tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27429478.post5596470599117083013..comments2024-03-27T06:09:04.368-04:00Comments on Blogging, Near Philadelphia: Ding Dong!Nancy Near Philadelphiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08803134620826322075noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27429478.post-66513554220061675642015-09-10T07:39:39.049-04:002015-09-10T07:39:39.049-04:00Makes my blood go cold when a solicitor comes a ca...Makes my blood go cold when a solicitor comes a calling. I feel so guilty being unhospitable. I tell the charity people that I pick my own charities, not the other way around. I tell the sales people that I would love to have a new _____. But only if the give it to me for free. If I am paying I research and choose and then try to go local. The door shuts each and every time. The hard ones are the ones saying they need to sell a certain amount of newspapers to get some sort of money for school.<br /><br />In this day and age we do need to be ever so mindful. A patient of ours daughter just was scammed out of $90,000. Working at the Victim Service Unit at the local police has opened my eyes to how many scams are out there. And how many fall for them. We must all learn that we must be the ones to initiate any type of business.<br /><br />Now, about those Girl Scouts. Love them. Hate them at the food stores... I buy mine from kids of friends, well, they are now grandkids of friends.Karlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07472900291592547060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27429478.post-60128246440719130782015-09-05T17:13:39.279-04:002015-09-05T17:13:39.279-04:00Good post. In the Lutheran tradition you could pri...Good post. In the Lutheran tradition you could print it and post it on your door. I'm not jesting. Chris Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12855953941840178986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27429478.post-29152326448139367342015-09-04T20:36:04.188-04:002015-09-04T20:36:04.188-04:00Have you not registered your phone for the DO NOT ...Have you not registered your phone for the DO NOT Call registry? If someone does make it through, I tell them "I'm on the do not call registry, take me off your list" and that's usually the end of it.<br />Sherrillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13525739431209937725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27429478.post-89949152219637326062015-09-04T18:52:38.956-04:002015-09-04T18:52:38.956-04:00My daughter did very well at door to door sales of...My daughter did very well at door to door sales of children's books for three summers. The books weren't cheap, but good quality. She won a few trips through her sales. Her training included NOT droning on and on because she would move on to the next residence. Taking rejection as just part of the work. I could never do that work!LoieJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01977264499770654307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27429478.post-27303209086443519942015-09-04T12:33:20.284-04:002015-09-04T12:33:20.284-04:00I remember a few years back when a man came to our...I remember a few years back when a man came to our door and rang the doorbell at 8PM. He was driving a semi-tractor trailer which was parked out on the street in front of our house, still running, with headlights blazing. "I have a truckload full of furniture" he explained, "and I can't return until I sell it all." I was shocked and puzzled at the same time, I could see some of our neighbors around, and in, the back of the truck. One of my neighbors bought a lamp. As you might imagine, it was cash only. I wasn't <b>one bit</b> suspicious. ;) No, I don't buy anything from door-to-door salesmen, like you, only from scouts and local school children's fundraisers.<br />Mrs. Goodneedlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07453388163219666450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27429478.post-80713591988147906232015-09-04T12:26:19.482-04:002015-09-04T12:26:19.482-04:00Our last house was on a dead-end lane, with little...Our last house was on a dead-end lane, with little lighting and lots of muddy puddles. Peace and quiet!Kathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04003521059890699861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27429478.post-31671357249494804552015-09-04T11:41:09.284-04:002015-09-04T11:41:09.284-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Misterpaulmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11008381269370152029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27429478.post-44794603962072108182015-09-04T11:37:43.959-04:002015-09-04T11:37:43.959-04:00And another Amen. I have taken to not answering my...And another Amen. I have taken to not answering my cell phone (we don't have a landline any more) if the number is not in my area code. I have all the family numbers listed on the phone, so I am not too worried about missing their calls. I have also taken to checking an online reverse phone # lookup to confirm that some calls are of no interest. I am contemplating the technique of answering the phone and then setting it down without listening to it and let whoever has called natter on until they realize no one is there. I will probably reserve that for repeat calls, though. We also just don't answer our front door if we see someone we don't recognize at the door. I find I have less & less patience for this nonsense as I get older. Cathy Skeltonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27429478.post-54892992938672471192015-09-04T09:38:35.469-04:002015-09-04T09:38:35.469-04:00The minute I turned 60 I started getting calls fro...The minute I turned 60 I started getting calls from people wanting to sell me those bathtubs that have a door so you can step in instead of stepping over the side. Seriously? I think can still get in and out of my bathtub thank you very much. I also hate those solicitors outside the grocery store who want a signature for something. Recently I tried to pass by one persistent man who said "Please lady, I get $1.50 for every signature". Thanks for telling me how much you believe in whatever your cause is.Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09440749267288259866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27429478.post-24043047315587849802015-09-04T09:35:02.715-04:002015-09-04T09:35:02.715-04:00Yes! I second that AMEN.
In the last year, we...Yes! I second that AMEN.<br /><br />In the last year, we've been annoyed repeatedly by folks calling about our computers - as if they know a thing about our computers. I've said we're on the Do Not Call list and "take this number off your contact list" until my patience is gone. Finally one man said we had registered a Windows product and that's why he was calling. Nope, we've run Linux for a decade (free) and have no Windows at all. Grrrrrrrrrr! I am no longer so polite to this bunch but I hang up on them rather than say anything ugly (a 1950s Southern term for bad behavior or speech).<br /><br />Hugs!<br /><br />Barbara Annenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27429478.post-59796666212751731322015-09-04T09:02:05.559-04:002015-09-04T09:02:05.559-04:00AMEN, Sister!!!!!AMEN, Sister!!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27429478.post-14837995262235794342015-09-04T02:40:26.286-04:002015-09-04T02:40:26.286-04:00I have long had a policy of not buying from those ...I have long had a policy of not buying from those knocking at my door (other than the neighborhood children, as you point out).<br />If I need to shop from home I will do it with a catalog or the internet, when I want to, and from a company I choose.Janet O.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05083607398709252597noreply@blogger.com