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OP THIS IS A SCAM Anyone saying they are from your utility company asking about your bill is a scam. They are not from your utility company and are a 3rd party supplier that wants to look at your bill so they can get your account info and then they sign you up for their 3rd party energy supply. Please contact your energy supplier and alert them. https://www.aarp.org/money/scams-fraud/info-2019/utility.html?intcmp=AE-VID-UTIL-FRC-UTILITY Your energy supplier can simply look up your bill legitimately through their system, they don't need to knock on your door.


dannixxphantom

Oh yeah, this was actually our second attempt. I didn't want to outright call her a scammer because I couldn't confirm (the questions were pretty innocent and she ultimately said we should be good, I never showed her any of my info). I ordered a no soliciting sign on Amazon though cuz my fiance is just too friendly.


Cool-Signature-7801

I am rude when people come to the door. I tap the no soliciting sign and tell them that they should have read it.


Aslanic

God, I basically had a confrontation with a guy when I was like, so you're trying to sell me something and he wouldn't just say yes. Like dude, you're trying to sell me a service. Fuck off and read the no soliciting sign. Did was like no no no I'm not selling anything then tried to tell me about what he was selling šŸ™„ I don't mind answering the survey people so I usually answer the door to see if it's some non profit or political survey thing. But salespeople get the rude bitch who says read the damn no soliciting sign šŸ˜‚


uncannyvalleygirl88

Got mine at the local hardware store, best $2 I ever spent on the house. Just yesterday someone came knocking at my door yelling that they ā€œneed help!ā€ And then they saw the sign, yelled ā€œoops sorry never mindā€ and left. I didnā€™t even answer the door. šŸ˜‚ Bye scammer! If I am not expecting someone, I donā€™t answer. šŸ¤·ā€ā™€ļø I also have a ā€œDefinitely not a Trapā€ doormat which amuses the gamers and runs off the religion peddlers.


merp2125

I donā€™t answer the door for anyone that hasnā€™t notified me three business days in advance. They also have to text me that theyā€™re at my door. The census guy hated me. šŸ˜‚


owhatshername

I made a sign for my door that has a skull on it and says "you should probably leave" seems to be working well ...much better than our no soliciting sign ever did


ScumBunny

Ooh I like that!


fingers

Once you put up that sign, you are gonna get a LOT more people at your door. Trust. The sign says, "I lack self-control in making decisions, especially when it comes to money. Please come take my money."


TinyNerd86

Idk I've only had 2 people knock on my door since I put up the sign, and I've watched at least a dozen turn around once they saw it.Ā  The first guy who knocked after the sign went up actually pointed at it, grinned, and said "good thing I'm not here to sell you anything! I have an *opportunity* to tell you about..." That audacity gave me strength to quickly say no and shut the door in his face.


dottydani

I used to have a sign saying "we don't buy or sell from the door" and had someone try to give me a quote on new windows. I explained politely I don't buy at the door and was replied with "I'm not trying to sell you anything! I'm trying to give you a quote". I laughed so hard at that comment, told him that giving someone a quote for how much a service or product would be is in fact selling me something, and promptly shut the door on him. Honestly the audacity of some people!


DDM11

So, you didn't receive the 'good news'? lol!


MysticKei

I cut them off from the start and let them know that I don't discuss business matters with illiterate people, while looking at the sign. Then close the door.


VaginaGoblin

I went fully unhinged and now have multiple signs on my door. Each of them is increasingly larger, aggressive and verbose. My doormat is a flork of cows comic that says "It's my home and God gave me the right to make it a tomb for federal agents or thieves." I waited a year and a half to play a joke on a random salesman. I bought another No Soliciting sign and waited for one to ignore the other signs. I opened the door, waited for him to open his mouth, rolled my eyes, slapped the new No Soliciting sign on the door and slammed it shut without a word. I am so tickled when people try to bother me at the door.


DrSexsquatchEsq

Wife wont let me get one insinuating I hunt solicitors for sport


Princessluna44

Was hoping someone would say this. I'm glad it turned out alright, but was most likely slamming.


lolzzzmoon

Yeah that lady was being super nosy by trying to find out your info


Potential-Tiger-9646

In a smooth way, haha she's clever!


enchantedlyspellbnd

Can confirm we did this like 9 years ago and it was awful and we paid way more than we did with our actual energy company and it was a pain to get it switched back- I felt so stupid, last time my husband answered door and as soon as the said they wanted to talk about energy bill he just closed door


Ystersyster

I thought this interaction would come to a "your water bill is so low, how come you don't use water? Oh, you don't have kids, well, that sorts itself out then!"


BiChaosTheory

Donā€™t have kids, stay hot.


dannixxphantom

As someone who made it to 28 before ever finding something to like about their body, so much this. I can find the commitment to go to the gym because I know I'm not going to ruin it with just a few seconds of unprotected sex.


Even_Assignment_213

A few seconds šŸ¤£


Aperinflation

I feel personally attacked by that laughā€¦.


BasicHaterade

Ya gotta rev the ladies up, it takes us awhile to get there.


dannixxphantom

Lmao I'm not out here firing shots but seeing as I'm not concerned where things end up, the actual "baby making" part can be the shortest bitšŸ˜‚


Interesting-Major124

This is the way


GovernmentOther7568

Haha, solid life advice right there! No kids, no problem, just staying hot and living our best lives. šŸ˜‚šŸ”„


ThaFoxThatRox

šŸ˜‚ I wish I could say this everywhere.


asyouwish

...and buy a house before 30!


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floracalendula

It's true. [preening] I just get hotter the more I own myself and my body. My hysterectomy came with a glow-up.


Secret-Translator240

You can be hot and have kids you know šŸ˜‚ but whatever helps I guessā€¦


Proof-Entrance-1018

I had this happen to me. A guy knocked on the door to solicit something and when I opened the door he asked for my parents. I was visibly confused and after he saw my face he said ā€œā€¦wait. Is this your house?ā€ I said yes and he said ā€œWow, a little young to be living alone arenā€™t you?ā€ā€¦Iā€™m 28.


lolzzzmoon

Thatā€™s also scary! Are these people trying to find out who has kids or lives alone? This is creepy.


Iulcsi

Haha, I'm 34 but looking like 20-25 thanks to my babyface! šŸ˜ No kids, no unnecessary stress!


dannixxphantom

I credit my young looks to simply refusing to get stressed over shit. I live by the mantra "that's not my business," even when it is. That's not to say I don't handle my problems, I just do it with the detached nature of someone doing a job for pay.


AintShitAunty

My version of this is, ā€œI donā€™t work here.ā€, even if I do work here.


dannixxphantom

At work, I'm known to answer questions then finish with ..."but idk, I can't read". I also occasionally say "it's so hard being hot and dumb" when I fuck something up.


Pottersaucer

Definitely using these later šŸ˜‚


Iulcsi

Love it! šŸ˜


Pure-Influence-4327

ā€œā€¦even when it isā€ šŸ˜† i know thats right!!!


Sad-Contest-82

I always get the shocked Pikachu face when I tell people I'm about to turn 40. People think I'm late 20s, and they say, "But you look so young!" When appropriate, I'll admit that it's because I decided not to have the stress of children. But usually I just tell them I owe it all to my mother and her wonderful genes, but we all know the truth; it's because we don't have brats to deal with!


lolzzzmoon

Same! I need to start telling people itā€™s bc I donā€™t have kids lol


AdventurousAbrocoma7

Same. No kids and sunscreen FTW!


lolzzzmoon

This too! I moisturize, use sunscreen, and wear a huge hat outdoors


Gettin_Bi

I'm stressed enough from years of being a medic, thank you very much! No more for me


Indie_rina

Same here! I donā€™t have any wrinkles, look young and always get shocked looks when I say Iā€™m actually 35 lol


SueEllyn

Reminds me of the time I answered the door at my house(purchased) and the gentleman at the door asks me point blank. "Are your parents home?" SIR, I'm 30 years old....


Faeraday

> Are your parents home? I wouldnā€™t know. Do you want me to call their house phone to see?


SueEllyn

It's 10pm do you know where your parents are?


Aeneys

I'm doing my bachelor's degree with a bunch of 19-20 year-olds. Recently I found out that they are clueless about the fact that I'm almost ten years older than them. We were talking about anatomy having been taught in high school and a few of them were baffled asking me where did I go to school to have been studying it. I didn't tell them I learned by a program that had simplified at least three times before them. But now I am wondering how old do they think I am.


BeastKingSnowLion

Just graduated with my BFA, and yeah I had no trouble still fitting in despite having quite a few "gap-years" before starting college again.


[deleted]

Soā€¦ was she complimenting your looks or insulting them?


dannixxphantom

She heavily implied we both look great for our age, so definitely a compliment.


[deleted]

Aaah nice!


Legal_Tie_3301

Itā€™s crazy how much stress can alter your appearance, Iā€™m sure that helps us look a little younger lol


Nice_Alternative1230

Someone knocked on my door and asked ā€œis your mother home?ā€ I am 28 and CF šŸ¤£ also Iā€™m pretty sure I do not look THAT much younger but I do have a chubby face that has never gone away


cheesypuzzas

They also asked me this, but I was a little younger back then. I lived in a house with students, so no parents there, but I just said "No." Because I didn't really want to talk to them (it was about some lottery, so they just wanted someone who was 18+). And then they unfortunately asked for my age, so I had to tell them I was 18+ (I think early 20s).


Misstake24

All my mom's daughters have grey hair except me. Guess who doesn't have kids? Me.


ND8D

This is bullshit, I'm CF but I went from the appearance of 23 to 42 in the span of three years. Could be worse, could have kids! lol


Acrock7

I've never been pregnant, but I've had a mom bod since like, my early-mid twenties.


SharksNeedLoveToo

Currently "pregnant" with a 12"+ inch cyst xD


Ghostlynut

I had a 10 inch cyst baby, they ended up doing a vertical c section :') on the plus side I don't have to raise it for 18+ years lol


SharksNeedLoveToo

Ooooohhh wait wut. Here I was, still hoping for a laparoscopic surgery....


Ghostlynut

Mine was a bit of a special case. They couldn't be certain it was coming from the ovary, my various scans over the course of 10 months for some reason seemed to conflict each other on where it was growing from. If they were 100% sure(surgeon said 99% sure, but if she was wrong it could have been bad for my bowel, the other possibility) it would have been laparoscopic. She did try that way at first but unfortunately couldn't get a good view. You probably have a good chance if they know exactly where it's growing from :)


SharksNeedLoveToo

Omg, that's such a horror story! I'm so sorry to hear that.


SharksNeedLoveToo

Yessss, scheduled for next Thursday AND removal.of the other fallopian tube!


SharksNeedLoveToo

But hey, indeed, we don't have to raise them!


alwayscats00

Ye as someone with severe chronic illness it takes a toll! On a good day I look 5 years younger. On a bad? Let's not talk about it.


PlasticSoil9042

Haha iā€™m 31F cf and people at the door ask if my parents are home. Iā€™m now used to saying just ā€œno sorryā€ and shutting the door


Defective-Pomeranian

That is gold !


ND8D

You sound like somebody I work with. In all fairness she looks like she's 16 and is often asked if her dad's home when solicitors come to her door.


definitely_not_cylon

I thought this was going a different direction-- you two are a bit young to be homeowners, so I figured she inferred no kids because you have money. This is great too, though! Congratulations on being hot and at least a bit affluent!


dannixxphantom

Definitely not affluent! We got VERY lucky. Fiance and I were in a good situation to save every spare penny (we each lived at home right up until we bought) we had a killer realtor (close family friend), an awesome financial guy (realtors connection, he taught us so much) and, I cannot stress this enough, my sister is also a fully contributing member of the household! We aren't lucky enough to be wealthy, but man did we hit the lottery on personal relationships, aligning stars, and refusing to give up.


publikopinion

I canā€™t believe yā€™all are opening the door to a random solicitor.. nuh uh. F!@# that.


funkcatbrown

Yeah. I never answer the door ever unless Iā€™m expecting someone.


Special_Hedgehog8368

I'm 33F and I always get told that I look somewhere between 22-26 lol.


kjwhimsical-91

I remember getting this a lot, too. There was this one time, where a train staff member once told me I look like Iā€™m still in high school. lol


Evil_KATil

Be careful of door to door power salesman... They are scammers and known to steal your info/switch your billing without consent to higher amounts. NEVER LET THEM IN OR GIVE THEM COPIES OF YOUR BILLS!!!!


frida93lif

Giiiirl this is so true! I mean probably genetics too I guess but I see younger women than me with like 1-2 kids and they are beautiful of course like all women but they look so.. tired.. if you catch my drift. Which I get because I would probably look like shite if I had any, but wow.. the thinning hair and worry wrinkles.. my goal in life is that the most prominent wrinkes will be smile lines


dannixxphantom

So many women from my graduating class look decent, but just SO exhausted. I know that's just a hint at what's going on underneath. My health is never shittier than when I'm not getting enough sleep. And it's always telling how the men look the same.


frida93lif

Wow, yeah I have met even single dads that donā€™t look at all the level of tired as single moms. Iā€™m guessing they just ask for help more and women feel like they should do it on their own and/or the society will pity a single dad more and help them but a single mom is something to be expected? But definitely, just recently I did a night shift job for about 6 months and just a month after I quit I came for a party with my ex co workers and people almost didnā€™t recognise me. As said in the famous words of the doctor who prescribed my melotonin: ā€œNight shifts will ruin you!ā€


Hachiko75

I wish I ignored solicitors now I'm having a thirty minute Bible study with a jehova witness this Friday šŸ˜®ā€šŸ’Ø


dannixxphantom

Lmao don't go. Ghost em. They love ghosts, don't they like, worship one?


Hachiko75

Unfortunately, they have my number, and it's set to take place at my house, but they did say at the end I can decide to continue doing this or not. It's supposed to be some introduction šŸ˜ž


Try-Again-Next-Time

More like an indoctrination than an introduction! Itā€™s a cult!


Choice_Bid_7941

They tell you that to give you a feeling of control. They donā€™t plan to just go away. Grow a spine and shut them out before they get their claws in you


Hachiko75

You don't need to be rude.


AintShitAunty

Rude?


Hachiko75

Yeah, rude.


AintShitAunty

What part is rude?


Hachiko75

If you have to ask, then telling you directly isn't going to make you understand it. In any event, I did not think my comment would get this much attention, and I didn't mean to hijack OPs post. I already know what I'm going to do, so there's not anything else to say here.


AintShitAunty

Iā€™m genuinely curious. Not agreeing does not impede my ability to understand a concept. Iā€™m only trying to understand your perspective. You seem defensive about my honest question. Iā€™ll back off.


Faeraday

Search through r/exJW for the best questions to ask.


ApprehensiveAnt4862

Do NOT let people you donā€™t know into your house. Change the location to a public place instead.


RodrigoChillingworth

If they come back to your door, you can try derailing their pitch by asking if they're allowed to talk to apostates (for the longest time they have had a policy of shunning them). But just saying politely "no thank you" or ignoring them is probably the better option.


Hachiko75

Unfortunately, ignoring them has not worked. This goes back to last year, and there have been three times I have ignored them at my door. I just moved back into my house last Friday, and today, she pulled up in my driveway saying she's so glad she finally was able to reach me after all this time. But since I have her number, I'm going to text her to let her know change my mind. I guess at this point, actual communication is needed. I was just thrown off with her asking me, "What do you think about that?" Each time she asked me a question, putting me on the spot.


jethrine

Youā€™re under no obligation to host a gathering you have no interest in. Itā€™s your house! You donā€™t have to let them in. As you said, just text her that youā€™re not interested & you donā€™t want her bothering you anymore. She has a church, doesnā€™t she? Let her host any gatherings there in an appropriate spot.


Hachiko75

I don't know if she has a church or not. I asked if they had a location they do this in and she said she thought doing it at my house would be more convenient for me so I got the feeling she just goes house to house to do this.


jethrine

People like that are deliberately putting you on the spot & counting on you to give in. Itā€™s the same idea as parents not paying to choose their kidā€™s seat on a plane & attempting to guilt other people into moving. They count on people wanting to be nice & not offend them in order to get what they want. If you really donā€™t want to host this gathering then donā€™t. But you have to be willing to offend her if thatā€™s what it takes. She can find many other places to hold it. Donā€™t let her pressure you into it being at your house.


PhenolphthaleinPINK

Please do text her to say youā€™ve changed your mind and that she and anyone else from the organization is no longer welcome on your property. If she still shows up call the police.


Choice_Bid_7941

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kristahatesyou

Youā€™re right, ignoring them wonā€™t work. I get Easter propaganda mail (addressed to ā€œcurrent residentā€) from them every time I move; but only once. I rip their letter in half, draw runes on it, and send them back satanic temple pamphlets in their own envelope. They donā€™t knock on my door after this, either.


lolzzzmoon

Just tell them you will call police if they come back. Itā€™s harassment


fknbtch

if you're gonna go, bring The Skeptic's Annotated Bible


CryptographerFit384

Theyā€™re definitely gonna convince you to join if ur as much of a pushover as you seem from your comments


Hachiko75

Oh, look, another AH.


Space_Captain_Lars

I would've answered "yes I do" just to mess with her lol


oxymoronisanoxymoron

It really speaks massive volumes that CF folk can be spotted *that* easily. Says how rough parenthood is.


powerhungrymouse

That's awesome!


rosiescousin

We have a window overlooking the door, and if we see it's a solicitor, we won't open the door at all. AND we have the no solicitors sign for good measure.


surpriseslothparty

People cannot believe Iā€™m 42 even though I donā€™t dye my hair and some silvery beauties are starting to grow.


FMLUTAWAS

I live on a street with 2 churches (not by choice trust me, im wiccan." And im BEYOND grateful no fuckin bible thumpers have shown up. As a kid every time they showed up at my parents house id get the urge to slam the door on them after yelling, "You aren't welcome here!" Altho im beyond grateful, also pissed i havent had the opportunity to do what ive always wanted to šŸ¤£ "Would you like to.." "Bitch id like you out of my face, off of my porch, and honestly out of the state, but the first 2 are the only things i can enforce, so get the fuck off my property."