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Djzapz
Canada10681 Posts
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DarkPlasmaBall
United States46006 Posts
And by pretty sure I mean absolutely certain, and that you should punch her in the face/ throw mayonnaise at her next time she annoys the hell out of you. You have better things to do, like browse TL. What's crazy newspaper lady thinking? Jesus. | ||
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HULKAMANIA
United States1219 Posts
The best strategy in such situations is to be polite and assertive and to remember that you have every right to simply close the door. There is no need to disrespect even uninvited individuals, and there is no need to countenance it if they disrespect you. You will be annoyed at the intrusion; they will call you a douche under their breath as they exit your step; and thirty minutes later neither of you will even remember one another—provided that you calmly terminate the encounter rather than let it grow into increasingly dramatic blossoms of absurdity. I give it about two instances of "but wait!" and then I hit them with the old "I appreciate you stopping by, but I'm not interested." *click* | ||
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Deleted User 135096
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As for getting them off your back, there isn't really a way to not be rude in some way, just plainly tell them no, and close the door. You could also have said "I'm sorry but I'm not going to tip you for a service that I'm not going to use", and just end the conversation there. If she, or anyone, becomes more insistent or belligerent about it, they're off the reservation at that point. Reminds me of phone solicitations, I usually politely interrupt them to tell them I'm not interested and then hang up. | ||
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Spray
United States402 Posts
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BlackJack
United States10574 Posts
On January 19 2012 11:03 MaRiNe23 wrote: 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. Did you mention that their worker was demanding tips? It probably was her job to do that but it probably wasn't her job to ask for tips. She was probably doing that on her own accord to make a little extra cash. | ||
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L_Master
United States8017 Posts
On January 19 2012 10:33 MaRiNe23 wrote: If they keep on being persistent do I say NO in a more firm voice or wtf do i do seroiulsy this lady kept on saying the mail is coming to me no matter what. And how do I tell if they are like an imposter or something.. And she wanted a 1$ tip for delivering newspaper every sunday or I can give her 10$ up front. And I gave her my name and signed some form and gave her my number and she obviously knows my address and apartment number. If she don't have my credit card number or social security number I should be fine right? You just tell her no, I don't want the paper, no you are not getting tips. If she persists you say goodbye and close the door. Obviously she can't force you to tip her, so just tell her no and go about your business. Is she won't leave you alone after you say no your not even being rude by closing the door in her face. | ||
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Kamais Ookin
Canada591 Posts
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Grobyc
Canada18410 Posts
On January 19 2012 12:50 DarkPlasmaBall wrote: throw mayonnaise at her On January 19 2012 12:50 DarkPlasmaBall wrote: throw mayonnaise at her On January 19 2012 12:50 DarkPlasmaBall wrote: throw mayonnaise at her do it | ||
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eddoo
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Hesmyrr
Canada5776 Posts
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iSometric
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tissue
Malaysia441 Posts
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 You've got the card on you anyway, might as well try the same thing on some other guy on another floor. | ||
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MaRiNe23
United States747 Posts
On January 19 2012 14:22 iSometric wrote: Are you at UH? Jw, because I think my friend rejected someone like this lolol. No I go to Texas A&M University. rofl it's so funny cuz after she gave me $5 back, I heard her say "shiit"(imagine dave chapelle saying it with the short "i" it was exactly identical)in the background cuz i kept coming back saying i dont read the newspaper. she got so tired of my nagging LOL ima just let her keep the $5 and just take this as a valuable lesson learned and say NO in the future. i think $5 is a relatively small price to pay..i had to pay $100 one time for getting my car towed but that's for another blog -_- | ||
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Yergidy
United States2107 Posts
On January 19 2012 10:48 heha wrote: Deaf people can speak... It's possible it was an accident which impaired his hearing sometime in his life after he learnt speech. No, deaf people can't hear themselves talk, their words start to slur and after a while they can't talk at all. | ||
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FlyingToilet
United States840 Posts
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Subversive
Australia2229 Posts
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iSometric
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On January 19 2012 14:43 MaRiNe23 wrote: No I go to Texas A&M University. rofl it's so funny cuz after she gave me $5 back, I heard her say "shiit"(imagine dave chapelle saying it with the short "i" it was exactly identical)in the background cuz i kept coming back saying i dont read the newspaper. she got so tired of my nagging LOL ima just let her keep the $5 and just take this as a valuable lesson learned and say NO in the future. i think $5 is a relatively small price to pay..i had to pay $100 one time for getting my car towed but that's for another blog -_- Lol my friend said he decided to act the opposite of his asianess and slam the door in the person's face. Plus no one reads Houston Chronicle below the age of 40 lol. | ||
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acrimoneyius
United States983 Posts
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endy
Switzerland8970 Posts
Dear sir, I am from Nigeria and I am the grandson of the King Solomon and have free newspaper for you. Could you please tip me on my online bank account ? The newspaper will be delivered no matter what. Please do not close your door, and do no not forget to tip me. | ||
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