Door to door gutter cleaners

TELLIT01

The issue when dealing with 'door knockers' is less with nationality than the inability to contact them after the event if/when things go wrong.  I have noticed though that that vast majority of 'door knockers' I've dealt with over the years have been of the same nationality.  I won't say which nationality.

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TELLIT01 said:

The issue when dealing with 'door knockers' is less with nationality than the inability to contact them after the event if/when things go wrong.  I have noticed though that that vast majority of 'door knockers' I've dealt with over the years have been of the same nationality.  I won't say which nationality.

we used to have a sticker over the front door to say we do not buy at the door as we got fed up with people trying to recruit us to become mormons!  but we haven't got one on the door since we moved and we find we are regularly getting trades people knocking at the door, saying they are doing some work down the street and would we like ours done.

i will have to put a similar sign up i think to stop them cold calling.

the ones around here are all english.  what nationality are you getting cold calling in your area?

TELLIT01

Those stickers certainly do seem to deter many but not all.  I answered the door to a salesman from a well known double glazing company who went straight into the sales pitch before I could say a word.  When I pointed out the sign on the door his response was "If I took any notice of those I'd never get any f'ing sales".  I advised him that either way he would get no f'ing sale from me.  As he turned away he called me "Cupid Stunt" or something like that.

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TELLIT01 said:

Those stickers certainly do seem to deter many but not all.  I answered the door to a salesman from a well known double glazing company who went straight into the sales pitch before I could say a word.  When I pointed out the sign on the door his response was "If I took any notice of those I'd never get any f'ing sales".  I advised him that either way he would get no f'ing sale from me.  As he turned away he called me "Cupid Stunt" or something like that.

my husband opened a door to someone cold calling and he said to them 'i am not interested' even before they were able to say anything, to which they replied 'but how do you know you won't be interested as we haven't said anything?'.  my husband says 'because whatever you have to say, i am not interested'    my husband is quite a rude bloke!

we had a guy who was doing these apparently well known scam knocking at the door saying that he was part of a convict rehabilitation scheme and he wanted to show us what he had for sale.  my husband told him he wasn't interested and he got quite upset and called his mate over, who was knocking at other doors down the street, and they threatened my husband that they would come back later and sort him out.

my husband walked out on the drive as they were walking away and said to them why do they have to wait for later, couldn't they sort him out right now?  he doesn't see the point of waiting at all.  they continued to walk off      

i did find that with the sign on, we got less people knocking at the door but as you say, some people just ignore it.

Paully28

I would never say yes to anyone who knocks on my door asking to do a job as they are 'currently in the area', or other such statements, usually disturbing me from what I am doing.  If i want a job doing, I will call someone, or ask for advice from people I know. 

TELLIT01

The only time I have accepted work from somebody knocking the door was one offering window etching for cars.  The van was fully liveried and the job was done well.  Chatting to him he explained that he drove around looking for newly registered cars.  9 years later he was at the door again about a month after we changed car.

kdotdotdotdot

One of my first-ever jobs was door-to-door sales (selling dining discount cards for local pub/restaurants - a genuine thing, not a scam) and we ALWAYS used to knock on doors that had the 'no sales people' signs on the front because those people were generally very easy to sell to and know it, hence the sign.  People with giant butterflies on the outside of their houses were also easier to sell to than the average house.

I had just graduated and was looking for a 'proper job' in what was then one of the worst economic declines we'd had that century.  All I can say is that if someone tries to sell you something door-to-door (or even on the phone), there's no need to be rude or shout.  Just politely say 'no thank you' and close the door, or hang up.  It's usually a cold and tired person wishing they could get a better job than tramping the streets knocking on doors. 

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kdotdotdotdot said:

One of my first-ever jobs was door-to-door sales (selling dining discount cards for local pub/restaurants - a genuine thing, not a scam) and we ALWAYS used to knock on doors that had the 'no sales people' signs on the front because those people were generally very easy to sell to and know it, hence the sign.  People with giant butterflies on the outside of their houses were also easier to sell to than the average house.

I had just graduated and was looking for a 'proper job' in what was then one of the worst economic declines we'd had that century.  All I can say is that if someone tries to sell you something door-to-door (or even on the phone), there's no need to be rude or shout.  Just politely say 'no thank you' and close the door, or hang up.  It's usually a cold and tired person wishing they could get a better job than tramping the streets knocking on doors. 

i tend to be rude to people when they cold call me on the phone as i found you could not get rid of them if you aren't rude.  but i don't tend to be rude to people knocking on the door.

greatcrested

AskAsk said:

kdotdotdotdot said:

One of my first-ever jobs was door-to-door sales (selling dining discount cards for local pub/restaurants - a genuine thing, not a scam) and we ALWAYS used to knock on doors that had the 'no sales people' signs on the front because those people were generally very easy to sell to and know it, hence the sign.  People with giant butterflies on the outside of their houses were also easier to sell to than the average house.

I had just graduated and was looking for a 'proper job' in what was then one of the worst economic declines we'd had that century.  All I can say is that if someone tries to sell you something door-to-door (or even on the phone), there's no need to be rude or shout.  Just politely say 'no thank you' and close the door, or hang up.  It's usually a cold and tired person wishing they could get a better job than tramping the streets knocking on doors. 

i tend to be rude to people when they cold call me on the phone as i found you could not get rid of them if you aren't rude.  but i don't tend to be rude to people knocking on the door.

Oh on the phone is different! Ultra polite and ask questions and let them talk.... and talk. Then ask them to hang on while you turn the cooker down. Leave them for 5 minutes, the apologise and let them prattle on till "oh someone at the door - don't go away I'm really interested".

I have an ongoing challange with myself to see which caller I can keep time-wasting on the phone the longest....

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greatcrested said:

AskAsk said:

kdotdotdotdot said:

One of my first-ever jobs was door-to-door sales (selling dining discount cards for local pub/restaurants - a genuine thing, not a scam) and we ALWAYS used to knock on doors that had the 'no sales people' signs on the front because those people were generally very easy to sell to and know it, hence the sign.  People with giant butterflies on the outside of their houses were also easier to sell to than the average house.

I had just graduated and was looking for a 'proper job' in what was then one of the worst economic declines we'd had that century.  All I can say is that if someone tries to sell you something door-to-door (or even on the phone), there's no need to be rude or shout.  Just politely say 'no thank you' and close the door, or hang up.  It's usually a cold and tired person wishing they could get a better job than tramping the streets knocking on doors. 

i tend to be rude to people when they cold call me on the phone as i found you could not get rid of them if you aren't rude.  but i don't tend to be rude to people knocking on the door.

Oh on the phone is different! Ultra polite and ask questions and let them talk.... and talk. Then ask them to hang on while you turn the cooker down. Leave them for 5 minutes, the apologise and let them prattle on till "oh someone at the door - don't go away I'm really interested".

I have an ongoing challange with myself to see which caller I can keep time-wasting on the phone the longest....

my phone is important and i need it to be free for important calls, so i can't afford to let them rattle on.  i find if you say you are not interested, they will try to persuade you to change your mind, or they rattle on about what they are selling and you know that you are not going to be interested at the end of their long talk, so i just want to end it as soon as possible and get rid of them to free up my phone.  and the best way to do this, is to tell them where to get off.