Door to Door Sales

[CLdrinker]

Ok I have fucking had it. Just had 2 ass wipes knock on my door at 8pm.
WTF!
We are getting 1-2 solicitors a week. They are getting pushy and don’t take no for answers and ask me to explain myself.

I already have a large sign up and the smart ass last week said he read the sign but don’t care.

What do you guys do to get these low lives to leave me alone?

Can I open the door with an exposed fire arm? Any other ideas?

 

[4Waters]

Ok I have fucking had it. Just had 2 ass wipes knock on my door at 8pm.
WTF!
We are getting 1-2 solicitors a week. They are getting pushy and don’t take no for answers and ask me to explain myself.

I already have a large sign up and the smart ass last week said he read the sign but don’t care.

What do you guys do to get these low lives to leave me alone?

Can I open the door with an exposed fire arm? Any other ideas?

"You are trespassing, leave my property" and shut the door, if they knock again call the cops

 

[C_J_J_C]

Why do you open the door?

I check the peephole or look out a window. If I don't recognize them I just yell not interested and go back to what I was doing.

 

[monkeyswrench]

Well, if they come through my gate, past the no trespassing sign, and make it to the front door...past the pups...they're 100yds into my property. They better have a really good reason to be on my porch.

 

[CLdrinker]

Why do you open the door?

I check the peephole or look out a window. If I don't recognize them I just yell not interested and go back to what I was doing.

I got tricked tonight. I thought it was the neighbors coming over to look at my son’s hives he has all over. (Neighbor is a nurse)

 

[CLdrinker]

Well, if they come through my gate, past the no trespassing sign, and make it to the front door...past the pups...they're 100yds into my property. They better have a really good reason to be on my porch.

This is why I want to move back east and get property.

 

[Roosky01]

Pretty sure if you shot one in the leg and leave him flailing around in the yard then the word would get out.

Except for Jehova’s, those fukr’s aren’t scared of anything!

 

[Meaney77]

"We are renters" usually works pretty good

 

[GRADS]

Simple, don't answer the door.

 

[adam909]

Answer naked with a boner. Then welcome them and say "glad you made it"

 

[attitude]

I had a guy for Frontier Fiber come to my house multiple times in one week, he would do the “special” knock hard. One day my 5 year old goes and looks through the window before I could stop him. That fucker sat there and knocked for 5 minutes before he went and banged on my neighbors door complaining there was a kid left at home alone next door lol.

 

[4Waters]

Answer naked with a boner. Then welcome them and say "glad you made it"

The last time the jehovas came around I had porn on the TV, chick was getting DP'ed when I opened the door. That was 15-16 years ago and haven't seen them since. I saw them coming around so I set it up.

 

[monkeyswrench]

If you're home, respond, but don't open the door. Make sure they know someone is home...in case they aren't selling anything, but looking for marks.

 

[Spitfire]

use that dog you have. May be a baby with you and your family but a stranger wouldn’t know. I either will ignore the bell and deal with annoyance or answer it and then they regret ringing it. My youngest are 18 now though so different place in life

 

[NicPaus]

I have had a few solicitors lately. 330 am putting a card on my door handle. I don't have a knob but the push lever. So he was fumbling with it trying to get the rubber band on it with card. My dog was going crazy on the other side of door.

Fast forward a few weeks and I take my mom to surgery at 6 am. Return home to a guy passing out the same landscaping card on my porch. My dog barking like crazy at the gate. Got my no soliciting sign and no trespassing sign clearly posted. I pull up and tell him to get the fuck off my property. He starts talking shit and saying he is just doing his job. Then calls 911 because I am cussing him out. Sheriff shows up with there guns drawn on me. And ask what's going on. I tell them to cite him for trespassing. They refuse. They say we will give him a warning. I explain last time it was 3am. They agree he is not supposed to be soliciting with sign clearly posted. But let him continue on. 3 doors over he is putting his card on my customers door. I know he has a sign clearly posted. Tell the Sheriff lady hey wtf he is not listening to you. She just drives off.

 

[shintoooo]

What were they selling?

 

[jet496]

Ok I have fucking had it. Just had 2 ass wipes knock on my door at 8pm.
WTF!
We are getting 1-2 solicitors a week. They are getting pushy and don’t take no for answers and ask me to explain myself.

I already have a large sign up and the smart ass last week said he read the sign but don’t care.

What do you guys do to get these low lives to leave me alone?

Can I open the door with an exposed fire arm? Any other ideas?

A gate works great. If I leave mine open for even a half day, someone is coming up my driveway, and I live in a non busy cul de sac.

 

[JL95]

When I’m out front I usually tell them something different every time. I like making shit up. One time I told them I haven’t paid a fuckin bill in 6 months any day I’m out on my ass lmao. Or im just the gardener etc. I hate them very very much. One fag parked his little one wheel pos on my grass.

 

[Bear Down]

"We are renters" usually works pretty good

use this all the time and works all the time or lately I've been using we are AIRBNB tenants as they are at times asking for contact information for homeowner (me), so short of telling them I won't be doing their job for them, I've transitioned to the AirBNB route.

 

[J DUNN]

Answer naked with a boner. Then welcome them and say "glad you made it"

When I was a Mormon missionary in NZ we had a young lady in her 20’s answer door in a pink silk teddy. She wanted to see how long we’d keep her at the door. I practiced superb eye contact, gave my spiel and asked if we could come back at a better time. She was cute too.

That was back when we’d knock doors 6-8 hours a day (97/98). Now I don’t think the missionaries knock that much in a month, they spend a lot of time “social contacting” on FB or directly in public. Doors don’t work.

 

[bowtiejunkie]

Roofers and solar door knocks here. I don't answer the door. Only way 'No' works.

 

[Gelcoater]

Except for Jehova’s, those fukr’s aren’t scared of anything!

Yes they are

 

[Cdog]

When we lived in Anaheim Hills I’d use “my mom & dad aren’t home right now “ because we both looked too young to own there.

Haha! We would always lol about that one.

Try it just to fuck with them

 

[BajaMike]

One of these?

 

[COCA COLA COWBOY]

Usually, when you get an influx on door to door, there will be a string of break in's in the coming couple weeks. A lot of those guys take those jobs or fake those jobs to assess the neighborhood. Ring cameras are pretty cheap and not 100%, but they are a deterrent. Dogs too.

 

[BajaMike]

It’s one of the few advantages of an HOA with good security. They cant get in.

 

[Gramps]

"Can I open the door with an exposed fire arm?"

I do

 

[Havasu blue label]

Ok I have fucking had it. Just had 2 ass wipes knock on my door at 8pm.
WTF!
We are getting 1-2 solicitors a week. They are getting pushy and don’t take no for answers and ask me to explain myself.

I already have a large sign up and the smart ass last week said he read the sign but don’t care.

What do you guys do to get these low lives to leave me alone?

Can I open the door with an exposed fire arm? Any other ideas?

Put a no trespassing sign up . If the dude tells you he don’t care about the signs sock the bitch .

 

[TimeBandit]

Ring camera / doorbell

Never open the door for strangers.

(The clipboard / iPad is a dead giveaway)

 

[lbhsbz]

I let my dog out the side gate and he meets them at the porch

 

[ArizonaKevin]

We had one a few weeks ago that wouldn't take no for an answer and gave my wife the creeps with how he stood there and stared at her through the window by the door, the neighborhood group text said other mom's and daughters had similar experiences with the same guy so we called non-emergency PD. I went and talked with the responding officer and he said that there's a town ordinance where we live that these guys have to have permits and pretty much none of them do. Said if we see the again to call and he will gladly throw some bracelets on him. May be worth checking with your local PD to see if there are similar ordinances.

 

[ChrisV]

I usually say, “ I don’t speak English.” Works all the time.

 

[HBCraig]

Ok I have fucking had it. Just had 2 ass wipes knock on my door at 8pm.
WTF!
We are getting 1-2 solicitors a week. They are getting pushy and don’t take no for answers and ask me to explain myself.

I already have a large sign up and the smart ass last week said he read the sign but don’t care.

What do you guys do to get these low lives to leave me alone?

Can I open the door with an exposed fire arm? Any other ideas?

I put a no soliciting sign up. It helps a little but not a lot. Most of them go away when I tell th I'm only renting and don't make the choices.

 

[badgas]

Ring camera / doorbell

Never open the door for strangers.

(The clipboard / iPad is a dead giveaway)

THIS

 

[badgas]

Usually, when you get an influx on door to door, there will be a string of break in's in the coming couple weeks. A lot of those guys take those jobs or fake those jobs to assess the neighborhood. Ring cameras are pretty cheap and not 100%, but they are a deterrent. Dogs too.

If they are legit they will have an HIS ( Home improvement sale ) license. The solar guys usually wear it on a lanyard. Ask them to show you that license, if they don't have it then call the police. Report the company they are repping to the CSLB or BBB.

 

[Bigbore500r]

Ok I have fucking had it. Just had 2 ass wipes knock on my door at 8pm.
WTF!
We are getting 1-2 solicitors a week. They are getting pushy and don’t take no for answers and ask me to explain myself.

I already have a large sign up and the smart ass last week said he read the sign but don’t care.

What do you guys do to get these low lives to leave me alone?

Can I open the door with an exposed fire arm? Any other ideas?

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[jetboatperformance]

My driveway is 900' long and paved so I get a few "strays" who can read or dont have GPS and think is a street , I have signs to say no trespassing at the main road and perimeter gate if they get past that My Lab has an earth shattering loud bark then there's two way audio on my surveillance cams with audio and then there's the Mossberg 500

 

[77charger]

Oh yeh I straight up say I’m not interested and nothing is free.

They will usually say ok I understand and look t like they will leave then bam they come back with a hear me out like a respin of their push.

I have to say again I’m not buying anything I don’t need solar etc. they really piss me off.

Had mormoms come by at my old house years ago. Said not interested but talked about outdoors like fishing shooting etc for a few minutes we’re good kids I just said I’m not a religious person. They were both cool about it so no harm on them.

 

[poncho]

We had one a few weeks ago that wouldn't take no for an answer and gave my wife the creeps with how he stood there and stared at her through the window by the door, the neighborhood group text said other mom's and daughters had similar experiences with the same guy so we called non-emergency PD. I went and talked with the responding officer and he said that there's a town ordinance where we live that these guys have to have permits and pretty much none of them do. Said if we see the again to call and he will gladly throw some bracelets on him. May be worth checking with your local PD to see if there are similar ordinances.

My town has the same ordinance, neighborhood FB, Next Door etc. shuts them down pretty quick.
I open the door and stare at them and never reply, they don't like my overconfidence and smirk, they figure it out usually.

 

[Familyties]

Back in the early 70's when I sold Kirby Vacuums I looked for the homes with no soliciting signs which translated into I can't say no signs. If they had a sign Salesmen Welcome I would avoid those houses because they can and do say no.

 

[Rbcconst]

I won't answer the door if I know its a sales person. If I happen to answer the door I tell them I am not interested in anything they are selling and the best thing I can do for them is close the door so they can get on to there next victim. Then I close the door. I do the same thing with solicitors that call. A lot of these sales kids don't pay attention to the no soliciting signs or stickers.

 

[LakeMeadLavey]

Usually, when you get an influx on door to door, there will be a string of break in's in the coming couple weeks. A lot of those guys take those jobs or fake those jobs to assess the neighborhood. Ring cameras are pretty cheap and not 100%, but they are a deterrent. Dogs too.

This recently happened in our Thousand Oaks neighborhood. These thugs were fish out of the water here pretending to sell magazines. Gotta love the tie!!

Sheriff received numerous calls. They contacted them and sadly nothing they could do as no crime had been committed. The deputies knew they were casing. Fast forward two weeks and the house down the street go burglarized by the usual suspects. They come from LA it’s happening all over out here. Big dog is some of the best home protection IMO.

 

[GRADS]

Answer naked with a boner. Then welcome them and say "glad you made it"

What's your address? Asking for a friend.

 

[Englewood]

Not interested, but Thank you. (Close door)

 

[BigQ]

I think i met all you assholes when i was doing Arrowhead Water routes some 25 years ago.

 

[FROGMAN524]

Who signs up to be a door to door salesman is beyond me. Success rate must be in the decimal points.

I already have 60 solar panels on my roof that you can see from the street I’ve had solar people come up and try to sell me a second system on top of what I had for 50% more money than what I paid for the original system. Or better yet they try to lease it to me.

 

[CLdrinker]

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We get Amazon deliveries constantly that kind screws up this idea. But I like where your head is at.

 

[Desert Whaler]

I trip out on how so many of the door to door guys have little 'if any' sales skills or etiquette . . .

Showing up with a hoodie on at dusk or in the dark, and your 'helper' standing several feet back behind you isn't a good start.
Starting in with 'We're only gonna be in this neighborhood today' is another blow-it.

If you don't have ANY paperwork showing what you're doing is legit . . . buzzer.
If you don't have a printed card, brochure, or pamphlet with contact info so I can think about it . . . buzzer.

One young dude came by the other day on one of those electric 'One Wheelers' . . . the kid had to be from Florida . . . short weasel-squeezer shorts, a tight button up Jimmy Buffet style, with a gold chain necklace . . . I was like , 'Get a hold of this joker' !!! . . . . Cocky-kid started double-talking me, . . . I just shut the door on him.

How about when the big econoline van is parked at the end of the street loaded with all the other 'salesmen' waiting for these 2 to finish up on the street. Gawd, at least park around the corner dumbass.

Or how about when 1 guy goes up one side of the street, and the other dude goes up the other side . . . they meet up at the end of the cul-de-sac, then walk back down the center of the street with a gangster walk, dragging jeans, and boxers hanging out.

My Dad had a 'Door to Door Roofer' giving an estimate once when i luckily showed up . . . . dude was in a Prius . . . had some weird euro-accent you could barely understand, Pops asked him to go up and look at the flat section of the roof . . . . the guy balked and said he didn't need too . . . then he reluctantly goes over to the Prius and pulls out one of those sort of 'H'-shapped ladders that telescopes down into itself . . . you could tell that not only was it brand new & never used . . . but the dude didn't even know how to work it !!!! . . . . by this time I was getting pissed and had given my Dad a dirty look like 'I've Got This, Just Shut Up and Stand Back' . . . . . . . the dude was stil fumbling with the container store ladder when I said, "HERE" ! . . .and pulled out an 8-foot Werner . . . dude goes up there in his silk pants, and wood-soled sandals, takes one quick look and comes down.
He scribbles some nosense down on a little 3" x 5" note paper . . . and then he actually had the nerve to say to my Dad, 'If you give me a check for $3K today we can get started' . . . I cackled in laughter and told him to beat it !!!! . . . . After that my Pops understood that all the stories of scammers he was hearing were actually real.

When I was in my early teens . . . so around maybe 1983-84 . . . I sold coupon books door to door one summer for the local 76 Gas Station . . . it had oil changes , brake jobs, tune-ups, discounts on gas etc. etc. . A lot of people in the neighborhood at that time used that station, or at least knew it, so it wasn't that much of a reach. The coupon books came in a cool little blue & orange bi-fold plastic booklet with the 76 logo / info on the outside . . . and the coupons inside were perforated so they'd just rip one square out when you'd redeem that service. There was actually good savings if it was work that you were going to have performed anyways.

I learned pretty quickly that if you dressed appropriately, spoke clearly, and were courteous . . . the books sold themselves !
I did pretty well that summer selling those things . . . I remember going back to the owner of the 76 a few times asking for another box of coupon booklets to sell . . . he was stoked.

. . . . . how the hell did I just go down that long old road with that story ???? . . . .sorry !

 

[rrrr]

Open the door while faking paroxysms of coughing, then gasp out "Sorry, I have covid."

 

[JL95]

Me and @Desert Whaler must be neighbors lol. That fuckin van is the death of me. 6 guys rolling a street one by one with no signage. Makes me sick