by fenella » May 12th, 2011, 6:19 pm
I couldn't do it, and I think you know you'd be miserable if you tried.
I mean, I can't say there wouldn't be a point...many people have IF, and if it was a choice between (if I had kids) my kids going hungry or losing our house and doing that job, I may have to sacrifice my principles on it. I would hate every minute of it, but that would be the turning point for me.
I struggle with a similar issue. I have a website selling dog stuff, and one of my vendors (none of their products on my site) has IF stuff and e-collars available. The markup is huge, and they move like hotcakes online. (Wait...hotcakes wouldn't sell well online...but I digress.) However, I refuse to carry them. I am opposed to them and couldn't feel good about myself by selling them. I know some here choose to use e-collars, but even then I think most would agree that someone buying one online without the training for how to use it would be a VERY bad idea. I only will sell clicker training stuff and dog sport stuff. Not a lot of sales yet, but at least I can feel good about what I am selling.
I also agree with those who mentioned that it is very hard to sell something that you do not feel passionate about (or at least have a slight interest in). In college, I was a TERRIBLE credit card telemarketer. I always felt terrible bothering people, and the ones who I did sell to were usually the people who I knew were already in financial trouble. Not good.