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We don’t have children so I’m NEVER selling anything. But seems like I’m buying all the time. I can say no without even skipping a beat, my lovely wife not so much. There should be a law against bring your kids junk to the office to sell. She just brought home a $35 dollar box of fruit that was half rotten and looked like a box of rejected apples and oranges. I’ve got golf balls bigger than these apples. __________________________ If Jesus would have had a gun he would be alive today. Homer Simpson “Him plenty dead” Tonto | ||
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| "The deals you miss don’t hurt you”-B.D. Raney Sr. |
I went through all that with my kids. They would want me to take the stuff to work. Nope. If I sell your stuff, then I’m obligated to buy theirs. Usually, I’d just make a donation to whatever organization they were selling for. | |||
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No. I don’t buy anything. And double no if it’s related to school stuff. "Wrong does not cease to be wrong because the majority share in it." L.Tolstoy "A government is just a body of people, usually, notably, ungoverned." Shepherd Book | |||
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Spread the Disease |
Unless you have Thin Mints, fuck off. ________________________________________ -- Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past me I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain. -- | |||
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A Grateful American |
I went door to door selling for band from elementary school up to the end of Junior High. Was not pushy, but polite and always respectful. Sold a lot of stuff, was polite, and made sure I delivered every last item, completed and turned in every bit of paperwork and monies. Learned some things. I refused to buy from parents selling things for their kids, and told them the above, and that it was their kid's responsibility to fulfill their pledge, not the parents. Or the kids needed to sack up and say no to selling. I will buy the Cookies from the girl that comes to my door (several years running, now), but will not buy from the "campers" outside stores. You want my business, earn it. Camping by the gate is for beggars. "the meaning of life, is to give life meaning" ✡ Ani Yehudi אני יהודי Le'olam lo shuv לעולם לא שוב! | |||
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| Eye on the Silver Lining |
Winner. __________________________ "Trust, but verify." | |||
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I’ll buy, but I really just consider it a donation...so if it is crap, NBD...I donated. | |||
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MMMMMM tagalongs... | |||
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My wife works for the Girl Scouts and will walk passed parents doing the work at booths, but if the girls are putting in the work she'll engage and buy. I never paid attention to it until I met my wife I just wanted my damn cookies. | |||
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E tan e epi tas |
The hell you say. What kind of asshole are you. These are kids for Christ sakes....... besides it’s Samoa’s ...... those thin mint little shits can fuck off.  "Guns are tools. The only weapon ever created was man." | |||
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| Three Generations of Service  |
One of the benefits of being an asshole. I can say no to Shirley Temple without batting an eye. Be careful when following the masses. Sometimes the M is silent. | |||
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thin skin can't win |
Pro tip - ask the girls what their favorite flavor is. Buy an extra box of that. Hand it back to them and wish them a happy day! You only have integrity once. - imprezaguy02 | |||
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| No, not like Bill Clinton  |
Yep, unless the wife is around. She can't say no but expects me to say no nice and gentle  You will get your feelings hurt if you bang on my door trying to sell roofs, pest control etc. Why? because you ignored my no soliciting sign | |||
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Alea iacta est |
Agreed 100%. That said, the girl that set up shop outside the marijuana dispensary definitely gets my vote for ingenuity.  The “lol” thread | |||
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| Dances With Tornados |
Around here the exception is Blue & Gold Sausage. Best sausage ever. It’s a very popular sausage made locally. It’s a seasonal item, September thru April, so many stock their freezers up. People go out of their way to find someone selling it. You’re always hearing someone ask who is selling it. It’s a great fundraiser. . | |||
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One that really gets me going is that "we are selling this to sponsor a trip to Disney". Heck, I want to go to Disney but I don't expect you to pay. Living the Dream | |||
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| Saluki |
I’m “here’s a fin don’t want any product”. With the exception of FFA fruit, it’s always good. ----------The weather is here I wish you were beautiful---------- | |||
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I no longer give to the girl scouts. I don't engage the children nor do I engage the parents in front of the children. "No Thank You". Now, if I had the parents alone, they would get an ear full. And I have to say, I've resisted in the past even though I often see the parents schlepping the product w/ no kids around. | |||
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a really nice neighbor has a really nice kid in boy scouts. He was selling popcorn for $12.00. I told him I don't want the pop corn , but here is $6.00 for his college fund. five years in a row now. the foot ball jerks up at the High school sell no good for nothing coupon books on a yearly basis, to " purchase equipment and uniforms" The useless coupon books are $15.00 , I give them $8.00 and tell them to pass the savings on to the next neighbor , down the street. The footballers quit coming around after the 2nd year. Safety, Situational Awareness and proficiency. Neck Ties, Hats and ammo brass, Never ,ever touch'em w/o asking first | |||
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| Little ray of sunshine  |
Yes, I hate it when they bring it to work, and rely on guilt to coerce you into buying wrapping paper or whatever crap they are selling. Plus, the kid is supposed to sell, so get your kid out and make him sell it. Don't do it for him. I didn't bring my kids' fund raisers to work, and generally don't buy when anyone else does. Except Girl Scout cookies, because they are delicious. The fish is mute, expressionless. The fish doesn't think because the fish knows everything. | |||
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