Why I Will Not Be Giving MASSPIRG Any Money
Yesterday, ![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
mabfan had a medical procedure in the morning, and then he and I went home for him to recuperate. We got home at about 1:00 PM, had lunch, and then I set about doing random Stuff while he rested and worked on healing.
At about 2:45, the buzzer rang. I went down the three flights of stairs to the front door to see who it was (we weren’t expecting anyone, but we didn’t know if perhaps a package was being delivered). It was a perky-grinned, earnest young woman wearing a MASSPIRG jacket. “Good afternoon,” she started. “I’m sorry,” I said. “My husband just had surgery this morning; I don’t really have time to talk to you today.” She apologized and left the building and I headed back upstairs. We heard the buzzer in the apartment below ours buzzing as I got back into our apartment, so I figured that MASSPIRG Chick had decided to come back into the building and try her luck with some of our neighbors.
The afternoon progressed, I got more Stuff done, and then at about 6:15, the buzzer rang again. I sighed and headed back downstairs. Again, we weren’t expecting anyone, but since our building intercom doesn’t work properly, there was no way for me to determine if it was someone who we wanted to see or not without going back downstairs. To my surprise, who was at the door but the same MASSPIRG Chick. She greeted me with the same perky grin she’d had the first time until I got the door open. She then realized who I was. “I thought I told you I didn’t have time to talk to you today,” I said. “I didn’t mean to buzz you again,” she replied. Of course, she’d already buzzed folks in the building earlier, so she’d come back to harass someone again. “You’ve just guaranteed that I won’t be giving money to MASSPIRG this year,” I said. “I’m sorry,” she said, and then she turned and left the building again. I didn’t see her come back this time, nor did I hear her buzz anyone else in the building, so I do believe she left for good.
An overreaction on my part? Perhaps. But once you’ve been told that a person you’re trying to solicit money from is not interested, it’s in your best interest to make a note on your sheet so you don’t bother them again within a four-hour period.
mabfan had a medical procedure in the morning, and then he and I went home for him to recuperate. We got home at about 1:00 PM, had lunch, and then I set about doing random Stuff while he rested and worked on healing.At about 2:45, the buzzer rang. I went down the three flights of stairs to the front door to see who it was (we weren’t expecting anyone, but we didn’t know if perhaps a package was being delivered). It was a perky-grinned, earnest young woman wearing a MASSPIRG jacket. “Good afternoon,” she started. “I’m sorry,” I said. “My husband just had surgery this morning; I don’t really have time to talk to you today.” She apologized and left the building and I headed back upstairs. We heard the buzzer in the apartment below ours buzzing as I got back into our apartment, so I figured that MASSPIRG Chick had decided to come back into the building and try her luck with some of our neighbors.
The afternoon progressed, I got more Stuff done, and then at about 6:15, the buzzer rang again. I sighed and headed back downstairs. Again, we weren’t expecting anyone, but since our building intercom doesn’t work properly, there was no way for me to determine if it was someone who we wanted to see or not without going back downstairs. To my surprise, who was at the door but the same MASSPIRG Chick. She greeted me with the same perky grin she’d had the first time until I got the door open. She then realized who I was. “I thought I told you I didn’t have time to talk to you today,” I said. “I didn’t mean to buzz you again,” she replied. Of course, she’d already buzzed folks in the building earlier, so she’d come back to harass someone again. “You’ve just guaranteed that I won’t be giving money to MASSPIRG this year,” I said. “I’m sorry,” she said, and then she turned and left the building again. I didn’t see her come back this time, nor did I hear her buzz anyone else in the building, so I do believe she left for good.
An overreaction on my part? Perhaps. But once you’ve been told that a person you’re trying to solicit money from is not interested, it’s in your best interest to make a note on your sheet so you don’t bother them again within a four-hour period.