to think she had no right to look so outraged....

[macdoodle]

Busy making dinner, doing washing, listening to reading etc, when doorbell goes.
Open it to find a nice young lady, who says "hello nothing to worry about, I'm from XXX, a charity for deaf children, and...",
At which stage I cut her off and say (politely), "no thank you, I'm not interested in donating, I'm busy", and close the door.
The look of outrage and shock on her face was akin to if I'd bitten the head off a baby rabbit and eaten it in front of her.
I actually felt a bit guilty.
Bit jeez, surely if you doorstop people just before teatime on a Friday afternoon, most of them will not engage. And yes it may be a worthy cause but I donate to the charities I want to when I want to.

rookiemater - you could put the sign up but tell your neighbour you don't mean her.

I tend to say, quite truthfully that I can't afford to donate money to charity, we are skint so I donate my time instead. And I have already chosen my good causes thank you.

That has worked very well so far on both street chuggers and the doorstep variety.

Any window sellers/conservatories/kitchens - tell them your dp is a joiner/glazier.

And selling bathrooms - tell them your dp is a plumber.

Charities - say you already donate.

They have no come backs for those.

I think people can arrange their facial features however they wish, and youve more than a bit of cheek to be complaining about it after you were the rude one.

I hate it when people at the door say "nothing to worry about."

Why?

You can just reply, "Oh, good!" and shut the door immediately.

Job done.

I say I'm the cleaner ( partially true, I own the house, live here and clean it, alas no one else does it for me) that seems to stop them in their tracks as if they can only chugg a homeowner.

Works on cold calls too, they practically put the phone down on me.

For new windows, we are moving abroad. Oh how the lies trip from my tongue.

I answered the door to Jehovah's witnesses after I'd had a brain biopsy and still had a great black eye and stitches.

They could not leave fast enough .

I was tempted to shout 'Where is your God now?' like in the IT crowd but I must have scared them quite badly anyway as they haven't been back!

Anyone who turns up at your door uninvited should take what they get IMO.

YANBU. I was stopped in town the other day, stood there for 5 minutes while the guy delivered his speech, then said 'You are over 26 aren't you?' I'm 23 soon and barely look 20

Excuse me, Im not allowed an opinion for some reason? And there is nothing remotely obtuse about my appropriate response on tjis thread.

On another note, I once had a window seller come to the door, one of a group doing the street.

I'd just served dinner to the family and was about to sit down when the bell went.

Youngish chap at the door.

Him (big cheesy smile): "Hellow, I'm here about windows, would you like me to go away now?"

Me, politely (even bigger cheesy smile): "Yes, please"

Door shut immediately.

I doubt he'll try that one again.