tome

Thought I would share my story from last evening. I'm in the garage working when these two gentlemen walk up, (white shirts/black pants - you know who they are) and first asked about the car. Well I gave them the biggest Corvette pitch they ever had and then they asked if they could take a picture with the car. I went them one better and let them sit in the driver seat for their picture..... Biggest smiles I have seen (next to mine when I'm driving) Well I then proceeded to go back to work and they walked off, never mentioning the items in their hands they wanted to promote......

No social redeeming value to my story, just thought I would share.....

egp

Either you sent them away with a new definition of Hell on Wheels, or for WWJD - What Would Jesus Drive...

Jus Cruisin

They were casing the place to see what they can steal later.

RedC7AZ

Watch there eyes light up if you ask them, " Who is this 'Jesus' you speak of?"

Goaty

You're a nicer person than I am. I'd be pretty annoyed at people walking into my garage to peddle that crap.

Yes they are harmless but I don't appreciate it.

tome

They actually didn't walk in, but up to the door and spoke. They were sure a lot nicer than typical door to door solicitors. At least they weren't covered in tattoos and speaking some language I didn't understand.....

AORoads

True, they don't hawk cookies, or magazines and aren't dropped off by a large van at the street corner with ten others to canvas for dollars. Just souls....

Vetteman Jack

that your tactic worked and they just left after looking at the car.

Steve Garrett

It's nice to know Corvette works, even when sitting still.



Me....I would have ordered a box of Thin Mints from them......LOL!

vbdenny

Very nice of you, sorry to say I'm not always as nice. One Saturday afternoon when I was cleaning my car, the Jesus people came up. Oh boy..they asked if I would talk to them about Jesus so I offered them a chair and a beer. They said we don't drink beer to which I replied, I don't talk to people about Jesus who don't drink beer. They asked why and I told them my dad told me never trust a man that doesn't drink. I sent them along on their recruiting drive.

DAFFYDRUNK

I had one walk up to my garage last summer. Selling overpriced cleaning solution. Caught with my C7 and a 930 Turbo I was working on, so I figured I'd buy the stuff so he wouldn't come back and rob the place later.

It kinda sucks that you can't hang out in your garage without having to deal with this stuff. Maybe I should put a no solicitor sign in my yard when I'm in the garage working on stuff. I'm afraid to be an *** in case they either come back later, or see my cars out and about.

vbdenny

So true Daffy. I'll bet you would have had the beer and talked about Corvettes instead.

DAFFYDRUNK

Actually I think I did offer a beer, but I offer everyone a beer. Interestingly, he was digging the Porsche the most. Said the cleaning stuff would do a good job on the oil the 930 was leaking on the cement. haha...

sunsalem

I have a NO SOLICITING sign on my front door.
If that doesn't work and they ring the Doorbell, my growling Mastiff comes to investigate and that is the end of that.

RedC7AZ

We live in a "Gated Community". These are popular here in AZ.

Meaning ONLY residents and guests of residents are allowed. You enter the neighborhood to solicit and you're trespassing. This keep most of the riffraff out.

Yet, every now and then we still get an ignorant or ballzy fuctard who enters the neighborhood selling something.

trumanjd1

I live in a Patio Home community...there is a sign posted at entrance
(not gated) that clearly says..NO SOLICITORS...but most I think cant read! When one does show up at the door...I bluntly explain to them there's a sign out there that says your not welcome...my attitude and tone seems to help reinforce what they seem to ignore!

JK 23112

I live in a "private" HOA community. It's not gated, but soliciting is prohibited.

Only had one come by - high school kid selling a $20 coupon book with discounts at many area restaurants. Pretty good pitch, though, as it would "pay for itself" in short order because I frequent many of the places they had listed.

I informed them that solicitation is illegal in this neighborhood (county ordinance) and that they might get some flak if they knock on the wrong door.

One solicitation in four months? I can handle that.

By the way, I will have to remember to offer the "Jesus folks" a cold one and will not listen to them if they don't imbibe in at least one beer. That's a great idea!!

defaria

One day I came home with my daughter when two of these guys came up to me talking about watchtower or some such. I looked directly at them and said "I'm a devout atheist and would love to discuss such issues with you". There eye's didn't light rather it looked like the blood drained from their faces so I retorted "Oh so you guys don't like people trying to convert you either" and they went away. Heard a chuckle from my daughter.

LanceVette

I have to laugh at some of these solicitors. I have a "No Soliciting" sign next to my doorbell button. Can't miss it. When I answer the door and point out the sign, I often get "what does that mean?"

sunsalem

^^^ Sadly, I do too.