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      3 days ago

      Remember the time when there were telemarketers and door-to-door salesmen selling dictionary, encyclopedias and history books. Always wondered who the fuck buys those from a shady dude at the door.

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          2 days ago

          Geographical differences.

          Here they were rare. They mostly offered fore mentioned books, vacuum cleaners, home renovations. They were really aggressive in their sales tactics especially when it came to old people. That’s why they had a bit of a scammer reputation.

          It was common that many lonely old ladies had the same book series and shopping channel level crap devices.