Yeah, I think it sucks too, but I am sure they have their reasons.
I was vacuuming the living room when I hear the doorbell. This teenage girl, 15-16 came to my door and asked me if I could help her with a contest she was in. I'm think scavenger hunt etc and she starts talking about these points she gets for someone who has had the same job for more then 5 years, been married for more then 10 years etc. If she gets so many points she wins a trip to Cancon Mexico.
Ok I'm thinking I'll help the kid out as much as I can. So I giving her answers to all these questions, then she starts talking about a charity she is raising money for and whips out a list of magazines with points she can earn. Red flag goes off in my mind and I am thinking what's the price. She won't give me an answer, evades the question, starts filling out a form. None of the magazines on her list were ones that I, my wife or kids would be interested in. I do give her a title of one I thought, I can find someone who will like this at work etc. She tries to get me to buy more, telling me my neighbors are getting 2 - 4. I am thinking, so, what do I care what my neighbors buy.
Finally, she asks me for my cell number, I give it and then she asks me to sign this form. I look at the price of the magazine subscription and its $56.00!:shock: I said are you serious and she starts asking me for a check! Telling me that it will take 2 weeks to process etc., I tell her I am sorry, but I am not paying $56 dollars for a single magazine subscription, if I am spending $56 bucks its going to be for grocery's or bills.
I hand her magazine info back to her and tell her I am sorry, but I am not going to be able to help you with your contest and went back inside the house. I went to empty the vacuum container in the large trash can (was filling up with dog/cat/rabbit hair almost immediately every time I turned it on) and her cell phone and some magazine info was on my porch. I thought at first, she discovered she lost them and retrace her steps. Then I thought with all the territory she is probably covering she won't remember. So I looked down the street didn't see her, so I got in my car and drove down the street, l happened to see her go into a house and stopped and walked up to give her her cell phone and magazine info back.
If I knew that was all going to happen when I answered the door I would have just kept on vacuuming and pretended I didn't hear the doorbell.
I know exactly how she feels.
