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On January 19 2012 10:50 Billd wrote:Show nested quote +On January 19 2012 10:48 heha wrote:On January 19 2012 10:42 Billd wrote:
I have a good story that is relevant.
A homeless man came to my door (at the end of a hallway on the 14th floor of an apartment mind you). I probably should have looked through the peep-hole first but opened without thinking. He handed me a card that read "I am deaf. I am handing out these cards hoping for change" or something along those lines because he cannot speak, of course.
I knew I had a loonie (1 dollar coin) on my desk so I handed it to him. He then proceeded to say "Nice apartment" perfectly clear and walked off.
TT Deaf people can speak... It's possible it was an accident which impaired his hearing sometime in his life after he learnt speech. To me, handing me a card with a message on it was to imply he could not speak. He also pointed at his mouth to motion he could not when I first opened the door.
Hm, alright, I'd have interpreted the card differently. Pointing at the mouth though, yeah I'd have gotten the same impression. My mistake, SCAMMED HAHA 
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I'm going to 1 star your blog unless you give me 5 bucks..
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On January 19 2012 10:50 Billd wrote:Show nested quote +On January 19 2012 10:48 heha wrote:On January 19 2012 10:42 Billd wrote:
I have a good story that is relevant.
A homeless man came to my door (at the end of a hallway on the 14th floor of an apartment mind you). I probably should have looked through the peep-hole first but opened without thinking. He handed me a card that read "I am deaf. I am handing out these cards hoping for change" or something along those lines because he cannot speak, of course.
I knew I had a loonie (1 dollar coin) on my desk so I handed it to him. He then proceeded to say "Nice apartment" perfectly clear and walked off.
TT Deaf people can speak... It's possible it was an accident which impaired his hearing sometime in his life after he learnt speech. To me, handing me a card with a message on it was to imply he could not speak. He also pointed at his mouth to motion he could not when I first opened the door.
Yeahhhhh anyone with a card like that is either not deaf or is deaf and just a lazy fuck. Deaf people can easily get a job.
EDIT: Also wtf is wrong with you op? Say no, go away, and slam the door in her face.
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On January 19 2012 10:50 Billd wrote:Show nested quote +On January 19 2012 10:48 heha wrote:On January 19 2012 10:42 Billd wrote:
I have a good story that is relevant.
A homeless man came to my door (at the end of a hallway on the 14th floor of an apartment mind you). I probably should have looked through the peep-hole first but opened without thinking. He handed me a card that read "I am deaf. I am handing out these cards hoping for change" or something along those lines because he cannot speak, of course.
I knew I had a loonie (1 dollar coin) on my desk so I handed it to him. He then proceeded to say "Nice apartment" perfectly clear and walked off.
TT Deaf people can speak... It's possible it was an accident which impaired his hearing sometime in his life after he learnt speech. To me, handing me a card with a message on it was to imply he could not speak. He also pointed at his mouth to motion he could not when I first opened the door.
Then you got trolled by this guy T.T
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On January 19 2012 10:54 RedJustice wrote:Show nested quote +On January 19 2012 10:50 Billd wrote:On January 19 2012 10:48 heha wrote:On January 19 2012 10:42 Billd wrote:
I have a good story that is relevant.
A homeless man came to my door (at the end of a hallway on the 14th floor of an apartment mind you). I probably should have looked through the peep-hole first but opened without thinking. He handed me a card that read "I am deaf. I am handing out these cards hoping for change" or something along those lines because he cannot speak, of course.
I knew I had a loonie (1 dollar coin) on my desk so I handed it to him. He then proceeded to say "Nice apartment" perfectly clear and walked off.
TT Deaf people can speak... It's possible it was an accident which impaired his hearing sometime in his life after he learnt speech. To me, handing me a card with a message on it was to imply he could not speak. He also pointed at his mouth to motion he could not when I first opened the door. Yeahhhhh anyone with a card like that is either not deaf or is deaf and just a lazy fuck. Deaf people can easily get a job. EDIT: Also wtf is wrong with you op? Say no, go away, and slam the door in her face.
I don't know..I just have a hard time saying no. And the reason why I don't believe it was a complete scam was because I called em back to make sure and they confirmed that they indeed have ppl out there doing this at the begining of every college semester. And she also gave me a card that is full of discounts to restaurants like IHOP, dominos pizza, sonic, Little Caesars, Church's chicken, etc.
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She might sue you if you open your door naked, no ?
If no, yeah do it. Or let the door closed.
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My brother once donated $5 to a political party, so, naturally, they call him every month asking for donations. He got one particular guy who just would not let up so he ended the call by saying: You know, I'm having real misgivings about democracy.
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Go to her house, tell her she HAS to take this newspaper, make it the same on that she gave you.
Then force her to tip you.
gg.
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You can't get sued for opening your door naked lol.
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That might have been an unnecessary amount of caps. If you find yourself in this position again and you find your resistance is less than their persistence, just tell them that you will tip them when they deliver whatever they are offering. Thus you avoid the scam (if it is one) and you can save your 5$ for the time being if it's real.
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On January 19 2012 11:16 Erasme wrote:
She might sue you if you open your door naked, no ?
If no, yeah do it. Or let the door closed.
it's your house, you could probably sue her for sexual hairassment
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if they're helping your uni, why would they need tips? that doesn't even make sense
gotta put your foot down man
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On January 19 2012 11:36 DuckS wrote:
if they're helping your uni, why would they need tips? that doesn't even make sense
gotta put your foot down man
They are helping by giving us free newspaper. The lady wants a tip for delivering the mail to my door.
But now that I think about it..we already get free newspaper from our school on campus lol. completely forgot about this while arguing with her.
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So what are they going to do if you say no? Keep sending you newspapers? Cool, I still ain't tipping you bitch, give me those free newspapers. If you don't like it then don't bother to continue giving them to me when I said no.
Although I think you just got scammed.
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I think she actually works for the government cause she's trying to offer you a service you can't refuse that you have to pay for even if you don't want it.
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Next time just tell her you don't have any money and sorry you can't pay right now maybe next time you get the paper. You should never really pay for a service in my opinion like that until you've had proof that it's been done.
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LOL the Houston Chronicle is the biggest newspaper in Houston, definitely legit, however you should have told that lady to piss off, and just shut the door on her.
Also you should come to our next lan :D:D.
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Jehovah's witnesses don't make house calls in the US, right? They regularly do so in Germany and they can be pretty annoying and persistent in their efforts to convert you, especially when they come during the "early" morning on a weekend. The OP would probably be their best friend, talking to them for hours about the bible and the end of the world;)
On topic: The "compulsory" tip is a strange custom. IIRC, whe once had a longer discussion about tips in restaurants and bars here on TL. Coming from Europe, I am used to tipping someone when satisfied with the service and the products. In Washington, everybody makes me feel guilty when I don't give at least 15% tip. After having made this experience, your story sounds only half as strange. Nevertheless, you should never pay for a service you don't want. The woman had no right to demand any kind of payment. You could have easily just shut the door. But I understand your problem. I find it hard to say NO sometimes as well.
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