To find door to door salespeople very stressful

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I think I'm just too much of a people pleaser or too British but I find saying no to people trying to sell me stuff SO awkward. Today it was Hello Fresh. I don't want a Hello Fresh box as I'm not a big recipe follower but I swear I almost signed up out of social politeness. I ended up having to basically shut the door on him saying "thanks I have to go now" as I couldn't find a polite way to say no . I'm also aware it's maybe not a super fun job and people work on commission so I feel bad saying no!
Is it just me -am I just really socially awkward?!

Ring doorbell has been a game changer but if I'm caught on the hop, I always use ive a baby asleep here and I close the door. Once a guy put his foot to block the door and that was horrible but I forcibly closed it. Only time someone was aggressive

Aardman animations. An early film before they did Wallace and Gromit. (Run time 5 minutes, 9 seconds.) The door to door salesman.

It's probably not a fun job, but lots of jobs aren't fun. I'm not parting with my money just because someone's job is unenjoyable. I resent people interrupting my day, tbh, and I'm just focused on getting them to go away without resorting to impoliteness—but really, if I'm not going to buy (and I'm not), I'm actually doing them a favour if I stop them from wasting their time giving me a sales pitch.

Yes they're annoying but I'm afraid you have to toughen up! Just smile and say 'I'm not interested thank you' and shut the door.

Don't answer the door unless you are expecting a visitor.

I bought one of the no cold callers signs off Amazon after a particularly pushy solar salesman. Amazing investment, for the peace and quiet it's given.

"Thanks, I'm not interested" and closing the door is polite enough.

I ised to work in a similar job during university- i had to cold call people to do surveys. So i have empathy for people calling door to door even though i find them very annoying.

I just very firmly - but in a friendly tone say ‘thank you, but no’ before they have a chamce to talk. If they try to start their speech then i say ‘definitely no, but thank you’ and then they go.

Dont give an excuse, like you are busy, as that could mean they try to call to you later. Dont give them any reason to start engaging with you.

Get a sticker for your door that says 'no cold callers'. Works for me, even the Jehovah Witnesses don't knock!

I don't speak, I just shut the door.

Unless im expecting someone I never open the door… problem solved :)

I say, 'i am not allowed to answer the door to anyone except the landlord, you need to go to my letting agent and ask them to call the landlord for permission ' guess what, they never bother.

I just say ‘I never buy anything at the door. Sorry.’ And close the door.

I felt really awkward and embarrassed! If they had a cat they'd know they were expensive 🤣 I thought I'd need to pick my jaw off the floor, I mean who does that?!? You are absolutely bang on with them being shameless!

Wish there was an equivalent to the telephone preference service for door to door salesman, political canvassers and fundraisers (I’m a fundraiser!)

I hate them and don’t generally answer the door to anyone I’m not expecting. If I want something I seek it out, I don’t need random stuff pushed at me.
A good way to get rid of them if you can’t outrightly say you’re not interested is to tell them now is not a good time but I’ll have a look at your website. Thanks and bye lol.

I also do this, although I say 'not unless my wife has recently been made a peer of the realm' (I don't have a wife - I'm a straight unmarried woman with a male OH of 22 years - but I like to see the look on their faces).

I have one line if I mistakenly open the door to these people, said as I am closing the door. "So sorry I dont buy from the door. Thank you." The only people to abuse me after that have been the fake Nottingham chuggers. I then reopen the door and give them a barrelful of abuse. I am not being called a fucking cunt on my own doorstep by anyone.

"We're not interested thank you" big smile, close door.

Never apologise, never explain

My son when he was living with me in his mid 20's got collared at the door by the air ambulance charity and signed up to a direct debit...hes bought his own his now and moved out so i dread to think what he will get signed up to.

“Sorry Ian in the middle of something. Bye”

A ring doorbell is the answer. If you don't like/know the person at the door simply don't answer.