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How about the kids who approach you outdoors and try to sell you stuff and won't go away? We were sitting at Taste of Chicago this summer, enjoying some food, and these two kids, about 10 years old, came by to try to sell us subscriptions to the Chicago Tribune. I already have a subscription to the Chicago Tribune. These kids (one in particular, his accomplice was pretty quiet) didn't care -- I should CANCEL my subscription and get a new one, never mind the administrative nightmare that would be. I didn't have cash, so I should put in on my credit card! This went on and on (my companion got off the hook by saying that he couldn't read and they actually left him alone). About 15 minutes into the "pitch" (we had all kinds of food out or we would've left) the kid actually suggested that I get a subscription for somebody else and not tell them about it! He just wanted SUBSCRIPTIONS (apparently he belonged to some organization where they can win a trip or something for selling a million subscriptions) and didn't care if the people actually paid. I wonder where this guy will be in 10 years...
As for Girl Scout cookies, I can never find someone selling them when I want them...
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Last edited by valkyrie; 09-17-2002 at 12:45 AM.
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