Just Been Called a Fucking Bitch by a Nottingham Knocker

[LuluBlakey1]

So, our doorbell rang. I answered it. He looked like a Nottingham Knocker. The conversation went like this.
Him (Nicely) 'Hello. Sorry to bother you. Can I explain who I am?'
Me (Nicely) 'Hello. Well you can but if you are selling anything, I don't want to buy anything so I don't want to waste your time.'
Him (Frowning) 'Can I show you what I am selling?'
Me (Still nicely) 'It really won't change my mind. I don't want to buy anything.'
Him (Annoyed) 'Not even the cheapest thing'
Me (Politely) 'No, sorry'.
Him (Angry) 'So you don't want to help me?'
Me (Politely) 'I just don't buy anything at the door, ever.'
Him (Angry) 'Nobody does in this street. Nobody even comes to the door.'
Me (Politely) 'Sorry we get lots of people knocking to sell stuff.'
Him (Raging and stomping off) 'Piss off you stupid fucking bitch.'
Me (Politely) 'Glad I didn't buy anything now. You are very rude.'
Him (Still raging) 'Just fuck off. You're all fucking rude. Just fucking buy something and we'll fuck off. There's no need to be so fucking tight. Bitch.'

AIBU to have wanted to pick the spade up that was in the garden and brain him with it?

I didn't, of course, but I wanted to. I can't even feel any sympathy/empathy for him - the veneer of 'nice' was so thin and the 'thug' so quickly emerged. I wish I just hadn't answered the door. I bet he wouldn't have spoken to DH like that- 6ft, nearly 15 st and looks quite like a thug himself.I'm so angry.

Usually they’re scammers who prey on the elderly and vulnerable by pushing them into buying £10 dusters and sponges. Don’t take any notice.

What is a Nottingham Knocker?!

I can guess what a Nottingham Knocker is from the post, but have never heard the phrase before.

Not sure what a Nottingham knocker is but guess it’s a door to door salesperson? Probably selling dusters or similar. You did well to be so polite.
We once had a guy collecting for Cats Protection come to ours. For reference we have 5 rescue cats. He said he’d just been to our neighbour and he’d been very generous - as our neighbour was a tight fisted old git who hated cats (and children and noise and people in general) I had a string suspicion that he was lying.

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nottingham_Knockers#:~:text=Nottingham%20Knockers%20are%20aggressive%20door,that%20purport%20to%20confirm%20this.

I think you had the patience of a saint there OP! What a rude person.

We get them round here a lot. They're often from Teesside, never met one from Nottingham!

Yep, they're rude.

Don't know why anyone still calls them nottingham knockers, they're from all over these days

I know - our neighbour has just lost his wife and I watched from a window but he didn't answer the door. Thank Goodness!

I told DH who was reading bedtime stories. He said 'You could have bought a duster. What if he comes back and does something to the cars during the night or breaks in.' 🙄

#reasons why I don't answer the door

We’ve had a few of these and I always call 101 to let them know they are in the area. Might not make a difference but I have many elderly neighbours and always worry that they are getting scammed/ intimidated. Same when a bloke was knocking on doors asking if he could come through the house to look at a tree he was offering to cut down for me. No thanks!

If you bought something I'd imagine you're more likely to get visited again in the near future and expected to buy more.

If you have a video doorbell and the transcript got filmed, post it to your local FB group to call him out on his disgusting behaviour.

Never heard the 'Nottingham Knocker' name, but those lads used to come round quite often. My exH wasn't good for much but when he opened the door and glared at them (6'2, 25 stone, ex-rugby international, and perpetually angry), they tended to bob off quite quickly, so he was useful for getting rid of them. I haven't seen any of them in a few years, they used to say they'd just come out of prison. God knows whether that was true or not...

They tell you they have just come out of prison and got this job and can only earn money by selling the stuff. It's a bit like a rehabilitation thing supposedly. But it isn't. It's a scam. No idea why they are called that but they are- you can google them. They sell household cleaning stuff for a fortune.

We haven't.

I looked up Nottingham knocker - it's specifically door to door salesmen operating some sort of scam.

Anyway, YABU OP because the conversation with anyone selling or chugging should be
<their opening sentence>
"Sorry, I never do anything on the doorstep" (if it's a charity I might ask for a leaflet - they never have one - or tell them I'll read their info online and decide if I want to support them).
And then a cheery 'goodbye!' and shut the door

He sounded like DH- who is from Bradford.

I gave a beggar in a station £5 recently - I know, stupid thing to do. Another beggar came up immediately and started berating me about how unfair it was cos he'd been there 45 minutes longer and should have been given to first.

Ooh. I had one like this and the conversation was extremely similar. Was a few years back. Must be the same dude. 😂

Anyway I called the police on 101 after some deliberation and they sent a car out to look for him. Said it was exactly what I should have done.

I probably honed my assertive manner during the many years I had a dachshund impersonating a Doberman behind the inside door.

I don't know why you had such a long conversation with him.

"No thanks (firm smile), I don't want anything" as you close the door.

I always just say not interested very quickly and shut the door. They may well call me all sorts but it's to a shut door.

I had a women do this before. I told her unfortunately my husband doesn’t allow me to have money as a stay at home wife 😅

she sympathised with me and wished me a good day lol

We have a ring doorbell these days so I doubt they try it with a recording of them.

YANBU.
We had a group a while back and one came to my door. I was rushed off my feet and he was actually very nice and polite. I had answered the door with the dog and after I shut the door DH phoned and said that on the cctv footage you can hear him speak into a mobile phone saying "single lady with a dog, alone" as he walked off to next doors. I'm not actually single, but I was alone. Very weird. He was then really nasty to the neighbour and called her a cunt (she's in her late 70s and frail). The police did come in the end as they were being intimidating and had actually accessed the home of an elderly person. Luckily her home support worker had turned up and turfed them out. I don't usually answer the door, but was waiting for a parcel and rushed to answer without checking who it was.