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Old 11-18-2011, 12:52 PM
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Has anybody purchased meat/seafood from the back of a pick-up truck ? The truck has a freezer in the back. The driver said he has 1,000 customers in TV. Advise.
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Has anybody purchased meat/seafood from the back of a pick-up truck ? The truck has a freezer in the back. The driver said he has 1,000 customers in TV. Advise.
Let the buyer beware!
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Has anybody purchased meat/seafood from the back of a pick-up truck ? The truck has a freezer in the back. The driver said he has 1,000 customers in TV. Advise.
most likely a sham.
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Remember that door-to-door sales people are against TV regulations.

Time was when we used to buy fresh veggies from a similar vendor. Time was at least 25 yars ago!

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Probably the only time to buy something out of the back of a pick-up is in West Virginia. And then the purchase should come in a clear glass jug.
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How can they regulate selling out of a truck if the truck is on a county road?
Is it a county regulation?
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Thats not very nice to say about West Virginia.
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Thats not very nice to say about West Virginia.
Thats the best place to buy moonshine. You read something into the statement that was not there.
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Old 11-18-2011, 03:48 PM
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It is ok to sell out of a truck but don't believe a thing the guy says. We had them come around in Tampa........maybe looking to get a glimpse inside your house.
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I never bought moonshine, so I guess I leave it at that.
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ask him for some names of customers in the villages
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IMHO - Personally, I don't believe it when somone throws out an arbitrary number of customers. I would feel much safer in buying from the supermarket where there is a known controlled environment.

I would tend to think if he had so many customers, someone from this site would have already vouched for this person and said they were OK.
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I have always had two rules when it came to home solicitations....I never buy anything at the front door or on the phone unless I originated the transaction! Call me distrustful but if I know I just don't do those things I don't have to guess whether it is legit or not.


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Does the meat come with the maggots?.....or do you pay extra?...just saying...
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Old 11-18-2011, 09:31 PM
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Has anybody purchased meat/seafood from the back of a pick-up truck ? The truck has a freezer in the back. The driver said he has 1,000 customers in TV. Advise.
.......Had a Lady stop by today about 5 ish....She had a Full-size van with HUGE decals with the name "DIRECT Something". ...IF we bought a "CASE of steaks" she would throw in a "CASE of seafood"......After getting permission from da boss...... I was allowed to let the nice saleslady in the house.
...OK...heres the deal...the CASE LOT of steaks along with the CASE of seafood would be only $ 755.00 Because she was GIVING us the seafood.

...intense price negotiations took place for the next ten minutes......

....AT THAT POINT ...her final offer became......"OK.... TWO of the $ 755. CASES of assorted steaks along with the "free" $ 500. CASE of seafood for only $ 375. total price"......Did we buy ....NOPE.

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