Just Been Called a Fucking Bitch by a Nottingham Knocker

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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.

Tbh I think those signs saying no cold callers actually attract callers as there's a good chance they're put on houses that might have older or more vulnerable

But don't go through the neighbours' gardens.

We live in the north-east

Unfortunately, anyone who buys anything perpetuates the problem.

They need a license from the council to sell door to door, and I doubt they have one, you can always ask to see it.

Having CCTV seems to be a deterrent, as they don't knock our house anymore, but try the neighbours instead.

We don't have a door camera. We have resisted it so far.

We have had them 3 times, once they called my partner a paedophile for refusing to buy something and another time I bought something to get rid of them, £10 for a first aid kit which was a plastic box with about 2 plasters in. Bustards!

What are 'See you next Tuesdays'?

C U Next Tuesday

They are arsehoes. They targeted my area the other year, very pushy and very aggressive. Usually they try and claim to be part of some prisoner release back to work programme or similar which is bullshit as no such schemes exist. They were terrible to my pensioner neighbour and I had to intervene as they were essentially bullying her to buy their crap at which point they turned their anger at me.

I’m in Australia and I’ve lived in quite a few States and I’ve never come across anyone like this. We very occasionally get charity door (maybe once per year) knockers but they are polite and leave when you say you’re not interested.

@Bigredpants they'll probably start selling those too?! Haha.

YABVU for bringing Nottingham into this.

Mine is similarly built and is excellent at seeing off unwanted callers.

Ed to add it should not be this way, of course. People should take no for an answer whether or not you're a man built like a brick shithouse.

We've had them round here as well. I remember the prison story which I suppose is intended to evoke sympathy but made me end the conversation as quickly as possible while wondering what he'd been in for 😂
I don't blame you for giving him short shrift OP.

Welcome to Switzerland. Everything’s too expensive, it’s illegal to have a sense of humor, but it’s beautiful, and the trains always run on time.

The trains do not always run to time. Fortunately, I left plenty of time to get to the airport anyway.

To answer about other countries: in my part of France we didn’t have door to door sales people, but we did have an apparently endless supply of dodgy men, usually in pairs , who wanted to clean the roof, cut down trees, mow etc. Most people had high lockable gates , and after a year, we had some installed too.

I really hate people selling at the door. I work from home and someone knocks daily wanting to talk to me about solar panels or Hello Fresh or milk or donating to the Battersea dog's home or why god is so great. Just go away! One bloke the other day, when I said I wasn't interested, asked what it was that put me off - "you, knocking on my door!".

That's awful!

IAmThe1AndOnly · Today 07:34

The rudest door to door encounter I’ve ever had was with a Red Cross charity chugger. Conversation went like this: her: “I won’t patronise you by telling you what the Red Cross does.”

I get the emotional blackmailers from time to time. I tell them I don't give money, or sign up on the doorstep, thank you very much. The last one tried to stop me closing the door and demanded, "Well, don't you care about bairns with cancer?"

"No! Not as much as my cheese sauce which is going to burn to the pan."

We bought some tea towels from them - they were quite expensive but turned out to be the best tea towels we've ever had. I wish they would come back!

We get a lot of them round here. They ALL turn aggressive when you refuse to buy anything. Always posts on SM telling people to be aware and not to open their doors etc. They are vile

Wow what a nasty piece of crap he is.

Worst one I had was from Save The Children, I’ve got a Ring doorbell so answered it and said I’m not interested and hung up, he came back later in the evening and rang the bell again and said to my husband as your wife was busy earlier she asked me to come back.

It really should be illegal to sell things door to door, if people want to support a charity or buy dusters then they will, they only do it door to door because they know some people are easy to manipulate.

It’s not illegal.

As a child, I remember my DM having the Kleeneze man call round, and she would often buy something.
This was a reputable business, though as I was young, I have no idea how their products and/or prices compared to a normal shop.
On the other hand, I never deal with anyone who knocks on the door. We have been autioned that it can be a scam.
I am usually polite but very, very firm, and close the door immediately. Similarly with the phone calls, which we still get these days.