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Ring their doorbell. When they answer, tell them "Hi, this isn't the house I was looking for, but you've got that surveillance system in place, so I don't want

Ring their doorbell. When they answer, tell them "Hi, this isn't the house I was looking for, but you've got that surveillance system in place, so I don't want to be registered as 'suspicious'. OK, sorry not sorry for wasting your time, goodbye."

Klonoar 8y ago
...for every house? I don't go up to random houses and ring their doorbells to begin with, because nobody does that anymore.
- ilikepi 8y ago
  Nobody? Where I live (suburbs, New England, USA), it's pretty common to be visited in person by local political candidates and/or volunteers during campaign season. I doubt this is in any way unique to my neighborhood.
  - Klonoar 8y ago
    Campaign season is an outlier, and I've had that happen... well, I can count the number of times on one hand, since a decade ago.
  - JohnFen 8y ago
    OK, nobody except salespeople (politicians going door to door electioneering are really being salespeople).
- richrichardsson 8y ago
  Did you think I was suggesting doing this to every house with the system? Not my intention at all. I was replying to hypothetical "walked up to the wrong house" scenario.
drewmol 8y ago
Me: Presses doorbell button Ring: Please provide a valid email address to continue. Me: Turns to leave Ring: Sorry we missed you! Please state your reason for visit and someone will reach out to you. Please provide a valid email address to continue. Ring: Warning! This entry attempt have been recorded. An unauthorized entry attempt will be reported to the cloud and local law enforcment.
- iamdave 8y ago
  Couldn't help myself but read this as if the last line suddenly changed to be in the voice of ED-209