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NorCalJalopy said:
I have a small 1100 sq ft home. I have 4 peaks to my roof. If I wanted solar I’d have to cover the whole entire roof or put them on racks in the yard. I say f no to both of those. I keep telling them that as it is the truth and they still try. Time to buy a no solicitors sign!
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Time to buy a German Shepherd! While where I live has its disadvantages (45 min to work, 25 min to nearest grocery store, 15 min to nearest gas station, 2 miles of dirt road, 1/4 mile driveway), I have never had a solicitor... Hell depending on which USPS or UPS employee, half the time they won't even come down my driveway to deliver a package. They just toss it in the woods behind my mailbox. One UPS driver will deliver to house. If dogs are out, he just opens the door and tosses the package on the driveway and then shuts the door quickly.
 
Curbkrawler said:
Time to buy a German Shepherd! While where I live has its disadvantages (45 min to work, 25 min to nearest grocery store, 15 min to nearest gas station, 2 miles of dirt road, 1/4 mile driveway), I have never had a solicitor... Hell depending on which USPS or UPS employee, half the time they won't even come down my driveway to deliver a package. They just toss it in the woods behind my mailbox. One UPS driver will deliver to house. If dogs are out, he just opens the door and tosses the package on the driveway and then shuts the door quickly.
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I have a Doberman and a vicious labradoodle. There’s an alley behind my house that my rear gate and driveway open up to. People used to drive by and oogle at my priceless vehicles till they saw and heard my pups. Don’t get much traffic anymore. I’ve been contemplating fencing in my front yard and letting them have free rein of the entire front and back yard. It would help keep the cats away.
 
AKnate said:
Renewal by Anderson.

Somehow sucker people into paying near 6 figures for window replacements.

I had gotten a quote and for 12 windows, single story was something crazy, like 50k. For windows that cost under 6k.
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We had to do a metric shit-ton of doors & windows, and the smug Anderson salesprick's quote was ~30% more than the folks we went with . . . after a "20% discount" :lmao:
 
NorCalJalopy said:
I have a Doberman and a vicious labradoodle. There’s an alley behind my house that my rear gate and driveway open up to. People used to drive by and oogle at my priceless vehicles till they saw and heard my pups. Don’t get much traffic anymore. I’ve been contemplating fencing in my front yard and letting them have free rein of the entire front and back yard. It would help keep the cats away.
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My male GSD doesn't have the best "meeting" people skills. His "I'm so excited to see you" and "I'm going to rip your face off" personas are identical. There are only a handful of people that will get out of their car without me holding him by the collar.

My mom doesn't show up without chicken nuggets... :lmao:
 
M92PV4U said:
Doorbell rings yesterday, I break my rule and answer the door. Dude asked for me by full name then shows me a aerial view of my house. He then proceeds to ask why I didn't have solar. I told him that I wasn't interested, dumbass was still talking to me after I shut the door :homer:. I checked my cameras and he was running from my house :confused:.
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I either tell them "I'm a renter" that chases them off fast or "i do have solar" it's in the back you can't see it.
 
BIG-O said:
I either tell them "I'm a renter" that chases them off fast or "i do have solar" it's in the back you can't see it.
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He had a satellite view of my house. Last time I told them if he is paid on commission that he is wasting his fucking time and losing money. Still damn near had to turn the hose on him.:laughing:
 
M92PV4U said:
He had a satellite view of my house. Last time I told them if he is paid on commission that he is wasting his fucking time and losing money. Still damn near had to turn the hose on him.:laughing:
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Boss said:
I enjoy all the emails that say I won a free tool and click to claim it. :shaking: sometimes three hardware stores in one day.
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I was fucking phished by one of thoese scams. CC company stepped up and fixed it for me real fast. It was a ligit looking Tractor Supply spoof. I do a lot of AG business with TS; scammers caught me with my guard down. :flipoff::flipoff::flipoff::flipoff:
 
I assume anyone trying to sell me anything is a scam and have no patience for dealing with salesmen in general. What really pisses me off though is marketing scams that are posted as if they're a job opening. Been to more than a couple of interviews that turned out like that and couldn't burn that bridge fast enough.

Dumbest one ever was one I went to when I was 19. Fresh out of high school looking for a job. Apply for a generic sales job, get an interview scheduled. I show up in a suit and it ends up being a bunch of folding chairs in a room for a sales pitch for door to door sales for fucking Rainbow vacuum cleaners and the guy running it proceeds to roast me in front of everyone for wearing a suit. He came awfully close to taking a folding chair upside the head.
 
M92PV4U said:
Doorbell rings yesterday, I break my rule and answer the door. Dude asked for me by full name then shows me a aerial view of my house. He then proceeds to ask why I didn't have solar. I told him that I wasn't interested, dumbass was still talking to me after I shut the door :homer:. I checked my cameras and he was running from my house :confused:.
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Hold a shot gun behind the door when you answer; extra points if you can rack it single handed. :smokin:
 
I've had a few bathroom remodeling companies pull the "If you sign a contract right now we will give you 20% off" bullshit. I tell them to get out of my house. Same with window companies.

Sunrun Solar through Costco: They quote 30% higher than anyone else, then have the balls to say it's covered with the 30% tax credit.
 
BOGO to me is buy one get one but it seems like these days it means buy one and get a small discount on the other.

One that pulls in many suckers every year here is the Dodge dealers buy any new or used and get a check for 10K, they run this along with their everyone is approved promo both done beginning start of December. The fools line up for a new Dodge and a check and by Easter those new trucks are showing up at the repo yard and auction.:shaking:
 
:laughing: I just got a call claiming to be FedEx, wanting to apply a discount to my shipping. Decent English, but a definite African accent. Hmm.

He wanted to send me a clickable link...

It turned out to be legit, and I've got a temporary 75% discount on international, which will revert back to 40% in 30 days.

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M92PV4U said:
Doorbell rings yesterday, I break my rule and answer the door. Dude asked for me by full name then shows me a aerial view of my house. He then proceeds to ask why I didn't have solar. I told him that I wasn't interested, dumbass was still talking to me after I shut the door :homer:. I checked my cameras and he was running from my house :confused:.
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I answer the door when they ring the door bell and make them sorry for their trouble. I disarm them by stating "What do you want?" watching their smiling face look bewildered as I say it. It does wonders for their moral when I talk over their response stating "I'm not interested." as I close the door on them.... :lmao:
 
Motorcharge said:
I assume anyone trying to sell me anything is a scam and have no patience for dealing with salesmen in general. What really pisses me off though is marketing scams that are posted as if they're a job opening. Been to more than a couple of interviews that turned out like that and couldn't burn that bridge fast enough.

Dumbest one ever was one I went to when I was 19. Fresh out of high school looking for a job. Apply for a generic sales job, get an interview scheduled. I show up in a suit and it ends up being a bunch of folding chairs in a room for a sales pitch for door to door sales for fucking Rainbow vacuum cleaners and the guy running it proceeds to roast me in front of everyone for wearing a suit. He came awfully close to taking a folding chair upside the head.
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Least there wasn't a black couch with more spooge stains than a deployment porta shitter
 
AKnate said:
Renewal by Anderson.

Somehow sucker people into paying near 6 figures for window replacements.

I had gotten a quote and for 12 windows, single story was something crazy, like 50k. For windows that cost under 6k.
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They quoted my friend 120k for like 12 windows. He laughed and told them his house wasnt worth 120k. They imediatly fired back with, well would you sign right now if we could do it for 40k.
 
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