Doorstep Cold-Calling...arghh!
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Open the door, shout to your accomplice "****! The owners back, leg-it!" Leave, slam the door behind you and run off down the street.
If its a charity mugger in the street I usually say some gibberish pretending to be foreign whilst keep walking, they usually looked baffled and leave me alone.
At home I either don't answer the door at all (preferred tactic), or say no thanks and promptly shut the door. I've done the latter to trick or treaters and carol singers, they're all the same really!
Loving the suggestions on here! lol, dont fancy getting nekkid everytime the door goes though, what will the neighbours say!
At home I either don't answer the door at all (preferred tactic), or say no thanks and promptly shut the door. I've done the latter to trick or treaters and carol singers, they're all the same really!
Loving the suggestions on here! lol, dont fancy getting nekkid everytime the door goes though, what will the neighbours say!
Just open your door and stare at them blankly, don't blink or say a word. Just stand there stone cold silent, when they try and get a response out of you do the same.
See how long you can get them to stand there before they trott off with a puzzled look on their face
See how long you can get them to stand there before they trott off with a puzzled look on their face
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If it's a charity mugger I ask one question: "What percentage of this donation is spent on goods and services received directly by the needy?"
An answer is rewarded with a healthy donation, I have never had a good answer.
An answer is rewarded with a healthy donation, I have never had a good answer.
I just say no thanks and shut the door hang up ... i hate peopel that spend 3 minutes listenign to their crap all umming and arrring tryign to be ultra polite.
I did door to door cold calling selling windows when i was 16/17 to raise a few extra quid. I much preferred the people that told me to get lost than the ones that string you along for 5 mins just to say . oh im sorry no thanks.. it was just a numbers game id always find one person a night that was thinking about getting a quote.
I did door to door cold calling selling windows when i was 16/17 to raise a few extra quid. I much preferred the people that told me to get lost than the ones that string you along for 5 mins just to say . oh im sorry no thanks.. it was just a numbers game id always find one person a night that was thinking about getting a quote.
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Answer the door naked.
Covered in blood.
With an erection.
FROM SPACE.
Covered in blood.
With an erection.
FROM SPACE.
shouting DOORS FOR THE DOOR GOD!
My preferd way of getting rid of cold callers is *open door* they say crap *i close door*.
simple
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?
"Don't worry I'm not buying anything"
Wait a few seconds before they realise what you;ve said.
They will have gone by the time you get yourself into that state and answer the door.
Whilst my nephew was still an embryo he had 3 blood transfusion in the womb. Many years later my sister answered the door to some jehovah witnesses. My sister called my nephew to the front door and said, and I paraphrase
"if you lot had your way my son here would be dead. You lot are willing to see your kids die. Your god can **** off"
and she slammed the door.
"if you lot had your way my son here would be dead. You lot are willing to see your kids die. Your god can **** off"
and she slammed the door.
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The correct answer is
"I am an Architect"
I tried that once (was kinda true), and it works perfectly, they are literally lost for words.
"I am an Architect"
I tried that once (was kinda true), and it works perfectly, they are literally lost for words.
I always immediately ask if they are selling something. If I don't get a straight answer or I get a yes then I close the door. I've never received a no so far!
My dad used to wind up cold callers over the phone. I recall one particular occasion when the guy on the other line asked how my dad was and how his day was going. My dad responded that he was actually really depressed and that the guy had caught him at the right time when he's lonely and at the edge of despair. He told the guy how his wife had just left him and he was about to lose his house. To be fair to the salesman he didn't hang up immediately but very swiftly offered his sympathies and ended the call.
As fun as that it, I haven't got the patience for it. I wait for them to speak first and if it's somebody I have no dealings with I put the phone down.
My dad used to wind up cold callers over the phone. I recall one particular occasion when the guy on the other line asked how my dad was and how his day was going. My dad responded that he was actually really depressed and that the guy had caught him at the right time when he's lonely and at the edge of despair. He told the guy how his wife had just left him and he was about to lose his house. To be fair to the salesman he didn't hang up immediately but very swiftly offered his sympathies and ended the call.
As fun as that it, I haven't got the patience for it. I wait for them to speak first and if it's somebody I have no dealings with I put the phone down.
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Builders are the best, had one a year or so back.
"Hi mate, I've been working on your neighbours roof and I notice you have some loose cement on your rige tiles, needs doing immediately of they could fall off".
Me: Thank you, I am aware.
"Yeah, but It'll come down if youdon't fix it soon"
Me: No it won't.
"Well, I've been a builder for a fair while, I suupose I don't know anywaying..."
Me: Obviously not, I value property as part of my job and am quite aware that a few stray bits of pointing do not mean the whole ridge needs to be lifted and repointed, no doubt having the felting underneath replaced. That and I had the roof checked by a mate in the business a week back when the neighbours said they were getting theirs repointed by the kind gentleman who informed them it needed doing...so I would check with teh neighbours as theirs doesn't need doing either.
Wandered off, swearing. He was planning to charge the elderly couple next door a cool £600 to repoint their roof which simply didn't need doing.
"Hi mate, I've been working on your neighbours roof and I notice you have some loose cement on your rige tiles, needs doing immediately of they could fall off".
Me: Thank you, I am aware.
"Yeah, but It'll come down if youdon't fix it soon"
Me: No it won't.
"Well, I've been a builder for a fair while, I suupose I don't know anywaying..."
Me: Obviously not, I value property as part of my job and am quite aware that a few stray bits of pointing do not mean the whole ridge needs to be lifted and repointed, no doubt having the felting underneath replaced. That and I had the roof checked by a mate in the business a week back when the neighbours said they were getting theirs repointed by the kind gentleman who informed them it needed doing...so I would check with teh neighbours as theirs doesn't need doing either.
Wandered off, swearing. He was planning to charge the elderly couple next door a cool £600 to repoint their roof which simply didn't need doing.