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Originally Posted by Stewie
I don't like it when people show up at my door asking for money, especially when they are young and probably working for peanuts.
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Or worse. True story...
Last summer a guy (who was obviously cleaned up for the role) came to the door selling magazine subscriptions. I told him we're not interested and he went away.
That afternoon my wife tells me about the magazine subscription she just bought. She said it was a little expensive, but he was out of prison (for dealing) and was really trying to get his life back together...his story was apparently quite moving.
So after I got off the floor, I looked up his company and amazingly enough it was a scam. No, seriously...
As luck would have it we drove past him leaving the neighborhood later that day. She explained her concern and he agreed to give the money back, then just drifted away.
My take is that his story was probably legit. Some company rounds these guys up, uneducated and (perhaps just a low IQ to g begin with) and in prison for god knows what. Gives them a place to stay and food and makes them feel like they're doing the right thing...likely had no idea he was being taken advantage of.
-spence