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Originally Posted by SoccerCoach
I have seen many posts which reflect the statement "there is no soliciting in TV". I can respect that statement, however, there also is NO ENFORCEMENT of the no soliciting practice. Soliciting remains because some people want it, they buy. So, if there is no enforcement of this situation, a simple "no thank you, not interested" reply should suffice. Do err on the side of caution.
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I had the Century Link guy come to my door today. His name was Nate. My husband answered the door and the guy started his sales pitch. He was polite but persistent. After overhearing the conversation I acted upon it and called community watch and they referred me to Community Standards. I called them and a lady said they would send someone out. I waited for about 5 minutes and thought, how long will it take them to arrive? I was keeping an eye on the solicitor so Community Standard could talk to him since there is no soliciting in TV. So, I called back Community Standards and asked how long it would be before someone arrived and what the procedure was when reporting solicitors. I was told that it could take anywhere from 10 minutes to hours for someone to show up. It's now 4:30 and the solicitor came to our door at about 9:30. Nobody came to do anything. He also said the there was nothing they could do to stop people from soliciting. Usually if they give the potential customer a business card Community Standards will call the company and tell them there is no soliciting in TV. That's all they can do. He said it usually doesn't work because they come right back and continue soliciting. So, if this rule isn't enforceable then why have it? It seems pretty silly to make us home owners think that something can actually be done about it. What they should tell us is that there are signs up that day No Soliciting but it can't be enforced. Then we won't bother to report it. It's just another false "rule" to make us think we are somehow protected from door to door salesmen. I'm frustrated.