Is there anyway to stop sales rep coming to my door?

1jim

Hi
Is there any way that I can get the cold callers to stop coming to my door and asking me to change providers?
I have a sign on the front door which says "no uninvited callers, we do not buy items at the door", this sign is always ignored, when I point it out I am invariably told that they are not selling anything (yeah right!), I made a sign which said "no univited callers" but again this was ignored, we must get at least 4or5 of these visits a week
I know that most companies outsource this sales work to many agencies and finding out these agencies is impossible as they also just say that they are visiitng from BG/Powergen?Npower etc but is there any central way that these visits can be stopped?

Thanks
Jim

Sharifa_2

Tell them that in order to 'earn' your time, they have to let you talk about your religion first (invent one, and don't let yourself be sidetracked).

Aliss

I have the same problem and have a big scrawled sign that I stick up over the existing laminated "no cold-calling or religious groups please" sign at peak knocking-up :rolleyes: times saying "Baby sleeping. Do not knock UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES".

I don't have a baby but it's worked for a week so far. As long as you don't leave it out all the time- and be aware genuine callers/friends might go away as well (or think you've nicked a baby from somewhere! )

1jim

Aliss wrote: »

I have the same problem and have a big scrawled sign that I stick up over the existing laminated "no cold-calling or religious groups please" sign at peak knocking-up :rolleyes: times saying "Baby sleeping. Do not knock UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES".

I don't have a baby but it's worked for a week so far. As long as you don't leave it out all the time- and be aware genuine callers/friends might go away as well (or think you've nicked a baby from somewhere! )

Thats a good one, but they come at all times of the day and early evening as well, we do have a baby and its normally the way that they call when hes gone to sleep, will try this, ther should be a way to stop this though, something like the telephone preference service or the junkmail one?
jim

Aliss

I totally agree. And you do have a baby?! I think I'd have chucked a full nappy at a caller by now if I did have one!