Door to Door sales reps. please don't ring sticker

[jgjet]

http://www2.bt.com/static/i/btretail/consumer/misselling/index.html

This involves a free phone call

[Poppycat]

Great if only it would work. I have rather a large sticker on my door which I got from Trading standards but they ignore that as Npower did the other day. I also have a sticker on letter box "no catalogues" works slightly better although I think betaware cant read

[Marigold123]

This involves a free phone callIt seems that this involves a free phone call, a confused CS operative in the BT publications department, another free phone call, pressing button 4, then pressing button 5, then a recorded message about high call volumes, then another long wait, and so far lots of apologies for delay...

Thanks to the OP. (I'm not thanking BT yet because so far I haven't got to speak to anyone I feel like thanking. What are they like? :rolleyes:)

[devon-gnome]

No probs. Got straight through and operator said 'Will send it out straight away'.
Thanks for the link. :)

[Money_Bunny]

just phoned and was told it has been withdrawn.

Very confused customer service staff on a bad line with an indian accent did't help at all, she didn't seem to know what i was going on about.

[Marigold123]

just phoned and was told it has been withdrawn.

Very confused customer service staff on a bad line with an indian accent did't help at all, she didn't seem to know what i was going on about.Try phoning 0800 800 150, and selecting option 4, then option 5, then waiting forever. I eventually got through and it was ordered for me.

[Poppy P]

You're all sat there on computers, so why don't you knock up something to print out and put on your doors?

Sorry, but hanging around on a phone line seems a bit of a waste to me.

No offence intended to OP :)

[Marigold123]

You're all sat there on computers, so why don't you knock up something to print out and put on your doors?

Sorry, but hanging around on a phone line seems a bit of a waste to me.

No offence intended to OP :)Good idea, but anything made out of paper will get soggy and tattered quite quickly, (and not everyone has glass in their front door, or thin enough glass to easily see through, or glass at the right place for a sign to be easily noticed by a bored and tired door-to-door salesperson).

Excellent if you have a laminator, but plastic bags and selotape for waterproofing quickly get knackered outdoors, especially in the Winter.

People also may feel happier having something 'official' looking on their door, so that unwanted callers are deterred more easily.

Just my two penn'orth. Obviously if you live in flats or have a very sheltered front door, printing out your own sign might be just the thing. :)

[zeke]

I've got a homemade one saying "No salesmen, no jovos" on the door. Still got 'em knocking and trying to flog me the watchtower on New Years day. Just got a dog to chase 'em off.

[Chris120A]

"Don't ring"... what if you haven't got a doorbell?

They'll just knock and say "well I wasn't ringing" :rotfl:

[outbidder]

I have a sign that I made up and laminated that simply says:

"NO COLD CALLERS, THANK YOU"

You'd be surprised how many people knock having no clue what it means. I am going to have to rewrite it in words of one syllable so it can be understood.

It also means I have stopped receiving my free newspapers now which I do actually want so maybe I can draw up a Top 10 and put that up instead:

1. No salesmen, women or third gender
2. Please give me free newspapers
3. If you claim not to be selling anything, why are you bothering me?
4. No, Darren does not live here, try the renting students next door
5. No I do not know the way to anywhere, do I look like tourist information?
6. No you can't use the phone, I have to pay for my calls you know
7. If you leave a catalogue, I will watch it crackle on my open fire
8. If you knock the door with a catalogue I will watch you crackle on my open fire
9. I don't have a dog but come in uninvited and I will bite you
10. I'm a nice person really and if you are welcome you will find that out

LOL

[sandra fletcher]

I have a sign that I made up and laminated that simply says:

"NO COLD CALLERS, THANK YOU"

You'd be surprised how many people knock having no clue what it means. I am going to have to rewrite it in words of one syllable so it can be understood.

It also means I have stopped receiving my free newspapers now which I do actually want so maybe I can draw up a Top 10 and put that up instead:

1. No salesmen, women or third gender
2. Please give me free newspapers
3. If you claim not to be selling anything, why are you bothering me?
4. No, Darren does not live here, try the renting students next door
5. No I do not know the way to anywhere, do I look like tourist information?
6. No you can't use the phone, I have to pay for my calls you know
7. If you leave a catalogue, I will watch it crackle on my open fire
8. If you knock the door with a catalogue I will watch you crackle on my open fire
9. I don't have a dog but come in uninvited and I will bite you
10. I'm a nice person really and if you are welcome you will find that out

LOL

Do they all say there are very warm!!!!!!

excellent I Like you new list, I think I will make one up for the whole of the front door so they can knock anywhere and disconnect the bell.

You could put one up saying

I have all the double glazing I want
I do not use gas
I do not use electricity (only candles)
I have not got a phone
I do not believe in any god
Put anything through my door and it will go straight into the recyle bin
Knock at your own risk

[Marigold123]

My friend's son used to love answering the phone when people wanted to sell double glazing.

Hello, I'm calling from *insert company name here* and I'd like to talk to you about double glazing.

Sorry, about what?

Double glazing.

What's that?

It's... um... glazing for windows.

I'm sorry we haven't got any windows.

Er... you haven't got any windows?

No. We live underground.

Oh...... *long pause* Well we can also offer you double glazing for your front door.

Oh no, we don't have a door either.

What do you mean, you don't have a door!

We have an airlock.

An AIRLOCK?!

Yes, an airlock.

Why?

It's safer, you see. The germs can't get in. You haven't got any germs have you?

- By this point everyone but the very determined or terminally stupid has given up, and the rest of the family have had to go and change their underwear! :D

[pdoff]

our beware of the dog sign that the previous owners left works a treat! takeaway delivery bods knock on the window instead of coming through the gate to the door aswell. unfortunately the dodgy neighbours who have no phone know we don't have a dog.