Charity Collectors calling at 10:30pm

DonJose

Just had a charity collector ring the bell at 10:30pm. My house was already locked up for the night, the alarm turned on and the kinds in bed. I don't even know what charity he was there for because I let it rip, I basically told him to fukk off calling at 10:30pm at night. Any door to door callers after 9pm are taking the piss, whats you knock off time for door to door callers.

ejmaztec

Perhaps the Insomniac Society is looking for a hand-out.:D

Rb

Wow. I'd be inclined to ring the organisation and make a complaint, as that's pretty disgraceful.

My girlfriend sorts out the door to door sales/charities, she's very blunt with them and can get rid of them within a few seconds so she usually takes care of that.

However, if I'm in the house by myself and there's a knock on the door, I generally don't bother going down to see who it is unless I'm expecting someone.

Ross_Mahon

Them mormons with the happy American voices that try to get you to join their church, they usually have nicely combed hair and wear business suits and will say Hello to everyone they come across. I kindly tell them "GET THE BOAT!" and shut the door in their face.

DonJose

Rb wrote: »

Wow. I'd be inclined to ring the organisation and make a complaint, as that's pretty disgraceful.

What pissed me off is he rang the bell couple of times, I've got a 3 month old baby upstairs asleep. I had to turn the alarm off, then back on again, the poxy alarm beeps for 20 seconds until its activated :mad:

keen

Half ten is a bit late in fairness.

hairymolly

10.30pm charity collector!!!!

DonJose

keen wrote: »

Half ten is a bit late in fairness.

My telling him off didn't stop him from calling into the neighbours

connundrum

hairymolly wrote: »

10.30pm charity collector!!!!

Punch the next one in the face.

I remember I'd the same issue with the politicians calling around at the last election. Roisin Shorthall's people rang the bell twice and knocked once, I swung the door open and shouted 'WWHHHAAAAATT??!' Yer man apologised and pissed off back onto the road, muttering something about Labour #1.

Twats.

taidghbaby

DonJose wrote: »

Just had a charity collector ring the bell at 10:30pm. My house was already locked up for the night, the alarm turned on and the kinds in bed. I don't even know what charity he was there for because I let it rip, I basically told him to fukk off calling at 10:30pm at night. Any door to door callers after 9pm are taking the piss, whats you knock off time for door to door callers.

buy an alsation pup-train it to be the most vicuos animal ever, and then invite him back in about two years time!

i havent fully thought this through yet so dont make any moves just yet!!

Mossy Monk

DonJose wrote: »

whats you knock off time for door to door callers.

They are never welcome to my door.

Trab

If I want to give to charity I will do it through my own means at my own convienence, not being pressured into it at some silly hour by someone on my doorstep.

TequilaMockingBird

I had people ringing my doorbell at 10.30pm asking for people to attend a residents meeting to address the problems we have with kids making noise at night.

It wasn't my most graceful doorstep greeting...

mikemac

Going against the grain but someone gave up their time and is out walking the streets on a cold, windy night like this?

That's dedication for you even if their methods just turn people against them!
But of course in AH, they deserve a punching or a dog used against them :rolleyes:

What charity was this anyway?

El Weirdo

Why wouldn't he/she call at 10.30pm when he/she's probably on commission.:rolleyes:
You can't beat a good old "FCUK OFF!" when these parasites call...

Trab

I know its illegal for companies to phone customers before / after certain hours so you can only assume the same applies for doorstep calling too.

TequilaMockingBird

micmclo wrote: »

Going against the grain but someone gave up their time and is out walking the streets on a cold, windy night like this?

Its a lovely evening here in the North West , but they can still f*ck off.

311

I'd **** a tin of beans at them .

flanum

claw hammer to the eye-socket!

El Weirdo

Bucket of p1ss out the upstairs window FTW.

Abi

I would have torn strips off them. I made the same mistake a few weeks ago. Very persistant collector. Went baaaloooobas at her. Forgot to get the charity name.

311 wrote: »

I'd **** a tin of beans at them .

HENDERSON!!1!

*thwack!*

Gummy Panda

Scare them like my mate Daryl the gimp.

*CONTAINS: Screaming and may be NFSW*

No wonder we can him the creep.

Peared

The ones that make my blood boil and I mean boil, are the f*ckers who put their poxy stickers/plastic bags in your door at like 6am because they want to avoid being seen cos they are scammy rip off merchant scum.

I dont often hear the letter box going but I wake up, wide awake, and know something has woken me. And its the sh1ttest time to wake up cos its so near morning its hard to get back to sleep. Without fail there is a f*cking sticker in the hall.

One of these mornings I'll be waiting by that letter box with a hatchet.

TequilaMockingBird

Peared wrote: »

The ones that make my blood boil and I mean boil, are the f*ckers who put their poxy stickers/plastic bags in your door at like 6am because they want to avoid being seen cos they are scammy rip off merchant scum.

I dont often hear the letter box going but I wake up, wide awake, and know something has woken me. And its the sh1ttest time to wake up cos its so near morning its hard to get back to sleep. Without fail there is a f*cking sticker in the hall.

One of these mornings I'll be waiting by that letter box with a hatchet.

I have it on reliable sources that a particularly effective way to deter these early calls, is to utilise said stickers. With a refuse bag. From your bin.

Apparently it works...

DonJose

micmclo wrote: »

What charity was this anyway?

I didn't give him enough time to tell me what charity he was representing. He stopped mid sentence and walked away.

goz83

more than likely he/she worked for a company called cobra and was on commission. But i bet he/she needed one last sale to get a promotion which would explain the late calling. The law is 9am to 9pm monday to saturday and excluding public holidays for phone calls and calls to your door. If you want to find out what charity he/she represented all you need to do is drive round the area tomorrow and you will find another rep if not the same one. They spend a few days in the one place. I know this because i was one. But i followed the guidelines and never called after 9pm unless i was invited to.

sdanseo

Gummy Panda wrote: »

Scare them like my mate Daryl the gimp.

*CONTAINS: Screaming and may be NFSW*

No wonder we can him the creep.

Wow, I'm still not sure what to make of that

As for annoying callers, I stick my head out the upstairs window and tell them where to go. As for how loudly and how bad the language ius, that depends...travellers offering me a chimney pot will get considerably more abuse than the nice man from the ESB.

dsmythy

Something tells me it was a bullsh!t artist calling in to you so late.

As for me i have a collection of door salesmen under my home.

dcukhunter

Next time ask him what his address is and you will gladly call to him at 5 every morning for the next few weeks. If he says he cannot give personal details to anyone tell him to F*** OFF saying you never gave your address to anyone either.

Dudess

micmclo wrote: »

Going against the grain but someone gave up their time and is out walking the streets on a cold, windy night like this?

That's dedication for you even if their methods just turn people against them!
But of course in AH, they deserve a punching or a dog used against them :rolleyes:

Yes! Well not the violence but the getting very annoyed, certainly. For calling to a house at 10 ****ing 30! A house that could - and did - have (a) small child(ren)! A house where everyone could be in bed but the hall light left on. So it's somehow ok just because they're dedicated?

The Al Lad

DonJose wrote: »

I didn't give him enough time to tell me what charity he was representing. He stopped mid sentence and walked away.

listen pal, your house was "locked up for the night" ??? correct ???

odds on he was knocking in to see if someone would answer before he would come back and fleece the joint

Xavi6

Abigayle wrote: »

HENDERSON!!1!

*thwack!*

Just make sure you don't make a tool of yourself with the victory dance!

mikemac

Dudess wrote: »

So it's somehow ok just because they're dedicated?

I've never posted that, you are misreading my post

The Al Lad wrote: »

odds on he was knocking in to see if someone would answer before he would come back and fleece the joint

Interesting and quite possible
A bit like our travelling friends who sell furniture in rural areas. One asks if your parents are in and tries to see who is there while their friend goes around the back to check the place out

Rb

You should have invited him in for a cup of tea and then thrown the kettle full of boiling water onto his lap.

Scolded penis would learn 'em.

HydeRoad

What about the little Asian lady who rang my telephone at 9am one Sunday morning, DEMANDING to know how much my phone bill was?

I can't take the phone off the hook, some family members may need to get hold of me. Nobody rings it except family. At reasonable hours.

Even as I tore into her, she continued to DEMAND an answer to her question. I told her to go to hell ringing people who are on shift work, and never to come back.

How are they allowed to do this?

keefg

I keep a cold callers kit beside my front door......

This kit consists of a set of white overalls liberally splattered with blood (see your local butcher for some pigs blood), a white hockey mask (also blood stained), one very large kitchen knife and one very large meat cleaver.

When you hear the knock at the door, put on your cold callers kit and when you open the door brandish your knife & cleaver threateningly and say to the cold caller (in your maddest psycho voice)

"Aha!........My master told me you would be here soon. Well, come in then....I have to prepare your entrails for the ceremony........."


You may giggle to yourself behind your hockey mask as they run away

SimpleSam06

Dudess wrote: »

So it's somehow ok just because they're dedicated?

They could have been trying the hardsell when people are tired and hence have reduced resistance, sort of sign anything to get them out. Maybe it even works for some. Muppets.

Sherifu

It's hard to beat a good hosing.

Neamhshuntasach

I ended up going out on a date with some charity collector before who called to my house. Granted it was in America where you could get a date with a moth in a fellas jacks. Their mad for the dating over there. Unfortunately i don't get them calling to my house over here. Wanna see if it works on the Irish birds.

El Weirdo

Sherifu wrote: »

It's hard to beat a good hosing.

Yeah- A hosing of p1ss...:D

Steve_o

Thats mad, I wouldn't bother answering the door at that hr, and i have one of those alarms that beep for 20 seconds aswell, they are a bast**d, when there are babies asleep in the house, (I have a 5 month old niece who lives with us)