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Posted: 12/4/2007 9:42:54 AM EDT
Now who sells magazine subscriptions at 12:45 during the day on Tuesdays
2 white college aged kids, clean cut and friendly. I did open the door (Glock 23 in hand but out of sight, was polite and told them I was not intrested. Strange. |
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Were they wearing ties and riding bicycles with nametags that said "Elder" on them?
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We had a scam going on around here with "college kids" selling magazine subscriptions. They give a story about winning a trip to Europe or something to try to incurage you about giving them money.
One knocked on the Sheriffs door and he asked for a vendors license and the kid took off. |
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Maybe they were looking for Suprise Butt Sehks?
Or were they casing out your house? Did they have white button up shirts and a dark tie and were very polite? Details man, details!!! |
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I think i have heard about these kids its some kind of pyramid scheme or something
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There are a number of outfits that do exactly that, for the most part they are taking advantage of the kids, push them hard and treat them badly. While I might be concerned with their situation, buying from them doesn't really help them that much, I never buy anything from door to door salespeople.
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Their livers would have tasted great with some fava beans and a nice chianti.
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Now that they know someone is at home at luch time.. they'lll have to find someplace else to break into... |
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I've had a bullshit "trip to Europe" kid at my door recently. I said no thanks and was polite but he still left a Newport ground into my doorstep. |
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Did they knock in unison, as a duet?
Was there an identifiable rhythm pattern? ....Or, did they knock taking turns? Like: Shave and a haircut........Two bits. Please explain. |
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it's a scheme, me and a room mate in college got scammed that way. you give them money and you don't get your magazines. i gotsuckered into it, it was a hot girl, i was hoping for magazine sales lady pie.
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Yeah, had a guy from a certain ethnic group knock on my door at 6 pm doing the same thing...magazine sales. Polite, friendly, no sale from me, but I still wondered if he was part of a group casing houses.
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You feared for your safety? You should have tazed them bro. |
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Should have picked up your phone and said:
"This is the spider. I've caught two flies." |
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Yeah they said something about trying to win a trip somewhere, Jamica I think. |
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That's what I think. |
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Hey now...they could've been trying to sell him a "Watchtower" as well... |
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+1 |
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Just googled "door to door magazine salesman break in ring" Lots of interesting stuff. |
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Wow. Luckily they couldn't see in my home very well since I only had the door partially open and what was open was blocked by my 270lb self Even if they did see anything it was nothing more than a 27" TV, XboX 360 and a ripped leather couch. |
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Gotta make money somehow. I remember those poor kids in college, going to parties selling magazine subscriptions. |
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Anyone that wants to sell stuff to housewives... What apron did ya have on? |
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I'd be worried about "downer cattle" if I was buying meat from some guy selling it out of the back of his truck. |
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it's a scam.
The last white kid to come selling magazines at my door turned out to be a con artist. I found this out from my neighbors who got scammed, I told him to go pound sand when he asked me for money. |
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You should have popped the mag out of your 23 and asked them if they had a deal on these magazines.
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This one www.escapade.co.uk/Popular-Themes-sale/Nude-and-Novelty-Aprons/Sheep-Shagger-Apron-GR21755.asp |
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Ask them if they have a few minutes to talk about Jesus...
I am out of ballistic gel and still have some experimenting I want to do, so send them my way... |
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Do they make a goose version of that? |
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No ..and thanks again for your help yesterday! |
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Hey, you're welcome I'm glad it's still running for you! Shame about the goose aprons though, I bet they'd sell like hotcakes in Copenhagen. |
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I believe some on this site would have classified their actions against you as assault.
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I always tell them to join the army and respect my "No Soliciting" sign (girl scout cookie sellers exempt).
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I work from home
you'd be surprised to learn how many people stop by your house during the day |
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You should have lit a match to the box of Watchtowers they had.
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I got burned once like that, while the kids were "selling stuff" at my front door there "associates" were stealing my wife's mountain bike off the back porch. Next time they werent so lucky
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Some of the assholes that sell door to door think they should to charm you with their witty repartee before they try to sell you some worthless shit.
I want to be charmed just about as much as I want to be 10th in line to have a go with DK-Prof's goose. So I open the door (but not the security door) and say "What do you want?". They they try some crap like "What a nice day it is", or "Gee, these are nice flowers you've got planted". I follow up with "Thanks for coming around just to tell me that" and shut the door. If it rings again I ignore it. |
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-10. No draw down, no tasers. Nice.......tomorrow you'll wake up in a tub of ice missing your kidneys.
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