r/mildlyinfuriating • u/BulkheadRed • 1d ago

Winter is Coming Door-to-door salesman steps over the tape blocking off my freshly painted steps

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I spent over 20 hours prepping, sanding, and painting my front steps while the weather is still good before winter, including taking two afternoons off work to get the job done before it's too cold. I just finished the job this afternoon and the paint is still tacky.

There is a long strip of painters tape attached to a paint can very obviously blocking off the stairs when you're facing it.

I have NO Halloween decorations up yet either.

Edit: for everyone saying it's not enough or my tape job is shit, it's like a 45 degree angle across the steps, and it's not a construction zone, it's my house. If you walked up to a piece of tape blocking your path at a residence where you weren't invited, you would probably at least second guess whether you should be proceeding forward. Thankfully, it's mostly dry and there is no need for rework as far as I can tell. That's what makes it mildly infuriating. He COULD have done damage, but it doesn't look like he did.

Edit 2: this is also not a common occurrence. I get MAYBE one knock a month on my door unsolicited. It just unfortunately happened to be the one day I had painted. It wasn't an expected situation. This was a mere just in case measure. Small town Canada.

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u/TehBIGrat 1d ago

Why do you have D2D at night time?

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u/Own-Fan-4236 1d ago

This happens all of the time. They know you’ll be home. Very annoying.

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u/snakeinahouseofcats 10h ago

Why are you acting like she’s choosing to have solicitors come to her house at night time?

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u/yetinugz614 23h ago

OP forgot to cancel the D2D subscription

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u/lolwatsyk 23h ago

Should've downloaded rocketmoney

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u/TehBIGrat 23h ago

Are you saying you don't?