Charity door-to-door cold callers

Dark Sun · 18 Aug 2011 at 16:17

How do you deal with them? Seem to be getting a lot lately. I assume they want money but I never let them get that far as I close the door. Sometimes I get two people knocking on the door in the space of five minutes. My thinking is if I want to donate to a specific cause I will, which I have done in the past.

PiKe · 18 Aug 2011 at 16:18

"Cold callers will be shot" sign.

RomanNose · 18 Aug 2011 at 16:18

Give them money?
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Alternatively you could tell them that you support poverty, war and drought as the world was made in god's image.

Brian8bit · 18 Aug 2011 at 16:19

Camera at the door so I can see who is calling and whether or not I should get up.

Cosimo · 18 Aug 2011 at 16:20

Smile, politely say no thanks, close door.

Basher · 18 Aug 2011 at 16:21

Open the door naked. Invite them in.

Reaper 392 · 18 Aug 2011 at 16:23

tell them you were about to go out and collect for a charity too and ask for donations from them. make sure its a far more noble cause than theirs (like helping starving kids living in auful conditions in ethiopia)

Crowort · 18 Aug 2011 at 16:25

I just stop them by saying that I will not give out my bank details to cold callers, which is true. I ain't going to give them my bank details for a direct debit.

Same for sales people wanting me to change energy. I just say as soon as I know what they want that I will not change something like that on my doorstep without time to think and research and they normally just leave right away.

ArranJ · 18 Aug 2011 at 16:27

Just say, "Sorry Luv, I'm not the home owner, in fact I've just got here. Do you know when they usually get home?"

sunnysingh · 18 Aug 2011 at 16:28

I tell them that charity begins at home and then shut the door, job done.

Dark Sun · 18 Aug 2011 at 16:31

I said no thank you to the latest cold caller and shut the door. Then a few minutes later she came back and started knocking again! My westie was primed to attack.

Tefal · 18 Aug 2011 at 16:31

sunnysingh said:
I tell them that charity begins at home and then shut the door, job done.

what if they say "that's why I came to your house"?

brendy · 18 Aug 2011 at 16:37

Peep hole, check its a lady then turn your letterbox into a glory hole and ask for the password..... failing that open the door, listen intently for 5 seconds then politely say no thankyou, you already donate to your chosen charities.

Narj · 18 Aug 2011 at 16:40

Answer the door in nothing but a leopard skin print posing pouch and ask: "fancy a bum?"

Basher · 18 Aug 2011 at 16:41

PianoBasher said:
Answer the door in nothing but a leopard skin print posing pouch and ask: "fancy a bum?"

And if they say yes ... ?

Vonhelmet · 18 Aug 2011 at 16:41

Tell them you're not interested.

Alternatively, put up a sign.

Failing that, swear at them like a child.

Narj · 18 Aug 2011 at 16:42

Basher said:
And if they say yes ... ?

If they are female, win!
If they are male... any hole's a goal? :confused:

qqg3 · 18 Aug 2011 at 16:46

One of our dogs is large, and barks agressively (she is harmless), scares anybody who's not supposed to be at the door away. Sorted.

bhavv · 18 Aug 2011 at 16:47

When I was in student accomodation, my neighbors had a sign on their door saying 'No door to door salesmen or advertisement fliers'.

Something like that should do the trick.

Nix · 18 Aug 2011 at 16:56

I had a girl try and hard-sell me on the door as I was trying to leave for work.

A few choice polite, yet stern words were exchanged. She apologised and left. The timing of these people is beyond irritating though.

Two days ago as I'm in a hurry to get out to meet some friends a busy-body chap - and he had seen me leave only to run back as I'd forgot my wallet so he knew I was trying to get somewhere - stopped me at my door to try and get me to sign something against Tesco (who I used to work for once upon a time) buying up all the brownfield landsites and was declaring all sorts of angry-neighbour nonsense about them. I really couldn't be bothered to get into anything although the devil's advocate in me really wanted to!