This girl is relentless

getnmarried910

There is a girl at our church who decided to sell knives as a job for now.  She's in college, and she was in the youth group I volunteered with before I started working and had to stop.  I think she was a freshman in high school then.  I haven't heard from her since then, and I think she's going to be a senior.  Suddenly she's calling my house several times a day to see if she can do a show.  We never use our landline so the ringer is off (getting rid of it soon) so I miss all of her calls, but I go through the caller ID occasionally.  This number isn't listed in the church directory or in the phone book, but her last showing was with MIL, who I'm guessing told her she could call me.  I just think it's a little rude to not talk to someone for several years, and suddenly call because you want their business.  There were 3 calls on my caller ID from today and four from yesterday.  MIL better not give her my cell phone number.

Brittni Rimmer

IMHO...your MIL should have asked YOU first if she could call you! I hate it when people give other people my phone number...it drives me crazy!

Redrose101307

i'd call her back and tell her that you appreciate the offer but you're not interested. that way she won't have the chance to gt your cell #

getnmarried910

babyemily:

IMHO...your MIL should have asked YOU first if she could call you! I hate it when people give other people my phone number...it drives me crazy!

No, MIL shouldn't have, but it's one way for her to try to have some "control" over us.  She's just like that.

tnd1218

Redrose101307:

i'd call her back and tell her that you appreciate the offer but you're not interested. that way she won't have the chance to gt your cell #

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Phoebe Halliwell

Good grief, that's taking sales mentality persistence to a new level. Calling you three and four times a day? That's ridiculous. If your ringer's off, I'd just continue to ignore her and, in the meantime, have a little chit-chat with your MIL - tell her you'd appreciate her not giving out your number like that in the future without your permission.

Brittni Rimmer

getnmarried910:

babyemily:

IMHO...your MIL should have asked YOU first if she could call you! I hate it when people give other people my phone number...it drives me crazy!

No, MIL shouldn't have, but it's one way for her to try to have some "control" over us.  She's just like that.

WOW...then yeah...just call her and tell her that you can't do it right now or anytime soon (hopefully she gets the hint) and tell her that you appreciate the offer...and add in that when you're ready for a showing, that you'll be in contact with her.

Phoebe Halliwell

getnmarried910:

babyemily:

IMHO...your MIL should have asked YOU first if she could call you! I hate it when people give other people my phone number...it drives me crazy!

No, MIL shouldn't have, but it's one way for her to try to have some "control" over us.  She's just like that.

So then, put your foot down. Seriously, I wouldn't stand for that, but that's just me. You must be a much more patient person than I am.

getnmarried910

Phoebe Halliwell:

getnmarried910:

babyemily:

IMHO...your MIL should have asked YOU first if she could call you! I hate it when people give other people my phone number...it drives me crazy!

No, MIL shouldn't have, but it's one way for her to try to have some "control" over us.  She's just like that.

So then, put your foot down. Seriously, I wouldn't stand for that, but that's just me. You must be a much more patient person than I am.

We've gone round and round with MIL.  I'm not patient, trust me.  She was just out of town when I started getting these calls.  We are the only people in the family that has set boundaries, and so any time MIL thinks she can control a part of our lives, she tries, even in something like this.  She rarely sees us or the kids anymore because she can't seem to get through her thick skull that we are the parents, not her.

nealbl

I did this for cutco(assuming that is who she is selling for too). when you do a show that person is suppose to call and ask for permission for the presenter to call you. Your MIL shoudl not have just given out your number.

Phoebe Halliwell

getnmarried910:

Phoebe Halliwell:

getnmarried910:

babyemily:

IMHO...your MIL should have asked YOU first if she could call you! I hate it when people give other people my phone number...it drives me crazy!

No, MIL shouldn't have, but it's one way for her to try to have some "control" over us.  She's just like that.

So then, put your foot down. Seriously, I wouldn't stand for that, but that's just me. You must be a much more patient person than I am.

We've gone round and round with MIL.  I'm not patient, trust me.  She was just out of town when I started getting these calls.  We are the only people in the family that has set boundaries, and so any time MIL thinks she can control a part of our lives, she tries, even in something like this.  She rarely sees us or the kids anymore because she can't seem to get through her thick skull that we are the parents, not her.

Well, thick skull or not, I would at least let her know that she had absolutely no right to give out your phone number to a salesperson without your permission. At least that way she knows she stepped over the line and you're pretty ticked about it, even if it doesn't change her behavior in the future. Sound like you've got your hands full with her.