Comments on: Sales Guy Survives Run In With Mom http://www.mabelhood.com/index.php/2009/10/sales-guy-survives-run-in-with-mom/ The Mabelhood is the sum of all blogs, combining posts from Mabel Labels' bloggers Julie Cole, Caitlin Madden and a cast of guest bloggers. The Mabelhood documents the daily dramas of a group of people raising families and a label making business, plus everything else in-between. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 02:58:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Rachel in Maine http://www.mabelhood.com/index.php/2009/10/sales-guy-survives-run-in-with-mom/comment-page-1/#comment-2736 Rachel in Maine Tue, 06 Oct 2009 00:24:21 +0000 http://www.mabelhood.com/?p=1177#comment-2736 This is why I have a huge "No Soliciting" sign outside my door, and a sign taped over my doorbell that says "Please knock, child sleeping!" The sign stays over the doorbell 24 hours a day, and between the two signs, we pretty much get left alone! Too funny-thanks for your response! I'll use 2015 the next time someone actually dares to knock! This is why I have a huge “No Soliciting” sign outside my door, and a sign taped over my doorbell that says “Please knock, child sleeping!” The sign stays over the doorbell 24 hours a day, and between the two signs, we pretty much get left alone!

Too funny-thanks for your response! I’ll use 2015 the next time someone actually dares to knock!

]]> By: mapsgirl http://www.mabelhood.com/index.php/2009/10/sales-guy-survives-run-in-with-mom/comment-page-1/#comment-2732 mapsgirl Mon, 05 Oct 2009 14:32:22 +0000 http://www.mabelhood.com/?p=1177#comment-2732 Good for you! Answering door while holding back a large dog usually works too. The annoying sales person doesn't need to know that said dog only wants to play and lick them. Good for you!

Answering door while holding back a large dog usually works too. The annoying sales person doesn’t need to know that said dog only wants to play and lick them.

]]> By: Julie Cole http://www.mabelhood.com/index.php/2009/10/sales-guy-survives-run-in-with-mom/comment-page-1/#comment-2722 Julie Cole Mon, 05 Oct 2009 02:45:25 +0000 http://www.mabelhood.com/?p=1177#comment-2722 Carrie - you just dashed my hopes that things were going to be a little more civilized by then....but when you put it that way, yep, must reschedule appointment :) Carrie – you just dashed my hopes that things were going to be a little more civilized by then….but when you put it that way, yep, must reschedule appointment :)

]]> By: Carrie http://www.mabelhood.com/index.php/2009/10/sales-guy-survives-run-in-with-mom/comment-page-1/#comment-2721 Carrie Mon, 05 Oct 2009 02:37:09 +0000 http://www.mabelhood.com/?p=1177#comment-2721 I remember speaking to a credit card sales guy on the phone and after saying politely 3 times that I was not interested he actually said the words 'ma'am i'm going to keep talking until you hang up on me' to which I said, well thank you very much for letting me know, and then did just that. makes it rather difficult to be polite!! anyway, just a heads up, by my calculations in the spring of 2015 you'll have 3 teenagers, one kid with dance class and a book report due, and two little boys with timbit hockey practice and spelling homework. might want to call that sales guy and reschedule :P I remember speaking to a credit card sales guy on the phone and after saying politely 3 times that I was not interested he actually said the words ‘ma’am i’m going to keep talking until you hang up on me’ to which I said, well thank you very much for letting me know, and then did just that. makes it rather difficult to be polite!!

anyway, just a heads up, by my calculations in the spring of 2015 you’ll have 3 teenagers, one kid with dance class and a book report due, and two little boys with timbit hockey practice and spelling homework. might want to call that sales guy and reschedule :P

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