Was DH out of order?

[CoffeeInducedInsomnia]

Every day we get tons of take-away leaflets through the door. If we go away for a week, we come back to a hallway full of them.

Anyway this morning a man was just about to push an indian take-away leaflet through the door and DH opened the door and said to the man "take that away with you and do not bring anymore here, I'm sick of all this crap being pushed through my door every day".

The man looked really scared and embarrassed and scuttled away quickly. I felt really sorry for him and guilty on DH's behalf!

I agree with DH that it is annoying but I feel sorry for the unfortunate bloke that got here at the wrong time and took the flak for everyone else that pushes stuff through the door ...

wouldn't it be more polite to stick a notice on the door saying 'no unsolicited papers please'?

otherwise, how are people to know?

The poor bloke (menu man that is).

He's probably only doing it to make a bit of money. I think your DH was a wee bit out or order to shout at him.

Make a wee sign and stick it to your letterbox and cover in sellotape - that's what we've done and we hardly get any now.

I think your dh was a bit harsh - he could have at least politely asked the man not to bother but it is irritating, I agree.

My db works for Sussex police and gave me an official sticker that they hand out to residents, politely telling people who come to the door, not to cold call etc as we won't enter into anything at the door and we still get people trying to sell stuff!

A few weeks ago someone knocked on my door and started his usual spiel and I tapped on this sticker on my front-door and asked him if he could read!

He went away quite quickly after that

dunno, i do the same to politicians around electian time when you get a leaflet through the door every second day.
my attitude is that it is a form of littering and since they go straight in the bin and the council charge for refuse collection then i am certainly not going to foot the bill for disposing of their shitty leaflets as well as put up with the hassle of having them shoved in my lwetter box everyday.
however that's with politicians, with someone delivering a take-away menu i'd probably accept that they are doing it for a bit of extra cash and just say "sorry mate do you mind giving our house a miss from now on, i've no need for these things." and then thank them.

nice to be nice and all that

Yes Coffee your DH was a bit rude.

I have put a note up and get hardly any junk mail now, so they do listen.

I understand the annoyance, but there's no point in your DH having a pop at that particular bloke--he's not personally responsible for all the junk you get!

When you put a sign out, very large and visible, that states you don't want anything pushed through the letterbox, THEN you can have a pop at the next person who does it.

I had a big sign up that stopped everyone, with the exception of the local free paper (even though I specifically listed the paper as one of the things I didn't want). They took my sign quite literally and didn't put in through the letterbox--they laid it carefully on the front step instead.

Ah mayorquimby, come election time you know there'll be the giving away of threads saying "no-one can even be bothered to put a leaflet through my door"

Coffee - I think your DH was rude. I understand the exasperation, but still...

Your DP was a bit rude but TBH my DP is exactly the same.
We did put a notice up but they dont take much notice.
My DP can be extremely rude with cold callers who knock in the early evening when he is just home from work and ask if we own the house!

yabu
dh does this
think of the tree's that are wasted for this crap

Sounds like my DH, he can sometimes be a bit harsh without really intending to be.

I'm still embarassed about the time he told my daughters nursery nurse (when she commented that DD hadn't slept)

"we pay you to entertain her, not to watch her sleep"!!!

Poor chap is only trying to scrape a living delivering leaflets. It's hardly his fault. I had a job cold calling once which I left because I wasn't paid enough to put up with the abuse I got.

How was that not intended to be harsh veggiemum?

Hmm, sounds a bit like my husband sometimes. He can be so blunt and it really embarrases me as I am not confrontational!

Why dont you request a "no junkmail please " sticker from your local council?