Ontario is banning door-to-door sales as of March 1

[mentalfloss]

Ontario is banning door-to-door sales as of March 1

Say goodbye to the salesperson knocking on your door to ask when you last cleaned your ducts.

A ban on unsolicited, door-to-door sales of select household appliances — such as furnaces or water heaters — will take effect March 1 in Ontario.

If you enter a contract in a door-to-door sale after that date, the agreement will be legally void and you'll be able to keep the goods and services with no obligations, the province said in a news release.

The ban covers the sale of:

furnaces
air conditioners
air cleaners
air purifiers
water heaters
water treatment devices
water purifiers
water filters
water softeners
duct cleaning services
any good or service that performs or combines one or more of the above functions

Overall, "door-to-door contracts have been among the top complaints received by the Ministry of Government and Consumer Services," the government's news release said. Baker says these specific goods and services were targeted because of the many aggressive sales tactics and scams that are typically used to sell them.

Ontario is banning door-to-door sales as of March 1 - Toronto - CBC News

 

[Curious Cdn]

I hope that it does not include Scout popcorn and Girl Guide cookies.

 

[Decapoda]

Ontario is banning door-to-door sales as of March 1

Say goodbye to the salesperson knocking on your door to ask when you last cleaned your ducts.

A ban on unsolicited, door-to-door sales of select household appliances — such as furnaces or water heaters — will take effect March 1 in Ontario.

If you enter a contract in a door-to-door sale after that date, the agreement will be legally void and you'll be able to keep the goods and services with no obligations, the province said in a news release.

The ban covers the sale of:

furnaces
air conditioners
air cleaners
air purifiers
water heaters
water treatment devices
water purifiers
water filters
water softeners
duct cleaning services
any good or service that performs or combines one or more of the above functions

Overall, "door-to-door contracts have been among the top complaints received by the Ministry of Government and Consumer Services," the government's news release said. Baker says these specific goods and services were targeted because of the many aggressive sales tactics and scams that are typically used to sell them.

Ontario is banning door-to-door sales as of March 1 - Toronto - CBC News

Don't worry, it doesn't seem to include panhandling or window washing, you should be ok.

 

[Murphy]

Most companies that used to go door to door have taken up annoying phone calls. The do not call list doesn't seem to work.. They change phone nos. Much like the email spam.

 

[Walter]

Shameful.

 

[JamesBondo]

I hate those pesky door to door canoe salesmen. Howie Mandel did a documentary on them

 

[taxslave]

How you supposed to get to the neighbours without a canoe?

 

[Danbones]

walk on the ice


Say did they ever get that national do not call registry thing to work yet?

 

[WLDB]

They left religion out. Damnit.

 

[JamesBondo]

Two women missionaries came to my door yesterday. I was a total gentleman but the next time the come back, I might stare at their breasts.

So a vacumn cleaner salesperson is ok, so long as they don't call it an air cleaner?

 

[Danbones]

They left religion out. Damnit.

Well, while they do take your money, they aren't actually selling you anything.

So a vacuum cleaner salesperson is ok, so long as they don't call it an air cleaner?

Because mostly they just blow hot air, it doesn't cover politicians either.