Talk:Peddler/Archives/2011
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Odd redirection
"Travelling salesman" (two l's) redirects to "Peddlar", while "Traveling salesman" (one l) redirects to "Door to Door".
It seems to me that all the "travelling salesman" and "door-to-door" queries should end up in one place, maybe "Peddlar" and "Door to door" should be merged? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Mohanchous (talk • contribs) 14:24, August 22, 2007 (UTC).
Drummers
I was surprised that there is no mention in this article of "drummers" as vendors, or the practice of banging a drum while hawking one's wares - literally drumming up business. I know when I was a little girl in Philadelphia, this charming practice was still alive; I remember the fruit vendor with his cries of "Strawberries, Blueberries, che-e-erries!" accompanied by a drumbeat. I did some searching and couldn't find any information about this practice. If anyone knows something about it, could s/he add this to the article? Thanks.Carlaclaws (talk) 15:16, 17 May 2010 (UTC)
Monger
The inclusion of monger is a bit confusing, as it contradicts the lede: most mongers are not traveling salesmen, they're rather fixed-abode salesmen (fishmonger, for example). Maybe one article called... um... traders or something could explain the difference between mongers, traders, brokers, dealers, sellers, etc? --Arkelweis (talk) 15:56, 10 June 2010 (UTC)