We've been getting frequent visits from a door-to-door meat sales outfit called Ranchers Pride. They have been out here about a dozen times in the last several years. We have tolerated it, but the last several times they were told to NEVER return. In the past 1.5-2 months, they have been here 3 times. Every time, the sales person is extremely pushy. The 2nd time the sales person tried to physically push their way into the house past my wife. We have young kids, and take their safety VERY seriously. So, we have a security system, video surveillance system, and motion alarms on our property. So as soon as someone breeches the perimeter, we get an alarm and look to see who it is. The usual fedex, ups, and such we are on a first name basis with. Strangers are greeted with the door cracked and a firearm in hand hidden behind the door. I've trained with the wife extensively, and we don't intend on becoming a statistic. Someone trying to push their way in doesn't know how close to dying they actually came to leaving in a box. That sales person was told to inform their company that they are not welcome, and to not come back. They are trespassing, and we would prosecute next time.
Tonight, at 2110hrs, ANOTHER sales person from Ranchers Pride shows up. Equally pushy, an equally belligerent when they were told to get off the property or we would prosecute. He finally left. I decided to call the company and deal with this at a higher level. I got a hold of their "regional manager" and asked him to not have any more sales people come by the house. He proceeded to tell me that it was their "right in America" to solicit, and "maybe we should put signs up." We do have signs up. I told him that the next sales person that shows up, we will prosecute. I then hung up as he was continuing to escalate. I'm plenty pissed at this point.
This guy has the nerve to call me back, and start threatening me. He said "I have all kinds of money to use to make you uncomfortable," and so on. I told him "do it... go ahead and do it." I told him he made a big mistake, calling me back and pressing this as he did. He said, "I don't make big mistakes." I hung up on him again.
My next call was to the Sheriff's office. Got a complaint filed, and they've been warned. Next time they show, they are being detained and prosecuted. I'm truly concerned for the safety of my family, and frankly, the safety of the salesperson. If they show up again, and approach my wife or I with the same threatening demeanor, it is likely the consequences will be dire. It is very irrational and dangerous to behave as these people are behaving.
I did a quick google search on Ranchers Pride, and saw hundreds of horror stories. https://www.google.com/search?q=ran...la:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&channel=sb
They have an "F" rating on the BBB site: Ranchers Pride, LLC Business Review in Sioux Falls, SD - Nebraska, South Dakota, The Kansas Plains and Southwest Iowa BBB
There you can read stories ranging from pushy salesmen, to intimidation tactics, to outright scams as people report they sell meat yet deliver a rotten product.
1) No salesman should be making unsolicited house calls at 2100hrs.
2) No salesman should be threatening in their mannerisms, ever.
3) No company should allow such behavior from their salesmen.
4) No company should have their salesmen stopping at locations where they have explicitly been told they are unwelcome, and never to return.
5) A company that not only allows it, but tries to defend their tactics when a direct call is made to stop further solicitation, demonstrates a willful disregard for people's safety. This is a dangerous situation they are creating.
If you are visited by this company, you should be on your toes. If you do not want them on your property, make it VERY clear that their presence is unwanted. Make sure you have the ability to defend your life if necessary, and have your phone handy when you confront them. If they resist and are belligerent, call law enforcement immediately. If they continue approaching after being told to leave, you will have to make your own judgement on whether you feel your life is threatened.
This company and their tactics must be stopped before it results in a more dangerous situation than has already been presented.
Tonight, at 2110hrs, ANOTHER sales person from Ranchers Pride shows up. Equally pushy, an equally belligerent when they were told to get off the property or we would prosecute. He finally left. I decided to call the company and deal with this at a higher level. I got a hold of their "regional manager" and asked him to not have any more sales people come by the house. He proceeded to tell me that it was their "right in America" to solicit, and "maybe we should put signs up." We do have signs up. I told him that the next sales person that shows up, we will prosecute. I then hung up as he was continuing to escalate. I'm plenty pissed at this point.
This guy has the nerve to call me back, and start threatening me. He said "I have all kinds of money to use to make you uncomfortable," and so on. I told him "do it... go ahead and do it." I told him he made a big mistake, calling me back and pressing this as he did. He said, "I don't make big mistakes." I hung up on him again.
My next call was to the Sheriff's office. Got a complaint filed, and they've been warned. Next time they show, they are being detained and prosecuted. I'm truly concerned for the safety of my family, and frankly, the safety of the salesperson. If they show up again, and approach my wife or I with the same threatening demeanor, it is likely the consequences will be dire. It is very irrational and dangerous to behave as these people are behaving.
I did a quick google search on Ranchers Pride, and saw hundreds of horror stories. https://www.google.com/search?q=ran...la:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&channel=sb
They have an "F" rating on the BBB site: Ranchers Pride, LLC Business Review in Sioux Falls, SD - Nebraska, South Dakota, The Kansas Plains and Southwest Iowa BBB
There you can read stories ranging from pushy salesmen, to intimidation tactics, to outright scams as people report they sell meat yet deliver a rotten product.
1) No salesman should be making unsolicited house calls at 2100hrs.
2) No salesman should be threatening in their mannerisms, ever.
3) No company should allow such behavior from their salesmen.
4) No company should have their salesmen stopping at locations where they have explicitly been told they are unwelcome, and never to return.
5) A company that not only allows it, but tries to defend their tactics when a direct call is made to stop further solicitation, demonstrates a willful disregard for people's safety. This is a dangerous situation they are creating.
If you are visited by this company, you should be on your toes. If you do not want them on your property, make it VERY clear that their presence is unwanted. Make sure you have the ability to defend your life if necessary, and have your phone handy when you confront them. If they resist and are belligerent, call law enforcement immediately. If they continue approaching after being told to leave, you will have to make your own judgement on whether you feel your life is threatened.
This company and their tactics must be stopped before it results in a more dangerous situation than has already been presented.
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