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Re: Too Many Ding Dongs?
By: Winterlight Date: September 6, 2020, 7:12 pm
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Where I grew up, all we ever got were the odd religious
solicitors trying to convert us. We lived out in the woods and
our Belgian Sheepdog pack tended to scare them off. Screaming
defiance at them from the deck (which was thankfully blocked so
they couldn't leap off and charge at them) or attempting to
shove whichever human had answered the door out of the way so
they could "herd" them back to their cars was generally enough
to cause a swift retreat.
#Post#: 57014--------------------------------------------------
Re: Too Many Ding Dongs?
By: Gellchom Date: September 6, 2020, 11:53 pm
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As an aside, note that political and religious door to door
canvassing is not within the definition of “soliciting” under
the First Amendment.
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Re: Too Many Ding Dongs?
By: DaDancingPsych Date: September 7, 2020, 5:32 am
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[quote author=silversurfer link=topic=1840.msg57006#msg57006
date=1599436683]
That is way to many ding dongs! (also a side note, a ding dong
is a kind of a term of endearment at our place, when someone you
love does something silly, they generally get called a goose or
a ding dong).
[/quote]
HAHA Where I am from, it has an alternate meaning, too. I
wouldn't necessarily call it a term of endearment, but it's not
the worse insult either. It does mean someone being
absentminded, so very similar to your definition. After I
created the title, I realized that it could read as something
different and made me a giggle a bit. However, I was not trying
to name call the sales people. However, my doorbell literally
does two chimes (I would say a ding and a dong). A minor detail,
it was pressed two times with each visit, so I heard "Ding Dong,
Ding Dong" each time... and found two "ding dongs" standing
there! ;D (Ok, that time I did name call.) But yeah... I
really was referring to the chimes originally!
#Post#: 57018--------------------------------------------------
Re: Too Many Ding Dongs?
By: gramma dishes Date: September 7, 2020, 6:32 am
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[quote author=Gellchom link=topic=1840.msg57014#msg57014
date=1599454427]
As an aside, note that political and religious door to door
canvassing is not within the definition of “soliciting” under
the First Amendment.
[/quote]
SHHHHHH, Gellchom! We tell them it is and they believe us!
;D
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Re: Too Many Ding Dongs?
By: vintagegal Date: September 7, 2020, 6:48 am
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[quote author=Gellchom link=topic=1840.msg57014#msg57014
date=1599454427]
As an aside, note that political and religious door to door
canvassing is not within the definition of “soliciting” under
the First Amendment.
[/quote]
Then ask them for their home address so that YOU can call on
them at any odd hour.
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Re: Too Many Ding Dongs?
By: Shores Date: September 7, 2020, 9:52 am
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Answer the door, escort them off the property and tell them
you’re trespassing them and their company, if they return call
the police.
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Re: Too Many Ding Dongs?
By: Aleko Date: September 7, 2020, 12:15 pm
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[quote][quote]As an aside, note that political and religious
door to door canvassing is not within the definition of
“soliciting” under the First Amendment[/quote][/quote]
Over here, “soliciting” is defined as the act of accosting
someone to offer them sexual services for money, and it’s a
crime. However, a solicitor is the kind of lawyer who deals with
the legal aspects of your house purchase, your divorce and your
will, and gives you legal advice if you’re arrested.
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Re: Too Many Ding Dongs?
By: bridalviolet Date: September 8, 2020, 7:38 am
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As an aside, were these salespeople wearing masks? Anything to
protect themselves or you?
I'm surprised (although I probably shouldn't be) that anyone is
going door to door in the midst of this health crisis. I'm one
of Jehovah's Witnesses, and in March we made the decision to
suspend our door to door ministry for the indefinite future.
We've been carrying out our ministry by phone, letter, text etc.
in order to keep everyone safe.
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Re: Too Many Ding Dongs?
By: DaDancingPsych Date: September 8, 2020, 8:45 am
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[quote author=bridalviolet link=topic=1840.msg57051#msg57051
date=1599568680]
As an aside, were these salespeople wearing masks? Anything to
protect themselves or you?
I'm surprised (although I probably shouldn't be) that anyone is
going door to door in the midst of this health crisis. I'm one
of Jehovah's Witnesses, and in March we made the decision to
suspend our door to door ministry for the indefinite future.
We've been carrying out our ministry by phone, letter, text etc.
in order to keep everyone safe.
[/quote]
My peep hole doesn't always clearly show things, but it appeared
to me that they were NOT wearing one. In my area, I believe that
the guidelines / law say that we do not need to wear one outside
as long as we keep six feet from people. So if I am accurate,
it's possible that they planned to stay back. It would have been
in my preference that they did wear one, though.
Thank you for sharing this personal detail, as I have been
wondering why I haven't haven't been visited by any Jehovah's
Witnesses during this time. I do find reading material at my
door every so often (but not since March for sure). I posted
about a student a year ago that I was trying to learn more about
her religion. I am not sure if my curious questions would have
been welcomed, but I suppose that I would have welcomed the
visit to ask them!
I have also mentioned that I had to attend an event a month ago
where I was exposed to a number of people. (No one that had
tested positive, though.) However, I was playing it safe and
attempting to quarantine myself as much as possible. I would not
have wanted to answer this door at this time for their safety!
#Post#: 57054--------------------------------------------------
Re: Too Many Ding Dongs?
By: Hmmm Date: September 8, 2020, 8:48 am
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[quote author=DaDancingPsych link=topic=1840.msg56981#msg56981
date=1599403169]
[quote author=Lula link=topic=1840.msg56958#msg56958
date=1599351509]
[quote author=DaDancingPsych link=topic=1840.msg56916#msg56916
date=1599269438]
Thanks everyone! It doesn't sound like anyone thus far feels
that the sales people's behavior is excessive. I would hope that
there is some point that we would find it tacky. None-the-less,
their tactics have made me less interested in their services.
::)
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FTR, I think these salespeople's behavior is excessive.
Multiple attempts in one day? Are they camped out in the
neighborhood somewhere?
[/quote]
Thanks! This is what I truly was interested in (although I would
never deny anyone conversation.) I live a large housing plan
which is mostly made up with smaller homes and townhouses, so we
are tight together. It would take someone days to visit every
house (hence why I knew they were coming.) My best guess is that
they are knocking and then moving on to the next home and then
circling back around to anyone who didn't answer the first
time... at least on Friday. It's entirely possible that they are
simply visiting other homes in-between trying mine. They could
be sitting in a car somewhere waiting to come back to me, but I
doubt that I am that special!
[/quote]
I do think it is excessive, but I also don't blame the people at
the door but more of the practice of door to door solicitation.
Many times, Verizon or other service companies hire a third
party company to do the door to door soliciting. The contracted
company is assigned a territory to solicit over a period of
time. It is not uncommon for these companies to hire part time
contractors to do the actual door to door contact. These
companies will pick up all the contractors in a central location
and then drop them off to their assigned neighborhoods and then
return later to pick them up. They always have instructions to
circle back to any home that didn't answer the door. Some
companies give strong incentives not just on new contracts but
also percent of contacts made.
I personally have found that when I see these teams on my street
the quickest way to stop the ding dongs is to open the door,
tell them no and to please not return as I never to business
with strangers appearing at my door.
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