tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19050282.post3465952488256356080..comments2024-02-09T10:55:50.410-06:00Comments on Jess Riley Writes: On Being Taken Advanage ofJess Rileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06987689969282168406noreply@blogger.comBlogger126125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19050282.post-23439757492263379282014-03-15T12:12:05.758-05:002014-03-15T12:12:05.758-05:00I really hate that they sell door to door like tha...I really hate that they sell door to door like that. It does pull on all the wrong strings with some (most) of the tactics they use But we actually really really like the product. It lasts a very long time (it is very concentrated) and it removes just about everything. It would be nice if you could more easily just buy it online and have a portion of the money go to their inner city youth program or whatever. Does shipping these kids all over the US and having them work long hours, learning questionable sales techniques really make them better people? Give them a better sense of self and what they can do? And why do we have to suffer through that to just get a decent product? Hummmmmmmmwilliambqhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10330913850255350063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19050282.post-52912517841384793742013-11-15T15:32:39.234-06:002013-11-15T15:32:39.234-06:00I bought the cleaner too. If it works, then what d...I bought the cleaner too. If it works, then what does it matter if you bought it from a door to door salesperson. It took the gunky pine sap off the car I had been trying for awhile to get off. It also did a pretty good job on the windows where the dogs leave nose prints multiple times throughout the day. So, no big deal how you came to purchase it, if it works.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19050282.post-60363169107598251562013-10-25T15:32:05.069-05:002013-10-25T15:32:05.069-05:00I also bought Advanage; paid with a check that was...I also bought Advanage; paid with a check that was cashed for the proper amount and like the product.<br />My salesman was funny, personable and charming. I really liked him and hope that he does well. Good luck!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19050282.post-54034190093519046782013-10-16T09:46:54.396-05:002013-10-16T09:46:54.396-05:00I got some strange story from the guy selling the ...I got some strange story from the guy selling the cleaner too. However, the product took tar off of a white linen chair that had been smeared by another cleaner attempt. I thought I would have to buy a new fabric for the chair but the cleaner did an awesome job! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19050282.post-49924673299629369522013-10-04T13:23:34.893-05:002013-10-04T13:23:34.893-05:00I will have to say that Advanage is the ONLY thing...I will have to say that Advanage is the ONLY thing that would unstop the drain in my bathroom. My husband had used everything else known to mankind.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19050282.post-78356073701978242832013-09-29T15:56:21.804-05:002013-09-29T15:56:21.804-05:00These guys are disgusting. Don't buy anything...These guys are disgusting. Don't buy anything from them. I paid by check. Then the guy calls me later saying he lost the check and needed a new one. I wouldn't do it, so he circled my block and even insinuated that he knew what my car looked like. He came back, somehow got more money and the product. He wanted brochure and receipt back too by the way. He didn't get those. What he got was a our check, We wasted almost 80 bucks trying to deal with this guy. He harassed me until he got his way. I saved the conversation on my phone. I was so furious. He walked up with another guy to be tough. They were both scumbags and it took al I had not to jump all over them. I wash shaking mad, but they still won. Cuz if you read the small print on the receipt, they just need your account number and they'll get your money.<br />These guys are thieves/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19050282.post-18708419262659813962013-09-13T00:34:03.861-05:002013-09-13T00:34:03.861-05:00I ran across a guy today in my normal work day of ...I ran across a guy today in my normal work day of taking pics of houses for mortgage companies, and he stopped in front of my vehicle...he was amusing, cleaning my window and my rim, From new Orleans, selling in Martinsburg, WV today, said they were staying in Frederick MD an hour away. He was entertaining and fun. We bought a bottle for 42 and some change and he gave us a few scrubbie sponges to go along with it. It was the best 20 min show we had and paid 42 dollars for it. And it took the permanent marker off the wall and the blood stains off the chair (from a bloody nose). So we are happy. :)Sierrabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10496364147268918936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19050282.post-27424884122007904072013-08-22T22:40:18.051-05:002013-08-22T22:40:18.051-05:00I had a young lady at my door today. I stayed at t...I had a young lady at my door today. I stayed at the screen door and wouldnt let her in. First thing she did was take out the sprayer nozel and run it on her tongue to show how safe it was...yuck! Then she preceeded to clean a small spot on one of my rims to my truck, the oil spot on my driveway (which did not work) a spot on the side of my house and one of the shutters, and...my welcome mat!<br />I asked if you could order online...saw the web address on pamphlet. She said I couldnt have the pamphlet if I didnt buy the produuct..they make money on commission. The pamphlet was 40.00 and the spray was free...some form of joke there. So I asked for the free spray then...lol. I just was looking the company up when I came across your blog...by the way.....I didnt buy anyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19050282.post-91966221625523218242013-08-17T18:54:47.734-05:002013-08-17T18:54:47.734-05:00Just had the same guy in Binghamton, NY on Aug 17,...Just had the same guy in Binghamton, NY on Aug 17, 2013. He almost had me, until I had the $40 in my hand & realized how much I really did NOT need another bottle of cleaner. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19050282.post-6908027702767065072013-08-12T15:15:17.341-05:002013-08-12T15:15:17.341-05:00I don't know about the youth program or whethe...I don't know about the youth program or whether employees are treated poorly, but I LOVE, love, LOVE this product. I've used it to revive clothing that was stained beyond all normal products. My husband had a shirt that had turned green from something else in his load of wash. It went through the dryer and was good and set in. I sprayed it with my usual stain remover and rewashed it. It even went through the dryer again - stain still intact. Applied Advanage and stain was gone. I bought some from door to door guy 6 years ago, and re-order online when I start to get low. Will never be without it if I can help it. Jenna810https://www.blogger.com/profile/05991596737586159810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19050282.post-66341207936387070772013-07-24T13:18:02.644-05:002013-07-24T13:18:02.644-05:00I personally worked fir t&b sales, one of seve...I personally worked fir t&b sales, one of several terrible companies. to peddle this product. these. companies hire any random thug off the street as a man who witnessed these thugs harrassing a 80 something. year old woman threatening. to kill her because she was not interested i caution you strongly to never answer your door for a well dressed man with a docket in hand and a green, purple, or clear spray can and a brush hanging from his pockets, if you want to buy the product please do it online however i advise you to simply find a product you can buy at your local store to keep your private info safeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19050282.post-29522838731272112322013-06-17T18:26:24.510-05:002013-06-17T18:26:24.510-05:00I just got suckered into buying this stuff today! ...I just got suckered into buying this stuff today! So I was looking it up online to see what the reviews were. All the Amazon reviews are "Great" but I'm wondering how many of those people are salesmen. <br /><br />Got the same story from "Leton Bush"...and your story pretty much described me to a t...only I took the extra step trying to avoid him. I was just driving home from picking my son up at daycare, when I saw this obvious salesman walking out of my neighbors driveway. So I kept driving, stopped at the local gas station, then turned around to come home where I could run inside and lock the door! Well, apparently he must have sold some to another neighbor...or he was lurking behind the trash can...because after getting my son unloaded from the car and greeting our outdoor cat, he came sauntering into my driveway?!?! AHHHHH!!! I so did not want to deal with that and tried to get my brain to work to come up with an excuse...but none came. He didn't tell me that he was a struggling student or youth group or anything like that, but he definitely had charm. He gave me several compliments and even went so far as to ask how long my husband and I had been married. Still I resisted, but then he hit me with it being his 40th birthday, and showed me his "Driver's License" to prove it. HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO SAY NO TO HIM NOW?!?!...Well, I continued to hym and haw over it, but in the end I bought a bottle...really hope it works, because it would be nice to have something that wouldn't be toxic for cleaning around little ones.<br /><br />P.S. It's makes me feel so much better to know that I'm not the only one that avoids unknowns at my door like the plague :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19050282.post-79999474961260940582013-06-08T13:11:41.388-05:002013-06-08T13:11:41.388-05:00thats a bunch of b.s i been workin 4 them 4 ten y...thats a bunch of b.s i been workin 4 them 4 ten years and am very successfull its not at all a scam putting honest americans to work orset them lose to this economy and welfare .....wat a dream come true the right wing american has a problem with hard work and acccountability my daughter lives a better life because of mr .edwards get your facts right,plus im a caucassion male who sells proudly advange20x charles riceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19050282.post-83749876394530292362013-02-27T15:29:45.415-06:002013-02-27T15:29:45.415-06:00Then you will never be a good sales person and mos...Then you will never be a good sales person and most likely have gotten fired from your job. Clearly being a sales person is not your line of work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19050282.post-61509272335585466012013-01-24T11:40:04.726-06:002013-01-24T11:40:04.726-06:00Yesterday we experienced an eerily similar encount...Yesterday we experienced an eerily similar encounter.<br />My mother is a sucker for scams, always falling for several every year.<br /><br />The gentleman left with $120<br />We were left with 4 bottles of colorful watered down dish soap that contains a "special emulsion agent" that hilariously has the exact effects and description of ....dish soap!<br /><br />Under their current name, there aren't many criminal charges and scam reports, but under their previous name you will find hundreds of reports from those who fell for it.<br /><br />If anyone is reading this, avoid this company like the plague and don't fall for the fake accounts giving this product a 5/5 review and praising it like it's the second coming of Christ. Joshnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19050282.post-16755273238060351872013-01-22T00:24:51.165-06:002013-01-22T00:24:51.165-06:00
This is a topic which is close to my heart... Ma... <br />This is a topic which is close to my heart... Many thanks! Exactly where are your contact details though?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19050282.post-18457243838090756442013-01-18T14:59:07.693-06:002013-01-18T14:59:07.693-06:00A young lady selling Advanage just came by today (...A young lady selling Advanage just came by today (Jan. 18, 2013) here in The Woodlands, Texas. Very hard-sell approach. I had to ask her three times not to spray any part of my wife's brand new car. Not sure what this says about me, but I felt more guilty about the fact that there were so many places that needed cleaning on my porch than I did for telling her no thank you. Someone on another blog mentioned that the solution in the bottle they use may not be the same solution as you end up buying. Of course, it could have been green food coloring and water, since she used a steel brush to clean the bricks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19050282.post-890556642656562542012-09-18T01:14:06.150-05:002012-09-18T01:14:06.150-05:00"Larry" came by this afternoon... The cr..."Larry" came by this afternoon... The crew was knocking on doors in our neighborhood in Baraboo. He talked a li'l about himself... mentioned he had a 6 year old & that he was 43. Very polite. Towards the end of his pitch- I mentioned that my hubby used to sell Kirby's, so I already knew a li'l something about how door-to-door worked (or didn't). He reluctantly left me a brochure... and, included his name & number. I explained that I was unwilling to make a purchase without my hubby's blessing. H said he understood & wished me well. The product seemed legit, & no inner alarms were going off while he was on my doorstep. It began to rain & I invited him in to talk in the doorway with the door open. After reading the post, the only thing that makes me mildly nervous was that I volunteered too much 411... He said he's from Chicago. Whatever his story really is- I wish him well... We moved here from outside the Charleston-area in SC. At least once a year, we'd get visited by the van-load of magazine sales people. I would report their visit to our local police... Until I read the comments- I hadn't read anything negative about Advanage. I'll have to sleep on whether or not to make a report about the local group...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19050282.post-45744874600163732252012-09-15T17:48:57.256-05:002012-09-15T17:48:57.256-05:00The stuff works on pet odor. I don't know tha...The stuff works on pet odor. I don't know that it is worth what I paid, but it works, and yes I went through the same sales pitch and demonstrations. Have to say I liked this guy better than most that come to my door. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19050282.post-40476467272804470932012-08-25T11:11:22.310-05:002012-08-25T11:11:22.310-05:00Renton, WA
Just had a young man come to my door y...Renton, WA<br /><br />Just had a young man come to my door yesterday selling the Advanage cleaning products he did the same drinking and permanent marker trick. He asked a lot of personal questions like who lives with you, are you chinese... why does it matter?<br /><br />I had my screen door locked when talking to him and he asked me if I was home alone and I mistakenly said yes. It made me feel really uncomfortable that he kept trying to pressure me to open the screen door. First, offering me a flyer, then a sample and finally a stain cleaning. I just flat out told him I'm NOT going to open this screen door for him and he lectured me on how I need to be more trusting of others. He gave off a super creepy vibe and was rude.<br /><br />After reading all these comments and other reviews on different websites I'm kinda glad I didn't buy it from him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19050282.post-39366825897060457212012-07-14T14:58:55.159-05:002012-07-14T14:58:55.159-05:00Price has apparently gone up $5 in the past 5 year...Price has apparently gone up $5 in the past 5 years; I just bought a bottle of the citrus variety off a friendly dreadlocked Georgian who came to my door in Wisconsin.<br /><br />He demo'd it by coming up to my bathroom and using steel wool on the inner bowl of the porcelain toilet; I had told him I'd buy a bottle if his product could get rid of the hard water build up. Lo and behold, it did, and he got my check.<br /><br />Plenty of horror stories out there about Advanage; I definitely feel like $46.15 (including tax) is quite a rip for even a concentrated bottle of cleaning solvent, but he told me that he gets 30%-50% of the sale price depending on how many sales he makes, so I hope young Reginald (who's actually only 6 months younger than I) has good fortune.Zachhttp://heiseheise.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19050282.post-43988798807947990212012-07-12T16:33:36.404-05:002012-07-12T16:33:36.404-05:00Oh my god. I just did a google search on this comp...Oh my god. I just did a google search on this company. Austin difersified products run by nathan edwards has a horrible record. One of his workers raped a 13 year old girl when he was going door to door selling this cleaner. Not only did he rape her but he did it in front of two children and she was holding a baby. The story made me cry. If you see these people call the cops. My daughter is home alone and I am at work. I pray to god these people are not in my townAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19050282.post-12497685181242661132012-07-09T17:50:45.483-05:002012-07-09T17:50:45.483-05:00Well Jess I commend you for taking a Pause for the...Well Jess I commend you for taking a Pause for the cause...lol I am a former ADVANAGE sales ass. And have dished out just as much. I want you to know that these kids or Adults that come to your door really believe in what they sell and to add to that ADVANAGE really works. I have been out of the door to door game for a long time about 12 years. But a person like me that Innercity youth that all of your fans speak off its real. With out that company or compaines like it some children will never be able to leave where they COME from. I am proud of what you bloged about.(yourexperience) because it means that some of them are taking away great life experiences like I did... for the rest of you awww... The reason I Found your blog is because I am about to do some hiring for the company. (FORFREE) because where I come from these kids still need a break and a chance and although my Husband has a great career at one of The Big 3! I still remember where I came from and how Door to Door to door changed my life. unlike your fans I met Beautiful Open people who invited me in their home like they have known me my whole life some of the Richest People in the world to the Poorest, Mexicans, Asians, Indians, Chinesse, Arabs, Greeks, and yes In Whites... from Florida to Arizona, to Washington to Minesotta, to Michigan and eveything in between. Ha Ive been there baby...and to add I wasent a Innercity youth I came straight Out of Highschool from a good home with great Black parents and knew I wanted to travel and my Parents could not afford it. Lil Black girl with a goal that Advanage filled. HaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19050282.post-46442200826201167262012-06-18T03:05:44.290-05:002012-06-18T03:05:44.290-05:00The guy at my doorstep tried the white guilt on me...The guy at my doorstep tried the white guilt on me too. But he said it in a weird way, he asked me "Do you like crime and violence?"... I said "excuse me?"... he repeated the same line then added that money towards the sale goes towards keeping kids out of trouble. Of course with no details. It didn't work on me. Oddly he came back about an hour later, mumbled something about my citrus tree and turned around and left. Both times my neighbor said he skipped his house. It was the weirdest door-to-door salesman interaction I've ever had.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19050282.post-13064582041317681772012-06-07T18:29:20.551-05:002012-06-07T18:29:20.551-05:00First off, let me say that 4 days ago a magazine s...First off, let me say that 4 days ago a magazine sales kid came by to sell magazines to earn points for a trip. I already know these magazines are terribly overpriced and chances are they will never arrive in my mailbox. I told him thanks, but no thanks. He then said to me that I live in a nice house and drive a nice car, it must suck to be so broke. How about if he comes back with a bag of food so my baby doesn't starve? At that point, I basically told him to get off my porch. <br /><br />Fast forward to today. A very nice African American young man stopped by as my husband and I were in the driveway and did his spiel about Advanage. Very impressive spiel too. So I asked him if he minded that I go in the house and research his product. He said absolutely and he would come back later. I found this blog while I was trying to find out about the product. I laughed about the Midwest People Pleasing upbringing. I was torn. To buy or not to buy. After reading all of comments it seemed that only about 25% of commenters liked the product and would buy again. He really was a very good, upbeat, positive salesman. But I had to turn him down. He really did catch us in between paychecks.flyingjenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10160022751157014548noreply@blogger.com