still inflated, if reduced, price look like a bargain.

Again it's hard to differentiate this. Furniture and clothing stores
have done it for generations.


They are
only after one thing ...... your signature. I am starting to learn, but it
has taken me many years.

Of course. The important thing is to make it clear who is running
the transaction and that there may not be a transaction. A sensible
salesperson will respond to that and not try the short close tactics.
The stupid one will try it on and lose the business.



..andy

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