https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 29 Apr 2026 08:04:28 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-someone-came-to-your-house-to-ask-if-they-could-shovel/page/2#post-1390849 Fri, 31 Jan 2014 15:15:05 +0000 Arden 1390849@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I never have cash on me, and if a strange man knocked on my door while DH wasn't home, I wouldn't answer it .</p> <p>But if I did have cash and DH was home, yeah. I'd say yes. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-someone-came-to-your-house-to-ask-if-they-could-shovel/page/2#post-1390833 Fri, 31 Jan 2014 15:09:54 +0000 bunnylove08 1390833@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If he was shoveling and I had the cash I would have said yes. Even if he scammed me and didnt have kids but shoveled he still did a hard's day work to earn the money </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-someone-came-to-your-house-to-ask-if-they-could-shovel/page/2#post-1390823 Fri, 31 Jan 2014 15:05:59 +0000 Bao 1390823@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Boogs: Yeah, that's scary!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-someone-came-to-your-house-to-ask-if-they-could-shovel/page/2#post-1390803 Fri, 31 Jan 2014 14:58:04 +0000 Boogs 1390803@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Bao: In my neighborhood they were going around soliciting just to see if people would answer their doors to figure out when people were home so they knew when to come back and break in! They actually got a few places before they went on one where a person was home, and they were finally arrested at least. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-someone-came-to-your-house-to-ask-if-they-could-shovel/page/2#post-1390802 Fri, 31 Jan 2014 14:57:43 +0000 yoursilverlining 1390802@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Bao: oh I totally get what you're saying, I just HATE shoveling snow so if I can pay someone I count it as a win and don't care how they spend the money. Shoveling is hard work; I'll stay warm inside, thanks! :silly: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-someone-came-to-your-house-to-ask-if-they-could-shovel/page/2#post-1390785 Fri, 31 Jan 2014 14:53:29 +0000 Bao 1390785@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Boogs: That happened to my parents, their house was scoped out and they were broken into twice, robbed once. In a VERY nice area, although in a country setting. There had been people to their house in the weeks prior in unmarked vans trying to "sell" something, turns out the company doesn't even exist. Off topic but still shows you have to be cautious. I'm not answering next time!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-someone-came-to-your-house-to-ask-if-they-could-shovel/page/2#post-1390769 Fri, 31 Jan 2014 14:48:54 +0000 psw27 1390769@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Don't feel bad... you didn't have any cash anyway. Be careful answering the door! That scares me! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-someone-came-to-your-house-to-ask-if-they-could-shovel/page/2#post-1390767 Fri, 31 Jan 2014 14:48:28 +0000 Boogs 1390767@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Bao: Oh gosh, that makes me scared for you that he was so covered up and went to a back door! That would be the part that would most make me fear a scam! Like if he was trying to check your place out to see what you had to steal inside. In full disclosure I'm also a naturally paranoid person. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-someone-came-to-your-house-to-ask-if-they-could-shovel/page/2#post-1390762 Fri, 31 Jan 2014 14:46:31 +0000 edelweiss 1390762@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i have lived in apartment buildings for the past 10+ years, so i am not used to anyone knocking/ringing the doorbell without my prior knowledge that they were coming. if i did live in a house, i would probably be freaked out by someone coming up to my house because i'm not used to it, and wouldn't open the door. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-someone-came-to-your-house-to-ask-if-they-could-shovel#post-1390752 Fri, 31 Jan 2014 14:42:28 +0000 mrsjyw 1390752@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wouldn't have him do since I rarely have cash, but if I did I would. Also, I'd give him a diapers if I didn't have cash.</p> <p>Last month, I had a guy at the gas station ask for any spare change for gas. Had his wife and infant son in the car. I was about to swipe my car so they could fill up, but hesitated and it was too late. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-someone-came-to-your-house-to-ask-if-they-could-shovel#post-1390747 Fri, 31 Jan 2014 14:41:41 +0000 Anagram 1390747@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Bao: if you don't have the cash, don't feel bad about saying no. </p> <p>The guy's situation is sad...super sad even. But at the end of the day, if you are in a similar boat financially speaking, you have to keep your own $$. I know from other posts that you are on a strict budget. </p> <p>Don't feel bad about it.</p> <p>The only thing that seems slightly fishy about this situation is that he gave you the whole diapers story in the first place. Even if the story is 100% true, it makes it SEEM sketchy that he explained about the diapers instead of just knocking and offering to shovel the snow for $, you know?</p> <p>Anyway, I totally understand your hesitation. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-someone-came-to-your-house-to-ask-if-they-could-shovel#post-1390726 Fri, 31 Jan 2014 14:35:11 +0000 Bao 1390726@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Boogs: I thought it was my neighbor two houses down who sometimes will snow blow for us, since they came to the back door and only people who know us go to the back door. I really should have looked better but this guy had a hood on with a hat so it was hard to tell, I need to look better next time! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-someone-came-to-your-house-to-ask-if-they-could-shovel#post-1390718 Fri, 31 Jan 2014 14:32:50 +0000 rattles 1390718@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't think it's a scam if a service is rendered. Worst case scenario, the kids are fake and just meant to pressure you to accept, but you'd have still gotten out of shoveling. If the price was reasonable, I'd have said yes. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-someone-came-to-your-house-to-ask-if-they-could-shovel#post-1390709 Fri, 31 Jan 2014 14:29:43 +0000 Boogs 1390709@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Maybe it's just me, but when I don't ever answer the door when someone I don't know is knocking. So, I wouldn't have paid him to shovel. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-someone-came-to-your-house-to-ask-if-they-could-shovel#post-1390684 Fri, 31 Jan 2014 14:24:13 +0000 Bao 1390684@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Freckles: He did have his own shovel. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-someone-came-to-your-house-to-ask-if-they-could-shovel#post-1390676 Fri, 31 Jan 2014 14:22:09 +0000 Bao 1390676@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@yoursilverlining: I guess it's because we don't really have the extra cash to begin with it does make me think twice about where our last extra cash would be going, make sense? If I *knew* for a fact where it was going and it was say my last $20 and knew it was helping someone struggling I would do it. However, we don't have money to be handing out for a "maybe it's going to diapers, maybe he has more money than us and is going to use it for drugs" Hope I'm making sense :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-someone-came-to-your-house-to-ask-if-they-could-shovel#post-1390674 Fri, 31 Jan 2014 14:21:26 +0000 Freckles 1390674@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Bao: Did he have his own shovel?</p> <p>We had a guy come by our house once asking if he could shovel our sidewalk...at 11pm!!!</p> <p>If i were alone in the house (or just LO), i probably wouldn't. Especially if he doesn't say how much he wants. I don't want him going, "C'mon, that's it? You can spare some more cash..." making me feel uncomfortable. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-someone-came-to-your-house-to-ask-if-they-could-shovel#post-1390626 Fri, 31 Jan 2014 14:12:15 +0000 CupQuakeWalk 1390626@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@yoursilverlining: right.</p> <p>I'd say yes because I want my driveway shoveled and I am willing to pay someone for that service. I really don't care what he does with his money? He works: I pay. Simple relationship and we both win :)</p> <p>Eta: my husband doesn't shovel. We always have to en up calling a company to come out, so if a guy came to me, it's save us the call really. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-someone-came-to-your-house-to-ask-if-they-could-shovel#post-1390602 Fri, 31 Jan 2014 14:05:20 +0000 Bao 1390602@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sunny: oh wow...never even thought of that! </p> <p>I'm not saying he was trying to scam me, but you just never know these days! If I was 100% sure he was putting the money towards a good cause I would consider it next time if he were to come back (I said try back later tonight). However, we are pretty tight on cash ourselves and $20 is a lot for us to not be sure where the money is actually going, since DH is plenty capable of shoveling :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-someone-came-to-your-house-to-ask-if-they-could-shovel#post-1390590 Fri, 31 Jan 2014 14:02:33 +0000 sunny 1390590@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would actually be worried about a different kind of scam. I'd be worried that he would "slip and fall" and then try to extort money. :-( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-someone-came-to-your-house-to-ask-if-they-could-shovel#post-1390583 Fri, 31 Jan 2014 14:00:26 +0000 GrapeCrush 1390583@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If I had cash in the house, id totally let someone shovel! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-someone-came-to-your-house-to-ask-if-they-could-shovel#post-1390574 Fri, 31 Jan 2014 13:56:40 +0000 tequiero21 1390574@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mediagirl: haha he is weird! Who likes to shovel!?!</p> <p>I agree with the above comments, as long as he was working for the money, I think it's worth it depending on how much he was charging. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-someone-came-to-your-house-to-ask-if-they-could-shovel#post-1390523 Fri, 31 Jan 2014 13:41:31 +0000 mediagirl 1390523@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Totally! It wouldn't happen, though because my husband loves to shovel. He's weird. He's out there at like 4am making sure the driveway and sidewalks outside our house are clean as a whistle. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-someone-came-to-your-house-to-ask-if-they-could-shovel#post-1390484 Fri, 31 Jan 2014 13:32:59 +0000 MrsSCB 1390484@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sure! I'd totally pay someone to shovel. My H used to make bank in high school shoveling driveways. I don't usually have cash I me either though. Also, I agree with @yoursilverlining: as long as he actually shoveled, I wouldn't consider it a scam. He's providing a service, I'm paying him. I don't think what he uses the money for matters. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-someone-came-to-your-house-to-ask-if-they-could-shovel#post-1390480 Fri, 31 Jan 2014 13:31:49 +0000 Andrea 1390480@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This happens every time it snows here so I wouldn't say it is a scam either. He is going to shovel for you, right? It is not my concern what he uses the money for. We always said yes before we bought a snow plow. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-someone-came-to-your-house-to-ask-if-they-could-shovel#post-1390422 Fri, 31 Jan 2014 13:15:12 +0000 Mae 1390422@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Um, I'd totally do it! That isn't really terribly uncommon around here though. Although usually it is more tween/teens who offer to do it. But I've had people knock on my door asking to do yard work before and if I had cash and needed something done I'd love it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-someone-came-to-your-house-to-ask-if-they-could-shovel#post-1390415 Fri, 31 Jan 2014 13:10:28 +0000 spaniellove 1390415@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>In this neighborhood I'd be a little wary and offer him some diapers, only because we have had some issues with strangers scamming for drug money. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-someone-came-to-your-house-to-ask-if-they-could-shovel#post-1390411 Fri, 31 Jan 2014 13:08:25 +0000 Bao 1390411@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ms.janedoe: and yes what @coopsmama: said he could have been lying about needing it for diapers, and when we are so strapped for cash ourselves and then if I were to give him $20 and it wasn't used for diapers I would consider that a scam. Something I would never know though! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-someone-came-to-your-house-to-ask-if-they-could-shovel#post-1390403 Fri, 31 Jan 2014 13:06:11 +0000 coopsmama 1390403@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I probably would have let him if I'd had cash and he hadn't been too sketchy looking. I guess you can never know if he had just wanted the money for drugs or something but at that point, if someone is willing to do work, I won't question their motive and just hope that the $ is going to a good cause. I also might have just offered to give him some diapers, provided he needed the same size I have on hand. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-someone-came-to-your-house-to-ask-if-they-could-shovel#post-1390402 Fri, 31 Jan 2014 13:06:02 +0000 Bao 1390402@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@IRunForFun: This is exactly my thoughts. We honestly don't really have any "extra" money it's all for bills and even that is barely cutting it but if I did have cash laying around I would have thought about it more, but there wasn't that option even there. </p>