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From: brian@sdcsvax.UUCP (Brian Kantor)
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Subject: Re: A serious flame against telephone solicitations
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Date: Sat, 3-Sep-83 07:19:26 EDT
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Posted: Sat Sep  3 07:19:26 1983
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Yes, I know, another one. Gawd.

In California, it is (I'm told), trespassing to enter someone's premises
for the purpose of sales or solicitation if a "no solicitors" sign is
posted and you are univited.  Perhaps something like this can be done -
a special listing in the phone book (have them list your address as
"no solicitors" or something).

One strategy is (as practised by one of my former employers) is to
simply go ahead and order whatever it is that they are selling COD, and then
to refuse delivery and payment.  I'm sure it costs them a lot.  Perhaps
this is the way to hit them in the wallet - the only place where it
hurts enought to matter.  He claims that the sale is an invalid
contract, and can't be enforced.

I'm not sure of the legal basis for what he's doing - I'm wary of doing
it myself.  But those solicitations sure are annoying!

-- 
   Brian Kantor, UCSD.  {philabs,ucbvax} !sdcsvax!brian
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