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Best way to get rid of door to door solicitors?

 
Anonymous Coward
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08/03/2015 06:46 PM
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Best way to get rid of door to door solicitors?
I live in a neighborhood outside of Atlanta. We're constantly besieged with (mostly black) solicitors selling all kinds of crap and an occasional drunk redneck who wants to clean out my gutters. There is a sign or used to be near the neighborhood entrance that said "NO SOLICITING ALLOWED"
Each one of these monkeys always want to shake my hand or high-five which I always refuse and even though i tell them "no" to what ever they're selling. I feel like their visit to my home is unwanted and intrusive.

What are some effective ways to permanent get rid of them?

I did get rid of the Jehovah Witnesses that regularly blasted our door nearly every weekend, until I told a couple of young girls that I would personally pray for their salvation after asking their names. It really freaked them out and guess what? No more JW.

Please help! I'm losing my cool in front of my kids!
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08/03/2015 06:50 PM
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Re: Best way to get rid of door to door solicitors?
One of these scared me so bad once I wouldn't even knock on their door.

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08/03/2015 08:38 PM
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Re: Best way to get rid of door to door solicitors?
Did your city pass a law that requires you to open your front door everytime someone knocks or rings the doorbell??
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08/03/2015 08:58 PM
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Re: Best way to get rid of door to door solicitors?
get a quarentine sign and put it on the door u will never be bothered!
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08/03/2015 08:59 PM
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Re: Best way to get rid of door to door solicitors?
have you considered not answering the fucking door?
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08/03/2015 09:01 PM
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08/03/2015 09:04 PM
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I have a pair of Rottweilers trained to attack if they hear the words, Watchtower, Jehovah, Petition, Hillary, Gutter, Siding, Yardwork, Insurance, Scouts or Cookies.

I also told some Jehovah's WitLESS that I worshipped the devil and I invited them in to see my altar. I never got any more visits at that address.
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08/03/2015 09:10 PM
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Don't answer the door. You can put up a polite No Soliciting.....Thank you sign, if you feel bad about that. Seriously, so many of those sales people are good at what they do and at manipulating your feelings. If you aren't expecting company and it isn't someone you know, don't answer the door.
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08/03/2015 09:16 PM
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a few times recently when the doorbell rang I was actually in the kitchen prepping steak with a large knife for the grille...I answered the front door with bloody knife in hand...certainly made an impression!
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08/03/2015 09:19 PM
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get offf m1lawn
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08/03/2015 09:19 PM
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Re: Best way to get rid of door to door solicitors?
any experience with door knockers from Southwestern Advantage? Wow...what a bunch!
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08/03/2015 09:21 PM
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If you cant afford a camera get a peep hole wow people can be dumb.
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08/03/2015 09:37 PM
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Re: Best way to get rid of door to door solicitors?
have you considered not answering the fucking door?
 Quoting: Boris the Cat


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08/03/2015 09:43 PM
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Re: Best way to get rid of door to door solicitors?
Two way intercom. For safety. Use an Asian accent and keep repeating the same dumb phrase over and over like you maka too muk boom boom
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08/03/2015 09:44 PM
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Re: Best way to get rid of door to door solicitors?
the worst is when they get an attitude
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We have a big sweet Great Dane, who's 6' tall standing on his hind legs. When he barks, the windows shake a little bit. I've answered the door to J. Witnesses with him in tow, they don't hang around for long.
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Re: Best way to get rid of door to door solicitors?
I'm going to put a very realistic looking fake rattlesnake on my doorstep. They wont want to get close enough to see that it isn't real.
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08/03/2015 09:47 PM
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Re: Best way to get rid of door to door solicitors?
just put a warning on your door about possible contamination of some sort or bug bombing in progress
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08/03/2015 09:50 PM

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Re: Best way to get rid of door to door solicitors?
We like Jehovah's Witnesses - my husband does - always likes to talk to them.

I believe he out-talks them.


We have a peephole in the door and leave the thing closed if we are not in the mood to talk.


having said that - I dislike being interrupted by the door bell even if I chose not to answer it.

disconnection an option.
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just plumb a shower head above the front door...pushing the doorbell activates the water valve :)
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08/03/2015 10:00 PM
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Re: Best way to get rid of door to door solicitors?
I wont open the door for them anymore.

I walk to the door, look out the window, see it's a salesman, I smile & wave & walk away.
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08/03/2015 10:01 PM
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Play death metal really loud
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08/03/2015 10:04 PM
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Answer the door with a book of Mormon and ask if they know the love of Jesus~? LOL.. Leave your junk out of your pants and make like you don't know.. LMAO.. Yard sprinkler that hits porch on remote control..
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08/03/2015 10:10 PM
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Re: Best way to get rid of door to door solicitors?
have you considered not answering the fucking door?
 Quoting: Boris the Cat


have you considered not answering the fucking door?
 Quoting: Boris the Cat



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08/03/2015 10:15 PM
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08/03/2015 10:16 PM
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Re: Best way to get rid of door to door solicitors?
This seems to obvious for GLP but...
Big box stores sell stick-em-on metal signs that say "no soliciting" and "no junkmail" stick-em-on your mailbox in plain view.

That way regular people won't get scared off if they have reason to knock, and you have full rights to tell people who ignore them and solicit to fuck right off.
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08/03/2015 10:20 PM
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Re: Best way to get rid of door to door solicitors?
easy

sign on front lawn that says 'LIBRARY'

or

decal on side of vehicle parked in front driveway that says 'FRIEND OF THE COURT'

problem sovled
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08/03/2015 10:20 PM
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Re: Best way to get rid of door to door solicitors?
This seems to obvious for GLP but...
Big box stores sell stick-em-on metal signs that say "no soliciting" and "no junkmail" stick-em-on your mailbox in plain view.

That way regular people won't get scared off if they have reason to knock, and you have full rights to tell people who ignore them and solicit to fuck right off.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 41605076


*Too, not to.

The logic is simple by the way. The signs at your entrance to your street weren't put up by you personally. Which means you may disagree and welcome solicitors. Signs on your house are different.
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08/03/2015 10:31 PM
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Re: Best way to get rid of door to door solicitors?
Buy some gay themed stickers and put them on the door
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08/03/2015 10:49 PM
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Re: Best way to get rid of door to door solicitors?
Be alert! Many burglars pretend to be peddling something in order to knock on doors to find out who is home before breaking and entering...and most break ins occur in the daytime.

Door to door sales are pretty much passe...surprised you have so many...somethings up.
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08/03/2015 10:52 PM
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Re: Best way to get rid of door to door solicitors?
I asked them kindly to go

and all I got was lip and attitude

ain't nobody have time for that

obey the sign mothafucka





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