Make your cheque or money order payable to the company, not the salesperson. Don't advance the full payment for a job. A small deposit or a down payment should be enough. One evening, Mrs. Casey received a telephone call and was offered a free gift. After some discussion, she discovered that the delivery of the gift was dependent upon her agreement to a sales demonstration of a vacuum cleaner.
Telephone solicitations are direct sales.
Before you agree to the delivery of a gift or special offer, ask the following questions.