You Screwed with a Door-to-Door Salesperson
February 7th, 2008The next time one of these folks comes to door, answer it promptly. Chances are, they’re holding some sort of clipboard or prop for use during their sales pitch. This is where the fun starts.
First, grab whatever they’re holding (unless it’s a leaflet or something disposable, then go for the whole stack), step back into your house and close/lock your door. Now, call out to them through the locked door - tell them they can have their stuff back if they perform one of the following actions (and feel free to get creative here, these are just suggestions):
- Sing The Star-Spangled Banner in their best Irish Brogue
- Remove one of their shoes and double-knot it to the nearest metal or wood fixture
- Tell them to repeat whatever you say, but in the loudest intelligible voice they can muster (have some fun with that one)
Obviously, these are just poor working folks trying to get by, but that doesn’t mean you can’t have a little fun with them :)