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Aristus

(69,721 posts) Sun Mar 30, 2025, 02:49 PM Mar 30

The "No Solicitors" sign at my front door doesn't always work. So I have a new scheme that does. [View all]

I put up the sign about a year ago, and the number of missionaries and door-to-door would-be contractors knocking on my door or ringing the bell has dropped significantly. But it's not foolproof. Until now.

I heard a knock at the front door a few minutes ago. I went to the door and looked through the side window. Two very nicely dressed young ladies carrying flyers in their arms. Nothing stops the evangelical/pentacostal/charismatic/spirit-filled/bible-believing et cetera, et ceteras. When they saw me through the window, they smiled at me. I tapped the glass and then pointed to the "No Solicitors" sign. They smiled again, shrugged, and walked away. Finally. A way to get rid of them without having to open the door, smile politely at their sales pitch, try several times to say 'Not interested' in a non-confrontational manner, and finally, if necessary, close the door without further ceremony.

I hate it when the door-to-door types make me feel like the bad guy. No one asked them to knock on my door.

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The "No Solicitors" sign at my front door doesn't always work. So I have a new scheme that does. [View all] Aristus Mar 30 OP

LOL buzzycrumbhunger Mar 30 #1

My mum's approach buzzycrumbhunger Mar 30 #19

That's exactly what I do. Works like a charm. BTW, I haven't been to church in years. Raven Mar 31 #22

Yep, I keep a stack of religious tracts by my front door. Midnight Writer Mar 31 #30

Yep! Have you noticed that those who want to share their religion with you do no not want to share yours? Norrrm Mar 31 #36

So, many years ago I was working at a theater that had their own apartments. OldBaldy1701E Mar 31 #21

Oh, damn, I would have paid to see that. 3catwoman3 Mar 31 #27

Well, I lost the shirt. OldBaldy1701E Mar 31 #37

When they were about 8-9, our now-32 yr old younger son and his buddies wanted to... 3catwoman3 Mar 31 #38

Yep. OldBaldy1701E Apr 3 #46

Some years ago we were regularly afflicted with Mormons. Ocelot II Mar 30 #2

There's probably nowhere else in the world that Mormonism could have gotten started. Aristus Mar 30 #5

Even though they no longer officially allow polygamy, the idea Ocelot II Mar 30 #8

Mormons JoseBalow Mar 30 #14

We live down the street from a community college and the mormon seminary school, and boarding room. cksmithy Mar 30 #18

When I was in college, one of my best friends somehow got trapped in his dorm room with a couple rsdsharp Mar 30 #3

Best No Soliciting sign ever: yellowdogintexas Mar 30 #4

Nothing shows up? LearnedHand Mar 31 #32

I just clicked on the link and it came up just fine yellowdogintexas Apr 1 #43

It doesn't show up for me either. soldierant Apr 1 #44

Well, your approach is a good one, it worked. Mine is that I open the main door, leaving the storm door closed and SWBTATTReg Mar 30 #6

I accidently found out a way to get rid of religious solicitors very quicky DBoon Mar 30 #7

Years ago my neighbor would use a hand held boat horn. When they talk he would blast the horn...nt mitch96 Mar 30 #9

A buddy of mine had a good way to get rid of the door-to-door religionstas LogDog75 Mar 30 #10

I take a rottweiler to the door Phentex Mar 30 #11

Here's another approach intrepidity Mar 30 #12

Have you thought much about installing a sprinkler system? underpants Mar 30 #13

I had a big as a wolf black german shepherd. GreenWave Mar 30 #15

I used to have this sign at my front door. Americanme Mar 30 #16

You want the sign to read... Wounded Bear Mar 30 #17

Our front door ceramic sign: "No solicitors, religious LuckyLib Mar 30 #20

Excellent! some_of_us_are_sane Mar 31 #24

My gf went to a local Methodist church and gave our phone number. Got a recorded message at 11:20 PM. Norrrm Mar 31 #34

I just talk to them and they never come back. hunter Mar 31 #23

Let's say the solicitor True Dough Mar 31 #25

Yes. Aristus Mar 31 #33

The men running their church asked them to knock on your door. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Mar 31 #26

I open the door, say" I've been bathed in the blood" WhiteTara Mar 31 #28

This works. cloudbase Mar 31 #29

I just tell them Grey5 Mar 31 #31

Do you have a business card?..... "No business card equals scam." Norrrm Mar 31 #35

That would entail opening the door and talking to them. Aristus Mar 31 #40

This indirectly reminds me of something I used to do when we would get calls from a company... 3catwoman3 Mar 31 #39

People don't know what "Solicit" means. LudwigPastorius Apr 1 #41

"All solicitations will cost you $20 per minute" sakabatou Apr 1 #42

just not answering the door works for me Skittles Apr 1 #45