hello,by donating,you are helping the albino kids, w/potato growin out of their forheads... |
 Dec 29 2004, 05:54 PM
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See for my own safety, i never really open the door to anyone when i am home alone. But when my mom is here, she open the door to any knock, and as a result, we get a bunch of commercial people asking us to donate and stuff. i mean, we are both nice people, and my mother's continuation of failing to not open the door to strangers leads us to a lot of "moral obligations". I mean, i am really tired of people trying to get us to donate when i myself is poor and need people to donate ME some money so i can get myself some cozy christmas presents. when people are on the phone or at the door telling my mom to donate, she calls me over and try to clean up the mess she is in. You would think that i can just shut the door or hang up the phone in these people's faces, but it's pretty hard. How do you deal with these telemarketers and strangers who asks you for donation to african/tsunami/flood/avalanche/cancer/leukemia sufferers?
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Dec 29 2004, 06:01 PM
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Brie Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 10,172 Joined: Jun 2004 Member No: 20,548 |
 An albino midget lives under my sink.
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| *xcaitlinx* |
Dec 29 2004, 06:24 PM
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whenever a telemarketer calls, i either say "take me off my list, bitch" or i hang up. lol nobody ever comes to my door. except wen johava's witnesses did, my dad said "um. i dont believe in god." and then they ran away. lol
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| *mona lisa* |
Dec 29 2004, 06:28 PM
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QUOTE(caytexo @ Dec 29 2004, 6:24 PM) whenever a telemarketer calls, i either say "take me off my list, bitch" or i hang up. lol nobody ever comes to my door. except wen johava's witnesses did, my dad said "um. i dont believe in god." and then they ran away. lol  haha that's funny. people came to us too from jehovah's witnesses and we told them we were moving, which was true, but they stopped coming. |
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Dec 29 2004, 06:52 PM
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 your sweetest sin. Group: Member Posts: 416 Joined: May 2004 Member No: 18,960 |
I just go "Sorry, I'm extremely busy right now. My little sister just pooped all over the floor." They usually go away. If they don't, I just go "Sorry, gotta run." and close the door.
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Dec 29 2004, 06:55 PM
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 none of it seems real Group: Member Posts: 2,469 Joined: Dec 2004 Member No: 73,889 |
QUOTE(gotnoheart @ Dec 29 2004, 6:28 PM) haha that's funny. people came to us too from jehovah's witnesses and we told them we were moving, which was true, but they stopped coming. Those jehovah witnesses rang my door bell today , me and my bro just let them knock and then I thought "uh oh I forgot to put my car in the garage.. " so obiviously they knew someone was home 
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| *krnxswat* |
Dec 29 2004, 06:55 PM
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Dude. You're pretty greedy yourself. What do you need Christmas presents for? Is it absolutely necessary? That's what I thought.
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Dec 29 2004, 06:56 PM
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Senior Member Group: Member Posts: 3,957 Joined: Sep 2004 Member No: 51,665 |
what is jehova anyways?
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Dec 29 2004, 06:57 PM
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 Can't have the hand without the cock. Group: Member Posts: 2,481 Joined: Sep 2004 Member No: 50,622 |
I hate telemarketers. I dont donate off my fone. I donate if i see someone in need out on the street.
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Dec 29 2004, 06:57 PM
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 [*]i AM your star!![*] Group: Member Posts: 1,301 Joined: Apr 2004 Member No: 13,520 |
I spit at them and tell them to get the hell off my property
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Dec 29 2004, 06:58 PM
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 Wat up mah asian nigga?! Group: Member Posts: 140 Joined: Oct 2004 Member No: 59,129 |
i dont really say anything. i just stare at them the whole time and cock mai eyebrow a few times. when i don't do anything and i dont talk to them, they stare at meeh funny and say "excuse me, excuse me, okay bye" but sometimes its an older man or something and they dont say anything about donations so i say "i'm busy that day, sorry" and i slam the door.
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Dec 29 2004, 07:00 PM
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 mosh. Group: Member Posts: 1,841 Joined: Dec 2004 Member No: 73,114 |
QUOTE(audory @ Dec 29 2004, 6:52 PM) I just go "Sorry, I'm extremely busy right now. My little sister just pooped all over the floor." They usually go away. If they don't, I just go "Sorry, gotta run." and close the door.  you dont nessesarily have to hang up on a telemarketer. have some fun with him/her. ask him/her how he got the job of telemarketing, if he/she likes it when people hang up on them all day, how thier sex life is going, like really odd, personal, or uncomfortable questions (how long is your d**k?). its so much fun! |
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Dec 29 2004, 07:03 PM
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Hang up on them. Or not answer the door to begin with. Depends on if it's over the phone or in real life. ;p
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Dec 29 2004, 07:06 PM
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just wondering, have you guys ever done anything in those "responds to telemarketers" from funnyjunk etc.?? I mean, i thought about using these, but i just couldn't
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Dec 29 2004, 07:06 PM
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No one's asked me to donate before.
Only telemarketers telling me to join their credit card thing.  And no one really goes door-to-door over here. People will just think you're a stalker 
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Dec 29 2004, 09:41 PM
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.... Are you selfish? I mean, I, myself, am poor, but I don't go around complaining about it and expect other people to feel sorry for me. When I can, I do consider donating or helping fundraise. I don't have a giant walk-in wardrobe with 500 items of clothing, but my mom asks me every few months if I have any old clothes that I don't need and could donate to the salvation army or any other donation foundations. Most of the time, I go looking through my closet and drawers for clothing to donate.
And twice, there were kids that showed up to my door and asked if I would like to buy a candy bar. I did buy one  Because i know that in some way, I'm helping someone other there. And I believe in karma, that if I do good things, good things might happen to me. But even if good things might not happen to me in the future, at least I'll know that I did a few good deeds in my life. And somewhere in the world, there are children who are able to stay warm during the winter and/or have clothing to wear.
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Dec 29 2004, 09:47 PM
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Senior Member Group: Member Posts: 1,746 Joined: Oct 2004 Member No: 52,931 |
anyone with a computer and internet is not poor. something about this thread annoys me.
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Dec 29 2004, 10:24 PM
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kindly say that you cant?
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Dec 29 2004, 11:25 PM
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 Lets Boogie! Group: Member Posts: 567 Joined: Jul 2004 Member No: 32,294 |
1. Jehova is another name for "God".
2. Christmas Presents are definitly not necessary 3. If you really are too poor too donate anything at that exact moment, just tell them kindly that you cannot for financial issues that you have to deal with. |
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Dec 30 2004, 12:09 AM
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 i'm susan Group: Official Member Posts: 13,875 Joined: Feb 2004 Member No: 5,029 |
I say "We're not interested cause we're poor too. Well you help us too?"
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Jan 7 2005, 11:37 PM
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QUOTE(Just_Dream @ Dec 29 2004, 9:41 PM) .... Are you selfish? I mean, I, myself, am poor, but I don't go around complaining about it and expect other people to feel sorry for me. When I can, I do consider donating or helping fundraise. I don't have a giant walk-in wardrobe with 500 items of clothing, but my mom asks me every few months if I have any old clothes that I don't need and could donate to the salvation army or any other donation foundations. Most of the time, I go looking through my closet and drawers for clothing to donate. And twice, there were kids that showed up to my door and asked if I would like to buy a candy bar. I did buy one Because i know that in some way, I'm helping someone other there. And I believe in karma, that if I do good things, good things might happen to me. But even if good things might not happen to me in the future, at least I'll know that I did a few good deeds in my life. And somewhere in the world, there are children who are able to stay warm during the winter and/or have clothing to wear.if u dont want people to feel sorry for you...then why did u post that?
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Jan 7 2005, 11:40 PM
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gigi =p Group: Member Posts: 3,679 Joined: Aug 2004 Member No: 41,206 |
Doesn't your mother understand your financial situation more than you do? In that case, doesn't she have the sense not to open the door? Try and persuade your mom to not open the door. Pretend you're not there. That's what my mom does. It's so typical Chinese.
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Jan 8 2005, 12:52 AM
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If it's on the phone I just say "Sorry" and hang up. If they come to my door I let them talk so it looks like i'm interested, but then go "sorry, no thank you." unless it's some kid selling chocolate or something, then I usually buy it.
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Jan 8 2005, 03:39 AM
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never happened to me. but when they call, i either hang up or say there's no parent at home or in other words.. no one over 18.
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Jan 8 2005, 03:45 AM
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QUOTE(caytexo @ Jan 7 2005, 8:37 PM) if u dont want people to feel sorry for you...then why did u post that? Obviously you don't understand the reason as to why she posted that. |
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