Relax guys. I worked as a telemarketer so I could put myself through university and it's NOT a fun job. There's a lot of pressure to keep your job, because the people above you just want numbers, and you're completely dispensible. The people you deal with on the phone are usually horrible..people are rude, they f*ck around with you for entertainment, or they just hang up on you. For hours and hours everyday. The job sucks, but for me, I couldn't make a living & afford uni on minimum wage, so I did it for over 2 years. This company sounds bad, but attack management rather than the poor workers.

Also, to the people who complain about the constant calls - they won't stop calling until you actually pick up the phone. It's their job. Just request to be put on the 'do not contact' list.

Please call Matthew directly at (604) 520-3565 ext 229. I will remove your number immediately. Sorry for the inconvenience.

Had a girl come to the door this evening...same pitch with the nonchalant quick questions being asked...came inside and looked up the Healthtek web page only to find it was another one of those sales gimmicks as others have experienced.  I went outside and approached her - had her give me back the info card she had with my name and number...so am hopeful not to receive the annoyong sales calls...well I guess my name is out of the $20,000 shopping spree...oh well, I can shop with my own money :)

I apologize.

I also have been bothered by them. The guy came up about the polution in my town.That he had three short questions. My neighbour was with me and said that she won't answer any, that it's trouble. I got a call a couple of hours later to say I won. Could  they deliver the prize now, that the rep. was in the neighbour hood. A time was made for 4 o'clock, a no show. At seven in the evening the same woman phoned to say he wasn't able to make it at four how about now. I said no, ended up four the next day we will try again. ( really wanted the hotel package for my boyfriend)I say to the woman to have the guy call if he'll be late, okay says she. Well four comes around and no guy, he phones at five to say some excuse and he's here in the neighbour hood can he come now. He sounded like he was stoned or drunk, but who am I to say. Okay is my answer,it is still light out. Well six rolls around and still not here. I'm skyping my daughter and we're talking how he keeps trying to come when it's dark. I am of two minds. He's to stoned to get his s*** together or he's here to case the place out and ??.I turn my lights out keep talking to my daughter. The guy shows up just before seven. I let him keep knocking, then he leave's and starts to phone. They keep phoning, won't leave message. Pain in the a**. Went to googel them and it says nothing about them, just a lot of salesmen wanted.

I work as one of the much-maligned demo guys for Health-Tek California.
We are all instructed to ALWAYS ask for the lady of the house, and NEVER for the husband.

The reason: research all over has shown that the woman spends more time in the house, has a much larger say in household expenditures, and is much more concerned about air quality in the home because of children, time in the kitchen, cleaning duties, etc.

It's unfortunate that so many have had unpleasant experiences with "pushy" reps, but in an organization as large as us, this is bound to happen.

If you EVER get a bad feeling about a sales rep, a demo person, a surveyor, or anyone else you don't know, you have the ultimate answer: don't let them in.