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[bodldops]

Living in a school town wtf:
For the past six months or so, once every... oh, two-ish weeks, there's a knock at the door. Usually it's later than this - 8, 9pm, and since roommate's friends and family come over all the time, I usually think it's one of them, having gotten locked out.

And it's always some journalism undergrad, being sent around to sell magazines.

Truly, wtf. If I really wanted a magazine? There's three bookstores and a good half-dozen 24hr pharmacies around here, never mind all of the supermarkets. I can find reading material, kthx.

And they're always very weirdly peppy. Like they chugged an entire Rockstar before knocking.

Also, usually underdressed. Not like 'gee, what are you selling besides magazines' underdressed, but 'gee, didn't you realize that the temperatures at night are still dipping below 40 and perhaps a t-shirt wasn't the best plan' sort of underdressed.

Oh! Weirdest part: They all act, for a good 5-10 minutes, that they're just out to meet the neighbors. Full-on conversation here, folks - they talk about where they live, ask about how things are around here, hey what do you do for a living, how 'bout them Steelers... And then work in oh, I want to travel, and there's this contest PLZ BUY MAGAZINES? This one seemed deeply disappointed that I cut him sort at a minute and a half 'cause I'd cottoned on to the pattern.

It's all very bizarre. I told this one to tell his buddies that the vet students here do not have disposable cash.

Not for door-to-door magazines, anyway. Y'all are friendly enough, but... way with the no.

EDIT: OMG THE CUUUUTE!!!

Comments

[mumstheword54.livejournal.com]

This sounds very much like a scam: Fake "students" with carefully rehearsed back stories, selling supposed subscriptions -- and either the magazines never come, or your apartment is being "checked out" by operatives of a drug- or theft-ring.

In either case, if you have on-site managers or security personnel, you should report these people to them. If you don't have on-site security, you should probably report the people to the police. I know, they haven't "done anything" -- yet. But that's part of the scam, using innocent-seeming kids to sell bogus subscriptions or get a good look at people's valuables.

/end law-enforcement schpiel/


Be careful. *hugs*

[texaspsychosis.livejournal.com]

Yea.... I got one of those.
He had the nerve to get upset at me. "Your neighbors were nice people and bought one!"
... losers.

[bodldops.livejournal.com]

Srsly. "Not even one? They're cheap!" Boyo, whining at me only makes me close the door faster, seriously. It does not reveal hidden leprechaun gold or something. I'd suggest walking a block to Safeway and buying some cheese to go with that whine.