My "No Cold Callers" sign must be faulty!

fluffnutter

Don't open the door.

Hermia

tomwakefield wrote: »

There was a Betterware/Avon/??? thread recently where one of the salespeople specifically said they ignored notices like this.

Bizarre. If someone feels so strongly about this issue that they would put a sign up I can't imagine they are going to end up buying something. It just seems like a massive waste of the saleperson's time.

fluffnutter

Hermia wrote: »

Bizarre. If someone feels so strongly about this issue that they would put a sign up I can't imagine they are going to end up buying something. It just seems like a massive waste of the saleperson's time.

I know. I feel the same. Imagine it.... "I ABSOLUTELY HATE it when people DON'T GET the message that I absolutely HATE cold callers, circulars, hawkers, unsolicited mail, CATALOGUES SHOVED THROUGH MY DOOR day and night. Why don't these people open THEIR EYES and just TAKE A LOOK around them... ooh, nice lipstick".

bosseyed

fluffnutter wrote: »

Don't open the door.

Problem is, generally I have to open the door in order to see whose on the other side of it. It may be a salesman, it may (heaven forfend) be those well dressed and cheerful Jehovahs Witnesses, child in tow and I'll regretfully wish I'd ignored the doorbell.

But the one time I do ignore it, it'll be the man from Camelot with a big bag of money that they're giving away door to door and I'll miss my chance and my neighbours will all sit there with their speedboats and gold bath taps and I'll have to make do with my inflatable dinghy and your basic chrome plate.

withabix

I slam the doors in their faces or walk past the windows making sure they can see me, before completely ignoring the door.

Expecially if it is those bl**dy Jehovah's idiots.

*zippy*

I was at a house party a few years ago and a ulility salesmans knocked, there was a minister at the party and he said let me answer it. He greeted the guy and said how lovely he had called, he wasn't interested in changing his supplier, but could he use the time to talk to him about God and we were having a bible study so he was welcome to join us etc. The minister was so polite you could see the young guy was desperate to escape, but didn't want to be rude, he eventually made his escape running up the drive as fast as he could :rotfl:

fluffnutter

bosseyed wrote: »

But the one time I do ignore it, it'll be the man from Camelot with a big bag of money...

It won't be. It will be the Jehovah's. You know it. I know it.

go_cat

i wonder if no cold caller signs will work for trick or treaters on saturday :p:p:p:p:p:p:p:p:p

elfen

Maybe the Jehovahs will come with a big bag of money.

trisontana

go_cat wrote: »

i wonder if no cold caller signs will work for trick or treaters on saturday :p:p:p:p:p:p:p:p:p

Our local newspaper have printed a special "no trick or treat" poster for people to cut out and stick on their door.