Both my wife and I found ways to visit the CAT scan machine at our local hospital this week. Mine was just inconvenient, hers was scary.
Things can only get better this week!
Both my wife and I found ways to visit the CAT scan machine at our local hospital this week. Mine was just inconvenient, hers was scary.
Things can only get better this week!
In reply to chandler :
I gave up for the day. Reading a book and hitting the allieve.
It'll feel better when it quits hurting....
I tried to buy a set of alloy wheels for a customers 07 Rav4 last fall. Facebook Marketplace dude wore my last bit of patience out today.
Need them for winter tires. "I can't take them off yet"
I only want four "You need to buy all five. You can sell the other one."
How much? "$100 each. So, $500."
Four months later: "I'm coming to town this weekend."
When? "My phone is broke. I will message when I get one."
When? How much?
When? How much? I meet people at the truck stop on the north end of town."
When?
When? How much? "This evening."
While I was waiting, I checked car-part.com, and a not flake wrecker has three, and another has one.
"Never mind."
I bet theres another dozen people out there wanting to buy a set of wheels to fit a 17 year old car. Not a motivated seller, and I presume he will bitch me out to his sister wife...
Mk1autohaus is out of business.
DarkMonohue said:We've had a very clear no soliciting sign at the front door for many, many years. Usually, it works. Today is the first time I've had anyone look me in the eye and ask, "what's that mean?"
Really, "Travis from Houston, Texas"? Are you asking me to believe that you came thousands of miles to knock on people's doors all day, and you somehow don't know what soliciting is? Riiiiiight.
Apparently this is SOP for a certain pest control chain that rhymes with Schmaptive. GTFO, and take your e-scooter with you.
In my area, it's people selling Vivint home security systems.
I watched this one guy go from our neighbors across the street, through my front yard and ring my doorbell. I have a large NO SOLICITING sign posted directly above the doorbell.
So I'm already irritated that this doofus couldn't be bothered to walk up my concrete driveway and then completely ignore the sign. He was persistent and couldn't take a hint that I absolutely was not going to buy anything he was peddling. I finally just slammed the door in his face mid sentence.
In reply to stanger_mussle (Supported by GRM undergarments) :
When I open the door there is an 80-pound shepherd barking at them through the screen door.
I point to the no soliciting sign and reach for the latch on the screen door.
They usually get the point pretty quickly and leave.
It's an empty threat though. The shepherd just wants to play.
In reply to Toyman! :
The Bat is great for that as well- she barks up an absolute storm at anyone (or anything) that approaches our front door and if I go to open it will jump off her perch on the couch to try and get to them even though were I to let them in she'd just be trying to lick them to death.
In reply to stanger_mussle (Supported by GRM undergarments) :
That's the sort of thing that really irritates me in any selling situation. I get that they've got a job to do and it's just a numbers game for them. I don't particularly respect it or like it, but I get it. But if you're going to call me, knock on my door, or accost me while I'm trying to do my grocery shopping and try to sell something to me, stuff all the "we don't take no for an answer" sales training crap up your rear. I will be very polite and respectful when I tell you that I'm not interested in whatever you're selling, but don't make me be rude and hang up on you or slam a door in your face. My "No thank you, I'm not interested" isn't soft and polite because I'm not actually sure or because I'm weak-willed or anything like that. It's just because I'm trying to respect your human dignity and mine and I don't want to be a hardass. It isn't an opening for you to try to push harder. It's an opening for you to save face and retreat. We can part as friends or enemies and that choice is entirely up to you.
In reply to wae :
My reply is always, "Look, I know you have a job selling *widgets*. I'm not interested. I'm not going to waste your time letting you making a pitch that won't work. I'm taking time away from a potential sale . Good luck."
I have never gotten any blow back. I think they are simply stunned with me being polite and honest.
I was about 3 seconds from sending you $400 for logo tumblers for my company.
I was completing the cart when I came to the section where you expected a tip.
Tips happen for outstanding service. Your company hasn't even performed a service yet you still ask for a tip.
That's not happening and asking has now cost you a sale.
I tried to log into the USPS website so I could print out postage for a package. I've only used their website a couple times so, of course, I couldn't remember the password. I tried twice and it said that my account is disabled. Crap! OK, let's reset the password. Sorry, your account is disabled. berkeley!
In reply to CAinCA :
I gave up on USPS site for that. I think I had accounts with both of my emails because after one time of account disabled I couldn't sign up again with the same email.
CAinCA said:I tried to log into the USPS website so I could print out postage for a package. I've only used their website a couple times so, of course, I couldn't remember the password. I tried twice and it said that my account is disabled. Crap! OK, let's reset the password. Sorry, your account is disabled. berkeley!
I use Pirate Ship for everything. Cheaper and only one website to compare USPS and UPS rates for the package.
In reply to Toyman!, wae and Appleseed :
I always try to treat them with respect and politeness.
That is until they give me a reason not to.
In reply to EvanB :
I use Pirate Ship as well. Their UPS rate was lower than what my job's FedEx rate was going to be for a set of wheels I'm shipping. Being over 50 pounds didn't help.
In reply to peanutpckrupper :
I absolutely hate the "Is this available?" Automatic message. I wish Facebook would get rid of it.
1. It makes people message with no thought and usually no follow up.
2. You can hit it accidentally. I've done it and usually try to follow up that I hit it accidentally. It's on the same side as the save, and also the side I slide to scroll.
Just WTF are shops doing? This is four separate orders for the same car.
stanger_mussle (Supported by GRM undergarments) said:In reply to Toyman!, wae and Appleseed :
I always try to treat them with respect and politeness.
That is until they give me a reason not to.
If you can't read and follow the sign hanging from the doorbell button that says, "No Solicitation," I have no respect for you. It doesn't say, "Some Solicitation." It says No. I will treat you like E36 M3 in the hopes that you will quit your job crying tears of anguish.
You guys answer unexpected doorbell rings without being naked and armed?
In reply to peanutpckrupper :
honestly, the last time i listed something for sale I debated even going to the trouble of adding a description because people don't read it anyways.
In reply to budget_bandit :
The last time I sold something on MP I gave an appropriately detailed description with all the pertinent information, some important things noted twice. At the end of the ad I put:
I will only answer two questions, what is your address, and when can I pick it up?
Every single response asked only those two questions. I will definitely continue to do that
I'm with Peabody. If the responses were can I come look at it, I'd be game to list stuff. When they start asking what color a red car is or how fast it can go, I'm done with the BS. I'd rather burn it to the ground or give it away than subject myself to the stupidity that is Marketplace.
Hence the two basically free cars I listed here a month or so back.
I just had a wholesale customer ask me if they could return parts over the phone.
Since I did not send them to you over the phone, no.
I just had a wholesale customer ask me if they could return parts over the phone.
Since I did not send them to you over the phone, no.
In reply to Toyman! :
On Friday I'm driving 4 hours round trip to buy a set of wheels for a good price.
I've been trying to sell the rear bumper from my totaled Touareg. One person about the same distance as the wheels for me in PA wanted me to ship the bumper. And he has family in CT but no one wanted to pick it up for him. Even tried to offer to drop it off on my way to VA. Nothing.
Another person in Yonkers. I offered to meet halfway. "Yeah I'll let you know a day" Ghosted. Reach back out. Yeah I'm interested but insurance might total my Touareg. This was like three weeks after the initial contact. My Touareg got totaled by insurance after 3 days.
I removed the reflectors and tow hook covers yesterday to try listing on eBay and cut up the bumper.
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