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Originally Posted by GreySkies
It amazes me how much door to door salespeople traffic there is in TV, I have been renting only a couple of weeks and it's VERY annoying. I have a fix and it's working very good, I have a temporary sign i put on my door, it's small from the street but as you walk up to my front door its very EASY to read, it has only TWO words in bright red:
NO SOLICITING
When some idiot rings the doorbell more than once or rings followed by a knock I may go to the door as a courtesy. When I open the door, I flash a very big and friendly smile followed by slowly moving my right hand to direct their attention and eyes to the sign on the door. Not one word is spoken as I slowly close the door. So far it has worked to perfection!
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I find it really upsetting that so many UNINVITED people leave cards stuck in the door to give a clear message of "on vacation, no one here" to all who see this accumulate at the front door. It's a shame we have to impose on a neighbor to keep removing this when we are gone. Lately, with this virus going around, I have "thought" of printing a sign "VIRUS, do not approach door". But many times I am outside, in the yard, etc. and they begin to approach and I hold up my hand and say " SEE the landlord, I have nothing to do with that. Of course I have no "landlord", LOL, and, no one has EVER asked me for a number they can call....LOL ! Actually over the years it seems to have gone from less than once or twice a MONTH, to several a week. Guess we got a reputation as a good target. I do admire people who are trying to build a business and life for themselves and are willing to face rejection and maybe even abuse and do the hard work of building up a clientele, but it really gets annoying when it is nearly everyday, I agree.