Etiquette School is in session! > "Why would I want to do that?"
Acquaintance is always trying to sell me something
fnygrl:
--- Quote from: Animala on March 13, 2011, 11:41:46 PM ---You don't mention any interaction with this couple other than their attempts to sell to you or get you to joining their latest MLM. Is there a reason you would keep them as facebook friends after all these attempts?
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That's a very good question and I guess I've recently been asking myself the same thing. We used to invite one another to baby showers and children's birthday parties, but that somehow, somewhere ended. We send one another Christmas cards, but we no longer see one another in person. We'll interact a bit on facebook, aside from their new business ventures - like commenting on photos and whatnot. But I guess none of us has "severed the ties". Perhaps that's the next step.
Twik:
I think part of the problem is you're giving her reasons. "I'm sorry but we're not interested because of A, and B, and C..." gives her a chance to explain how wrong you are about A, and B, and C (and no doubt her MLM teachers have given her scripts "how to deal with customers who bring up unpleasant facts").
Try "I'm sorry, but we're not interested." Period. If she whines "But WHHHYYYY?" the answer is just "Because we're not". She can't argue against reasons she's not given.
fnygrl:
--- Quote from: Twik on March 14, 2011, 12:43:49 AM ---I think part of the problem is you're giving her reasons. "I'm sorry but we're not interested because of A, and B, and C..." gives her a chance to explain how wrong you are about A, and B, and C (and no doubt her MLM teachers have given her scripts "how to deal with customers who bring up unpleasant facts").
Try "I'm sorry, but we're not interested." Period. If she whines "But WHHHYYYY?" the answer is just "Because we're not". She can't argue against reasons she's not given.
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Thank you for your response, Twik. I think you're one-hundred percent right! I tried that with earlier messages from her, but didn't stick to my guns and started giving reasons. I will definitely try to stick with your plan! :)
Animala:
--- Quote from: Twik on March 14, 2011, 12:43:49 AM ---I think part of the problem is you're giving her reasons. "I'm sorry but we're not interested because of A, and B, and C..." gives her a chance to explain how wrong you are about A, and B, and C (and no doubt her MLM teachers have given her scripts "how to deal with customers who bring up unpleasant facts").
Try "I'm sorry, but we're not interested." Period. If she whines "But WHHHYYYY?" the answer is just "Because we're not". She can't argue against reasons she's not given.
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Twik is 110% right. Don't engage because you already know she isn't going to listen.
fnygrl:
--- Quote from: Animala on March 14, 2011, 01:14:49 AM ---Twik is 110% right. Don't engage because you already know she isn't going to listen.
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Yes! She has proven that she isn't going to listen, so I'm unsure why I even wasted my time or energy. I should have stuck with, "I'm sorry, we're not interested" and left it at that.
Thanks for your response!
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