by Pitterpat » Thu Nov 15, 2018 4:34 pm
Just to let all my local area know - those dodgy fish sellers are at it again. I just had a guy in a white coat wandering down my road (off Dundonald Road) knocking on doors asking if we wanted to buy any fish. I turned him down but then watched him saunter down the road to a couple more houses before hanging around outside my neighbour's house on the pavement. He saw me looking at him through the bedroom window (obviously, not furtively) and he asked what I was doing. I asked him where his vehicle was parked and (as the scam always seems to go), he said his mate was serving the next street. I enquired where he was from and he said North Shields. I asked if he had a card - he said that someone would be following on with some leaflets. I asked if he could tell me the name of his company - he said "You'll find out when you get the leaflet". I said I would still like to know but he refused to give it to me. I then said that I suspected he was not a legitimate trader, because any reputable company would be happy to pass on their name. He walked off.
BE WARNED! These types of fish sellers usually palm you off with boxes of frozen stuff which, when defrosted, are off and not fit for consumption. It happened to one of my neighbours a few years ago, and it seems that these guys are at it again!
Just to let all my local area know - those dodgy fish sellers are at it again. I just had a guy in a white coat wandering down my road (off Dundonald Road) knocking on doors asking if we wanted to buy any fish. I turned him down but then watched him saunter down the road to a couple more houses before hanging around outside my neighbour's house on the pavement. He saw me looking at him through the bedroom window (obviously, not furtively) and he asked what I was doing. I asked him where his vehicle was parked and (as the scam always seems to go), he said his mate was serving the next street. I enquired where he was from and he said North Shields. I asked if he had a card - he said that someone would be following on with some leaflets. I asked if he could tell me the name of his company - he said "You'll find out when you get the leaflet". I said I would still like to know but he refused to give it to me. I then said that I suspected he was not a legitimate trader, because any reputable company would be happy to pass on their name. He walked off.
BE WARNED! These types of fish sellers usually palm you off with boxes of frozen stuff which, when defrosted, are off and not fit for consumption. It happened to one of my neighbours a few years ago, and it seems that these guys are at it again! :twisted: