Door to Door Salespersons

Quality

Is it normal not to answer the door to them.

I was on my way home today and drove past one. He was about 5 doors up, So I dashed into the house and when he came knocking I just ignored the bell ringing...



Sometimes I tell the Oh its his mate at the door and he gets nabbed by them..

Anyone else do the same?

Black Swan

Quality wrote: »

Is it normal not to answer the door to them.

Indeed! Part of Suburban Survival 101.

Maddison

Hell yes!!!I avoid them like I avoid standing in dog poo!!The OH never does though, he loves letting them burn his ears only to say no!!Some of them can be quite pushy though, 1 practically pushed herself in our door to see if we had an alarm(the product she was selling) whilst we were sitting down to dinner....so rude. The OH is like a child & has to be told not to open the door to strangers....:D

Rb

If I'm in the house by myself I'll have a look out the window, if there's no car sitting outside I know it's not a friend/family and most likely a door to door salesperson so won't bother answering.

If I'm mistaken, sure they'll give me a buzz on the mobile but they should have done that in the first place.

If there's other people in the house, it's up to them if they want to answer it.

Loopy

If I get nabbed, I just say 'sorry Im babysitting, I dont live here' - and that's ususally when one of the brats comes out roaring Maaaaam

Scarlet:p

Abi

Quality wrote: »

Is it normal not to answer the door to them.

I was on my way home today and drove past one. He was about 5 doors up, So I dashed into the house and when he came knocking I just ignored the bell ringing...



Sometimes I tell the Oh its his mate at the door and he gets nabbed by them..

Anyone else do the same?

Pff. Fake labour Quality, and ask him if hes any use at delivering babies.

Watch him run.

Maddison

looptheloop wrote: »

If I get nabbed, I just say 'sorry Im babysitting, I dont live here' - and that's ususally when one of the brats comes out roaring Maaaaam

Scarlet:p

LOL:pac:

kowloon

Quality wrote: »

Sometimes I tell the Oh its his mate at the door and he gets nabbed by them..

That is plain nasty, he'll stray if you keep it up! :pac:

Quality

kowloon wrote: »

That is plain nasty, he'll stray if you keep it up! :pac:

If he ever strays, I wil have him neutered:mad:

Alicat

looptheloop wrote: »

If I get nabbed, I just say 'sorry Im babysitting, I dont live here' - and that's ususally when one of the brats comes out roaring Maaaaam

Scarlet:p

:pac: Ah, kids! :rolleyes:

IvaBigWun

IWB's Survival Kit To Door To Door "salesmen"

1) Invite them in with a weird foreshadowing smile on your face.

2) Ask them would they like some "Special Tea"

3) Dont come back with tea, come back changed into just black bin liner and clown makeup.

4) Ask them would they like to join your cult.

5) As they leave pat them on the arse and wink. Then let the wink turn into a twitch and go back to the middle of the room running around in random circles.

Quality

IvaBigWun wrote: »

IWB's Survival Kit To Door To Door "salesmen"

1) Invite them in with a weird foreshadowing smile on your face.

2) Ask them would they like some "Special Tea"

3) Dont come back with tea, come back changed into just black bin liner and clown makeup.

4) Ask them would they like to join your cult.

5) As they leave pat them on the arse and wink. Then let the wink turn into a twitch and go back to the middle of the room running around in random circles.

LOL..:D
Oh please. pm me your address, next time I am feeling down I will knock on your door selling emmm something..

Archeron

Does the jingle jangle of an ice cream wagon count as door to door sales? I always open for him.
Although last weekend he came into the estate blasting out the theme tune off of Popeye, stopped for 2.4 seconds and then roared off. Thankfully I wasnt the only stunned looking idiot half way across the road with a fiver in one hand and a pair of over sized slippers on my feet.

I really wanted a banana boat too. Bastard.....

Quality

Ahh the ice cream man, My daughter has super sonic hearing for the ice cream van... She will be sitting out the front with the money in her hand for half an hour before he arrives.

Pity she doesn't seem to hear me when I say, "Bed time" or "Homework time"

Loopy

Archeron wrote: »

Does the jingle jangle of an ice cream wagon count as door to door sales? I always open for him.
Although last weekend he came into the estate blasting out the theme tune off of Popeye, stopped for 2.4 seconds and then roared off. Thankfully I wasnt the only stunned looking idiot half way across the road with a fiver in one hand and a pair of over sized slippers on my feet.

I really wanted a banana boat too. Bastard.....

Christ, our ice cream man is the same. He pisses up the road and stops for seconds and by the time you have your money and you out on the road he's gone.

Then we wait like saps until he comes back down the road and he drives past us:rolleyes: I think he's on speed or something..

taidghbaby

a friend of mine is a door to door salesman and he was telling me today that he got the number of a girl at a house he called to, but he thinks she's about 16/17!!

morale of the story: if you live in the dublin area and have a daughter about 16/17, and you find a brochure for a window company on your kitchen table then you might want to check her phone!!:)

Sherifu

Ignore, hope they go away. Answer the odd time.

GirlInterrupted

Just shout through the door you have a gun and you're not afraid to use it.

Also good for Jehovahs Witnesses.

And Burgulars.