[aruanan]

Another effective technique: You've been outmaneuvered and manipulated at the start, by getting something into your hands. Now you're stuck with whatever they've handed you, and you're anchored in place, under their control. They won't accept it back until you've "answered some survey questions" with a view towards separating you from your money.

Drop it on the ground and walk off? Or just thank them for the gift of the nice clipboard and walk off.

[PowderMonkey]

Stopped and staked. Sadly caught unawares, most sheeple just stand there holding the object not knowing what to do, while being robbed of time and money. As for me, I never let strangers stop me on the street, and I certainly don't allow strangers to place strange things in my hands. They see me coming, but I always see them first.