VENT: Stop knocking on my door and disturbing me!

Caroline73_2

Pollycat wrote: »

What's with the increase in people knocking on doors to sell something?

Last night, I was in the middle of some sewing and heard a knock on my front door.
As I was expecting my Avon order I went downstairs only to find a guy with a SCOPE tabard on - asking if I could spare a small amount per month.

Now, I donate by DD to a number of charities chosen specifically because they mean something to me personally.
I don't have the cash to donate to every charity that rattles a tin under my nose as I'm leaving a supermarket or accosts me in the street- this type of 'encouragement' to donate really hacks me off anyway.

This morning, we've had 2 knocks - 1 to ask if we wanted our car washing, the other to ask if we wanted the trees in our front garden lopped.

I appreciate that times are hard, but for heaven's sake - leave me alone. :mad:

All it needs to tip me over the edge is a vist from the God Squad or somebody asking if we need double glazing/new soffits & fascias. :rolleyes:

Ok, rant over.

I fail to see how these people are any different from the Avon woman.

prowla

A woman at the post office tried to get me to sign up to a savings account today when I went in to buy a book of stamps. I told her you had to have money to save, and she said it was only £500; I told her that any £500 I might have is already spent.

alison999

I got another NPower person today. I answered the door, with my coat on, ready to pick up my son from nursery.

I told her straight away Im not interested I dont have time - I'm on my way out (pointing at my coat), she said she just needs to know how I pay for my gas and electric, I told her again I dont have time (:mad:) I'm waiting for the bus to go round and then I'll be out the door. She said "I'll do this then while you wait and when it goes round you can go" I was fuming by then and had to get my little girl ready to go out with me, I just replied look "Im not interested OK?" she said I just need to know how you pay....." I said its got nothing to do with you, you dont need to know! and started closing my door.

She told me "No need to be rude" if my little one hadnt been there Id have gone bananas!

I admit maybe I was short with her, but I try telling them to go in a nice way but they just dont get it :mad:

Charliezoo

Got v.angry a few months ago.

Lovely summer evening, just enjoying a glass of wine with the windows open when I heard a minibus pull up in the cul-de-sac. Out jumped at least 10 people holding those dreaded clipboards and wearing matching charity T-Shirts. They all ran to the houses and I heard load banging as literally every door in the street was knocked on.

Needless to say I shut the blinds and ignored them but it felt like such an invasion on my lovely relaxing evening.

Shame because it was a worthwhile charity but I'm afraid I will not donate to them now because I don't agree with this method of fundraising...does anyone else not give to these charities for the same reason??

davidlizard

My brother had a call from one of these people trying to make him switch gas/electricity. Despite my brother telling him that he was already on the cheapest tariff possible, this chap would have none of it and was very persistent. The salesman then said at one point that my brother seemed very knowledgeable of such things, to which my brother replied that it was his job to do so as he works for Ofgem*. At this point, the salesman made his excuses and left.

I have my own way of keeping this lot away from the door. A big set of gates across my driveway. They have to stand in the street and ring, and I can simply ignore them. An added bonus is my letter box - its also in the street so I leave the bottom open after I have collected the post, so any unwanted takeaway menus and other rubbish posted simply falls out of the bottom.

* he doesn't - he is a gardener.

alison999

I dont give anything to people that knock on my door like that if I want to donate Ill do it myself online, the only exception was dogs trust. Id rang them to try and set up a direct debit but no one answered the phone so when they knocked on, it was easy for the charity worker and for me.

I just hate how they dont seem to care what youre doing at the time they knock on, they expect you to drop everything for them unless im expecting someone i usually ignore the knock at the door.

alison999

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think ill try this one next time! :rotfl:

Quasar

I live in a fairly central area of London and my work as a market researcher (on transport surveys mostly but not as an interviewer, thank heaven) takes me all around the capital. Not long ago as I was walking the length of Tottenham Court Road I was approached by no less than SEVEN chuggers from different charities, which I find totally ridiculous.

Usually I just dodge them and ignore them, but this time I was really rattled after the first two "stoppages", and as I am of foreign extraction I just started refusing in my language, which works wonders.

The only calls I've had at my door have been "god promoters". Once a pair of JW rang my bell on Easter monday at 7am. I was not best pleased and the language I used sent them on their way without further ado. Cheeky sods.

ukjoel

Me and the mrs have an ongoing competition. It resets at the start of each month.
They ring.
We answer door and say 'will just be a moment need to pop to the loo'
Then we shut the door and time how long they hang around for.
Record so far is 20 minutes

At the end of the month we tot up the totals and the one with the shortest waiting time has to buy the other a curry.

I realised a long time ago there very few situations in life you couldnt make enjoyable with a little bit of thought

If you think I am cruel then I wont mention the bonus system which involves the automated sprinkler system in the garden....................

Froglet

ukjoel wrote: »

Me and the mrs have an ongoing competition. It resets at the start of each month.
They ring.
We answer door and say 'will just be a moment need to pop to the loo'
Then we shut the door and time how long they hang around for.
Record so far is 20 minutes

At the end of the month we tot up the totals and the one with the shortest waiting time has to buy the other a curry.

I realised a long time ago there very few situations in life you couldnt make enjoyable with a little bit of thought

If you think I am cruel then I wont mention the bonus system which involves the automated sprinkler system in the garden....................

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:best one yet!!