I absolutely hate passing things out. Here in Chicago you will frequently be walking along the street and someone will try to hand you a coupon or flyer from some establishment that wants your business, generally some poor college kid with a stack of flyers trying desperately to get the attention of just 1 person out of a 100 in hopes of walking away w/ a shred dignity.
Poor College Kid #1:
"Hey, here's a coupon, $5 off a gym membership"
Jag Bag #1:
"efff off loser!"
Poor College Kid #2:
"Good afternoon, best noodles in area, care for a free potsticker"
Jag Bag #2:
"good luck kid, that place has been slinging slop for years"
In addition to people passing out coupons, we also have these savvy sharp tongued folks w/ clip boards trying to raise money for dolphins, whales and wild life
"Excuse me sir, do you have time to save a starving panda today?"
Some get tricky:
"Hey fella, I know your looking at me....come on...look at my face... your life is in danger. The food chain is being disrupted and you may have to eat rats, please sign and pledge"
I am constantly throwing that phrase out as I walk down the sidewalk
Do you have change?
Not today
Do you want to help a starving child?
Not today
Can you please stop standing on my foot?
Not today
In the course of a day I generally manage to turn down every deserving cause known to mankind, So Sorry bout that.
There's always tomorrow!
ReplyDeleteLOL..what Bob said!
ReplyDeleteI generally don't like when people peddle things to me. Be it on the street, in a store, on my front porch. Just not a fan-not today anyway. :)
Same here but not today!
ReplyDeleteI need to adopt that saying. I'm going to start practicing it in the mirror. What? You have to have the right facial expression. duh
ReplyDeleteyeah giving a beggar a few bucks isn't going to solve homeslessness. and giving money to charity isn't going to solve world hunger etc.
ReplyDeleteSo really you have done nothing wrong.
I know why I don't give money to the needy. Because I don't know when I will need that 5 bucks to feed myself.
It has taken me a long time to learn 'not today'. A long time and a lot of wasted hours hearing about the dolphins. Well done you!
ReplyDeleteI hate this happening when I am at my local shopping centre. I feel constantly harassed by people handing out flyers and things to me. Leave me alone already!
ReplyDeleteDrives me NUTS... I jsut say 'not today' as well and keep walking. It jus doesn't interest me to encourage this kind of marketing, regardless of the fact that it is employing some uni student. x
ReplyDeleteSome guy stopped me once to ask me when the last time I had a haircut. I almost punched him out.
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