Annoying People
Out here in the country we don’t have solicitors – only rarely. If someone knocks on my front door – I know they don’t know me. We don’t use our front door, as most around here.
Friday, someone knocked at the door. I see this really old blue rusty lookin’ stationwagon type car that pulled half way up my drive (stopping way before the sidewalk). There are two girls standin’ on my porch. I opened the door…
“Hi, I’m BlahBlah, a college student from England. You must be the MOM of the house” *looks confused, reaches out hand (to shake)*
Hi, Yeah, but if you’re selling something I’m not interested.
“Oh, I’m sorry you must not have heard me, I’m BlahBlah a colle…..”
Oh, I’m sorry you must have not heard me… If you’re selling something I’m not interested.
“Well, let me just show you what we….”
I’m not interested.
“Let me show” *she bends down to open her backpack*
I’m NOT interested in your magazines or whatever *shuts the door*
“Have a nice day” she said as the door shut.
I laughed. Rude, maybe – but no more rude than she was. Eh.
The two girls walk off and one was wearing old jogging pants (Hello, it was over 100 degrees out there.) with her g-string hanging out the top. Now, WTF.
Anyway – people soliciting or fundraising do what they do but they could be respectful when one says “NOT INTERESTED” especially if they say it multiple times. No, I didn’t give her a chance but that’s Ok, she was on my property and I was not going to buy anything..
I try to be a good person – and I think I did OK. I wasn’t mean. I could have been a lot worse – I have been a lot worse. I’m proud, I was good. Woot!
July 25th, 2006 at 7:44 pm
lol You did better than I would… I don’t even answer the door when strange people knock like that ..lol
July 25th, 2006 at 1:40 pm
I’m so glad that I live in a somewhat secured building now to avoid those types of people. In this day and age, there’s also a security issue and not knowing if the person on the other side of the door is going to attack you.
July 25th, 2006 at 3:23 am
It depends what day they get me on. We get more of them here than you do. And we get a ton of phone calls. Usually I am polite. I am sort of a people pleaser – most days. But on a bad day, i might be a tad rude. Most of the time I just feel bad for them that they have to do it and I imagine that they must not be enjoying themselves either.
July 24th, 2006 at 7:05 pm
Well, I guess I must do better… They only ask me once and they are off the property
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But with phone-calls – I just usally hang up or don’t even pick up if I don’t recognize the number.
July 24th, 2006 at 3:38 pm
Our addition has a sign in the entrance that states plainly “No Solicitors!” They still try to pop in, we state quite firmly that they do not belong here. They always say, oh I didn’t see that, as we shut the door.
July 24th, 2006 at 3:10 pm
Oh, and that’s not my boy in the hyperlink btw..but he’s super cute.. LOL
July 24th, 2006 at 3:09 pm
You could do like my BIL does, he tells them he’s a satanist and he has something to show them. He’s never had a one try to finish their sentence.. lol
Last time someone came here..those pesky college students selling magazines..it was my son’s b-day and we were getting ready to eat. He was super annoying as he kept persisting and finally I got annoyed and he said to his friend,”Now how could such a pretty women act like that?”
I replied, “because she’s a bitch, now see ya!”
Sometimes it’s hard to love they neighbor, especially when they are standing on your porch, BSing around.
July 24th, 2006 at 2:13 pm
Most of the time I don’t bother answering the door when they come calling but every now and then I don’t look out the window first to see if there is a car out there or not and get snagged by them and I’m like you, I cut them off at the pass because I don’t buy stuff from people going door to door. I don’t care what it is.
July 24th, 2006 at 1:27 pm
Indeed some of them just don’t get it. Like one of the other commenters said, living in the city it’s phone calls of that nature and you’d swear some of them aren’t really listening to you when you say you’re not interested because they just keep on talking.
Sometimes I think that if you said “yes, I’m very interested in your product/service” they’d keep right on trying to convicnce you to buy because they wouldn’t even realize you actually said yes !
July 24th, 2006 at 11:53 am
You did just right, TNC. Can they not understand the words “Not Interested?”
July 24th, 2006 at 10:48 am
lol – you did REALLY good!
We don’t often get callers like that, I think the last time it was a young gypsy woman trying to sell us a sprig of heather.. Have you ever had them call at your place? You can tell who they are the instant they open their mouths lol
July 24th, 2006 at 9:48 am
We have a sign for solicters and I think I posted it for PSH. Or the door and talked about the sign.
Ya just gotta wonder about folks huh? Cuckoo!
Hey, I was feeling all mushy when I headed over here and I am a firm believer that when you feel something good, you should share it. So, here goes…
Thank you. I am so glad I came across PSH and then of course, you and your blog. I really like visiting you and getting to know you. I am going to post today about your ‘chickmade’ site and of course, rave about your work. I want to ‘gush’ more but I don’t want you to think I am fruitier than I really am. ;0]
Thanks! I am glad you are part of my life. Pam
July 24th, 2006 at 9:44 am
I understand where you are coming from except I get phone calls like that.
‘Hi sir would you like to change your long distance service?.’ -No I am happy with what I have now.
And it keeps going on and on until I just put the phone down and let them talk to themselves. It becomes quite funny then.
July 24th, 2006 at 8:51 am
No, that wasn’t rude if they won’t quit trying to sell their goods to you after saying “NO”.
Well done.
July 24th, 2006 at 8:40 am
Ya know, the report of gunfire is as good as “not interested” and generaly doesn’t have to be repeated.
July 24th, 2006 at 8:28 am
“in which”…. more coffee, please!
July 24th, 2006 at 8:27 am
You’re nice than me! LOL
Actually, I’ve gotten to the point in I don’t even open the door anymore.
July 24th, 2006 at 7:36 am
I woulda said the same, or worse. i hate being leached upon in my own home.
July 24th, 2006 at 6:03 am
LOL! Well we’re so far out in the country that I have NEVER had a dtd salesperson! (only the neighborhood school kids with fundraisers) But when WE see someone coming down the driveway, we know it’s Jehova’s Witness… Now I don’t deny anyone their right to practice whatever religion they desire… but I sure do wish that they’d find another way to “spread the word”. Sometimes I feel like we need to put up a sign that says “CATHOLICS” on our front door! LOL!
July 24th, 2006 at 4:51 am
I get that nonsense more often, being too urban for my own good
If I’m in a mood to be rude, I answer the door; if not, I don’t bother.