tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11795715.post2092229860700224943..comments2024-03-09T02:39:40.253-08:00Comments on Hallucinations!: Baby sleeping, do not disturb.Shruthihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00635222842257175541noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11795715.post-74009059432655584762007-11-05T19:24:00.000-08:002007-11-05T19:24:00.000-08:00Humor is the universal language which is why I lik...Humor is the universal language which is why I liked the signs at KnobNots.com. They were a more pleaant version of what murderous things I WANTED to say when the salesman woke my colicky baby up.<BR/><BR/>SusiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11795715.post-39217674125572008272007-08-24T01:38:00.000-07:002007-08-24T01:38:00.000-07:00these days you get calling bells with a switch. yo...these days you get calling bells with a switch. you can switch it "off" when you don't want it to disturb you.<BR/><BR/>But then yes. you do need to remember to switch it on though :)<BR/><BR/>P.S: You can't stop people banging on the door ;-)Sharkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08988390811396242179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11795715.post-55704741844074120292007-08-23T09:22:00.000-07:002007-08-23T09:22:00.000-07:00Hell hath no fury like a mother's whose child has ...Hell hath no fury like a mother's whose child has been woken up from sleep. That salesman was lucky to escape alive!Rajhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09367344161081393779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11795715.post-57826336182812129712007-08-22T23:16:00.000-07:002007-08-22T23:16:00.000-07:00My aged uncle , a heart patient , has adopted a di...My aged uncle , a heart patient , has adopted a different policy. He's got a board which says that Salespersons are not to ring the bell between such-and-such time. <BR/>If a salesperson comes at a differnt time , my uncle listens to the sales pitch & buys if it catches his fancy<BR/><BR/>Perhaps his tolerance could be because he was a seasoned salesman who rose up the ranks to become the branch manager of the fmcg firm when he retired & knows the challenges of the professionAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11795715.post-39234200794868043022007-08-22T22:45:00.000-07:002007-08-22T22:45:00.000-07:00Shruthi, I completely understand your situation. I...Shruthi, I completely understand your situation. I mean not just when your baby is sleeping, but on some many other occasions like you've said these sales people just test our patience. There is a limit to our politeness and patience.<BR/><BR/>One thing I have realised is that never answer or shout 'who is it'. Although it sounds a bit rude, most unwanted ppl assume nobody is in the house if its silent for 1-2 mins. If its that important, they will wait. Because the 'bande...' scream never makes them stop ringing! <BR/><BR/>Thankfully we have almost adapted to the western culture and these days people don't visit us without calling. At the least they buss your cell standing right in front of your house.<BR/><BR/>Also I was used to this repeated door bell ringing which is so annoying that the least I have done is to put a very mild door bell, just enough to tell you that its ringing!<BR/><BR/>ChaitanyaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11795715.post-37605855405442106362007-08-22T21:45:00.000-07:002007-08-22T21:45:00.000-07:00a mom, yeah, but the problem is that if someone va...<B>a mom</B>, yeah, but the problem is that if someone valid happens to visit, then they find a locked gate :D<BR/><BR/><B>~nm</B>, ahh yeah, I can totally relate!<BR/><BR/><B>Shyam</B>, soul-sapping is just the right word - that's why I try and be sweet to them!<BR/><BR/><B>I am the legend</B>, I don't think illiteracy has anything to do with it - its just the attitude, and more than anything, its their job! ;(<BR/><BR/><B>Kadalabal</B>, yes, I will, thanks :))<BR/><BR/><B>Kodi's mom</B>, heh, heh, I would, really, I feel like, the only problem being is that I can't trust my baby with a stranger :D<BR/><BR/><B>Anon</B>, exactly - the very reason why I am polite to them even under severe irritation. But like I said, I am no saint :(<BR/><BR/><B>Krish</B>, wonder if that'll work!<BR/><BR/><B>A.P.</B>, sure, like for example? <BR/><BR/><B>Swati</B>, yeahh that's the prob :)<BR/><BR/><B>Velvety</B>, that's the whole thing - there is always a breaking point!<BR/><BR/><B>Chaitra</B>, well, at least you gave him something :D ;)<BR/><BR/><B>Rajeev</B>, ahhh good idea! Thanks... hmmm... but what about the loud "Madam, madam"? But yes, this is a good idea.<BR/><BR/><B>MP</B>, so well-said!<BR/><BR/><B>Veena Shivanna</B>, heh heh.. you say that coz you don't know what it means to put a baby to sleep. Just wait and watch, then come back and read this post, and then you will know if what I did was natural or not :D<BR/><BR/><B>I love Lucy</B>, yeah, the least that can be done is do it silently, perhaps?Shruthihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00635222842257175541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11795715.post-57955322765975377992007-08-22T11:26:00.000-07:002007-08-22T11:26:00.000-07:00I can only empathize with you as I have been in th...I can only empathize with you as I have been in this situation plenty of times.Except that it was not my baby who was trying to fall asleep but my unwell mom!<BR/>And what gets to me is that these salespeople refuse to maintain any kind of decorum.They think its their birthright to go about banging gates and ringing doorbells and yelling in the loudest voice possible.I love Lucyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07657087361315399102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11795715.post-19403354528698333892007-08-22T10:47:00.000-07:002007-08-22T10:47:00.000-07:00Shruthi, I think it was little rude .. I know I kn...Shruthi, I think it was little rude .. I know I know its hard :-)<BR/>As MP says, patience is at premium, I thought you have it plenty!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11795715.post-19002632384020698552007-08-22T04:03:00.000-07:002007-08-22T04:03:00.000-07:00I have done this door-to-door thing (it was a surv...I have done this door-to-door thing (it was a survey) during my college days' summer vacation - it was very very hard work. I gave up after 5 days.<BR/><BR/>But being gracious and considerate is extremely hard work too, esp. in these days of perennially over-worked individuals. Patience is always at a premium. Wot-to-do!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11795715.post-40579283053789596212007-08-22T02:56:00.000-07:002007-08-22T02:56:00.000-07:00What worked for us was to put 'Brown" tape on the ...What worked for us was to put 'Brown" tape on the bell. And everyone had to knock on the door.rajeevhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15548730037170106685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11795715.post-9511581121145852312007-08-22T02:11:00.000-07:002007-08-22T02:11:00.000-07:00Well, Shruthi, I experienced something like that, ...Well, Shruthi, I experienced something like that, not with a sales person, but with a beggar who was singing loudly, with a louder harmonium as a background music! I quickly gave him something, and told him to stop singing and the music immediately. I felt very guilty, but it's difficult to be good, always!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11795715.post-87687178107997125052007-08-22T01:38:00.000-07:002007-08-22T01:38:00.000-07:00Gosh! I don't how those guys manage to call us or ...Gosh! I don't how those guys manage to call us or come at the most inappropriate time. Good post. tell me how long can we be polite?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11795715.post-1403754294878963462007-08-21T23:19:00.000-07:002007-08-21T23:19:00.000-07:00Ohh i need the same signboard for sure ..but not s...Ohh i need the same signboard for sure ..but not sure , if people would read it :PSwatihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14263330596396584816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11795715.post-6008345606669749962007-08-21T13:51:00.000-07:002007-08-21T13:51:00.000-07:00How about trying 'Gandhigiri' with the door-to-doo...How about trying 'Gandhigiri' with the door-to-door sales person?<BR/><BR/>- A.P.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11795715.post-57797538239083508512007-08-21T12:24:00.000-07:002007-08-21T12:24:00.000-07:00I will get a dog and have it outside the door :-)....I will get a dog and have it outside the door :-). On a serious note, I think you should put a no solicitation board and if anyone disturbs you in spite off that, slam the door on their face or call police.Krishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00503291801181654410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11795715.post-26884949987648288412007-08-21T09:58:00.000-07:002007-08-21T09:58:00.000-07:00While it is so easy to yell at the salespeople and...While it is so easy to yell at the salespeople and even call them a "nuisance", what we do not realise is the kind of hits these people take to their self-respect! Not everyone can afford to go and get degrees, and work in AC offices. Not everyone has the base level of intelligence required to go through degree colleges, and not everyone has the kind of conducive atmosphere at home to study! <BR/>We have all become so selfish, and cannot think beyond "I,ME,MYSELF".<BR/>All we can think about is how other people affect our balance in life, and not once do we think how our actions affect other people!<BR/>One summer i did these door-to-door sales jobs just for fun, and my sympathy for those people!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11795715.post-1484840906758269102007-08-21T08:24:00.000-07:002007-08-21T08:24:00.000-07:00I think it is ruder(?) for unwelcome salesppl to w...I think it is ruder(?) for unwelcome salesppl to wake up an infant. I have seen permanent signs on some ppl's homes - 'do not ring bell - baby sleeping'.<BR/>..or if you really want to be cruel, you can thrust the wailing baby in their face - 'I'll listen to your pitch if you can put her back to sleep.' :)Anushahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03887052887207435095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11795715.post-72481162251816798102007-08-21T08:03:00.000-07:002007-08-21T08:03:00.000-07:00even in your anger you have got concern that is gr...even in your anger you have got concern that is great it is very difficult and I can imagine ur situation when with lot of pains you got princess A to sleep and this made her awake is really painful and your anger is fully justified. <BR/>keep a full copy of your blog posts on A to relish when she grows up and can enjoy the whole lot of it <BR/><BR/>praneshpraneshacharhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09985671857461968536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11795715.post-34969789079058888182007-08-21T05:55:00.000-07:002007-08-21T05:55:00.000-07:00to be honest, i very much agree with all ur opinio...to be honest, i very much agree with all ur opinion. thats really terrible when we couldn't answer and these people disturb us. But thinking from their point of view, they just want sell things and this is the only way. but this can be made good, if those people knock the door politely and wait for the response. but once again, the illiteracy comes into picture. those who don know how to be polite, no way is there to stop them! <BR/><BR/>and u said u were worried about ur shout at that lady. i could understand that. my sister is also having the same problem. the little niece of mine is always disturbed! <BR/><BR/>anyway, as u said, smiling with some comments may help them! try it out once!Natarajan Sundaramhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05004622802988497244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11795715.post-48671455836374045492007-08-21T04:56:00.000-07:002007-08-21T04:56:00.000-07:00Yep, like you, I'm as polite as possible to phone ...Yep, like you, I'm as polite as possible to phone reps and door-to-door sales reps, but sometimes they wont take no for an answer - that's when I lose it. Being rude is the last resort because I KNOW they're only doing a soul-sapping job I wouldnt take on for all the money in the world... it's just that sometimes they're Just. Too. Much! Besides, I doubt that "Baby Sleeping" signs would really work :(Shammihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07905000396589717457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11795715.post-58875772121501691992007-08-21T03:26:00.000-07:002007-08-21T03:26:00.000-07:00Ohh how well I know what you are talking about. I'...Ohh how well I know what you are talking about. I'm just like you when ti comes to nice sales people but not to the ones who just think its their right to ring the bell till the time somene opens the door.<BR/><BR/>I rememebr getting really angry once when I was down with migraine and had just dozed off when a doorbell rang. I ignored it since it was mid afternoon and hubby knew I would be sleeping and there was nobody I was expecting at that hour. That guy just kept on ringing the bell for stratight 2 mins that I just lost my temper, went out and blew my top off on that guy and before he could say anything I closed the door.<BR/><BR/>I know he's working hard to earn his salary but atleast have some courtsey too!~nmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16483363042572158612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11795715.post-46415333204389955812007-08-21T02:02:00.000-07:002007-08-21T02:02:00.000-07:00I truly agree with u Shruti..........I know the am...I truly agree with u Shruti..........I know the amount of difficulty we go through to put the little one to sleep .Its really annoying on how the sales people would just go on and on with their pre-recorded messages..... :-)<BR/>We often land up locking the gates to avoid these guys.........<BR/><BR/>-a momAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com