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[sethrak]

If you come knocking on my door after dark, in the freaking rain no less, you'd better be there for one of the following:

-something has happened to my husband or one of my other loved ones, and I need to be notified immediately and in person.
-there's a fire somewhere in the apartment complex and you're one of the people responsible for knocking on doors to make sure everyone evacuates.
-you're selling Girl Scout cookies

If your answer is "none of the above", you had BETTER be there for something more important than the following exchange:

Perky black lady in a parka: "Hi! Are you the lady of the house?"
Me: "Ye-ess...."
Perky Lady: Well, your nextdoor neighbors said you were really nice, so I was hoping you'd agree to vote for me in this contest I'm doing for college...."

Two things seriously wrong with this statement. I don't know the nextdoor neighbors from a hole in the ground, and the same goes for what they know of me. And, this sounds suspiciously like the opening line of a sales pitch we've encountered before. The "votes" are in fact sales of magazine subscriptions, to earn the person college money - or so they say. We've gotten people doing this before, even back in Omaha.

Me: "Nothanksbye." ::hurried shut and lock of door::

I interrupted feeding my baby for this? >_< Why do these people always come after the management office closes for the day? Hmph.

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[thoth-of-nd.livejournal.com]

Why do these people always come after the management office closes for the day? Hmph.

For the same reason that telemarketers call during the dinner hour: that's when people are home.

One very nice side benefit to living in a security building: the solicitors are much less likely to show up. The "No Solicitation" sign is handy, too, but it's the locked door that does it.

[sethrak.livejournal.com]

No, it was a rhetoricalquestion, I know why they do it after the management office is closed - they're not supposed to be soliciting in this complex. If they did it during daylight, they'd stand a decent chance of getting the housewives and retirees - and a decent chance of getting busted by those of us who know to call management and chase them away.