Stop solicitors sign

[tloonya]

First I didn't understand why but then it hit me! Spring has sprung!!!
I am having those door-knockers every day now, mostly from energy companies.
Some religious (those are dressed to kill)!

So please, help me to write some sign that these people will be repelled.

Something really powerful and if necessary - insulting is appreciated.

Them nasty creatures come in pack and when I come to the door and wave them 'please, go'
and I lock my door knob so they can hear...in a minute they ringing the bell AGAIN!
So they do not deserve any politeness, do they?

[Deleted]

How's this?

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[alabamagal]

Love the signs!

I just don' answer the front door. Friends/relatives come to my carport door. And I don't get unannounced visitors very often.

[tloonya]

 LOL love them all

[Deleted]

I think I like the sticky note one best. It is definitely the way I think! 

[Sum Dum Gai]

Put a hand written note, in all caps (this part is important), written in black marker, on the door that says, "I answer the door with a loaded 12 gauge and fucking hate solicitors! Is ringing my bell really the last thing you ever want to do?"

[Abby Normal]

No sign.  They ring the doorbell and the dogs go nuts.  Friends stay, solicitors are back out to the sidewalk when I answer the door.  I thought about training my dogs not to bark at the doorbell... but it's way to effective.  

[NancysSummerSip]

Apr 16, 2014 11:59:10 GMT -5 Sum Dum Gai said:

Put a hand written note, in all caps (this part is important), written in black marker, crayon or sparkly Sharpie on the door that says, "I answer the door with a loaded 12 gauge and fucking hate solicitors! Is ringing my bell really the last thing you ever want to do?"

Lets the doorbell ringer(s) know you are angry and crazy.

[Sam_2.0]

I've always liked this one: www.etsy.com/uk/listing/155586672/hand-painted-distressed-rustic-no?ref=market

[Sam_2.0]

And this is sufficiently creepy: www.etsy.com/uk/listing/118874539/no-soliciting-rope-wood-2?ref=market

[tractor]

My job requires that I ring the doorbell quite often. I'm not in sales, I work for the power company. It's interesting how many times we will go to the door and no one will answer, but as soon as the crews fire up a chainsaw, they come running outside all upset. We tried to knock and tell you what we were up to, what more are we supposed to do?

I have a "live ammo in use" sign on my driveway, that keeps most of them out, but it they are like me you learn to ignore the signs and do you job either way.

[sesfw]

We seldom get unexpected door knockers.  When we do it's either LDS or JW ......... and I close the door and ignore them.

We have an up-hill driveway and a lot of people don't want the exercise.  LOL

Absolutely love the signs.  I need to remember them.

[mollyanna58]

Apr 16, 2014 12:53:12 GMT -5 Sam_2.0 said:

I've always liked this one: www.etsy.com/uk/listing/155586672/hand-painted-distressed-rustic-no?ref=market

I like that fact that this is from the UK but mentions Thin Mints.  Everyone loves Thin Mints. 

My mother has a hand-printed sign on her door, along the lines of:
"If you are not a relative, a friend, USPS, UPS, FedEx, Girl Scout or Boy Scout, please do not bother us".

[tloonya]

Apr 16, 2014 13:22:36 GMT -5 mollyanna58 said:

Apr 16, 2014 12:53:12 GMT -5 Sam_2.0 said:

I've always liked this one: www.etsy.com/uk/listing/155586672/hand-painted-distressed-rustic-no?ref=market

I like that fact that this is from the UK but mentions Thin Mints.  Everyone loves Thin Mints. 

My mother has a hand-printed sign on her door, along the lines of:
"If you are not a relative, a friend, USPS, UPS, FedEx, Girl Scout or Boy Scout, please do not bother us".

I would actually get rid of scouts as well...

[NancysSummerSip]

Apr 16, 2014 13:43:20 GMT -5 tloonya said:

Apr 16, 2014 13:22:36 GMT -5 mollyanna58 said:

I like that fact that this is from the UK but mentions Thin Mints.  Everyone loves Thin Mints. 

My mother has a hand-printed sign on her door, along the lines of:
"If you are not a relative, a friend, USPS, UPS, FedEx, Girl Scout or Boy Scout, please do not bother us".

I would actually get rid of scouts as well...

Why are you picking on the Scouts? They teach children good life skills, so these children will grow up and not become career welfare types.

[tloonya]

Apr 16, 2014 13:56:38 GMT -5 NancysSummerSip said:

Apr 16, 2014 13:43:20 GMT -5 tloonya said:

I would actually get rid of scouts as well...

Why are you picking on the Scouts? They teach children good life skills, so these children will grow up and not become career welfare types.

They promoting diabetes nationwide. That's why!

[NancysSummerSip]

Apr 16, 2014 14:00:07 GMT -5 tloonya said:

Apr 16, 2014 13:56:38 GMT -5 NancysSummerSip said:

Why are you picking on the Scouts? They teach children good life skills, so these children will grow up and not become career welfare types.

They promoting diabetes nationwide. That's why!

Scouts do not promote diabetes. Poor eating habits might do that, but the Scouts alone are hardly to blame. It would take more than a box of Samoas to tip your blood sugar from just fine into the OH SHIT! zone. Diabetes can be hereditary, and it can be from a lifetime of poor eating habits. But one box of cookies a year won't do it.

[tloonya]

Apr 16, 2014 14:14:29 GMT -5 NancysSummerSip said:

Apr 16, 2014 14:00:07 GMT -5 tloonya said:

They promoting diabetes nationwide. That's why!

Scouts do not promote diabetes. Poor eating habits might do that, but the Scouts alone are hardly to blame. It would take more than a box of Samoas to tip your blood sugar from just fine into the OH SHIT! zone. Diabetes can be hereditary, and it can be from a lifetime of poor eating habits. But one box of cookies a year won't do it.

Whatever you say, miss literal...

[tractor]

Who only eats one box a year?

[Sum Dum Gai]

Why are you picking on the Scouts?

Because they bother me at home on my days off and during meal times.  I honestly don't care how good of a cause it is, what it does for humanity, or how many lives will be saved by my purchase of whatever shit they're peddling.  DON'T BOTHER ME AT HOME!  If your product was decent you could sell it in stores.  If it needed a little help you can put a commercial on TV, an ad in magazines, or whatever.  If your product is overpriced crap and the only way to sell it is to go door to door and guilt people into buying it because it's for a good cause, leave me the hell alone.  The last thing I need is some overpriced piece of crap so you can donate 10% (maybe) of the proceeds to starving kids in wherever.  If I want to help starving kids, addicts, or whatever cause, I'll donate to an organization that sends at least 90% of the money to that cause.

[Abby Normal]

I think you guys are missing the point of scouts selling stuff.  Part of scouts ( at least boy/cub scouts) is that the scout pays their own way.  Most of them are too young too have jobs, so they sell stuff to raise money.

DS has been a scout since he was six.  He's paid for camp and his scouting fees every year by selling stuff door to door.  He works hard at it.  

Do I hate it ? yes.  

Would I rather just pay for camp and scouting fees? yes.

Is he learning to work hard for what he wants?  Undoubtedly.  And for a kid who is so shy he's could be taken as autistic- that is really amazing to me that he's willing to do it.

Is he learning how to deal with people who say no or outright rude- YES.  He's learned to have a thick skin. some people are amazing asshats.

Do I buy from other scouts selling the same stuff?  Yep- if they are brave enough to walk up to my door, go through the sales pitch- I'll support them.  The one's in front of the stores I'll buy from too, but I still make them go through the sales pitch and work for it.

[NancysSummerSip]

Apr 16, 2014 15:08:14 GMT -5 tractor said:

Who only eats one box a year?

DH....that's all I will buy for him. He does not buy any for himself when I'm not around. Really.

[Sum Dum Gai]

Part of scouts ( at least boy/cub scouts) is that the scout pays their own way.

Awesome, he can knock on my door and ask if I'll pay him to cut my lawn, or wash my car.  Or, he can come into my place of business and ask if I'll pay him to wash the windows every couple of weeks, dust shelves, or sweep up.  You know, learn to actually trade labor for money, like adults do.  Hawking overpriced crap because "it's for the children" is a totally useless skill and it drives people crazy.  Most of the money doesn't even go back to the troop and the kid that sold it.  They only get a small percentage.  I'd honestly rather have them walk up and ask me for $5.  It's way cheaper than buying a $50 stuffed animal so that the kid can get $5.  "But Shaun, you horrible bastard, think of all the workers in third world sweatshops who work their asses off producing that bear, why do you want to take their jobs away?"  Guess I'm just an asshole.

[Abby Normal]

Apr 16, 2014 15:41:22 GMT -5 Sum Dum Gai said:

Part of scouts ( at least boy/cub scouts) is that the scout pays their own way.

Awesome, he can knock on my door and ask if I'll pay him to cut my lawn, or wash my car.  Or, he can come into my place of business and ask if I'll pay him to wash the windows every couple of weeks, dust shelves, or sweep up.  You know, learn to actually trade labor for money, like adults do.  Hawking overpriced crap because "it's for the children" is a totally useless skill and it drives people crazy.  Most of the money doesn't even go back to the troop and the kid that sold it.  They only get a small percentage.  I'd honestly rather have them walk up and ask me for $5.  It's way cheaper than buying a $50 stuffed animal so that the kid can get $5.  "But Shaun, you horrible bastard, think of all the workers in third world sweatshops who work their asses off producing that bear, why do you want to take their jobs away?"  Guess I'm just an asshole.

Older scouts do more of the lawn cutting/ actual jobs.  But you're going to let a 7 year old cut your lawn-  really?

The tween kids have a really hard time.  The have lost their "cuteness" for door to door sales.  They can't get a "real" job with a business do to labor laws.  In our neighborhood, most people have lawn care already.  There aren't  a lot of options for them.

[Sum Dum Gai]

My daughters pushed a mower at 7 and 8.

[Sam_2.0]

Apr 16, 2014 16:01:14 GMT -5 Abby Normal said:

Apr 16, 2014 15:41:22 GMT -5 Sum Dum Gai said:

Awesome, he can knock on my door and ask if I'll pay him to cut my lawn, or wash my car.  Or, he can come into my place of business and ask if I'll pay him to wash the windows every couple of weeks, dust shelves, or sweep up.  You know, learn to actually trade labor for money, like adults do.  Hawking overpriced crap because "it's for the children" is a totally useless skill and it drives people crazy.  Most of the money doesn't even go back to the troop and the kid that sold it.  They only get a small percentage.  I'd honestly rather have them walk up and ask me for $5.  It's way cheaper than buying a $50 stuffed animal so that the kid can get $5.  "But Shaun, you horrible bastard, think of all the workers in third world sweatshops who work their asses off producing that bear, why do you want to take their jobs away?"  Guess I'm just an asshole.

Older scouts do more of the lawn cutting/ actual jobs.  But you're going to let a 7 year old cut your lawn-  really?

The tween kids have a really hard time.  The have lost their "cuteness" for door to door sales.  They can't get a "real" job with a business do to labor laws.  In our neighborhood, most people have lawn care already.  There aren't  a lot of options for them.

This age group at church gets "auctioned" off to do odds & ends household chores in return for $$ towards their camp accounts. Spring cleaning, yard pick-up, etc. They have a list of jobs and people do a silent bid on what needs done. The highest bidder arranges for the kids to come over and do the work.

[Abby Normal]

Apr 16, 2014 16:12:02 GMT -5 Sum Dum Gai said:

My daughters pushed a mower at 7 and 8.

But they are your daughters.  I would not let your 7 year old daughter come push the lawn mower on MY property.  I'd be afraid she would injure herself and her parent would sue me.

[Sum Dum Gai]

Apr 16, 2014 16:17:31 GMT -5 Abby Normal said:

Apr 16, 2014 16:12:02 GMT -5 Sum Dum Gai said:

My daughters pushed a mower at 7 and 8.

But they are your daughters.  I would not let your 7 year old daughter come push the lawn mower on MY property.  I'd be afraid she would injure herself and her parent would sue me.

Then I guess mom and dad can pay for scouts and whatnot instead of sending the kids door to door begging for donations.