They must be related to the guy who comes around and says ”we just did the pest control for your neighbors (pointing), and can offer you a discount since we are here.” No, you didn’t do their house, I know for a fact. And then I point them to our little sign by the door. Local students (selling local discount cards that we will buy but never use) yes. All others, scram.

Yes and the Solar Panel sales and the Brightspeed sales.

None of them understand / read the

NO SOLICITING sign.

The other scam is that they distract you with a sales pitch while a second (or third person) goes round back and breaks into the house. This one was pretty common in LA.

That scam is here, too.

We haven’t had that particular type of burglary in this area. People regularly get mowers etc stolen if they are riding and fancy and left out. But you can leave a bicycle on the front lawn for weeks and it will still be there and if you drop something on Main St for instance it will be hung up in a prominent place with a sign! No packages stolen and very very few car breakins .

Big scam common where i live. You agree on a price per bag then they finish and the price goes way up. They threaten until you pay the higher price.

I had 7 yrds loose mulch delivered . I’d like to have seen their faces when I said ” Sure here is the wheelbarrow and a pitch fork! 😂🤪 that is equal to 95-98 2cu ft bags. I do it 2x a year all by myself

If your mulch hadn't been delivered, how would they have chosen that job to mention? How would they even know you were expecting a delivery? Maybe the mulch seller told them you were getting a load and might want to hire help?

@Olychick —— They started the conversation with DH by saying ” we talked to you…”.

. They were just going door to door ” fishing”. I am not mad at them but they need to learn honesty is important. 🙏

OK, why are so many people wasting time talking to strangers at the door? I say "hello" then when they start immediately with "How are you today, my name is X and ...." I say "I am not interested" and shut the door.

I am not being rude.

In LA I would answer the door with my large shepherd mix that is very vocal with strangers. She would do a perfect impression of a snarling police dog being held back by its handler, just before it was released to attack!

Most strangers would back away, have trouble talking over her loud barking and would give up and walk away to try the next neighbor.

If I did let her go, she would usually run past the person barking and go look for squirrels, but they didn't need to know that!

@sushi we both normally do just that. DH was caught unaware by the ” I talked to you before”….

What sales pitch doesn't start with a lie?????? Rudeness is in the eye of the beholder. I was up to my elbows and knees in dirt midway through a major rearrangement of my hosta beds when one of these sorts strolled by wanting to sell me books--had already sold to ALL my neighbors yadda yadda. I stood there wanting to say READ THE ROOM..no way was now the time to talk to me about anything let alone children's books.... Not sure what I said to him but never ever did I spend a second being concerned about my being rude to him!