Dealing with chuggers at the front door

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I know the cost of living crisis is beginning to bite but it is annoying that charities are now sending people door to door to try and pressure people into direct debits so I have come up with a solution, tell them you already have one. They have no where to go and you aren’t being rude. How do you deal with them?

I say I don't give to charities who employ companies to send people to go door to door.

Then I go on a rant about how morally repugnant it is that charitable money is being spent that way then froth about how much these companies make by employing chuggers and by the time I'm starting to fully get into character and really enjoy myself they've backed all the way up to the road. 🤣

It’s awkward isn’t it, especially as they’re always so charming. I say “I’m sorry, I can’t support anything that does door to door calls.”

Had one last week. Had to open door as doorbell was disturbing children. A young man twice my size, on a very dark night, looming out of the evening to demand that I give him my money, while I’m home alone with children. So intimidating and inappropriate. When I was younger I’d have given money just to be compliant. But each time I stand up for myself it gets easier.

Fuck off charities with your trying to guilt trip people and claiming moral
highground, when it’s you paying people to carry out nightime door-door intimidation.

Today I've had two visits from GOSH I ignored the first knock as I saw them lurking but the new tactic seems to be to keep returning until someone answers the door as they came back before I could warn DH who was not as polite I may have been.

Had the same experience with an animal shelter recently returning repeatedly through the day until I answered, I said not interested a couple times while the did the usual "chat" and in the end had to shut the door in her face.

I do have a ring doorbell but every bloody time they knock my dogs go insane and I'm not up for them barking repeatedly while the chuggers keep coming back until we answer the door.

No speako Englisho.

Helps if you keep a stick on fake Mexican moustache and Sombrero hat kept handy by the front door that you can put on quickly before answering the door.

Seriously, just don’t answer the door unless you are expecting someone.