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Ok so today the weirdest thing happened to me. A random african american lady knocked at my door and said that I was going to start getting mail every sunday until the end of the semester because their newspaper company wanted to help our university by giving newspaper to all college students that attend my university(My next door neighbor got denied becuz she don't attend university).
But then she said I needed to tip her. Well then I told her to just skip over my house and not send me any newspaper becuz I don't read the newspaper. Then she says that the newspaper is going to come to me no matter what(because what i mentioned in the first paragraph..the newspaper wants to help our school etc etc)but that I needed to tip her. So I keep telling her to skip over my house and not send me any newspaper that way I don't have to tip her. Then she says that the mail is going to come to my house no matter what and we keep going in a circle so I give her 10 bucks.
But then I feel like I got scammed and go back to her twice wandering around other apartments and get back 5 bucks. I mean either I'm missing something huge here or she just scammed me out of 5$. I mean do I HAVE to recieve newspaper and HAVE to tip the newspaper carrier?
Keep in mind I don't even know who this person is or if she's even a real newspaper carrier because I don't recieve newspaper back in my hometown. I don't even know if "Houston Chronicle" is a real newspaper agency and if her idendification card was even legitimate...
This is the second time something like this has happened and it's really starting to piss me off. But I'm not a rude person and i try SO FREAKIN HARD TO POLITELY REFUSE BUT THESE PPL ARE EVERYWHERE AND PERSISTENT ASKING FOR MONEY EVERY TIME AND WONT LEAVE ME THE F ALONE AND MAKING ME FEEL GUILTY IF I DONT GIVE THEM ANY MONEY. omg...like seriusly starting to piss me off..im a poor college student myself man. I did feel bad when I couldn't pay 50$ a month to help out one child in japan from the tsunami incident but my electric bill alone is 50-80$...I mean maybe after i graduate college...
Ok and I just wanna end with this..I wrote this while in anger but the main reason why I made this such a big deal is..I can dress up as a "newspaper boy" and go to all the apartments claiming im a newspaper boy and ask them for a tip up front. How in the world am I supposed to identitify they are really who they say they are and not fakes? And also another thing. How do I get these ppl off of me without being rude to them. I mean even to this lady I kept telling her over and over that I don't read the paper but she keeps on insisting constantly that the mail is going to come no matter what and that I need to tip her..wtf...?
  
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loloolol this made my day. thanks 
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:/ Sounds to me like you don't know when to put your foot down? I understand you're trying to be polite, but there is a difference between being polite and not being able to say no. The idea of them delivering a newspaper to your doorstep regardless of whether you want it or not seems a bit peculiar to me... But the idea that you HAVE to tip her for it if you didn't sign up for this service seems ridiculous. Sounds to me like:
1. You need to learn how to say no, and realise that it doesn't necessarily mean you're being rude.
2. You got scammed hard :/
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If they won't leave you alone, shut the door in their face. They have no right to harass you.
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I'm going to send you happy monday pms from now on, you have to receive them. I'll send you my paypal in the first one, please tip me.
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Yeah should have been like no sorry you better skip my house because I won't tip as you are literally closing door.
Jon I think your even nicer than me if that's possible, haha :D
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you dont need to tip anyone ever and you don't need to pay for a service that you dont want. You're too nice 
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Wow this would not last long with me.
"No"
*Close and lock door*
Simple as that.
I remember when some woman from Statistics Canada came to my apartment for some census. Even after she showed me all of her ID stuff to pretty much force me to answer her I still refused to tell her my name, education, how much I made, etc. She looked so pissed, she left very quickly.
Fuck random people that come bother you, you don't need to be nice to them if they're just there to bug you.
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On January 19 2012 10:26 heha wrote:
:/ Sounds to me like you don't know when to put your foot down? I understand you're trying to be polite, but there is a difference between being polite and not being able to say no. The idea of them delivering a newspaper to your doorstep regardless of whether you want it or not seems a bit peculiar to me... But the idea that you HAVE to tip her for it if you didn't sign up for this service seems ridiculous. Sounds to me like:
1. You need to learn how to say no, and realise that it doesn't necessarily mean you're being rude.
2. You got scammed hard :/
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?
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On January 19 2012 10:33 MaRiNe23 wrote:Show nested quote +On January 19 2012 10:26 heha wrote:
:/ Sounds to me like you don't know when to put your foot down? I understand you're trying to be polite, but there is a difference between being polite and not being able to say no. The idea of them delivering a newspaper to your doorstep regardless of whether you want it or not seems a bit peculiar to me... But the idea that you HAVE to tip her for it if you didn't sign up for this service seems ridiculous. Sounds to me like:
1. You need to learn how to say no, and realise that it doesn't necessarily mean you're being rude.
2. You got scammed hard :/ 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?
Yep, you have to learn to end conversations.
"Hey, it's going to come to you no matter what, so get ready!"
"Look, I'm sorry, but I can't accept this, and I won't tip you for something which I'm not going to accept. Goodbye" *shut door*
Hypothetical ending of conversation. You're not being rude, you're simply ending a conversation which you have nothing more to say in. And giving her your number... mistake. May/may not be able to charge you for anything, but you've certainly opened yourself to the possibility of future spam.
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She also gave me a card where I get discounts from a bunch of differnt restaurants called "Subscribers Advantage Read Rewards Card" and I called the houston chronicle to make sure it wasn't a scam and they confirmed that they did indeed have ppl out there to "bother" college students at the beginning of every semester about this -_-
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Houston Chronicle isn't a fake newspaper lo. But yeah, you should be able to just shut the door if you feel intruded upon..
btw the newspaper's only 2 bucks lol...
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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
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Just say no and close the door...
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Just make sure this doesn't happen again. Always be polite, and respond to rudeness with more rudeness. It seems you haven't been squatting lately aswell.
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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.
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1. Say no, close door
2. If she persists call the cops
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lol what the fuck? I wouldn't have given her a dime.
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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...
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On January 19 2012 10:48 heha wrote:Show nested quote +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.
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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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A few years ago, I was at the bank with my mother and a man who looked homeless walked up to us, crying, and said he hadn't had anything to eat in days. My mom gave him $2. A few days later I was doing the groceries and I saw him buying beer.
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Pretty sure you're not legally bound to tip her.
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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There is no such thing as a compulsory tip for an unsolicited and free-of-charge newspaper delivery service. There is also no reason to let yourself be bullied around by people on your doorstep.
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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You were very nice in actually giving her any money, however, I do think you got scammed based on how persistent she was. You told her that you don't read the paper, and that you did not pay for the service nor would you use it, therefore you shouldn't need to tip, and that should have been the end of it...
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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Slam the door in that beotch's face yo
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On January 19 2012 11:03 MaRiNe23 wrote:Show nested quote +On January 19 2012 10:54 RedJustice wrote: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.
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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On January 19 2012 10:33 MaRiNe23 wrote:Show nested quote +On January 19 2012 10:26 heha wrote:
:/ Sounds to me like you don't know when to put your foot down? I understand you're trying to be polite, but there is a difference between being polite and not being able to say no. The idea of them delivering a newspaper to your doorstep regardless of whether you want it or not seems a bit peculiar to me... But the idea that you HAVE to tip her for it if you didn't sign up for this service seems ridiculous. Sounds to me like:
1. You need to learn how to say no, and realise that it doesn't necessarily mean you're being rude.
2. You got scammed hard :/ 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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I've never heard of giving tips to someone who demanded it. Tips are earned, not demanded. If I were you and the circle-argument was going on forever I'd just tell her to fuck off and close the door.
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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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Lol a sucker is born every minute. Next time close the door. If it makes you feel any better, she might remember you as a good target and be back in a month or 2.
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Nothing annoys me more than sanctimonious bastards who think tip is mandatory. Comes across one of those once in a while. By the way, thanks Grobyc! Didn't know big tag stacked.
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Are you at UH? Jw, because I think my friend rejected someone like this lolol.
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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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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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On January 19 2012 10:48 heha wrote:Show nested quote +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.
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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This almost reminds me of walking into menards on a windy day, and old dude walks out next to me with a shower door (glass) it flies right out of his hands and he turns and looks at me and says you broke my door now you owe me money. i proceeded to laugh in his face in front of my friends and when he got all hard ass on me i said u mad bro? He even got the manager on me and had me watch a video of him braking his own shit and turning to yell at me. It was the funniest trip to a department store i have ever had lul!!!!
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I have no idea how things are done in the states but this feels like an obvious scam.
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On January 19 2012 14:43 MaRiNe23 wrote:Show nested quote +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 -_-
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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"You can get the tip of my foot to your ass if you don't leave now."
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It's just like a real life version of those spam emails.
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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what does her race have to do with anything
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On January 19 2012 17:19 Ikonn wrote:
what does her race have to do with anything
What does her being a woman have to do with anything?
What does her being a human have to do with anything?
Come on... he's not being racist or anything close to it. Sometimes race, like gender, is used to describe someone.
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Oh man, I am just like you OP. I can't say no, ever. I always think it's rude to tell people to leave me alone/shut up/not tell me their lifestories on the train etc.
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know the feeling, think about it this way though
they're being rude by not leaving you alone and keep harrassing you, so just make it quick and
close the door, be rude yourself (one could call it self-defense-rudeness )
maybe even become a bit louder sometimes, don't even start to discuss with these people "No" period, done.
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LOL flash u never cease to amaze me
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oh and btw. if she kept saying "the newspaper is coming no matter what" just say "cool but I didn't ask for it and I won't pay anyone here"
just be reasonable, not nice, not even rude
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OP should have closed the door simple as that 
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People that ask for tips don't deserve one.
In Holland it's more common to not give a tip for everything (only tipping I know of is in restaurants), but I guess in US thats different.
Anyway, I consider it rude to ask for tips, even if you deserve one. She already gets paid by her boss you know.
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On January 19 2012 17:29 Subversive wrote:Show nested quote +On January 19 2012 17:19 Ikonn wrote:
what does her race have to do with anything What does her being a woman have to do with anything? What does her being a human have to do with anything? Come on... he's not being racist or anything close to it. Sometimes race, like gender, is used to describe someone.
even so it's still a strange distinction to make. would he have said "a random white lady knocked on my door"?
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On January 19 2012 21:42 Ikonn wrote:Show nested quote +On January 19 2012 17:29 Subversive wrote:On January 19 2012 17:19 Ikonn wrote:
what does her race have to do with anything What does her being a woman have to do with anything? What does her being a human have to do with anything? Come on... he's not being racist or anything close to it. Sometimes race, like gender, is used to describe someone. even so it's still a strange distinction to make. would he have said "a random white lady knocked on my door"?
He did, but Im sure he didn't have any thoughts behind it. He just recapitulated his memories and her being a black woman stuck in his head, so he wrote it down. Not racist at all imo.
As others said before, dont give anything to people who want money from you without having a respectable reason.
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You wouldn't happen to respond to emails from Nigerian kings offering you a percentage of their inheritance as well??
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Ah shit. Reading comprehension fail.
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I hate to be rude, but you're a dummy
who the fuck DEMANDS a tip? the second someone DEMANDS a tip, is the second you refuse to give them one.
Tips are by definition optional, aren't they? Thats why a tip is a tip and paying the bill is paying the bill...
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LOL she made you actually give her money? This was definitely not her first door.
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I wouldn't give her anything at all and just ok thanks for the paper I'll tip you when it comes not before I get it.
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On January 19 2012 11:13 Roe wrote:
why not just get naked?
Best response.
EVER.
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My god, it sounds like she took your balls while she was at it.
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EPT
