I put a "No Soliciting" sign in the front window yesterday. In the past three days, I've had 4 cold calls ringin' my bell.Magnum was in favor, although he didn't necessarily agree with including "Please" and "Thank You".
It strikes me as strange that, in this day and age, people still go around knocking on people's doors. Even local girl scouts don't typically sell cookies door-to-door but rather set up some tables in good and legal locations. In fact, some enterprising girl scouts set up shop outside marijuana dispensaries. Now THAT'S good business thinking!
In contrast, to me, people going door-to-door soliciting business strike me right away as either not very skilled business folk or scammers. The
- My next door neighbor paints houses. I'm pretty sure the solicitor guy saw the neighbor's trucks emblazoned with the company logo and contact info, which is why he didn't ring that door. I pointed out to him that, if I want my trim done, I'll go to my neighbor.
- Yes, I know we live among bugs. I'll deal with it without bug birth control
- I've heard of Jesus.
- The financial planner guy struck me as particularly odd. He showed up in tie and sport coat, as seen in this footage from our Ring®️ doorbell.
I'm not posting his image here to shame him, in fact the angle of his face obscures it pretty well anyway (he looks like he might be praying?). But he was walking up and down the neighborhood like this, and it was about 80 degrees and sunny out.
I wanted to say something like, "You got your bachelor's in business? Maybe an MBA in finance? Is this really what you saw yourself doing after graduation??"
But I just said, "No thanks", and the dogs were all a-bark, and he was probably glad to get out of there. Merlin is a super sweetheart, but he's got a mighty bark that comes in handy.
Years ago, Chaco advised me to put a "No Soliciting" sign in the front window. I said I thought it seemed mean, but he reasoned that I was doing them a favor in letting them know that we are a waste of time. Made sense, but that sign faded and I took it down a short while ago. Now the solicitors had us back in their sights, so new sign it is.
In the meantime, I'm still chipping away at all our tree damage from that storm a couple of weeks ago. I'm making manageable limbs from big tangled limbs and it's piles o' pain.
Where's a tree trash hauler to ring my doorbell when I need one??
Do you get solicitors at your home? Do you listen to their spiel, maybe enlist their services?
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I'm a bit torn on this topic. I too dislike these knocks on my door. I too have found Jesus, don't have any insects, or need new windows (well I really do)
But every time someone comes to my door they are very young. They need a job. I am always nice and once even offered water to a young man that looked like he was dying in 90-degree heat. He said I was his best no all day. I know what it's like needing the money. I don't think that man with a business degree wants to be doing this - he has to sadly. No one wants to knock on doors, trust me.
I also find it sad that someone knocking on our doors makes us all hid and be rude in today's world. Not that you were rude. But most people are and damn proud of it. (like my neighbor) So I am torn. I hate them myself, but I feel for them because they don't want to do it either. Hopefully, your sign will work. It has never worked for me. Or our development which has a no soliciting rule. HA!
Peggy, I hear ya. Years ago, I had more patience. We actually let the Mormons in to teach us about their church - an eye opener, I tellya. But these days we hear about the scammers, and I think there are better ways to legitimately hit people up for business with the internet and various platforms. The financial planner guy struck me as particularly odd in that regard. But no, I don't want to be rude and rub anything in their faces. It's been about 20 hours. So far the sign is working :P
I have a no soliciting sign on the window beside my front door for several years now. Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't. When it doesn't, I try to be polite while holding back my very large loud dogs. I originally put the sign up because I was watching my grandbabies and got tired of my dogs going crazy everytime someone rang the doorbell.
I do not want anyone coming to my house without calling first - friend or foe.
Pearl, isn't it funny how LOUD everything is when there's a sleeping baby in the house?
Chatty, even if the solicitors aren't foes, it feels rude to go ringing up people at home. I can't imagine their success rate is very high.
Abby, this is all of us now.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Swzvm-gXHg
My house is too far off the actual street for any solicitors. I would answer, but not purchase any of their products or find their religion.
My dog is a barker with people he doesn't know, so that might scare people off all on their own? :)
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