Are you rude to solicitors?

[ANC]

I live in a condo development where there are sign posted everywhere that there is no soliciting. However, it's near impossible to enforce this rule. Last night 2 college kids rang my bell looking for money for like a YMCA or a Kids club and I just say "Did you read the sign that says 'No Soliciting'?" To where they say "Look we're just trying to help out the kids y'know?" to which I close the door as they're still talking. Pretty much anyone that comes to my door asking for a donation or some bullshit I slam the door in their face. (I make exceptions for kid who are selling candy or something for a school fundraiser)

So last night I was thinking, what if they were legit and trying to do the right thing. Does the money they're trying to raise outweigh breaking the no soliciting policy?

[drjoek]

Never get solicitors at home. Hang up on phone solicitors instantly.

[A.J.]

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[ToiletCrusher]

Only if they are pushy.

[Nothing Sound]

I live in a gated community. I have to call security for anyone to get in.
When I first moved here a neighbor knocked on my door to ask me to move
my car. I can just about guarantee that they will never knock on my door again.

[ANC]

Only if they are pushy.

I was 1 minute from "Marge, get my gun"

Which would've been confusing to my wife as her name is not Marge.

[instrument]

Only jehovas witnesses
, and I calmly let them know that I can't have anything to do with a religion that makes it impossible for prince to get a hip replacement.

[ANC]

Only jehovas witnesses
, and I calmly let them know that I can't have anything to do with a religion that makes it impossible for prince to get a hip replacement.

Don't blame religion. The real problem is that there isn't anybody hip enough to replace Prince...






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[drjoek]

I live in a gated community. I have to call security for anyone to get in.
When I first moved here a neighbor knocked on my door to ask me to move
my car. I can just about guarantee that they will never knock on my door again.



Mr Fancypants!

[ANC]

I live in a gated community. I have to call security for anyone to get in.
When I first moved here a neighbor knocked on my door to ask me to move
my car. I can just about guarantee that they will never knock on my door again.

Mr Fancypants!

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[Freitag]

Last night 2 college kids rang my bell looking for money for like a YMCA or a Kids club and I just say "Did you read the sign that says 'No Soliciting'?" To where they say "Look we're just trying to help out the kids y'know?" to which I close the door as they're still talking.

Hearing this, and their response, I think you did the right thing. There's a lot of scam artists out there who are using "it's for the kids" as a pushback to people who say no.

Legitimate fundraisers will usually accept a pushback from the person they are selling to and keep going.

[RhinoinMN]

I usually am pretty rude, but the last time I said "take you fucking cookies elsewhere you little cunts!" I caught a lot of flak.

[Dude!]

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a prison is also
a gated community

[boosterp]

I give them 15 seconds then ask them to leave. This is a no soliciting community, I will allow the girlscouts though, love them cookies.

[RhinoinMN]

I give them 15 seconds then ask them to leave. This is a no soliciting community, I will allow the girlscouts though, love them cookies.

What about the boyscouts and their wreathes?

[King Hippos Bandaid]

When I have time

I love engaging them until the time they feel they have the sale, tell I them to go fuck themselves and that I would never buy anything from a pathetic piece of scum over the phone

in person I just lay the role of buyer , and then have cold feet, make them waste time and get NO SALE


When I don't have time

:click: on Phone :slam: if in person

[MacVittie]

I politely close the door or hang up. There's no reason to be rude.

[razorboy]

I really try not to be. If I'm in a bad mood It's been known to happen every once in a while.

[TripleSkeet]

Ive had to do door to door sales and Ive worked at a telelmarketing company doing surveys over the phone.

I had to stop both jobs because it was getting to the point where people were such cocks that I would have murdered one eventually. Its one thing if you think you are being scammed. Its another when its just some guy trying to make a living. Its pretty fucked up to think a 30 second interruption of you sitting on your fat ass gives you the right to treat another person like garbage.

I am never rude to thse guys because I know just how hard the work really is. I dont usually give any money but I let them say their piece and I usually offer them a bottle of water before I turn them down.

[styckx]

I'm usually pretty just blunt with them when they walk in my store.

You can spot them a mile away. Suit, Tie, holding some sort of day planner and all cheerily say "Hey how's it going today, business good?"

I just ask right after that "Ok, what are you sellin?"

"Ohh, I'm not selling anything, you like baseball?"

"Get out of here"

[ANC]

Ive had to do door to door sales and Ive worked at a telelmarketing company doing surveys over the phone.

I had to stop both jobs because it was getting to the point where people were such cocks that I would have murdered one eventually. Its one thing if you think you are being scammed. Its another when its just some guy trying to make a living. Its pretty fucked up to think a 30 second interruption of you sitting on your fat ass gives you the right to treat another person like garbage.

I am never rude to thse guys because I know just how hard the work really is. I dont usually give any money but I let them say their piece and I usually offer them a bottle of water before I turn them down.

If it's legit, i got no problem. But if they pass a "No Soliciting" sign and ignore it... fuck them. I give telemarketers shit because I get 3 calls a day from them at all hours and I'm on a do not call list.. so I get as vicious as I want.

[biggirl]

When I had an anger management problem years ago, yes, I was rude. Now that I am a normal, happy girl, I usually mess with them. When people call or come to the door for magazines I ask for porn. The other week some people came to talk about my lawn and I about (pretended) cried. I asked and said "Does my lawn look really bad? My husband breaks his back over this yard every night. We were soooo proud of it."

Sometimes, I just ignore the knocking on the door and pretend I am not home. This backfired last year when Burkely kept telling me to answer the door. I told him I didn't want their crap they were selling. His sister's window was opened. While I was on the phone he yelled to the kid "Go away, we don't want your crap that you are selling, but you have a really cool skateboard!"

[Aggie]

No. They annoy me but I usually hear them out and try to be plesant even though I never buy anything. My husband is in sales now and in high school worked as a telemarketer so we are sympathetic.

I get hassled with them constantly at work either by phone or coming into our office building that has a no soliciting sign on the front door then every office has their own sign. I could be an ass if I wanted to but unless they are, I'm a lady. :innocent:

[Misteriosa]

im not rude unless i have to be. i will politely decline the offers, but if the solicitor keeps pressing me the i will tell them to gtfo or will hang up.

[TripleSkeet]

I'm usually pretty just blunt with them when they walk in my store.

You can spot them a mile away. Suit, Tie, holding some sort of day planner and all cheerily say "Hey how's it going today, business good?"

I just ask right after that "Ok, what are you sellin?"

"Ohh, I'm not selling anything, you like baseball?"

"Get out of here"

Thats what I had to do. It was the worst. But honestly if you go to a decent amount of baseball games those packages are way worth it. Too bad they were always selling for the Orioles and never the Phillies.

[KatPw]

I don't answer my door if I don't recognize the person ringing the bell. Don't know if that is rude or not but it works. Same thing with the phone.

[TjM]

I don't even open the door.

[cougarjake13]

i jyust fuck with them

[Death Metal Moe]

I know I'm gonna jinx myself now but I haven't had one to the door in like a decade. But when they start coming again, they are getting my full on contempt.

[CofyCrakCocaine]

Never get solicitors at home. Hang up on phone solicitors instantly.

For all your alleged and confirmed cumminess, this really is the best wisest policy for dealing with phone-line ass grabbers.

[CofyCrakCocaine]

I generally don't make it policy to be rude to people, especially when they know where I live now.

[STC-Dub]

Hard to say. I open the door and politely say "no thanks" and close the door again. I guess that could be considered rude.

[jennysmurf]

I always use the excuse that I'm just the nanny, and that my employers aren't home. Works every time. (It's the truth by the way--the truth will set you free.)