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Siwsan

(26,177 posts)
Fri Jul 20, 2012, 06:51 PM Jul 2012

Anyone else being plagued by 'door to door' salesmen?

I honestly thought they went the way of the DoDo Bird but lately I hate to hear my doorbell ring.

I do have to admire anyone who has the energy to persist in trying to sell me something that I've already told them I'm absolutely not going to buy, without time to consider and consult.

That's got to be a hellish way to make a living, but I am considering putting up a sign that says, 'If you want to sell me something, GET OFF OF MY LAWN!!' You know, channel my innter 'grumpy old man'.

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Anyone else being plagued by 'door to door' salesmen? (Original Post) Siwsan Jul 2012 OP
i noticed an increase at the start of the recession. HiPointDem Jul 2012 #1
We've had a few......all I can say is thank goodness for the intercom! n/t CaliforniaPeggy Jul 2012 #2
Yes. Burglaries, by coincidence, have also been rising in the area as well. AnotherMcIntosh Jul 2012 #3
Perhaps a no-trespassing/no-soliciting sign.... PoliticAverse Jul 2012 #4
Yep! And are you ready for this? LeftofObama Jul 2012 #5
Just Jehovah Witlesses elfin Jul 2012 #6
Not too many here in rural west MI longship Jul 2012 #7
 

AnotherMcIntosh

(11,064 posts)
3. Yes. Burglaries, by coincidence, have also been rising in the area as well.
Fri Jul 20, 2012, 06:57 PM
Jul 2012

What are the odds that at least some of the door-to-door people are also determining who is and who is not home?

LeftofObama

(4,243 posts)
5. Yep! And are you ready for this?
Fri Jul 20, 2012, 07:08 PM
Jul 2012

They're selling vacuum cleaners! They are the most over the top, pushy, hucksters you've ever seen.

I understand people have to make a living, but come on now! They come from out of town by the van full and spread out all across the city. If they get into your house you will NOT get them out without calling the police!

They want $1400 for a vacuum cleaner you could get at Wal Mart for $99. It's just ridiculous!

elfin

(6,262 posts)
6. Just Jehovah Witlesses
Fri Jul 20, 2012, 07:19 PM
Jul 2012

I told the first one to leave, politely. The second one was treated to an explanation of how Mary must have been a salamander in order for parthogenisis to have occurred. She scampered before I could finish.

longship

(40,416 posts)
7. Not too many here in rural west MI
Fri Jul 20, 2012, 07:28 PM
Jul 2012

I've had JW's a couple of times and a pair of Mormons on another occasion (like the Bobsie twins, they always come in pairs). Although I am a lifelong atheist, I am generally polite to the religious when they show up way out here. However, I probably wouldn't be too polite if a Scientologist showed up on my doorstep.

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