Guest guest Posted January 20, 2009 Report Share Posted January 20, 2009 jrfm wrote: > It is, alas, rather hard to avoid participating in the whole scam -- Hmmm. . .is it really a scam if the cookies taste good (as many MANY people, me included, do) and the money goes to the Girl; Scouts (which it does, so far as I know ? >What is one supposed to do when the next door neighbor comes to one's front door, Well, they don't come to the door here, but that may be because of the neighborhood. They just set up stands in front of the supermarkets and in church halls. But since you have every right not to buy what you don't want. you could (if I might presume to suggest) imply say, in an extra- kind voice, " Thanks for coming by, but I really don't care for any right now. Good luck to you, though. " Assertiveness doesn't have to be painful to either party, of course, but it's easy to forget that when being hard-sold by a waif. > All the best, no hugs required, > You lost me here, sorry. No hugs required? Rain @@@@ \\\\\ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 20, 2009 Report Share Posted January 20, 2009 bluezinnia wrote: > if the cookies taste good (as many MANY people, me included, do > ROFL ROFL ROFL!!! <blushing> Left some words out. Shoul;d have read, " As many MANY people, me included, feel they do " . Otherwise it just sounds like bragging. Rain @@@@ \\\\\\ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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