NO SOLICITORS....

At least once a week the doorbell would ring by way of a finger belonging to some poor soul selling something....I say "poor soul" because they were ensured an unsuccessful sale at the Ray home. I could smell them a mile away...their entire demeanor reeked of "salesperson" odor!

The straw that caused the new sign on my door was Alexander.....in major rhinestones of bling, his name was proudly displayed across the length of his shirt, although, it was difficult to see him through the thick cloud of CVS cologne encircling his body. It's 4:30 p.m. in the summertime. All 4 of us are at the door....me, Margaret, Jack, & Thatcher....He begins with "My....what a beautiful baby..." I respond with "Are you selling something?" He looks slightly offended seeing as he didn't have time to flash his entire set of teeth with a solicitor's grin....he says "No,.....I'm PROMOTING something." I quickly say "Well, I'm not interested." Poor Alexander. There shouldn't have to be other defeated salesmen at my doorstep. I was determined to save the pain and dignity of other salespersons.....so, I taped a "No Solicitors" sign to my frontdoor.
It's actually been educational. It was the vocabulary word of the week around here! I explained it multiple times to the boys including their little annoying friend down the street who showed up when the marker wasn't even dry yet wondering about it.....


My greatest joy came one evening when I was coming down the stairs and saw a girl walk up to the front door, stumble across my lovely sign, throw her hands up, and WALK AWAY before ringing the bell!
Yahoo! It was worth it all for that one moment! I danced a jig right there in the foyer...


I don't know what the deal is with salespeople....I know they have to make a living....but....I avoid them at all costs...I run from the girl scouts....I dash into Wal-Mart when the Salvation Army's bell ringer is looking the other way....but there is a saying somewhere about becoming what you dread the most....


With that said.......ANYBODY WANT TO BUY SOME POPCORN TO SUPPORT THE CUB SCOUTS??????? Email me if you are interested....I can email you a run down of the products. Send me a check and we'll mail you your order at our expense to make sure Jack gets the credit.
Hey, and.....we appreciate your business...we couldn't exsist without supportive customers like yourself......thank-you in advance for supporting the cub scouts.......
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