VENT: Stop knocking on my door and disturbing me!

Volcano

My new front door is fitted with a spyhole and the porch is illuminated with a security light: If I don't recognise the person then the door stays shut.

Postmen are in uniform, parcel delivery people carry, er, a parcel. I have a letterbox for any other communication. Since fitting, I've not had to open the door to anyone I don't want to.

I'll be fitting one of those cheap CCTV cameras wired into the TV soon. Then the most these people will inconvenience me will be having to push a couple of buttons on the TV remote.

Mister_aaa

Random_Dodgy_Looking_Person_Knocks_on_door wrote:

"Hi, we have just finished doing a paving job down the road, and was wondering if you needed yours doing as we have the afternoon free?"

Me wrote:

"Do you do discounts for trading standards officers?"

They usually make their excuses and run at this point.

For double glazing people it's

Me wrote:

"I'm sorry i don't have any windows"

And for regious nuts it's

Me wrote:

"I'm sorry, but the wife is in at the moment, if you would like to come round later when we can be alone...."

I like messing around with people who disturb my free time.

Most of the time i just go upstairs and open a window and ask them what they want, it's quite disconcerting as they feel about 2 feet tall.

ceebeeby

The funniest 'door knocking' incident started purely be accident, but turned out quite amusing.

Man knocked at door selling new gas / electric. I said, sorry DH not home just now, best speaking to him. Told him to call round the following evening (when coincidentally I would be out).

Following evening man came back, and DH loves chatting to all these people for hours on end, however, said to the man, can't make any decisions as DW not home.

Following evening man came back, and DH was dropping DD off at school (so only out for short time), however, I told him DH wasn't home so couldn't do anything without him ... come back tomorrow .... however, I forgot I was going to a Church thing .....

He did come back that fourth time .... and after that he gave up.

The funny thing is we would never have bought or signed up for anything anyway as we'd not long changed suppliers!

alison999

hbloomers wrote: »

I had someone at the door the other day from Trocaire (Irish charity), who asked me if my "mummy or daddy" were home...


I'm 19, not 9!

I had that. Im 25. Im daughter was right behind me. :rolleyes:

NeverInDebt

Double glazing/other salesman/trades people/Utilities "I'm sorry I am not the owner its my brother/sisters house they are out just now"

Betterware and other clap that come: "I'm sorry I am just of out I have a urgent appointment"

Bible bashes "I dont believe in God, I am the devil in disguise, now P off" only kidding about last bit

Kaz2904

vikingaero wrote: »

It must be really bad for people who work nightshifts and have all these 'tards waking them up all the time.

It is! I've often gone racing down the stairs to see whos hammering at my door at 11 in the morning and they look at you in your pyjamas. Then they start the spiel and I say (usually quite high pitched in disbelief) "You've woken me up for THIS!"
Best bit is when the neighbour is on her doorstep saying to them no don't she's in bed. Then pointedly says "See- I told you so. Hope you don't have a heart attack today cause your nurse will be knackered "

cheltenham_dude

When I was living with my parents, I used to tell cold callers that I rented and didn't have authority to make changes / repairs to the house under the contract (technically true as I did pay my parents rent and it was their house). I haven't had any callers since I moved into a rented flat (Theres four flats in one building) - maybe that puts salespeople off?

For JH Witnesses, my father once told them he was beyond religion, because he had done lots of bad things as a government hitman - they never called again for ten years so he must have been really convincing... that or they thought he was stark raving mad.

missprice

jennihen wrote: »

Home improvements - tell them you rent!
Utilities - tell them you have huge arrears!!!

i do this (not that i get many callers)
its a rented house when it benefits me
can tell utilities the same thing, private landlord mate, its a meter, they usually leave then. esp when you tell em landlord lives in the caymans

i dont normally open the door unless i am expecting someone. so that kind of cramps the cold callers somewhat.
plus most of my mates know i use the back door so thats where they knock.

brighthair

Kaz2904 wrote: »

It is! I've often gone racing down the stairs to see whos hammering at my door at 11 in the morning and they look at you in your pyjamas. Then they start the spiel and I say (usually quite high pitched in disbelief) "You've woken me up for THIS!"
Best bit is when the neighbour is on her doorstep saying to them no don't she's in bed. Then pointedly says "See- I told you so. Hope you don't have a heart attack today cause your nurse will be knackered "

oh I hate that - you get looked at like "You've only just got up?!"
Worst is friends/family asking "What are you doing today?"
reply "Sleeping!"
then they say - "well you won't sleep all day will you?"
my reply usually is "do you sleep all night?!" :rotfl:

alison999

missprice wrote: »

i dont normally open the door unless i am expecting someone

me neither, its just easier