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People knocking on my door to sell

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mumof2monsters · 28/09/2010 12:18

I get people knocking on my door nearly every day at the moment. Callers vary from: Religious people to "Do I want a quote for sofits valid for two years?" to will I donate to charity.
To be honest I am sick of it now. Everytime I am right in the middle of something like the kids tea and I get a knock on the door. When I say I have conservatory or new windows already the salesperson then tries to corner me by offering quote valid for two years.
I also had last night whilst we were eating someone asking me to donate to the British Heart foundation.
I donate to charity thru direct debit so really do not want this at my door, also cannot afford to donate more.
Finding it more and more difficult to be polite now as it is happening nearly every day.
So today I bought from Ebay a "No Hawkers" sign which basically explains I do not want to buy anything or donate anything so please respect this notice and do not knock.
AIBU to expect people to leave me in peace? If I wanted new windows, sofits or a conservatory then I would go into a shop and buy one! Also fed up with getting telephone calls like it but not sure how to stop those . Any advice anyone? {angry}

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Alambil · 28/09/2010 18:31

I got one yesterday - I said "sorry, I'm right in the middle of something" and must have had a glint in my eye because he backed off immediately!

GrimmaTheNome · 28/09/2010 18:33

I usually just say 'I never buy/give at the door' and shut it. It probably helps that when I go to the door I am invariably attended by a small, actually harmless but VERY noisy dachshund who looks as though he'd enjoy eating a foot if it was imprudently inserted into the door. Grin

domesticdiva · 28/09/2010 18:38

I made a sign for our door after a spate of JW's, utility/sofit/random shite salesmen etc knocked on our door for a few weeks whilst I was trying to establish BF with DS1. Sign simply read:

"Cold callers will be shot and as a post natal lawyer I WILL get away with it!"

Peace and quiet was soon resumed. Grin

JaxTellersOldLady · 29/09/2010 10:45

lol domesticdiva I wonder how long 'post natal' applies... do you think betwen 7 and 10 years is still ok? Grin

might try that! although I am not a lawyer.

pluperfect · 30/09/2010 11:07

Oh, go on, JaxTellersOldLady, how would they know?

Dartshasbegun · 30/09/2010 13:31

There was one time when we had just sat down to dinner, and the doorbell rang. I got up, and it was a double glazing salesman.

He started his pitch with "Hello, I calling about XXX windows. Would you like me to go away?" Oh course, I could not resist smiling brightly and saying "yes, please". Followed by promptly closing the door on him. Grin

Cue DP at dinner table hysterically laughing.

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