Update: I did find this on the WSHS website: “The WSHS Football Team is raising funds for their trip to Alaska in September and they would appreciate your support.

Players will be selling the “Adrenaline Rewards” Discount Card with year-long savings at 17 area businesses (including Subway, Taco Del Mar, Puerto Vallarta, Papa Johns, Kidd Valley, Great Harvest, Jack in the Box, Admiral Chevron, Burger Madness, Stanford’s, IHOP, Little Caesars, The Lodge, Discount Tire, Panda Express, Papa Murphy’s, and Eastbay).

Sale begins August 28th and will end September 11th. Cost is $20.00 per card. Discount cards are valid through 8/31/2015.

Please contact Coach Burggraff, tlburggraff@seattleschools.org, or any player to purchase yours!”
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It did not mention door-to-door sales FWIW.

Michelle – did they identify themselves as being with the WSHS team?

Funny, I was just talking with a neighbor the other day about how one day, this guy in a teal Buick (with another guy driving)started coming door to door offering a free demonstration of his carpet cleaning product. I was outside when he came to me and said that he would clean any spot in my house that had carpet. I noticed that his bottle of cleaner (that was not labeled) looked an awful lot like Windex and told him so. I told him I was not interested and he left. I went and bought a no soliciting sign that day.

As far as people coming to my door these days, I immediately turn them away, including Jehovah Witnesses and Mormons and remind them that I have a no soliciting sign. With the JW’s and Mormons I often get a “we’re not trying to sell you anything.” Yes you are. You’re trying to sell me religion. Besides, to solicit is defined as: to ask for or try to obtain (something) from someone.

So whether you’re coming to my house to ask for a donation, my signature, or my participation in your religion, you’re attempting to solicit me in my book.

I seriously doubt these two kids were legit considering their behavior. Any legitimate kids wouldn’t have ran away. Unfortunately, with all the scams these days, I don’t give the benefit of the doubt anymore for most of the time the payment options are: you give them cash which they may just keep. You write a check in which they have your bank account and routing number. You give them your credit card number in which they have all the info to easily use it for internet purchases. It’s really a shame as there are people out there trying to do good, but there are a lot of POS that ruined it for them.