I am so ashamed of my behaviour!

[MaBella]

I am so sick of getting political literature shoved through our letter box 10 times a day that I stuck a notice on my letter box requesting that people did not post them through the door.

Unfortunately one woman seemed unable to read and I'm afraid I acted a bit unreasonably! I opened the door, threw the leaflet at her, and then slammed the door shut again!

ROFL

ROFL!

Always say I'm going to do that to JW, but still stand there clutching Watchtower and politely trying to explain why I don't believe in God...

No need to feel shame - someone involved with party politics is unlikely to recognise it ...

I'm sitting here having a glass of wine and tending my very sore feet after delivering political leaflets all day. I would have gladly not shoved a leaflet through someone's letterbox who didn't want one. Would have saved my feet and my poor bruised hand from all the pushing and thrusting through bloody user unfriendly letterboxes.

lol Mabella. I have been known to have loud slanging matches with Betterware reps. They say "IT is not junk", I say "It is junk to me because I dont want it", They say "How can it be junk when it puts food on my childrens table".

And then I am lost for words.

KissWithAFistula - and that is why they keep coming back to you. They KNOW they can convert you. If you however were to admit to being a catholic family, you would see nothing of them ever again.

a firm & very loud "Fuck Off" works round here

I see Qsnodomicilabilis that explains why when they called here once and I told them i've just got back from mass they went away very quickly and have'nt been back

I opened the door, ripped BNP leaflet in half and threw it at delivery blokes, who were trying their best to hide. I was a bit ashamed at least you had a warning sign!

Well done Littleducks.

Re Betterware: the point is, it is unsolicited mail. Therefore, whether it puts food on their table or not, you don't have to accept it. Next time you could suggest they find a more honourable way to earn a living eg prostitution.

At least the election will be over soon. Betterware will go on and on until it goes bust.

I can understand why you feel so ashamed. pathetic behaviour.

Why get so worked up about a blinkin' leaflet? How much effort does it actually take to stick it in the bin? The poor woman had probably been leafleting for hours, was away in a dream and didn't see your little notice. Big, fat, hairy, deal.

However - if it was the BNP or the SNP YANBU

TSC, our postal voting papers had our local bnp candidate's name and home address on it. I'll happily give it to you if you wanna throw a brick through his window!! :-)

I must admit it was a very stupid brave thing for him to do!

QSnondomicilabilis

I'm appalled, i did bettaware for years and would never dream of doing that i wholly accepted that once i posted something through a door it was theirs to do with as they will - yes i paid for the brochures - but if people bin them thats their choice. Grr

my tory rep came round last election, and her daughter had fallen and hurt her knee so i patchedher up and provided ice creams for her children and a cuppa, the kids then stayed and played in my garden with ds whilst she did the rest of the street.

the next day the labour candidate came round whilst i was sat on the doorstep waiting for friend to come round and said "go and get your mum and dad for me there's a good girl"!!??

i told him to get them himself as they lived 20 miles away, he asked if was my house so i told him "yup my house my rules now fuck off you patronising bastard" i felt no guilt what so ever

HD - brilliant

I get that a lot on the phone still - but sadly no longer in person, they see the haggard, fat, old bat I am now, not the lithe young thing they used to see and assume I was but a child!! Make the most of it - one day they'll stop asking you for ID when you buy alcohol and it will hurt

Look, having a leaflet through your door won't kill you. Even if it's an objectionable one.
I do both things through letterboxes (Avon) and knocking on doors (market research/opinion polls) and while I always obey signs and am polite, I do get a bit pissed off with people who don't have a sign up (or have hidden it somewhere really not obvious as you approach the front door) but do get wildly aggressive and rude.

Mind you I pressed one doorbell and got an electric shock which nearly took me off my feet, which I thought was a bit excessive. A 'No cold callers/canvassers/salespeople' sign is sufficient I would have thought.

honeydragon, there is MORE to the bettaware story, and it is a long story.

They would post the catalogue, and ask for it to be put out again on X day. X day, I put the catalogue out. They knock on my door a few days later, and I say I have put it out. They say "no, cos it is not here, now give me the catalogue please". Of course I cant, because I dont have it, I have placed it on my doorstep, as requested, on the day requested, and I have NO idea why it is not there.

This happened on a few occasions, and I told them, look, I have the "no junk sign" up, dont put any more catalogues through, and then hassle me because you cant find it. I have always put them out, if you cant find them it is not my problem. Next time, I will bin it, because I am not going to buy anything, and I dont want to have you guys knocking all the time. This is when the slanging match happened.

I am sure it is a good and worthwile job, but I think my local rep was possibly taking the piss a bit.

YANBU to be ashamed, your behaviour was pretty pathetic imo.

QSnondomicilabilis my shock was at the way you were treated, I- cannot believe anyone would talk to a person like that. i should have said in my other post that unlike avon and stuff bettware have area managers who deliver their goods and collect the cash from them to give the commission back to them (hmm says a lot about how trustworty some must be)that behaviour is a complete no no and they would be told they could no longer represent the company. I used to love doing it as it allowed me to get to know people in my community when ds was young - not abuse them. good on you for having a go -

if you want a future tip to piss people like that off do what i do -"well i was going to order a couple of bits, but i think i'll it it online in my own time not yours - this sent my local kleeneze rep away in a right huff over losinf 20% commission, especially when i pointed out they do free delivery! she too insisted i had not left the book out when i had.

see even though i did it for a living even i am not immune to doorstep selling!

Can't blame you. I've thrown out numerous letters in the past fortnight (mainly Lib Dem stuff). Glad it's all over now. Fed up having to chuck it all out every single day.

dont sweat it.she recognised you as the loon you are.how bothersome someone seeking your opinion.hope no one ever asks you again

I am usually embarrassed when the dog barks at the door. (rare, she's not normally allowed in the porch) However I confess to being rather pleased when UKIPs candidate was met with a sudden and terrifying WOOF.

I like dog. She is a good dog.