[Midnite]

Originally Posted by Writersings

then he asked me if I had a size 13 sneaker he could have because he needs new sneakers. I told him I didn't have that.

I thought he was about to steal your shoes at this point in time.

Then his friend produced a blank sheet of paper and asked for my phone number. He said he didn't have a pen and I would have to go in my house for one. I wasn't thinking and wrote down my phone number on the paper.

Here I thought you were going to say something along the lines of 'I went inside, and he and his friend followed me in and robbed my house'. Do you know how easy it is for deceptive con-jobs to run these kinds of plays on unsuspecting people? These days claiming to be poor or disabled is just part of their act. Last time I was in Paris these 'disabled' gypsies were on every single corner. In Brisbane we even have men in wheelchairs following you down the road and shouting at you in crazy spiel if you don't donate to their 'cause'.

I went into the house and thought I would NEVER do that to anyone.

Probably should have been thinking 'I should NEVER have left the door open and come in here alone'.

These people are emotionally blackmailing you and playing against your charitable nature in order to manipulate you into giving them money and free stuff. There are many better ways to be a charitable person than giving in to something like this. Saying "No" for the right reasons is perfectly acceptable.