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Friend gave my info to a rep for her home make-up sales party. Is this okay?

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Nebraska Jones:
I am a private person that despises sales parties and I just wondered if that is clouding my opinion of this situation.  Your advice is greatly appreciated.  :)

A friend sent me a Facebook invite for a party titled "Girls' Night In" and went on about catching up and hanging out.  At the end of this invitation was one line about how she met this lady who sells Mary Kay and how it would be so fun to check out her stuff and "shop" the same night.  I also received a postcard in the mail, a phone call, a text and an email from the MK rep whom I have never met telling me she can't wait to meet me.  She also told me to call her so we can talk about my coloring so she can bring me free "gifts."

I declined the FB party invitation and never responded to the rep.  I was so frustrated that my friend thought that it was fine to give out all the personal information (not to mention she had just met the rep).

Is it ever considered okay to give out someone's information for a sales party?  Do reps ask for this information before the party?

Was it rude of me not to call the rep back?  I was just so annoyed to find out she had all my information and was leaving me messages like she wanted to be my friend in order to sell me stuff.

I haven't said anything to my friend because I thought this wasn't a common occurrence and there isn't anything I can do about it now anyway.  Would you have said anything even though there wasn't anything you could do now?

Thanks!

SamiHami:
Anyone who gave out my information without my permission would not continue to be my friend. And I would make sure that friend knew that she was way, way out of line.

If the salesperson persists, I would send her a brief message stating "I am not interested in your product. Do not attempt to contact me again."

snowdragon:

--- Quote from: SamiHami on June 23, 2012, 08:25:29 PM ---Anyone who gave out my information without my permission would not continue to be my friend. And I would make sure that friend knew that she was way, way out of line.

If the salesperson persists, I would send her a brief message stating "I am not interested in your product. Do not attempt to contact me again."

--- End quote ---

 This. No it's not ok to give out other's info with out their permission. Especially to a sales person.

Shoo:
It is absolutely NOT okay.  You were fine in not responding.

Pippen:
No it is not OK. I would be pretty steamed about it. The way these kind of things work is they really badger people for referrals so your friend may have been put in an uncomfortable position and given your details just to get away from the person. If this was the case she should immediately have rung you and explained so you were forewarned. That is entirely forgivable. One of my younger employees got caught out by this once but she fronted as soon as she saw me and explained she just couldn't get rid of the pushy sales person who was demanding referrals. I just told her "Hey that's OK. I can deal with it. Thanks for letting me know."

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