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thank you all so much for reading and commenting
and sharing your stories...never again will I open the door...especially as most of you don't!..so it cant be so bad after all.....LOL
but again thank you all so much.....take care
posted by
_Symphony_
on January 12, 2005 at 2:40 AM
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Gheeghee
hello
posted by
_Symphony_
on January 12, 2005 at 2:39 AM
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I agree SYMPHONY
This guy stepped way over the line. I will give a moment but I pretty much tell them up front, when I say I'm not interested, I mean it.
After that I walk away, close the door , or hang up. (How long will people refer to ending a call as hanging up?)
And if it was obvious that you were a lone woman with kids, I would say his behavior bordered on predatory.
Thanks for reading me SYMPHONY.
posted by
man-boy
on January 11, 2005 at 9:18 PM
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Most salesmen
seem to be lacking in consensious. It's like the telemarketer. They call at dinner time because they figure that's when your going to be home. I'm usually not very polite for these types of interuptions, to me they are invading my privacy.
posted by
Moondawg
on January 11, 2005 at 5:34 PM
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The sales people do resort to plain bullying. I would ignore or call security / police if the situation was bad.
Ben.
posted by
A-and-B
on January 11, 2005 at 5:09 PM
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I don't open my front door...
Seriously, unless I have to go out of it or I am expecting someone in particular I just don't answer the door at all. If they can see me, well then they know for sure I'm not interested. I know it seems rude but I won't be bothered or made to feel like a prisoner in my own house. I hate door to door sales people..
posted by
RachelAnna
on January 11, 2005 at 4:59 PM
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Symphony,
Yeah, they do get under your skin, that one sounds really pushy. My personal pet peeve re: door-to-door people are activists collecting for a cause. I had one stalk me for over a year once he found where I lived and that I was in the same class as him.
The worst part is that for a single woman in the city, it's a security risk to answer the door to a stranger. I had a shouting match through the door years ago with a Greenpeace volunteer, who wouldn't say who he was, what he wanted, who he worked for or anything, just kept banging. I told him I woulnd't open up to an unidfentified stranger, couldn't he get that? He finally went away, but open the door to a strange man? What are they thinking?
posted by
Blanche.
on January 11, 2005 at 3:05 PM
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Yes, I know who God is
Hi Symphony...
Yes, my flatmate and I have this problem constantly. The worst ones though are the religious people who bang on my door till I answer. Then they ask me whether I know I'll go to Heaven for sure. I know I will I tell them, but they still try to push their way in...I HATE THAT!! Here's a trick you can try...Just tell them you're Jewish...Works for me!! LOL
posted by
lovelyladymonk
on January 11, 2005 at 2:54 PM
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I have a peekhole, SYMPH. I peek first. If I don't know who they are or any special reason they should be there, I just ignore them and go about my business. I don't care whether they know I'm there or not.
posted by
TAPS.
on January 11, 2005 at 12:37 PM
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Hi symphony!!!
posted by
Gheeghee
on January 11, 2005 at 12:35 PM
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word.smith ..you are so lucky
posted by
_Symphony_
on January 11, 2005 at 12:12 PM
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Luckily for me, I don't.
posted by
word.smith
on January 11, 2005 at 11:38 AM
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good for you scriber
good job they don't come round your door
posted by
_Symphony_
on January 11, 2005 at 10:49 AM
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thanks for sharing sarooster
your right its true, that is the best time to catch people at home...its awful they dont have manners....I wish their was something we could do
posted by
_Symphony_
on January 11, 2005 at 10:49 AM
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sales, election campaigners, you name it. I'm an expert at hanging up.
posted by
scriber
on January 11, 2005 at 10:46 AM
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I hate when someome intrudes on my time at home. Of course, the marketers
know this is the best time to catch people at home. Klara has it right. Manners are not in big demand anymore.
posted by
sarooster
on January 11, 2005 at 10:44 AM
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yes,...KlaraRoberts
they have!!....bring back the old fasioned discipline...wow I have an old soul...but its true....nothing wrong with a bit of manners and respect
posted by
_Symphony_
on January 11, 2005 at 10:28 AM
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People have forgotten what "manners" really mean, haven't they, Symph?
posted by
KlaraRoberts
on January 11, 2005 at 10:24 AM
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lol....Quirkyalone
yes!! he was very rude.....I should have done something .....I was fuming for ages over it..it ruined my dinner I no longer wanted it
thanks for reading...take care
posted by
_Symphony_
on January 11, 2005 at 10:18 AM
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How rude. I probably would have just kept on eating....shut the curtains on him...lol.
posted by
Julia.
on January 11, 2005 at 10:14 AM
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LOL....the-loanlady
damn! I wish I would have thought of that...that would have been cool!....I always think the what "ifs" after and get disaponited that I never did it....now I am disapointed that I never thought of that
posted by
_Symphony_
on January 11, 2005 at 10:05 AM
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lol...MerryAnne ..you have a great excuse then
I should do that...I hate answering the door anyway...but always think I am rude if I dont..but still.....good idea
posted by
_Symphony_
on January 11, 2005 at 10:04 AM
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"I would have waved at him like a friend opened the door and said please sit down here on the doorstep I want to change my service but I will finish my dinner", then let him rot on the stoop and never open the door again... or just said " we don't have telephone service because the aliens can hear us" then wave your arms over his head and act really agitated. Mess with the rude man's mind
posted by
the-loanlady
on January 11, 2005 at 10:01 AM
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Actually Symph,
I hardly ever answer the door. and I don't care if they can see me or not. I just don't answer. Of course it's -35C here so everytime I open the door our furnace comes on and the kids start sneezing. Even more reason not to open IMHO!
posted by
MerryAnne
on January 11, 2005 at 10:00 AM
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gypsyredhead33
LOL...thats a good thing!
posted by
_Symphony_
on January 11, 2005 at 9:58 AM
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Symph..
I leave my house at 7am and rarely get home from work until 7pm. So, if anyone tries to come to my door to sell anything, they're out of luck!
posted by
RedHeadedGypsy
on January 11, 2005 at 9:57 AM
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LOL....yes great idea roofpig ...I should have suggested it
he was so rude.....I dislike rude people
posted by
_Symphony_
on January 11, 2005 at 9:56 AM
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gypsyredhead33...do you not get them round your door?
yes wow I could sponsor a few as well....LOL.....its a great idea though..I bet the teachers cant wait for it to happen...LOL
posted by
_Symphony_
on January 11, 2005 at 9:55 AM
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You should have made the sale guy be the little girl's sponsor. He obviously needed to be shut up.
posted by
roofpig
on January 11, 2005 at 9:53 AM
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Symph..
I hang up on all sorts of people lol. Hey, I know quite a few people I'd sponsor to be quiet LOL.
posted by
RedHeadedGypsy
on January 11, 2005 at 9:50 AM
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