Doorstep Cold-Calling...arghh!

[Mr.Pink]

Its Started again!

Well the bank holidays are fast approaching, and sunday lunches and tea-time are great times to gaurantee that everyones home, and so begins the almost every other day cold calls.

Of course, my 1930's rendered house needs sealing, and the rain is washing the mortar between the bricks away. The Double glazing is old technology and i can make massive saving from spaceage cavity insulation.
On and On it goes....

And i cringe when they start " Ello mate, don't worry i am not trying to sell you anything"

What is the polite way of telling the to 'do -one' without casuing offense?

Sunday lunchtime and kids bath-time...they seem to have some inbuilt radar!!

 

[Wyrdo]

Just say 'Sorry, I'm not interested' as you close the door in their face.

We get it a lot, it's bloody annoying

 

[britboy4321]

Tell them you're a jehovah witness, and can you do your rounds together for the company?

 

[semi-pro waster]

What is the polite way of telling the to 'do -one' without casuing offense?

I find saying that I don't own the property usually has the welcome effect of getting rid of any cold callers, either in person or over the phone. It also has the benefit of being entirely true.

 

[Feek]

"Sorry mate, not interested" *close door*

 

[illogik]

Tell them to hold on a moment as you have left something on the stove and see how long they wait for...

 

[Sankari]

Try surrealism. Open the door, scream "My leg! MY LEG!!!" and then mutter something in Bulgarian as you close the door very slowly while looking at some point just a little to the right of the cold caller's left ear...

 

[mjt]

Start playing with yourself.

 

[Participant]

Try and sell them guttering or something.

 

[zootfloot]

Invite them in, let them rattle on for an hour and then say your not interested and are being made bankrupt next week, hence no money.

Then sit back and think about how much time they just wasted

 

[PiKe]

"Ello mate, don't worry I am not trying to sell you anything"

"Good I've got no money"

 

[krooton]

Try surrealism. Open the door, scream "My leg! MY LEG!!!" and then mutter something in Bulgarian as you close the door very slowly while looking at some point just a little to the right of the cold caller's left ear...

*clicks the 'Like' link*

 

[Cosimo]

You can say ”I’m not interested” before you close the door or even better don’t even open the door.

 

[I get around]

I poke them through the letterbox with a broom handle until they leave.

 

[cheechm]

This could be worthwhile

 

[Fenris]

Easy, just slip into your favourite manikini before you open the door.

 

[Cosimo]

Start playing with yourself.

They might join in.

 

[Mr.Pink]

I poke them through the letterbox with a broom handle until they leave.

 

[alexakasloth]

Or put up a sign at the door stating 'No Cold Callers'.

 

[Sankari]

They might join in.

That's when you say "No thank you, three's a crowd!"

If they say "But there's only two of us", you lean forward and whisper "I'm talking about... Gerald..." and look around furtively.