Do you offer snacks and drinks to the salesman?

Hi dear not sure about salesman as they are very rare at our place, but service man like gardner, driverr, electrician, plumbers etc when they come to home they are served with tea or cold drink, and if have some thing, the same is offered with tea its norm here Take care

Hi mimpi1911! Yes, we do offer servicemen/repairmen some snacks and drinks after they have repaired or finished the job we asked them to do. There are salesmen who sometimes ask for cold glass of water and we do give them but we don't offer them snacks. Take care and have a nice day! lovelots..faith210

i donot offer any drink to door salesman(maybe a glass of water,sometimes)but the technician who comes to repair our computer are usually well-educated.educated or not,it is manners to offer them something to drink.

hi mimpil...if its a service man...then maybe if the work rendered lasted long and its time for a snack or a lunch then maybe i will offer him one..but of course ill see to it that i have a companion with me in the house in doing so.... but if im alone then maybe i will not...even if i knew that person..a glass of water could be...

I definitely wouldn't invite a salesperson into my home unless I had specifically called up their company to arrange for them to visit - if I had invited them in, then I would offer them a hot or cold drinks and biscuits. I don't even answer the door to anyone unless I'm expecting them as there are just too many scammers out there purporting to be collecting for charity or trying to sell the world's most wonderful new invention LIFE IS TOO SHORT LOL! On the other hand, with engineers, I always offer a cup of tea/coffee and biscuits - the last time I had an engineer round to update my telephone line a few months back, the guy had 4 cups of coffee!

I always offer a drink of tea or coffee to service men if they are in my home repairing or installing something, but I never offer them to sales people. Not many call these days and it is discouraged in our area of the city as there have been criminals pretending to be sales people to get into a house and steal from the owner. There are signs on most of our doors saying that we do not buy or sell from callers. It's a neighbourhood watch incentive. :-) Derek

If the person was likely to spend some time inside my home either talking to us or demonstrating something which i have requested for then some tea and some biscuits probably. A glass of water most definitely. At the same time i would be cautious enough not to let this become a sign of over freindliness with the sales person. It's more out of courtesy.

If the Person was stopping a while to repair things yes I would offer them a Drink while they where working Salesmen/women I do not let in so no they would not get a Coffee/Tea

If they are there as a Serviceman on a scheduled call as per my invitation, or was a Salesperson that I had struck up a rapport with, then yes I would offer them something. Especially the Serviceman because they are there to do something for me and I would consider it to be polite.

Hi. If I have someone here doing maintenance work or is fixing something, or that i have invited in as he is selling or giving information on something I am interested in, I do offer them a drink. Tea, coffee or a cold drink. I don't offer snacks though. Offering someone a drink is the polite thing to do in my opinion. My grandmother however would have produced a pot of tea and a plate of biscuits or cakes if she had been baking! I think that is more of a generational thing producing little snacks!

What about you Mimpi? How will you react? I must inform you earlier, about my coming there, if ever it happens so.. because you must not misinterpret to me as one of the sales man or serviceman.

Hello dear mimpi. To answer your question, I say "Yes, we do." There were a few times when servicemen we called came to help us with our new washing machine when we bought it years ago. Each time he came, we offered him some tea or drinks, he refused to drink it politely, saying that they are not allowed to eat or drink anything offered or provided by their customers. I was surprised to know this and later I found that it is true and that it is the same with some other after-sale service organizations. Anyway, I don't think that it matters for them to drink some tea or eat whatever we customers offer to them, as we won't call to their boss.

That sort of depends on the circumstancers. Certainly if one asked for a glass of water I would get him or her one or if the person were choking, I'd bring it, and one time I made nachos for a service guy we knew well who was on an all-day job at our place, but usually what I do is put a cold drink and an apple, or snack bar or something in a little bag in the fridge, and then when the service person is leaving I will run and get it out and put that in their hand as they are leaving. That way they can enjoy a snack when and if they want in the privacy of their vehicle without me looking on...hah, and without spilling on my white carpet. Having done service work myself long ago, I generally identify somewhat with service people and usually have an easy rapport with them. I tend to tip them a bit, too.

In the summer, when it gets hot, I do offer service people something cold to drink. I don't talk to them though...........well, I guess I do have to talk to them to offer them something to drink,and when they tell me what is wrong with whatever, and I ask questions, but ...................Never mind. I am going back go bed now.*L*

It is a common custom here in my place to give serviceman or people who do the works or servicing to give tea and snacks. I think most people gives tea or coffee or lemon juice. I think it is nice for people to give tea or coffee or lemon juice for people as this will gives them some refreshment and will helps them to work happily.

Yes, whenever any such person visits our house, I make it a point to offer him 'water' atleast. If he is going to do the job for longer hours and my better half is around, we ensure that he does not leave, without having a cup of tea. Few days back renovation work was going on in our house and all i.e. Sanitary man, Electrician, Carpender and plumber etc. would visit our house. If they used to work for long hours, I not only would entertain them with snacks and tea but would bring hot SAMOSAS for them everyday. On two or three occasions, I found that they were to engrossed in the job that they did not have time to go for lunch. I arranged lunch for them from my own pocket and once a dinner was also served to them because they were there till 10.30 p.m. I feel that they are human beings like us and should be treated in the same manner, as we treat any other person, when he visits our house. Good Post!

Hello dear friend, that's a nice topic. I have to say that i am one of those that offer food and drink to anyone that comes into my house, and it does notrealy matter if it is a sales man or a service men. i really think that if you can give somthing in life that will make the other happy or more convinient in the situation that he/she is, you should do it:)

We offer nice filtered and cool water for workmen that and service people that come here, but they never accept...too frightened I'll poison them over the cost of repairs I suppose! LOL

I have done that. When we had people doing work on our home, or the landscaper comes to mow the lawn and do work around the garden, I will offer them refreshments. I do not offer food as they usually get their own but always a drink of water, iced tea, or lemonade in summer and water, coffee, tea or hot chocolate in winter.

Hi Mimpi....well I am not in the habit of offering anything to a staanger at my door.But if the person is known to me,for eg: I have known my electrician for years,then I do offer him a drink..also the painters who come to my house are quite familar and I do offer them tea when they are painting my house......But no ,I have never offerd any drinks or snacks to any salesman because they are all strangers and I like to get rid of them before they force their goods on me,and also because its not safe to trust strangers at your door....