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[–] Naughty_not_bad@lemmynsfw.com 5 points 4 days ago (2 children)

When they Knock on my door they usually catch me while I am at home doing the dishes/cleaning up my mess of a kitchen or doing a weeks worth of laundary etc. In that case I tell them you have to options:

  • a) go away and probably not catch me again
  • b) come inside and help me with whatever I am doing at the moment

Let me tell you you'll never get 2 people helping you with your kitchen this cheap. The last ones stayed for 3 hours after which my kitchen was spotless. Somehow they didn't want to stick arround for some more discussion and cleaning the bathrooms...Anyways afterwards I offered them a save retreat at my adress if they ever wanted to escape their cult. No regrets, looking forward for the next knock on the door.

Wait. Actually.

This is brilliant. Jees. I hope I have a couple of these guys show up. I need so much help organizing my house it overwhelms everyone I know, but cult members seeking cult members sound like an excellent opportunity if all I have to pay is the wear and tear on my social battery.

[–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Oh man this is really brilliant, I never imagined I could get free labor out of them.

[–] Naughty_not_bad@lemmynsfw.com 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

To be honest, I also didn't expect it to work. Glad it did.

[–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 days ago

I don't even hate the conversation that much, I just hate standing in my doorway for a half hour having the convo.