Comments on: Weekly Financial Review

By: philskaren

philskaren — Thu, 31 May 2007 00:02:03 +0000

I think they have some kind of scam going. I once got conned big time at the university. I paid cash to some rude demanding kid who convinced me to buy magazines. They never came, go figure. Stupid decision on my part.

I have recently learned the art of peaking from upstairs everytime the doorbell rings. I see the puzzled looks of sales people when they see 2 cars in the drive way and no one answers. Haha

By: KMull

KMull — Tue, 29 May 2007 12:13:00 +0000

Hmmm, sounds like the young chap needs to learn the important sales technique of walking away when you need to. Or risk getting shot by an unhappy door answerer.

By: Foobarista

Foobarista — Sat, 26 May 2007 02:59:31 +0000

If it’s a guy with a notepad, I reply with a quick “No thanks!” and close the door immediately. I figure anyone selling stuff at my door is already performing an impolite act, so I see little reason to waste my time and theirs.

Once I did get “chatted up” and realized that the high school the kid supposedly attended didn’t exist. If you’re going to make up stuff, at least spend five seconds to come up with the name of a high school that didn’t close six years ago.

By: Money Blog

Money Blog — Fri, 25 May 2007 17:49:55 +0000

When I was in college, we had some college student who said he traveled over 6 hours to come to our neighborhood and sell us magazines. WHAT?!?!?! 6 Hours? I just thanked him for the opportunity and sent him on his way.

I would also like to know what the SCAM here is because either this kid lied to get us to feel sorry for him, or he really did travel 6 hours just to get an untapped market.

By: Moneymonk

Moneymonk — Fri, 25 May 2007 16:50:07 +0000

LOL @ the high school student. All I can say he was very very persistent. I doubt if $500 can send him to college –that is not enough to cover books for 1 semester. Next kid that try to sucker you tell them I am more interested in putting my own kids in college !

By: RateLadder.com

RateLadder.com — Fri, 25 May 2007 15:38:11 +0000

The whole your not interested in helping me go to college answer would have really pissed me off.
I mean seriously, $500 is like a weeks work at a burger joint. There must be some other scam/angle that you don’t know about.
Sending high school kids around for fundraisers of any kind is dangerous to the kids. And potentially dangerous to their personalities as you witnessed.

By: Art Dinkin

Art Dinkin — Fri, 25 May 2007 15:25:05 +0000

“If someone knocks on your door and tries to sell you something you don’t want, does that obligate you to buy – even if it’s for a good cause?”

Of course not. Next time he says “You’re not interested in helping me go to college?” you can reply “Are you interested in helping me pay off my HELOC?”