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In reply to the discussion: When Jehova Witnesses ring my doorbell [View all]ailsagirl
(22,896 posts)8. My first inclination is to slam the door
Last edited Thu Mar 26, 2015, 08:09 PM - Edit history (1)
But I don't. I just tell them I'm not interested and try to keep the annoyance out of my voice.
For me, seeing them on my doorstep is always such a downer.
I wonder how many people welcome them with open arms.
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But also, I don't like being solicited. Honestly, I go to the grocery store and people come up to me in the parking lot asking for money. I feel bad for them but I'm barely scraping by as it is.
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I tell them "No thanks, I have my own religion". They give me a confused look.
Dont call me Shirley
Mar 2015
#5
I get the same emotional reaction to political canvassers out to save me with their passive-aggressi
LanternWaste
Mar 2015
#6
I respect your faith, but I don't share your faith. Now I'm going to ask you to leave.
Algernon Moncrieff
Mar 2015
#45
I have a ceramic sign next to my doorbell that reads: No solicitors, religious or otherwise.
LuckyLib
Mar 2015
#62
I always tell them: (1) I agree with their anti-war stand; (2) I really admire the history
struggle4progress
Jun 2015
#71
Yep, same reaction here. Also dislike the Mormons & the bots from our local megachurch that bother
catbyte
Jun 2015
#75
We have a sign near the doorbell that says, "No Solicitors -- religious or otherwise. We are happy
LuckyLib
Jun 2015
#86