It’s a mini rant, but sheesh it clearly states on my door, “No Soliciting”
A couple of weeks ago two kids rang it (teens) peddling the Denver Rocky Mtn. News.
Just a couple of minutes ago 2 ladies rang the bell wanting to drop off “family life” literature…
Gads, what part of NO don’t you understand.
Guess I need to create a sign that says:
“No Soliciting. That means, unless you are invited personally, DO NOT ring my door bell. Focus on your own family and if I wanted your product or service I would call you.”
Oh and to add to this, the neighborhood Avon lady wont even leave her catalog on my door…okay I like catalogs so this I can tolerate but at least she respects my privacy!
They pointed out the sign…I kind of rolled my eyes, not in the mood to be rude but I think I will create a sign today much like the words I stated above.
This isn’t the first time, I have told some ladies before that the sign says “No Soliciting” one of the ladies said we aren’t soliciting, I interjected and said “Yes you are, you are soliciting your religion. Please leave me alone.”
Usually the sign is respected by most people. Having it sure helps though, it just makes me mad when people over look it and ring my doorbell anyway
I’m not sure any sign will keep away a motivated solicitor. When Iwas at the lowest point of my life, selling Kirby vacuum cleaners door to door few things could keep me away. You’ve got to be motivated if want someone to buy a vacuum they have to take out a loan for. On more than one occasion did I walk past a police car in the driveway and press a doorbell button right next to a “no soliciting” sign. Maybe a <i>really</i> mean dog would work but make sure your insurance covers the maulings.
Now that I have a real job I’m on your side. I don’t like sales calls in my home. Fortunately I don’t get many as motivated as I once was.
Heh heh. According to our association president, there’s no soliciting allowed in the building and we are within our rights to call the police. If only I’d known that when the Baptist guys came by.
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Just do like I do: if I’m not in the mood to answer the phone or the door, I just won’t. Fuck 'em. It’s my door and my phone. I can use them or not, as I choose. Hell, I don’t care if I’m sitting on the couch in the living room, and the salesman can see me. If I don’t actually know you, why do I need to talk to you anyway?
Thank you, I don’t have carpets, so I don’t need any cleaned. No, I don’t want my soul saved either. I buy my Girl Scout cookies from a family I know, and I’m full up. In fact, in general, I won’t buy anything over the phone (unless I make the call) or on my porch. Go away now. You’re trespassing.
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I used a sign at my last apartment that said:
Nobody’s home. Trust me. Go away.
It worked great for anyone that knew me, cuz I of course only put it out when I was home.
And everyone else, well, they would read it and leave.
When the effect wore off, I switched to a quarantine biohazard sticker.
Then when that stopped working I started using crime scene tape and bloody footprints.
The apartment complex and a cop made me take it down.
Party poopers.
how did it start? well i don’t know i just feel the craving. i see the flesh and it smells fresh and it’s just there for the taking…
VvvV
“Winners never quit and quitters never win, but those who never win and never quit are idiots.”
Hello there Ma’am, I was just walking by and I thought to myself, “Theres a fine lady in there I’m sure, but is she truly satisfied with life?” Well, I’m here to help you out with that, you see I represent the international church of…whats that? up my ass you say?
Well then, thank you very much for your time Ma’am and I hope you have a very nice day. May Thor bless and guide you and, no! not the dogs! help! heeeeeellllppp!
I just invite the beggars in, offer them a cup, then pull out my Amway demonstrator’s kit . . . the poor sods run so fast you could swear they just met the devil . . . best 95 bucks I ever spent . . .
Don’t sweat it Techchick. Any bozo dumb and/or bold enough to knock even with no soliciting sign deserves that he gets. I just made the point that I’ve seen it from both sides though there is no question which side I’m on now. I don’t accept sales calls at my door or telephone anymore.
Watson, that was hilarious! Way to fight fire with fire!
I’m not sure I could talk myself into buying an Amway kit for any reason; maybe I’ll set up a perpetual motion machine company instead, and scare away the door-to-door solicitors by trying to sell them stock.
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Hey, Lisa, that’s even better. It’s one thing to merely drive them away by trying to sell them something of no value whatsoever, but to get them to buy it - now that would be a coup!
Everybody who works for a company that forbids solicitation on its property but still gets approached by coworkers to support their children’s fund raising habit, please raise your hand.
I thought so.
Rant:
I was a rider in the 1996 Philly-DC AIDS Ride and I wanted to put up a motivational poster in my break room. That’s all, just a poster. The boss wouldn’t allow it on the grounds that it was solicitation even though he regularly permitted others to peddle girl scout cookies or push cheap crappola like huge tins of caramel popcorn.
A "No solicitaion sign " is bad. I used to sell and when I saw that sign I knew I should enter.
Here’s the reasons.
For businesses, of which I mainly targeted, I knew enough to know that doors are sometimes manufactured with that sign on it. Plus if that sign is present all I’d have to do is disarm them.
Secondly, for every door I entered that had that sign I sold half the time, reason is because you don’t know who put that sign up there. The person that did, may not be there, and you could get a sale. Plus the person that put the sign up may not have the same opinions or views of the person you actually talk with(usually the secretary)
There is so much I could say about this, but to cut it short heres a solution
telemarketing—>"hello is the owner(or whatever happens to indicate that they don’t know who you are) home. They will tell you who they are. Just ask over and over is this “(fill in the blank)”.
Keep your door locked and if someone is at the door that you don’t know --don’t answer it.
If your in a business and of course you’d have to leave the door unlocked during business hours–just don’t play dumb–salesmen will leave after three questions and three no’s. just be honest and polite. the more hostile you are the more of a challenge you are
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