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9 True Scary Salesman Horror Stories From Reddit

Lets Read!August 28, 201724 min232,846 views
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Terrifying Encounters with Persistent Salespeople

  • 😱 A young person's room with large windows became a focal point when a frantic salesman, identified by his white truck, began yelling and looking directly into the window, causing immediate fear and a quick departure.
  • 😨 A mother and her children were targeted by a man who repeatedly knocked and violently tried to force entry into their home, even stating he knew the husband was not present, indicating he had been watching the house.
  • 🏠 In a modern apartment, a teenager, home alone, experienced prolonged terror as a man persistently tried to open the door, jiggled the handle, and fiddled with the lock, eventually giving up after about 15 minutes.
  • πŸšͺ A salesman aggressively pushed his foot into a doorway to prevent it from closing, causing a mother to scream and slam the door, only for him to later appear at the back of the house.
  • πŸ”‘ A woman who left her front door open with a latched glass door found greasy handprints and face imprints all over the glass after a salesman selling magazine subscriptions left, leading her to never unlock the glass door again.
  • πŸš— A meat salesman, after being told parents were not home, returned and waited in his truck for an hour outside a house, eventually approaching the car to speak through a rolled-down window, causing significant distress.
  • πŸ“š A child was left alone with a man selling children's books who, upon being let inside, pulled out a gun, before later being found by the mother sitting on the floor watching TV, with the man gone.

Unsettling Salesman Behavior and Lingering Fear

  • ⚠️ A salesman selling a spray bottle became persistent and unnerving when he entered a home to speak with a great-uncle with a low IQ, refusing to state what he was selling and leaving after being told the uncle couldn't understand him.
  • πŸ’Ό A young receptionist at a car dealership felt increasingly uncomfortable with a 50-year-old salesman who repeatedly complimented her appearance and stood too close, leading to his eventual firing after she timidly mentioned her discomfort.
  • πŸšͺ The fear of strangers knocking on doors became a significant paranoia for some, stemming from these unsettling and sometimes violent encounters with salespeople.
  • πŸ’‘ The stories highlight a common theme of salespeople overstepping boundaries, displaying aggressive behavior, and causing significant fear and lasting psychological impact on those they encounter.
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