Door-to-door salespeople are the scourge of the earth, says consumer advocate Ellen Roseman. In her view, allowing an army of pushy salespeople to trick people into signing contracts adds no value and should be outlawed.

A campaign imploring consumers to ignore door-to-door salespeople is part of a social media campaign set up by a water heater rental company to challenge their competitors.

There’s a new law in Ontario to protect consumers from misleading sales of natural gas or electricity contracts.

What if someone comes to your door, trying to sell you a new vacuum cleaner? Will you bite?

The Ontario Energy Board has launched a new consumer awareness campaign advising the public of new consumer protection rules in Ontario.

Stratford police are warning residents, especially seniors, about a door-to-door water heater salesman.

When retiree Bill Webb moved to cottage country last year, he fell for a pitch from a door-to-door seller to upgrade his hot water tank.

Door-to-door sales tactics in the home-heating business have left some Ottawa residents with a bad taste.

Many consumers in Ontario are tempted to rent a new water heater from door-to-door salespeople who offer deals that sound too good to pass up.

This summer, an estimated 600,000 households in Ontario will be visited by door to door sales for a new rental hot water tank. A new report – “Staying In Hot Water – Consumers Need Better Information” (the “Report”) commissioned by The Consumers’ Waterhea