Free Sticker.(To stop unwanted callers to your Home).

pricefighter

BT are giving away a free sticker to stop unwanted ,intrusive,and irritating callers knocking at your door/ringing your bell.

Presumably the idea is that it will stop someone try and convince you to move your phone service elsewhere!!!

However you might find it handy.

To get one ring 0800 169 8585, you will need your Bt account number to hand.

Smiley_Mum

Then again, it might make them all the more determined to get you to switch energy provider, telecoms provider etc etc. Some people like a challenge.

pricefighter

Smiley_Mum wrote:

Then again, it might make them all the more determined to get you to switch energy provider, telecoms provider etc etc. Some people like a challenge.

If its prominently displayed,and callers ignore it.Even more reason to tell them to go forth .

tyke65

anything that might deter is worth a shot

thanks

Portlandbill

Great idea will stop people ringing the Lighthouse Bell hopefully.Its a long way down the stairs.

ktuludays

Why not do what i do.

Make your own nicely worded sign for the front/back door and put it in a prominent place.

That way they have no excuse when you bring it to their attention immediately before you tell them to Foxtrot Oscar!!!!

Smiley_Mum

Foxtrot Oscar - whatever does that mean ktuludays. :think:

ritac1

I already have two of these, one on my front door and one on my back. I picked them up from a local summer fayre where the Police were handing them out.

Unfortunately I still get all kinds of people knocking on my door trying to sell me stuff !! It gets so annoying when you sit down to watch good TV and then there is a knock at the door when you know no-one should be calling after 6p.m. !!! I am sure they are robots with a tape recorder inside their heads !!

jellyhead

the ladies in my street who have those signs say it doesn't stop anyone from calling (except me, i'm an avon rep and i don't bother anyone who has a sign telling doorstop sellers to go away). one house even has a rude sign telling people to sod off, she's forever pinning betterware and kleeneze catalogues onto the trellis next to it, hoping the vendors will get the message.

you could always try your own sign saying don't knock after 6 because there's a shiftworker trying to sleep, or don't wake the baby. our old avon rep used to call after 8pm, it woke up all the kids in the street and drove us mums mad, i'm often in my PJ's/in the bath by 8 and i don't like to answer the door half naked lol!

nice of BT to give these away though, unfortunately i don't have a BT phone number.

andyl

Please be aware that if you have a sticker saying "i'm happy with BT etc" these act like a magnet because they tell the canvasser that you are still with bt or who ever,therefore you are a good proposition for the door knocker.I'm afraid that i speak from experience but have now given up door knocking,if this helps any one then it was worth posting.PS remember that British Gas (Centrica) sells the most expensive gas available always,

Smiley_Mum

Get yourself a spyhole.

If you don't recognise the person and you don't wish to speak with them, then don't answer. They'll soon get the message. Answer the door at your convenience, not their convenience (unless it is friends/family that have called before hand to let you know they are coming). These people are cutting in on YOUR time and more often than not they don't apologise for that, they just want to flog some guff or other etc. Same goes for telephone calls, any cold callers I just hang up. They are cutting in on your time, don't let them if you don't want them to.