As if it is not annoying enough to be bombarded by telemarketers , from within and without the nation, at any time of night and day, now it is real estate agents and TV spruikers going from house to house streaming through the gates in Darwin.
It is no use telling these hucksters you are not interested in what they are flogging. They continue reading from their screens or parroting the familiar spiel.. A Darwin woman takes a call from a south east Queensland property investment outfit and politely states that she is a lady of advanced years with not the slightest interest in property investment.
Never mind, a few days later , another call from the same company .This time her husband takes the call and firmly tells the male, who does not know the meaning of “spruiking” , not to make any further calls.
A real estate agent “just happens to be in the district ” . Not interested, he is told. He continues with his spiel. Still not interested . Babbling like a brook, he says there are valuable free books . He finally desists when asked if he understands English –not interested !
Two bods turn up at the backdoor . How are you today ? When asked what they want , the leader says he is from a TV provider organisation.. Not interested . “ Only $8 a week !” is the reply . Not interested – leave the premises . “We ” have the right to enter these premises , is the annoying response. Very firmly , the dynamic duo are asked if they understand English and told to quit the premises. They depart, leaving the gate open .
Some of the telephone calls are strange , one being a garbled message from Davy Jones locker about “your free government insulation ”. What ? The line suddenly drops out when an attempt is made to quiz the mermaid as the call comes after the controversial scheme was axed. No wonder some Darwin residents do not answer calls around tea time because they are fed up receiving calls from telemarketers. Now the buggers are coming through the skylights, down the chimneys , through the gates , even in the wheelie bins after Cleanaway has done the rounds.
