When we moved in to this house twelve years ago we discovered something we didn't expect.
Our new neighborhood -- which consisted of only a handful of completed homes -- was crawling with
door-to-door sales people.
I vividly remember the day when SIX sales people came to my door. Yes. In ONE day. Six.
I don't remember what all of them were selling, but I distinctly remember the guy who was selling meat. He wanted to come in to my house and cook it for me so I could taste it for myself. That was a little scary.
Thankfully, it was at the same time my husband pulled up in front of the house. He didn't bother parking in the garage that day. He stopped right next to the guy's truck and asked him to kindly leave his wife alone and that there was no way he was stepping one foot inside our home.
If the man had a tail, it would have been between his legs as he left.
Then, there was my personal all-time favorite.
A young person from the inner city came knocking on the door selling magazine subscriptions. We had lived in the house for quite awhile at this time and these visitors were frequent. So, by this time I had a hastily-made a "No Solicitors" sign hung with Scotch tape on our glass door.
However, this tenacious young salesperson wouldn't adhere to the visible sign and kept knocking. I pointed to the sign through the glass and shook my head "no."
He spoke loudly through the door, "I thought that was for prostitutes!"
My husband, who works from home and was grumpy that day, opened the door and shouted at him, "SERIOUSLY?!! It means, NO SELLING OF ANY KIND!" and slammed the door.
I busted out laughing.
It still makes me laugh!
That little paper sign hung there for a long time and then it finally curled up and fell off the window.
This weekend, I made a proper replacement. It's safely hung on the inside of the window.
It's been pretty quiet around here lately, but I'm not taking any chances.
Now...what can I do about those annoying phone calls?
P.S. By the way, I used my easy chalkboard lettering technique to make the sign.
P.P.S. Don't forget to check out my big Amazon gift card giveaway! The raffle is open until Friday, June 7.
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