Now the following may piss off the religious types out there, but I’m not trying to be an asshole here–I promise.
When I first moved up to Tucson and was living in brand new suburban development I was pretty shocked to find out that door to door salesmen salespeople still existed. I was offered everything from fresh steaks to soul saving bible tips at the most inopportune times of the day on a regular basis. Where I was living before was out in the middle of nowhere and the door to door’ers didn’t come out there at all.
I was kinda hoping since we bought this house in a much older development that we wouldn’t get pestered anymore. Not so, in fact it’s almost worse now because we’re “closer to the city center”. But instead of folks selling material crap it’s just a constant stream of folks trying to sell me religion.
I’m not a church-goer, haven’t been in a long time. There are various reasons for that fact but let’s just say I have different beliefs. I don’t have a problem with people who choose church, Christianity or the Bible. If it’s workin’ for them then great, congrats to them! You’re happy, I’m happy, life is good.
But at 7am, before my coffee, when my doorbell is rung and a couple of chicks holding a bible the size of my garage want to “Share a happy verse with me to start my day!” I start to get a smidge perturbed. I don’t want a happy verse dudes, I want to drink my joe, get the nighttime boogies outta my eyes, and sit in front of the computer in peace until I can see color. To much to ask? Not really. And I’m never mean to any of these folks so don’t think I’m a blazing jerk to ‘em…I politely say “No thank you have a nice day.” and send them off to the next house. I can’t bring myself to be mean to ‘em even if it’s at an un-godly hour (no pun intended)…they are so nice after all.
But 7am? Are ya serious?
I know there’s a Do Not Call registry for telemarketers; do these folks have a “Do Not Visit” registry that I can sign up for?
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Oh my goodness!! I usually never answer the door, and I think they get the hint cuz then they don’t come around for a while. Then they start coming back and I still don’t answer the door. There is a family that lives across the street from us and they have a gathering once in a while and the whole street is full of cars. Its kinda annoying with all those cars. Isn’t there a place where they can gather instead of cluttering up my street?? Geeeeesh I tell ya!! * rolls eyes*
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I don’t know about all of them, but for the JW and LDS people, seriously, you need to be mean.
Persistent doesn’t even begin to describe their tenacity.
At one place I lived it got so bad. I had 3 different “Christ-couples” or “devout-duos” as I like to call them (they always come in twos) coming to my house every other week. I finally couldn’t take it anymore.
It was not too bad at first; they’d show up around 10ish in the AM or after lunch. But, after like 3 months, they’d ring the bell at SIX FREAKING AY EM!!!!!I decided enough was enough. At that time, I still believed, but I was through. I figured if I offended “him” it would be forgiven.
I answered the door to each couple naked with my newborn kitten in my mouth and holding a quart of motor oil and a dildo…
Terror doesn’t even begin to describe the facial expressions.
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I think there actually are laws against that. It might be 8am, and you might have to google something like “Blue Laws and Tucson” but I don’t think they should be able to come at whatever hour they want to. That’s a little ridiculous. If someone woke up my pregnant as at 7 in the morning… to share a happy verse… I think I probably woulda shoved that bible somewhere the sun don’t shine LOL!!
Damn you for being too nice LOL!!
Hugs, Danger
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We don’t get so much of it here, but I usually give them something like “yeah, don’t care, bye”. It’s not meant to be rude but it probably comes out that way…
What really does piss me off though are the charity muggers who line up along a pedestrianised street (about ten of them, five each side) and try to grab you for a chat as you walk past. This happened recently: one tried to engage me, so I walked past with a (deliberately loud enough for all her colleagues to hear) comment of “haven’t got time, gotta be somewhere”. Let’s just say I was a bit less polite to the one who saw me tell the first one to get lost and then decided to try it on anyway…
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every time i have ppl knocking on the door for that i’ll say something like “its good to know you have found your religion that you really believe in as i have found my own religion that i really believe in too” just dont let them start a debate. and they usually dont come anymore. or “im sorry but your the 25th preson to say that to me but really im not intersted pls. dont come back…thanks”
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You just reminded me that I have been wanting to get a NO SOLICITORS sign to put up RIGHT next to my door bell!
Thanks Bug! (I’m serious, we have been saying this now for well over a year.) I think you were extremely charitable to the Bible ladies. That’s just too early to be civilized. OK, this is going to sound cowardly, but I look out my son’s bedroom window to see who is at the door, and if I don’t know them, I’m not answering. Yes, I suck that way. 3T
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Now that’s funny. Not you, but what it reminded me of. I live out in the middle of nowhere. That doesn’t stop them. Now there seems to be a war over my soul. J.W. are encroaching on one another’s turfs! I couldn’t believe it. 3 in one week. First couple shows up, he waits in the car while she comes up to peddle her wares. I am standing there listening politely, only wanting to get my hands on her pamphlet {It was for a good reason, but not my soul. Writing a novel and wanted that info} she talked for a good half hour. small talk mostly, I assume she was trying not to scare me off. Next day, another woman shows up. Says nothing about my visit from the day before {I thought maybe they had a “This one will talk to you” bulletin or something. I listened as she peddle her wares, and snagged her pamphlet {it was different than the first ladies. Next day two women show up to talk to me. Now this is getting ridiculous {and every one of them showed up while I was eating lunch! The next week the first lady comes back {new pamphlet And asks if so and so had been there. I replied that she had indeed as well as another. The look on the first woman’s face was priceless! She was not a happy camper. ~giggle~ Haven’t seen anyone in a while now. Thankfully.
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I get so sick of them! I’m about ready to nail a cross to my door upside down and put a sign up that says “No solicitors! That includes Religion!”
GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR.
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…and The Mom weighs in….
Thanks for not losing it,although I might have been hard pressed to be charming prior to 7 am…
The question isn’t how rude does one have to be, no need to nail crosses upside down.
A no solicitors sign (as much as I hate signs) should suffice.
Honestly, Bug even though I believe in Christ, I don’t believe The Word has been spread as intended….might you pollitiely mention that?
Love Mom
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stick a “no soliciting” sign up. that usually works.
like phelan, i live out in the middle of freaking nowhere and i get jw’s trying to convert me. let’s see… i live in parsonage 50 feet from a church. i think my soul is juuuuuust fine!
(my husband and i actually have stories about scaring away jw’s from BOTH of our childhoods. it’s a good thing when the topic comes up in adult sunday school.
)as for the people who come at 7 a.m. to share a happy Bible verse with you, remind them of the 11th commandment: “THOU SHALT NOT DISTURB BUG ON HER SLEEP-IN DAY!!!!!!!!!!”
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