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While it is true that there are some door to door sales companies that are worth their weight in gold, there are still others out there that are scammers. It is not because the model of door to door sales itself is broken, but rather because it is easy to exploit. That is why companies that are using it as a legitimate business model should be rewarded even more. It is also why all salespeople who come to your door this summer should be looked into before buying from them.
Some things that may want to be considered before buying from a company is finding out what sort of conditions the salespeople are subjected to. There is of course no easy way to live as a traveling salesperson, even if it is just for the summer. Either you rent a place or you find a host family who is willing to take you in. It is when things get ugly that someone should be careful of buying from them. Many younger salespeople are picked on worse than the older sales people. Make sure that the money you are giving them will go directly to them. They should be buying from the manufacturer and selling to you, you should not be giving your money to the manufacturer. The reason for this is that many companies will hire on young salespeople , tell them to have people make checks out to the parent company and then withhold funds from them. If your area requires solicitation permits make sure that each salesperson who you consider buying from has one. Many young people get swept up in the sales, are given no sales training and not told how to deal with the laws that require them to be legitimate and investigatable by the government. For some young people who are runaways this is intentional, but for many others it is simply the company’s negligence. Companies like Southwestern Company have spent a large amount of time teaching their salespeople the right way to handle these laws and the best way to go about starting selling in a new area. Southwestern also gives their salespeople tools so that they are easily identifiable as being legitimate student sellers and not scammers.
All of this is not to say not to buy from door to door salespeople. It is actually quite the opposite. If they are legitimate, like Southwestern Company , and they have a product you want this is a great way to buy a good quality product. Often times they are products that you could not get otherwise and can be very useful.