For some reason, I’m fascinated by Kirby’s sales tactics. It’s so antiquated and predatory, and the pro-Kirby people in the comments sound like they’re part of a cult. Bizarre
@@farcenter oh, I’ve been to one of those timeshare sales presentations, and those dudes are relentless. The first sales guy they threw at me tried the sob story tactic. Out of nowhere, he’s suddenly telling me about how he was recently diagnosed with cancer and is trying to make some money to help pay for treatment. When that didn’t work, they sent in one of the big dogs to try to close. He was much more aggressive, tried to use my wife as leverage (she was much more receptive to the pitch), and when that didn’t work, he got pissy with us. I did all that for 2 lousy tickets to Ripley’s Aquarium in Pigeon Forge lol. Never again
@@TriteNight1218 I went thru the same thing in Myrtle Beach. It was through Wyndham. We were told we would get a "tour" of a new hotel little did we know it was a huge sales pitch. They even asked us to put down a deposit to attend the sales meeting. If we didn't show up we'd forfeit the deposit and the free tickets to Ripley's.
You're correct. Some people thrive in this position though. Kids and young adults making 4-5 a week in some cases off commission alone. Not me. I bailed after getting my life threatened a couple times. They'll have people out in shady neighborhoods at 9 pm tryna sell Kirby's haha
I worked for Kirby for one week, hired under false pretenses. I worked my ass off for 12 hours a day for 6 days, sold two vacuums unfortunately on R-loans, and I didn’t get paid jackshit for pushing their product every day and even selling two of them so I’ll confirm 1000% Kirby and all their distributing companies scam you. They’ll hire you and try to sell their vacuum to all your family members.
Same. I only did door knocking. Idk why I did it or stuck with it for a while. I’m more on the shy side. & I wouldn’t be able to do that crap now. Long hours. A lot of walking. A lot of awkward interactions. I will say, I had quite a few people who were so nice to me. Welcoming etc. but ugh I remember those days when it wasn’t doing good in the morning & I’d be mopey all day w. The sellers & boss hounding me. Telling me I need more demos. UGH. Looking back. Again. Idk why I did it lol
My elderly parent were scammed into buying a Kirby 6,000 Aus dollars my dad had dementia and they got him to sign for it .my parents had no carport in the house only a rug in their lounge room. No one knew they'd bought it until my father passed away and we were cleaning out the spare room walk in. It was in the cupboard brand new for 5 years . How can you take money off old sick people.
Way back when I was in college I got suckered into an "interview" for this kind of shit. Being optimistic (read: naive) at the time, I went to the first day of training, and I remember the trainer guy saying what this sales girl is saying. "Keep pulling pads, pull pads". Have pads all over the house. Needless to say, I didn't finish the training and never made an ass out of myself at anyones' house. Those were hard times, money wise, but I gained life experiences.
Same. I only did door knocking. Idk why I did it or stuck with it for a while. I’m more on the shy side. & I wouldn’t be able to do that crap now. Long hours. A lot of walking. A lot of awkward interactions. I will say, I had quite a few people who were so nice to me. Welcoming etc. but ugh I remember those days when it wasn’t doing good in the morning & I’d be mopey all day w. The sellers & boss hounding me. Telling me I need more demos. UGH. Looking back. Again. Idk why I did it lol
I responded to an ad that said cleaning, if I knew it was a salesman job I wouldnt have done it. The guy who hired me said that I would make at least $500 a week, guaranteed, amd that I could make my own schedule. I made $100 in 2 weeks, and was required to be there daily and drive up to an hour away to try and sell their vacuums to customers. The customers didnt even know I would be trying to sell them a product since it was advertised as a free floor cleaning. Working for the kirby company was a mistake, I would never recommend their company for anything.
@@roninjolin7687 player u trippin I went through the exact same shit as the lady in this comment for them it's free labor it's probably this oldest scam in America hope you don't learn it the hardway
@@roninjolin7687 Dude they probably told you 1 out of 3 Kirby's sale , I remember the last day I was there in the van with them pimps we did 25 demos between 7 people and no one sold shit, I'm telling you get outta there like tomorrow g, after that I got my security guard card which took me a week and I'm making 700$+ a week and I'm chillin, that's real money not a gamble of your time like that bullshit Kirby scam
@@hugojaime9565 I have 1 year worth of experience with Kirby and yes it has its ups and downs. But why is it that some of the dealers make around $1000 a week? And of course some distributors lie to you at first to get your attention. First time I joined years ago before I came back it said in craiglist "5000 a month guaranteed." But as we know the catch is knocking doors, sometimes not getting sales. Of course Kirby doesn't offer job security but I've seen it offer freedom to some dealers and that's why I'm addicted. My Dad is also a security guard and he's recommended I get my guard card as I work on myself and save money
I'm quitting tommarow. Been working there for three weeks . work 12 hour days . no pay for salesman. Was excited to make 450 a week on only doing 3 demos a day. As soon as they see the vacuum box they slam the door. No one wants a 2000 $ vacuum. I didn't pay that for my truck. Same place as where this video was taken
Tonya Kincaid 20 years ago was 20 years ago, bro. Half the folks I was trying to sell to were newly unemployed, and on the verge of eviction/foreclosure. It’s hard to sell a Rolex to someone starving to death, and I gotta tell ya, I’m not greedy enough to try. I’d rather drive a shitty car and be able to sleep at night.
I fell victim to this BS as well in 1998. They put me through 2-3 days of training before they even tell you what you'd be selling. I think the add in the paper read "New electronics store opening soon pays $425 a week" something along those lines. Had to be there at 7AM- until (usually 11PM or later) unload the so called trade in vacuums and load new Kirbys. Guy driving the van would knock on the door and offer a free 2-liter of Coke and a coupon for a free carpet cleaning and shampoo. If you didn't get your required demos done during the week then you had work the weekend using your own vehicle and gas just to get that $425. They even went so far as to take us to what I would call a pep rally in Lynchburg, VA. Basically just flaunting rewards, vacations, and other BS which you can never get.
I took an accounting position in an office in 2007 as a senior in hs. I worked for 4 days. I created an Excel sheet for sales and inventory with formulas instead of just mass inputting and using a calc. The boss saw me hanging around not doing much and asked how I got done so fast. I of course showed him? The next day he had removed my w2 employment and moved me into the sales positions.... I quit working after we went to some hood house and I rolled the best blunt that lady ever saw and scammed them out of $989 for people who couldn't afford groceries.
A friend of mine fell for this bullshit. She answered the ad that said "Guaranteed $400-$600 a week!!!" Her first day there she was told that she was never expected to knock on people's doors and that all she was going to do was set appointments for a "free carpet shampooing", along with a week's training. The first red flag was there were no tax forms to fill out as standard with most new jobs. Come that Friday, her and 4 other new hires are put into a van and driven to a town 2 hours away. The regular employees stopped for lunch, but she didn't have any cash on her so they made her wait in the van while they ate inside for an hour. They went to a very nice neighborhood (as they usually do) and always have a very attractive younger lady knocking on doors telling people of the free cleaning. If they agree, one of the guys rushes into the house, begins setting up the Kirby and told the homeowner to "Help me win a trip to Lake Tahoe." My friend was observing and they were to spend no less than three hours trying go convince people to buy this $2,220 machine which of course a lot of people declined; the machine is ugly, heavy and cumbersome. When she said this wasn't what she thought it would be and said she didn't feel comfortable doing this, they actually ABANDONED her there, saying it was "voluntary resignation", leaving her stranded. She called me crying her eyes out to come pick her up. She called asking about being paid for the week prior and they told her since she didn't make a sale, she wouldn't get paid. She wasted an entire week, 8 hours a day, for NOTHING. The place is always titled something different when you drive past it and the building has had damage and windows broken from angry people who they've screwed over.
I remember doing this for about a week before I quit lol! I went to an interview and the guy made it seem like we were going to become rich or something. Nothing about sales, he mostly emphasized on the big bucks we would make on appointments even if no one bought the vacuum. See they're smart. At first they treat you like employees, but once you get out there and don't make any sales then that's when they're out to get you like sharks. If you don't sell they treat you like shit and basically insult you in trying to force you to make a sale. Lmao thank God I left.
Same. I only did door knocking. Idk why I did it or stuck with it for a while. I’m more on the shy side. & I wouldn’t be able to do that crap now. Long hours. A lot of walking. A lot of awkward interactions. I will say, I had quite a few people who were so nice to me. Welcoming etc. but ugh I remember those days when it wasn’t doing good in the morning & I’d be mopey all day w. The sellers & boss hounding me. Telling me I need more demos. UGH. Looking back. Again. Idk why I did it lol
I felt so fkn STUPID falling for this… I did this for about 2 weeks in 2011 when I was in college. To think I felt guilty when I called to say I wouldn’t be returning… yikes. What a SCAM!!
I worked for Kirby for about 4 months in 2013. Made about 4k a month on a good run of referrals, I was very relaxed and non salesey with people which seemed to work better than pulling pads like an asshole. Ended up going back to construction because money I was making didn't add up with gas/lifestyle I was living (random schedule, being in gross houses at times, telling people I sell vacuums in home embarrassing). Now 31 moving heavy equipment in trucking making 120k/year. My advice to people working in this type of sales. The amount of hustle and energy it takes to make money in this career could be directed elsewhere and make you much more money. Provide your labor and service towards more honest work that doesn't require selling over priced equipment to make money. Life is better this way.
Worked for "Kirby" or whoever for a week. Realized it was a scam after we went to the dollar store to buy paper towels to then go knock on peoples door and say "HEY! Did you get your free paper towels yet?" and then hand them the paper towels while saying they were only free if we could come do a "Free Carpet Shampoo" in any room. And proceeding to take them back when they refused. Such a sham for a $2000 dollar vacuum.
Kirby is a scam...I put hard wood flooring in my house and had these same momo's try to tell me I needed a 3000 dollar vacuum. When they asked what I used I pulled out the swifter duster and said. This thing costed 20 bucks and one box lastss me a year so 30 bucks a year, times 50 years. I was 30 at the time equals 1500, so who's saving money..thekid coped an attitude...I told him to leave and I was recording, when he refused I threw the box out the door and called the cops...the team leader showed up trying to get me to pay for the machine and I had him arrested. Neither of them had the city ID to sell in my neighborhood...screw these scam artists
i actually worked for them up until this morning. the kirby place i worked was worse. they would do absolutley anything and force themselves into the customers bedroom and guilt trip and trick them into buying the vacuum. kirbys a ridiculous company. and they didnt even pay me for working for them for 2 weeks! when i sold 3 vacuums. what a scam.
The *bleep* Van *bleep* Show! Yeah you make thousands which means you work over 50 hour's a week. Have time to work, deal with family, eat, shower, clean your house, and get on RU-vid to watch and search for negative shit about the company. FUCK OUT OF HERE DELUSIONAL BITCH. LOL
So required to put out the pads out to get credit for what? The sale? So if you just go in and somebody wants to buy it without you doing anything you wouldn't get credit for the sale?
way over priced for a vacuum they mark up the price around $2,900. and pretend to give a discount to about $1,500. definitely not worth the price, just buy a nice $200.to $260. vacuum it will clean fine. it's not like you're sleeping on your carpet. Kirby likes to over exaggerate , and kirby uses shady tricks
Josh Peters actually th3 vacuums you are referring to only pushes dirt into the carpet while stripping the surface. It is well known that without the shake and vibrate technology there is no way to get the dirt and mites out of carpet and beds. The real scam is the $300 vacs people get just to still have a filthy home. You may not sleep on your carpet but you do sleep on a mite infested bed. This is a wonderful vacuum cleaner. You can get on on eBay for 500. Whats 200 dollars more for something that lasts so long? Or you can buy from kirby and get a lifetime warranty. Either way if you see how clients vacuum with their fake high end models then we come in and actually suck up the dirt then you'd understand.
I sold Kirby for a month back in 1999, they were $1500 at the time. The vacuums are legit, but they don’t pay their salesman shit. I was promised $500 per week, only made $200, sold 6 vacuums, didn’t get a dollar in commission. My “team leader” that sat in the air conditioned truck collected all the commission. Their sales tactics are shady as hell, they intentionally target low income neighborhoods hoping to prey on people who are naive about the financing. Good vacuums, trash company.
Had one of their pushy salesmen get into my house because my wife is a nice soft hearted lady. I came home walked in the back door stopped at the fridge to get a glass of tea , could hear my wife talking i stood there for a couple mins. during that time i heard my wife say that she was not interested and asked him to leave at least 4 times, at this point i entered the room and asked the man if he understood English because my wife asked you to leave and that she wont ask again. I was in my usual work clothes i put my hand on my hips which opened my coat and he saw my duty weapon and Detective badge . He immediately grabbed his kirby and was out the door without saying another word, Have not had a problem with anyone else coming to sell her a vacuum cleaner.I understand people have to earn a living BUT if you are in someone's home they advise that they are not interested and want you to leave , that is exactly what you should do. period
Good one. I had a salesman come to my house today to do a demo with the Kirby. Once he was done I broke out my 150 dollar shark vacuum and was able to still pick up dirt.
I responded to an ad under "general labor" on Craigslist for a "carpet cleaning position.". The ad mentioned nothing of salesmanship: If it did, I wouldn't respond to it. I felt like their was something sketchy when I interviewed with this slick rick recruiter: Joe Martinez (864-323-3766, lives in South Carolina, tall, overweight African American male) I repeatedly asked him throughout the course of 4 days if the position was a dedicated carpet cleaning position. He said yes each time. During the course of training he would accept video calls from multiple Puerto Rican women he was having flown to the U.S. to pamper as their sugar daddy. After training was over, on the fifth day, he pulled me aside and told me the owner, " Mr. Nelson" wasn't looking for carpet cleaners, only salesman. I asked him who put the Craigslist ad up. He said the owner. I told him I responded to an ad for carpet cleaning and it didn't mention sales at all. He said to call him back three days later for the carpet cleaning position. I was then ignored and evaded and no message or phone call was returned. Never respond to a Kirby ad online. It is true that they lie to try and garner door to door salesman to sell the Kirby vacuum. I spent 4 days and over 3 hours of driving time going to a building without its own sign(sketchy), and I haven't reimbursed for anything. Stay away from Kirby Vaccuum ads, they will waste your time! Horrible, greedy, immoral company. P.S.: the Vaccuum they try to hock off at $2,000.00 only costs them $600.00 to $800.00 to get.
Hey I got tricked to but I’m more of a dumbass cause I sucked in with the whole you’re ganna get rich spill and I work for them for a month. I sold vacuums like 9 of them and didn’t make shit I pretty sure the guy who was called the sales manager who closed my deals fucked me out of my money like I’m about 87.99% suer he did because I found out that are commission is the down payment for the loans the people receive and I watch a few time as he shoved 100$ bills in his pocket telling me that I did good giving me a wink and I was only 18 years old at the time and I was stupid. And I also believe it was a race thing because I was the only white guy on this dudes crew and he was black and I think he new he could take advantage of me and I would hear him say races shit about white people all the time and I’m not racist myself but yes black people can’t be racist to theirs is common misconception the world that black people can’t be racist because they are the black race or whatever the fuck but that is a load of bullshit. I believe that we are all gods beautiful creatures and that we all deserve to be treated the same but I don’t believe that that guy had the same mentality about me so I will say again that I am 87.99% sure that he was robbing me.
Same thing happen to me. Except it seemed like a call center kind of job. I live in the 864 area as well. It was so sketchy and ended up leaving 3 days in... the day they wanted us to go out and try to sell them. It so scummy... I felt so wrong. They bring you to peoples houses saying they scheduled an appointment but they did not. Then they leave you there. It was bad... bad bad bad. Building was in a business park here.. no sign. Had us there at 7 am and wouldn’t let us go until 10 almost 11. Craziest 3 days of my life.. it’s up there with the crazy days
I never understood why anyone would pay thousands of bucks for a vacuum cleaner when you could go to Walmart and get a really good one for eighty bucks!Those Eurekas and Hoovers were good enough for me.....
I sold these for a couple years back in the 70's... I worked my way up to a "Closer" who would come in to pick up my salesman and close the sale if he/she was having problems. Not the best program; however, I learned a lot about sales!
My entire house is covered in Hard flooring. Hardwood /tiles etc.. jiffy mop and swiffer towel and I'm done,, oh and a cordless shark duo for spills... Who needs these things anymore??
I thought Kirby Salespeople would be smarter than this @0:26 they turn off the Kirby while the nozzle is touching the carpet. That alone will make the belt ware out quicker overtime. Not only that the Demos that they do of the Kirby are very misleading because they use that Dirt meter thing and have no bag attached to the machine which creates more airflow but once you add the bad to it it decreases the amount of air flow going through the thing. Don't get me wrong Kirby makes good Vacuums even with the bag attached they still can pull up alot of dirt.
I had one of these sales persons do a demo recently and the person was incredibly rude. I told the person to leave but they tried saying i should buy the kirby because its better than my own vacuum. I did it and pulled out my (i regret how expensive it was) riccar and the kirby salesperson just packed and left nothing said
Same thing happened to me. One of the biggest mistakes of my life. I told one of the men, I need to think about it sometime and was not intending on buying one. The guy left my apartment and said that he couldn't leave empty handed and he brought his boss and colleague over to my apartment and all three of them made me buy it. I regretted it immediately after they left. I told a friend of mines about it and she was disappointed with me and with them as well. My other friends were concerned as well. With the help of my friends, I wrote a letter to explain what have happened. We were on the phone with them and returned everything back to the company. A month later, I ended up receiving my money back to me. A big learning lesson for me. I also have autism, I am very naive have a hard time saying no to people. They also gave me my old vacuum back. Never again.
So, why does that office floor look generally dirty with various stains scattered around the place in even the "non-demo" parts where the guys are sitting? Kirby can't even keep their own office floors clean!
Gorguruga They leave the floors dirty on purpose. I thought the same until we started training and we learned to use the products and put the dirt back on the floor. Lol.
Because vacuuming isn’t the same thing as steam cleaning, which is what those carpets need. The shampooer attachment for these do an okay job and work great as maintenance shampooing in between professional steam cleanings. They also work great as a pre-treatment right before steam cleaning.
In other words, professional cleaners use an enzyme chemical pre-treatment(which Kirby shampooer is) to get the soil/oils to let go of the carpet fibers, then something to suck up the soil/oils (steam cleaner).
The Kirby is expensive and heavy, but there is no doubt whatsoever in my mind that NOTHING gets dirt out of a carpet like this machine. We used to do tests where the customer would run their vacuum over the same spot 100 times or more to try to get every last bit of dirt out of that area, but it never failed...the Kirby ALWAYS pulled more dirt, and I mean a lot. If you do a good demo of the machine and show people what it can do, they will want it.
The worst mantra drummed into us when I foolishly became involved in this joke was "If a customer says no it's because they don't know enough"! Or in other words,don't take no for an answer....this is their philosophy and I saw it in action in my second week.Going into a young couple's home with an "experienced seller",I was there to observe.I was there until after 1 o'clock in the morning as this guy bullied,harassed and spun this couple in knots.Thankfully they didn't succumb (I don't think they had the means to) The whole thing is based on conning people with various lies.The awful irony is that the machine itself is remarkable....but it's a shitty way of selling it!
Vortigan07 true we were one of those young couples ... no idea about the Financing... paid 2700 for this vacuum after the financing I can't even believe I was that dumb ...like you said the. Vacuim itself is great ...i just wish I didn't pay all that much.
Vortigan07 can u give us a specific example of fhe lies? Because i never lied once and sold 24 in a month.. And i didn't bully people. And quite honestly anyone with credit can afford one. Period
I graduated high school in 2001 and seen an ad in the local news paper, working in electronics and pays 750 a week. I didn't even make it through the first day. Soon as I saw that we would be selling Kirby vaccumes, I left during lunch break. Never went back.
I was in Kirby for 10 years was a trainer and crew leader this is just like any sales job how you market and its a numbers game.I was honest with customers didn't have to lie about my product cause it sold itself..I made good money doing it would still be in this business if my old boss didn't lose his office in a divorce!!
the kirby is a dam good (cough) HOOVER (cough), i worked for them for a little while, had some fun met some very nice people, shame the company was run by some real ass hats, screwing sales men & women out of their commission. first kirby my family bought was nearly over 20 years old when we traded it in for a new one, worst mistake we ever made, the new one did not come with all the tools that came with the old one, like the drill, the buffer and such, they made the kirby more complicated which meant more could go wrong, the original was simple but effective, classic III i think it was the first one we got. i would recommend anyone offered the old kirby without the motor assist to grab it, it will last more than your life time.
😂😂😂 I had Kirby salespeople clean my whole house for 2 hours, and I told them I am broke. Hated every minute of that interaction, worse than buying a car, you feel violated when it happens in your house.
I spent several years at kirby the rock here in mexico, my boss was a total sob he made big money and we just make pennies,finaly when i get my factory distributor number he took one of my advance kirbys and block me to work on the same town,and he call himself christian,i know that not all the bosses are the same,but this was like that
I did this like 3 years ago for about a week. Younger and dumber. What was fucked up is that they made us first go to our families/ siblings house to test the products because a better chance of them buying it from a relative
I was going to do this decades ago. It was just me and my gf. During the training they wanted us to practice selling to family and friends. I kept telling them I don't have anybody to practice selling on. Which was the truth. So I lied about practicing. At the end of the week I was like this is a scam. We didn't get paid for training. Said it was like a course in college. I said nope I'm not interested.
I like how you go there for a job and they ask you to sell to a family member… I scrambled to figure which family member was close enough to even deal with this. Then they do the infomercial get rich quick scheme dude from Hawaii to say how hey he won the lotto so everyone is going to win a mil.
Not gonna lie. I admire this trainer and she has the coked out energy and drive that sells it. You can see the money in her eyes and the passion she has for her new slaves who won’t last 2 weeks
I’m freaking devastated, my mentally unstable grandmother who is literally broke has bought this monster couple days ago by installments, and its total price is almost $4000 (her pension is about $250). I don’t know what to do, it was supposed to be a present for me but I definitely can’t take it, she just won’t be able to pay for it.... this situation is driving me crazy, I have no single idea how to return the vac, it seems to me that it’s impossible💪👍👏👏👏 btw I live in Russia and there are huge problems with Kirby distributors in our country, they aggressively force people to buy vacuums, old and poor people mostly, they lie to them to impose credits that those helpless people can’t afford to pay for, I think it might be even illegal but no one from law enforcements in our country is interested in their activity. and I’m very curious are official representatives from the USA head office of Kirby aware of this horrible mess with their product in Russia? anyway, maybe someone has ever been in the same situation or knows what I can do to solve this problem with my grandmother, please help me with an advice maybe, I would really appreciate it because I’m shocked and terrified to death... ;(
its not illegal technically in the usa, when they do illegal shit its usually so minor that the victim doesnt notice what theyre doing or realize its illegal
I'm working for a Kirby office now. They promise "$500 a week" but you only get your $500 if you complete 15 demos a week (which never happens lol. they don't have enough appointments to go around) and $100 for every sale on top of that (if paid in cash or good credit). My first paycheck was $200 for my two sales. No compensation for the 10 demos that I completed. I worked way over 40 hours that week. My second paycheck was only $100 for one sale. Again, I worked way over 40 hours that week. I'm working 12 hour days. This week I haven't gotten a sale and I'm already over 40 hours. I won't get paid anything LMAO. $0 paycheck. The business owners are greedy and make all the money.
Wonderful product that will last a long time. Awful sales system. Ergo...... Buy a used one on eBay or Craigslist. You can get one in great working order for between $100 to 300
Kirby isn't is a scam they sales demo might be. This sales training doesn't look much different than any other sales training video for other products / services.
Kirby is probably the best vaccums to ever be made but there sale techniques are extremely dated its not the 1960s anymore where door to door sales are charming and interesting anymore personally think Kirby should at the very least start online sales from thier websites rather then rely on shotty third party dealers Kirby's deserve better than being sold by some creep or broke college student
Oh I know what you mean. Over a month ago we had a visit from a Kirby Sales person and they just barged uninvited in to our house and started to move furniture like he owned the place. If I had known that he just barged in I would have called the cops and had him arrested for trespassing and breaking and entering. My dad got real pissed with the guy and sacred him off telling him to get out of our house. I agree that this isn't the 1960s 70s, 80s or even the early 1990s and Kirby needs to modernize how they sell their Vacuums. The last time we had a Kirby salesperson at our door the Kirby Heritage II was current model of Kirby vacuum that they sold. They wanted $980 bucks for the damn thing. And the Kirby heritage II was around the same price over $900.
@@Fender178 it's pretty fuckin stupid that someone just barged in like they donald trump at the office or whatever but if you're expecting something to be the same price you get your pos vacuums from walmart then that's kind of on you bud. I bought my avalir and am still happy i made the purchase. Mf did a kill test with my brand new fuckin shark and that shit was like brand new and still couldnt get the job done. They do that shit so you can see the value in person. Thats how good that shit is. I agree that their choice in hiring is wack af cuz some fuckin weeaboo did the demo in my housr and that mf just smells like he lives in his moms basement
@@chadsoard500 Because the company executives are former salesmen . Since they benefited from the pyramid, they want to keep the system in place. I worked at the corporate headquarters when the internet was just starting to catch on (late 90s). A e-commerce site was built to sell vacuums and parts on-line. It wasn't released because the old school salespeople were against it. The company then had a team that would do nothing but search ebay all day long to find kirby stuff and try to pull the auctions down.
Ive used a Kirby for over 25 yrs, never had to replace carpets due to being worn out, my dad has used dyson had endless vacuums to my one Kirby and had so many new carpets and couches due to damage form sand and dirt
And what there doing in this video is convencing salesman to do vary humiliating work. If your not a jerk it's not for you. Almost got shot at one door and bit by a dog at next one . that's just one day
I remember my parents got caught buying one of these when i was a child we rarely used the thing because it was loud heavy and a pain to use i think they used the shampooer maybe 2 twice
We got caught up in this bullshit! I just got back from Afghanistan, so I was Jetlagged and drunk, I'd say it was the worst $1500 investment in my live. It's the biggest peice of shit ever made
What brought me here was the dipshits that knock on my door couple times a month in a gated community with a No Soliciting sign on my door. I too fell for this when I was about 18. Got scammed into coming to do the training (guaranteed $500 a week) and I remember the owner had this real flashy racing truck, he would show up late and park right in the front so everybody can see his stupid truck, and spout on about if you want what he has all you have to do is sell vacuums. Best choice I ever made was getting the hell out of that place. Lol
Shinnok Kahn divided $250 in a team of 2-3 or something like that right, I just finished training, I start Monday they said they will explain more Monday about pay and some paper work, I'm a tid worried at the productivity of sales and income.
@Turtle Fina I made nothing besides "prizes" haha, they didn't tell me about the 500+ a week by a certain amount of demos and if a sale is made then the quota on demos made will go out the door... wait I did make one sale but it was at 800 for something priced at thousands xD goes to show it's all talk.
When i was younger and didnt know better a couple guys came to our door and claimed its some sort of holiday/special day, when we asked them what it was they said its the the day people all over the world are selling kirbys for super crazy deals. Lames.
Yep I had to do this.......and it sucked so bad. Trying to teach people how to convince others to buy an overpriced vacuum. I feel bad for the sales reps that do sell and then get screwed out of their sales. I watched it happen numerous times. The distributor saying the sales rep only made 50.00 when in fact the rep should have made at least 200.00 on the sale. I couldn't do it anymore. These distributorships are unethical and misleading.
Gotta admit she seems like a cool, charismatic trainer/manager. She's probably so hyped and excited to send her new fool slaves out to make her possible easy money. Most of them won't last 2 weeks when they realize the shit you have to go through for and still be penniless. She has $ in her eyes.
This reminds me of how much I hate vacuuming. I also hate carpet; which is why I have none. Where does she get her energy I'd like to know. I'm exhausted just watching her.
hey guys i worked for kirby 6 years kirby cost for distributor is 500 for the avalir my cost with my distributor was 1000 after tax and all it was 1300 so make sure u dont get the wrong distributor they all say there broke ... hope this helps
I can't believe they're still doing this shit. They put employment ads out and dont tell you what you're doing or selling until an hour after you get there....who the fuck does door to door anymore anyway??
Trained to do it. We would stop at Dollar Tree each morning and our van boss would buy the shit. We would get in trouble if we didn't get them back an have to pay for it
When I was selling these it was fun but when I quick I took 4 kirbys and they didn’t notice and kept one for my self and sold the rest for 500 each so one thing that come good with this job is a free vacuum
And this is why training is not paid because your not there to debunk or fins a way to make money being lazy. As a independent contractor you accept your working 247! HOW IS THIS ABNORMAL? Every negative comment here responded to avoid fact rather than see fact in hopes of fixing it
my family has owned 6 kirbys over the years. 4 which we do have.... not one single problem with any of them. minus our damn cat chewed the electrical cord. the oldest one we have is 33 years old.
