So...a solicitor knocks on my door earlier this afternoon. I tried to ignore the knock but both kids ran to the door and started opening it, so I figured I'd better answer it. It's a black girl in a red hooded sweatshirt...who says she's from Texas when I said really what part? It catches her off guard. Hmmmmm Lie #1. Here's how it all went down...
She starts her spill...inner city this inner city that. I'm sure you've all heard the same presentation from these people trying to get magazine subscriptions out of you. Well, she ends her speech and I say (very politely) I wouldn't be interested today thanks.
She says, "What you mean today? Are you going to be interested tomorrow?"
Me "Um probably not tomorrow either"
Her (Getting more and more attitude in her voice) "So, you're not interested in helping get inner city kids off the street and helping them find jobs?"
Me (laughing) "No, I guess not."
Her "I'm glad you think this is funny"
Me "I'll tell you what's funny, is how your whole attitude changed when you got rejected, that just tells me it was all part of the pitch"
This made her really angry...
Her "What you mean pitch? I have a 2 year old son who doesn't get the care he needs, blah blah blah"
Me (still laughing) "I'm sorry, I'm still not interested."
Her "I'm glad you think I'm some comedian" and continued mumblings all the way down my drive way. She raises her hands up in the air and says, "Well God bess"
Me (still laughing)
(What I should have said) Ya, maybe you should give up door to door sales and go for stand up comedy!! (dang that would have been so good)
I hate solicitors who TRY and make you feel guilty for not buying their stupid crap! I'm SO not answering the door next time, especially since I felt like I was fiddin ta git beat up!! LOL....
9 years ago
11 comments:
I really hate that too! I did end up getting one of those ghetto "no soliciting" signs that is on my window right next to the doorbell. Some times it stops them. Although I did have some Jehovah Witness' come to my door the other day and I just ignored it. I don't care anymore if they hear the kids or not! I don't want to get stuck! (except girl scouts)
Hey - guess what? That same girl came to our house, I swear. My husband told her five times that he was not interested.
She said that because we "had a nice, beautiful house - she thought we would help her to her goal of not living on welfare and being able to afford a house like ours someday".
My husband just told her "whatever" and closed the door on her.
I was sitting at the dining room table laughing my head off.
It was a great moment. It sounds like yours was even better. :0)
Heather A.
LOL too funny! I have had people like that, too! It is crazy how rude they can be after you tell them no.
I wonder what time she stopped by because I would have thought we would have gotten her too but we didn't. How lucky is that?
Wish I could have been there!!
Funny story. I hate how they make you feel guilty. I have the perfect way to get rid of them, just say "We don't have ANY money" it seems to nip it in the bud for me. lol =)
So funny. Sounds like you're a commedian too. Totally great story. Remind me to tell you about my door experience...
Hopefully she won't egg your house.
I just love this time of year when things start warming up and the seller people come out of hibernation. You are so funny- handled it perfectly.
oh bother...how annoying...we have more people trying to see us security for our home; we tell them we already know people who sell security, so if we wanted it, we would buy from them. I give you props for puttin' her in her place...I think I'm just too nice and I get run over. One time some guy came to try to sell us stain removal and he actually came in our house and demonstrated it! It removed the stain but then left an even bigger stain the next day! boo!
Ya those people are lame, and if you ever do help them and are a sucker and believe their story, you never even get your stupid magazines. Not that I would know...just a theory. lol
You are too funny! I am with you. Those sales people can get pretty mean. I am sick of being harrassed at my door step. Leave us alone!
That is pure hilarity! I could totally see throwin' down right there on your porch. Shame on you for not helping the fake-Texas-crack-addict-needy!
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