Call up, schedule an appointment, have them remove the card, and then kick them out.
this post was submitted on 27 Jul 2023
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It even says "Junk removal" on the business card!
Just obscure what's on it somehow so as to not give away the punchline too early.
Use a vacuum cleaner with a detached hose. While applying suction from the screen side, slide the nozzle up while dragging the card with it.
Someone could make WikiHow out of this.
15 steps and images for something that takes half a dozen words to explain.
"Remove screws"
You can use pencils as supports too
There's a finer screen that isn't very easy to see in the thumbnail.
Open the door, then light it on fire
I agree with this option the most
The safest way, would be to use a flamethrower
The real solution
In my country, a solicitor is a lawyer, so looking at the business card confused the fuck out of me for a moment!
Can you pry the screen out from that corner, remove the card, then just pry it back (maybe some sealant, I have zero DIY skills)?
Visiting the US years ago I got a chuckle out of "no solicitors" signs
can you jiggle the bits around and get it to pop out the bottom?
Are you flirting?
The snort-laugh that I just made after reading your reply disturbed my dog. Thanks for the guffaw!
So many suggestions here are so needlessly complicated. Just put some tape on the end of a thin stick 🤦
Go to a local business, steal the bowl of business cards for a free dinner raffle, and start an immortalized game of connect 4 in your door.
Call them and ask them to remove it.
I agree with calling the guy to get it out, but a close second would be to put thin piece double-sided tape around the tip of a bamboo skewer feed it down in press the card to it and pull it out. if one skewer isn't enough, tape a second one to the first one
_________________________________ tape
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tape
Don’t hire these assholes.
This happened to me with my car window. I had to take the door panel off to get it out
Get a full sized piece of paper that you can slide in from the top, that shout teach the card but can still be pulled out from the top. Use tape to stick the card to the paper. Then pull it out.
Double sided tape on a stick should do the job.
Is the opening at the top wide enough for a thin grabby tool aka claw picker?
Burn it!
You better put some water on that damn shit!
- Pops from Friday
Bite it out.
Perhaps you could use a pair of tongs? Maybe BBQ tongs.
If NirodhaAvidya's vacuum approach doesn't work out for you and you can't find an easy way to get the screen door apart, a couple sewing needles (or something similar) might do the trick. Stab the card toward a corner, rotate it so the far corner is higher up, stab with another needle, remove the first one and repeat to walk it up toward an opening where you can grab it. Might have to pick a new spot to poke it every few iterations if you're not getting enough friction to make the card move.