Some guy just came to my door asking about my security/how many TVs I have

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Dude rolls up and knocks a bunch of time, eventually kind of yells something like "hey, hello". I answer, and he says he's with the neighborhood or something, I didn't really catch what he said, and he claims he has offers for cable/internet/security bundles, particularly asking if we have a security system, and says he's taking a survey for the number of TVs and computers we have in the house (ostensibly for cable boxes). We politely turned him away.

What the fuck? Have any of you experienced something like this? He's just walking door to door casually, in the middle of the day. It feels shady as fuck, like he's casing potential break-ins, and I do live in a high-crime city, but it seems odd to do this at 5:00 in the evening.

I did call the police department (not 911) and they're gonna send someone to see if he has credentials, so we'll see what happens.
Last Edit: August 11, 2016, 03:51:45 PM by Fox "Turkey" Mulder

 
 
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Get of my lawn
Shit AT&T does that in my community all the time.

 
 
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Never had something like that happen to me, but my first reaction to this is that he's casing potential targets in your neighborhood.

 
 
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Quote from: challengerX on August 11, 2016, 04:19:38 PM
Quote from: Joyce Byers on August 11, 2016, 03:56:32 PM
wow dude don't snitch
Kill yourself.
this new thing called not being serious

 
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Quote from: challengerX on August 11, 2016, 04:19:38 PM
Good job, OP. You should've asked for his credentials yourself though, that way when you know he has nothing police respond a hell of a lot quicker.

Yeah, I fucked up there.

 
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LPT: if anyone knocks on your door trying to sell a security system or ask about one tell them youre happy with the one you have and close the door even if you dont have one

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Goodness gracious, great balls of lightning!
A few years back a man and woman were at the door asking if they could install Dish in our home. They kept insisting if they could come in and look around our house but my mom didn't let them in. We both got a weird vibe from these people too and after a short while they gave up and left.

 
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Yo, for real tho, how many tvs you got?

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Holy shit reminds me of the time I switched phone providers and this huge Lebanese guy from AT&T punched a hole through my back door and beat my mother's neck with a weighted briefcase

 
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*lifts tail*
Then come here and take it
So how many TVs do you have, and how is your security. And when is no one home usually?

 
 
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The Rage....
thats scary as fuck. ive never seen anything like that in the 3 houses ive lived in.

 
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Quote from: challengerX on August 11, 2016, 06:24:23 PM
Quote from: Jocephalopod on August 11, 2016, 06:16:14 PM
Holy shit reminds me of the time I switched phone providers and this huge Lebanese guy from AT&T punched a hole through my back door and beat my mother's neck with a weighted briefcase
oh sorry that was me

Oh ok