I did it. I did that thing that everyone tells you is a total rip-off. I ordered magazine subscriptions from two enterprising young men who knocked on my door six weeks or so ago. Both were about 18 years old and said they were trying to earn money for college. One, a black kid from Virginia, was "in training" with the more outgoing Hispanic from California. They shook my hand and were quite respectful of my time and managed to find the right level of salesmanship required to sell me.
Now, I admit, I was a little hesitant. I don't consider myself an easy mark (unless you start talking about romance, in which case I'm a total sucker). I've heard for many years about the scam of buying magazine subscriptions from people peddling them door-to-door. These young men sat down and told me what they wanted to do with their lives. The Hispanic kid said his mother had been in jail for narcotics violations but she encouraged him to work hard and not follow in her footsteps. They seemed very bright and full of promise.
Maybe it was the remark made by the Hispanic kid about Conservatives ("We almost always get welcomed into the home by Conservatives. It seems like they're happy to see us out working to make money.") or maybe it was the confidence with which they told me their plans for their futures. I don't know. All I know is that I bought. I bought charity subscriptions for two local children's hospitals and one for myself.
My faith has been restored in doing good things for kids trying to get ahead as my first issue of Popular Mechanics arrived today. Fellas, wherever you are, thanks for restoring my faith in helping people who are willing to work hard for their own futures!
Now, I admit, I was a little hesitant. I don't consider myself an easy mark (unless you start talking about romance, in which case I'm a total sucker). I've heard for many years about the scam of buying magazine subscriptions from people peddling them door-to-door. These young men sat down and told me what they wanted to do with their lives. The Hispanic kid said his mother had been in jail for narcotics violations but she encouraged him to work hard and not follow in her footsteps. They seemed very bright and full of promise.
Maybe it was the remark made by the Hispanic kid about Conservatives ("We almost always get welcomed into the home by Conservatives. It seems like they're happy to see us out working to make money.") or maybe it was the confidence with which they told me their plans for their futures. I don't know. All I know is that I bought. I bought charity subscriptions for two local children's hospitals and one for myself.
My faith has been restored in doing good things for kids trying to get ahead as my first issue of Popular Mechanics arrived today. Fellas, wherever you are, thanks for restoring my faith in helping people who are willing to work hard for their own futures!
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