Which companies ignore 'no cold caller' signs?

vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv · 10 May 2012 at 12:04AM

I've not got a company to add but a salesmen rang the doorbell,i ignored it,He looked through the window and held his arms out and shrugged his shoulders:mad:

I shot to the door and gave him some verbal about 1.Ignoring my no salesman sign and worse looking through the window:mad:

When i opened the door he was already through the gate walking away.The cheeky git said 'you could have opened the door to see what i wanted you for':mad:

I shouted back Can you not f***** see the sign you F**** %^&UUUU:mad:You know what he said? I can't read i'm dyslexic:mad:

he would not tell me who he was working for.

*RANT OVER

maxmiler · 10 May 2012 at 8:11AM

darren_lane wrote: »

As a Jehovah's Witness........
We may appear a bit pushy sometimes but please realise that we believe our message is extremely important.

NO - you are talking utter rubbish.

Your message is one that is NOT welcome.

There is NO GOD.

LEAVE PEOPLE ALONE WITH THEIR OWN VIEWS!!!!!

MSE_Martin · 10 May 2012 at 11:35PM

To those saying we shouldn't put charities, religion or politics in the poll. Our poll takes no value judgement. Cold calling means knocking on the door without an appointment - if that is done its cold calling.

It is worth noting that when we did a 'spill the beans' on this asking which companies do this many of the biggest complaints were about charities, political parties and religion.

People put signs up as they dont want disturbing.

theoldcynic · 11 May 2012 at 12:00AM

Safestyle UK windows, they are the worst for us, please add them.

They call on my door about three times a year, always ignore my sign. Say they are not here to sell but to give me a free no obligation quote??? Even if I say we have no money, we are not looking to replace, whatever they still try to persuade me to let them come in and give me a quote.

Also a roofing company, (wish I could remember their name). He said "I can see you have a no sales calls sign but I just want to offer you a free no obligation quote that you can keep safely and tidily tucked into your drawer for a year". It was the most ridiculous thing I ever heard!

We had a door bell which didn't work and seemed to put them off as I hadn't had an unexpected call at the door (that I heard) for over six months and everyone I know, knows this and to knock instead. The OH replaced the doorbell this week, and the roof company salesperson called within 2 days. I'm tempted to take the batteries out now as I expect more!

DavidLaGuardia · 11 May 2012 at 1:06AM

drjustice wrote: »

Then they knock on your door for the catalogue back ,so yes they are .

No cold callers means don't knock unless you have been invited .Its not rocket science .

Then leave the catalogue out then Einstein.

If I have ever forgotten to leave it out and they have knocked, I have just given it back and they havn't tried to sell me anything. I hardly think that's cold selling and if you are peturbed about it, you really need to get over it.

Someone is trying to make a living in what is quite a passive way and there is no wasted junk mail if you give it back. If you really don't want to get the catalogue again, just tell them or add a sign saying no catalogues/unaddressed mail. if they ignore that, you have a right to tell them off, but remember the person collecting may not be the same delivering, so be polite!

Better_Off_1983 · 11 May 2012 at 1:07AM

Scope charity! They called this morning and there was a clear sign on the door saying NO COLD CALLERS!

Better_Off_1983 · 11 May 2012 at 1:09AM

I also put a sign on the door saying "NO RELIGIOUS BODIES, WE CANNOT BE SAVED!" I made the sign myself!

This is because there was an incident about 3 weeks ago some Catholics knocked the door. I then overheard the conversation from the visitors and shouted to my partner "I need your help babe, hurry, hurry, please" sounding pained. He then said he had to go and shut the door. The Catholics were still standing there waiting for my partner to come back. They were there for 10 minutes then decided to harang someone else !! He had to tip toe around like Nicole Kidman and co-stars in The Others!!

Before moving on they shoved some sort of leaflet and Rosary beads in the letterbox. I posted back to them, I cannot remember if I put a stamp on the envelope! MUHAHAHAHAHA!

jjukes21 · 11 May 2012 at 8:00AM

When I worked for betterware for a short while i was told by the coordinator to ignore the no cold callers signs as we aren't actually selling at the door or indeed knocking on the door. I presume it's the same for other catalog companies and for those pesky charity clothes bags i get every week even though I have a sign on the door.

stevemcol · 11 May 2012 at 12:34PM

g0recki wrote: »

The motivations of charities, political canvassers and faiths are very different. They'll usually be volunteers and they aren't out to profit from you. I think their inclusion in this list is unfair.

Disclosure - I do canvassing for a political party as a volunteer.

What's motivation or profit got to do with it? No cold callers means leave me alone unless I know you. Supporting a charity or political party doesn't exempt you from common courtesy.

Better_Off_1983 · 11 May 2012 at 1:26PM

I use any charity bags as a bin liner... half the charities are not genuine!

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