Etiquette School is in session! > "Why would I want to do that?"
Acquaintance is always trying to sell me something
lady_disdain:
--- Quote from: fnygrl on March 13, 2011, 11:05:46 PM ---Thank you both lady_disdain and MrsJWine for your responses. Forgive me, lady_disdain, but I'm unsure what Don means - but I love your etsy shop. :) I'm a huge etsy fan and love shopping there for one-of-a-kind jewelry for both my mother and mother-in-law. I've marked you as a favorite and will shop with you in the near future for gift giving!
MrsJWine ~ I couldn't agree with you more. That was my original response to her and her husband. But I got so fed up with the constant asking whether over private message or posting on my wall. It just became too much, so I "snapped", in a way, and ended up responded with more than a, "No, thank you". I'll try harder next time! (Hopefully there won't be a next time!) :)
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Agh! The internet monster ate my reply. It was nice and thought out too, but boils down to don't give reasons, don't engage :D
I am glad you like my shop! Feel free to contact me at any time and I will do my best to help.
Giggity:
I am a nasty-minded contrarian beotch, so any time anyone exhorts me to do something "for a higher purpose," I tend to dig in my heels automatically.
Miss March:
I might not defriend them, but I would definitely block their posts. Who needs that sort of aggravation? If they email again, it's probably easier to just say "No, thanks" and not give them ammo for a rebuttal.
Lynda_34:
I don't thenk etiquette even requires an acknowledgement.
boxy:
I feel your pain.
I got conned into an MLM and the woman who did it was able to overcome every objection I had. She gets an A for being well versed. Bottom line though, I lost a ton of money and later found out "part time" meant 60 hours a week and a lot of funny bookkeeping.
However, I learned an important lesson: "No" is a complete sentence.
Just a few days ago a woman approached me (I must look like a sucker) with how great I would be selling X. I politely said, "no," but she persisted. I said it again several more times, same tone, and finally she said, "well no means maybe and maybe means yes!" I'm not sure why but I said, "is that what rapists think when their victims are shouting no?"
She actually stopped talking and that was it. No drama, no more high pressure, she just stopped.
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