At my old school we used to go door to door selling honey(a type of solicitation). however some of the students had the “grand” idea of going to a house with a no soliciting sign and wrecking the mailbox(ie writing the f word) and\or ringing the bell and running like hell. i haven’t gone to that school for a while now but i sometimes hear rumors that this ring and run thing is still in operation. to all those who want to stop those annoying ring and run tactics chop all trees and shrubs down and put in lawn or decorative rocks(to improve lines of sight. one kid got caught in the act because the owner happened to be at the front 2mins after the bell rang and saw him on the sidewalk. Busted!!! ) or get a survellance camera and install it at the front door. rumor has it that the #1 rule is that you are not supposed to bee seen when you pull off this type of stunt. these 2 tips will help stop some of the stupid pranks these junior salesmen are pulling off. btw i was never part of this

i think this is called disturbing the peace. but some students think it was is and will continue to be the best fun on the job ever. i dont think it was fun at all

one student reported that when he did this some guy came out 4 mins later and yelled “who the F did that” or so goes the rumor
no soliciting signs are what the so called honey vandals use to pick their targets

I checked with our local government, and sure enough, solicitors are required to have an annual permit, which costs $75. That should be fun, asking to see their permit, next time they ignore the sign and come to the door. Thanks to Kristine for that tip.

Aunt Kate is almost entirely right — the items shown on the table were the things Kathy was taking to Co-op, for her various classes. I still don’t know why she needed cookie cutters.

Honorable mention goes to Cindy — that did look like the beginnings of a road trip.

Scott, I’m still working on a suitable contest which you can actually win, so I can come up with a prize to send to you — I feel deeply in your debt over the Scrabble Tile. Rest assured it will be a valuable prize.

We need a No Soliciting sign as well… we are constantly being hit up by the window salesmen and home security salesmen.

Ha. I don’t know.

Good blog on solicitators. I fall for the neighbor boys selling Christmas wrapping paper and have loved the paper. But it’s much more costly than regular paper, so I resisted this year. Thel candy bar people win if they catch me hungry and if I recognize his name.

Love you Edgrens! Aunt Kate

I run a business from our home, so I am VERY careful not to appear like a solicitor when networking for new clients. I try to establish a relationship first, to try to determine the client’s needs, before making a “sales pitch.” And I would NEVER go door-to-door to try to gain new business. It’s not profitable and a waste of my time.