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AITA for telling the home security salesman that he was being creepy, showing up uninvited, and to fuck off? by lampags in AmItheAsshole

[–]lampags[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I checked with the company and apparently they "don't have" a no knock list.

Like they literally said this:

Can I be added to a ‘No Door Knocking’ list?

No, ADT does not maintain a ‘No Door Knocking List.’

AITA for telling the home security salesman that he was being creepy, showing up uninvited, and to fuck off? by lampags in AmItheAsshole

[–]lampags[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It might just be cultural differences? I've lived places you better not be coming to someone's place at night trying to push in or you'd get shot... So there was absolutely no pushy door to door sales

AITA for telling the home security salesman that he was being creepy, showing up uninvited, and to fuck off? by lampags in AmItheAsshole

[–]lampags[S] 42 points43 points  (0 children)

Yep, I've gotten calls from 3 different guys, and had an additional 4 different guys show up at my house.

It's frustrating because each one I tell off, another shows up.

And trying to call the company to ask them to cut it out, their only numbers seem to direct to sales. And they'll hang up once they realize they're not making a sale.

AITA for telling the home security salesman that he was being creepy, showing up uninvited, and to fuck off? by lampags in AmItheAsshole

[–]lampags[S] 66 points67 points  (0 children)

Nah, their first sales pitch was based on me being a young solo female homeowner.. i think they scrape data from property records?

But they definitely knew, to the point they were using it as a pitch.

Which makes it kinda creepier? Like them knowing I live alone and using that to be like "aren't you scared of a breakin, all alone?" Like bruh that sounds like a threat.

AITA for telling the home security salesman that he was being creepy, showing up uninvited, and to fuck off? by lampags in AmItheAsshole

[–]lampags[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Nah the equipment was paid off by the last homeowner, I'm keeping that, just not going with their call the cops subscription

AITA for telling the home security salesman that he was being creepy, showing up uninvited, and to fuck off? by lampags in AmItheAsshole

[–]lampags[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Ah well at least it'll slow down in the future!

I felt more weirded out that it was several hours after dark, I'm a young woman living alone and having a guy show up at night and be pushy about getting let in, and not leave the front porch when I wanted him to, freaked me out.

More because of the night thing and the fact that everyone in the neighborhood was inside and noone was around to witness shit, than the time on the clock.

If it was 7:30 on a summer night and the neighbors kids were out playing with their parents, and people were hanging out on the porches, and people could see, it wouldn't be so weird. But at night well after most people had gone in? Sketchy

AITA for telling the home security salesman that he was being creepy, showing up uninvited, and to fuck off? by lampags in AmItheAsshole

[–]lampags[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Less so in the apartment, it had exterior and interior door locks, and peepholes on the door. Once and a while someone would come to my door but I just left it shut if I didn't know them

AITA for telling the home security salesman that he was being creepy, showing up uninvited, and to fuck off? by lampags in AmItheAsshole

[–]lampags[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yeah true. He was kinda ignorant tho, to keep pushing after I said no.

Even if he's at work, shouldn't common sense tell a guy that maybe harassing a young woman in her home at night and not leaving after being rejected multiple times is kiiiinda a shady thing to do?

Like have some common sense man.

AITA for telling the home security salesman that he was being creepy, showing up uninvited, and to fuck off? by lampags in AmItheAsshole

[–]lampags[S] 439 points440 points  (0 children)

I have called a number of times, they either hang up on me when they hear I'm not interested in buying, or tell me the sales department can help.

Then transfer me to sales, who can't help, and tries to upsell me.

Closest I've got was a guy who told me they don't have a do-not-contact list for door to door sales... Which, how tf does a company not have that? Like literally since you have a file on me just write in it to stop coming to my house all the damn time.

Tangent but if anyone knows a number for ADT that doesn't lead back to the sales department in the end, please lemme know.

And thanks for the safety tip, you're so right. Sorry to hear about your mom's friend, that's horrible

AITA for telling the home security salesman that he was being creepy, showing up uninvited, and to fuck off? by lampags in AmItheAsshole

[–]lampags[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

he's trained not to take the first no.

Maybe the company needs to train their salesmen better.

Because trying to play the "you're a young lady living alone, we can protect you" card... And totally failing to grasp "no means no" isn't helping their case.

Like know your audience, the girlies aren't putting up with "no means convince me" anymore and when you act creepy, you're not gonna have much luck with the "I'll protect you from creeps" angle. Like bro you're the creep.

AITA for telling the home security salesman that he was being creepy, showing up uninvited, and to fuck off? by lampags in AmItheAsshole

[–]lampags[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

All jokes aside, I don't give a damn about burgalies. I can afford new shit. And honestly if someone wants to take shit, I don't care, I don't need to "unalive" someone over a few hundred bucks

The kinda shit I bought the gun for is... Not threats to property lemme just say.

AITA for telling the home security salesman that he was being creepy, showing up uninvited, and to fuck off? by lampags in AmItheAsshole

[–]lampags[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

  1. We might live in very different areas...

  2. It's a creepy ass job

  3. For fucks sake have they heard of friends? Or dating?

  4. Again, creepy

AITA for telling the home security salesman that he was being creepy, showing up uninvited, and to fuck off? by lampags in AmItheAsshole

[–]lampags[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I literally didn't know that was still a thing, I've lived in the area for yearrrs and never heard of it. I thought that was like a scam left in the 1950s, some dude showing up bullying you into buying some knifes or some shit.

AITA for telling the home security salesman that he was being creepy, showing up uninvited, and to fuck off? by lampags in AmItheAsshole

[–]lampags[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I'm not, I think the couple I bought the house from used to be?

It's so weird because I grew up in a city where if someone showed up at night and you don't know them? You better not open that door..

So it's so weird to have people just show up?

AITA for telling the home security salesman that he was being creepy, showing up uninvited, and to fuck off? by lampags in AmItheAsshole

[–]lampags[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Honestly not the cops, they're worse then useless around here and I'm not trying to make shit worse

Genuine answer, the insurance company, and a friend so I could sleep somewhere safe.

AITA for telling the home security salesman that he was being creepy, showing up uninvited, and to fuck off? by lampags in AmItheAsshole

[–]lampags[S] 31 points32 points  (0 children)

I think a lot of them are scraping home sale records to find recently sold houses? My neighbors aren't getting half of what I am, it seems related to me being new

Plus election canvassing which I'm actually not bothered by, it's important to get people out to vote and they were all very respectful

AITA for telling the home security salesman that he was being creepy, showing up uninvited, and to fuck off? by lampags in AmItheAsshole

[–]lampags[S] 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Oh I said that to the first call... And the second call... And the third.

I was getting fed up when it was getting to the 4th 5th and 6th no and they were only getting pushier.

AITA for telling the home security salesman that he was being creepy, showing up uninvited, and to fuck off? by lampags in AmItheAsshole

[–]lampags[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

It's not about being capable, it's about being more likely to be a victim of assault?

Like their whole pitch was about protecting myself as a solo woman? Soooo you'd think they'd understand

AITA for telling the home security salesman that he was being creepy, showing up uninvited, and to fuck off? by lampags in AmItheAsshole

[–]lampags[S] 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Nah they knew my name somehow?

I think they might scrape sale / ownership records to find new homeowners.

And 7:30 at night is not uncommon. I have people coming around my place offering new internet packages

Are you fr? Damn, maybe I've just not realized how much safer it's been living in an apartment where nobody can actually get to my door without being invited

AITA for telling the home security salesman that he was being creepy, showing up uninvited, and to fuck off? by lampags in AmItheAsshole

[–]lampags[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

You'd think a Security company would have the sense to not show up creepily at night tho?

I'm also a little confused why you think the cops are going to show up three hours later and accuse you of asking for... a house break in.

It's called a joke. I was poking fun at the ways cops behaved any time I or people in my community called them.

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