Door to door

[ejp52]

According to the Village Watch, Politicians and Religious groups are allowed to ring your door bell and harass you!
I just had a visitor from a religious group ring my bell and try to hand me their info.
I suggested they leave and called Village watch and was given the above info. I don't appreciate someone trying to force their choices on me!
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[Phanatic Luvr]

Just so you know, you can ask to be removed from the groups visit list. We did this at our previous home after monthly visits that went on for about 2years. After we did that, yet another one rang my bell. I tried being nice but they were insistant, which caused me to be a little rude myself. I informed them that I was on the "DO NOT CALL VISIT LIST" with their organization. About 4 days after, I received a very nice apology card in the mail and that stopped the unwanted intrusions. Try it! Call the organization direct.

[elevatorman]

A "NO TRESPASSING" sign will keep them away. They were sued in 2004 for trespassing and now they will not stop if the see a sign. Oh wait no signs allowed in TV.

[Figmo Bohica]

Just close the door in their face. That will give them the idea you don't want to talk with them. Case solved.

[George Bieniaszek]

Just close the door in their face. That will give them the idea you don't want to talk with them. Case solved.

I have used that tactic at times. Sometimes when I am in a "playful" mood, I start talking to them in Polish and bust out in some really bad English struggling to tell them that I don't understand what they are saying. I do that once in a while to phone solicitors as well :)

[senior citizen]

I have used that tactic at times. Sometimes when I am in a "playful" mood, I start talking to them in Polish and bust out in some really bad English struggling to tell them that I don't understand what they are saying. I do that once in a while to phone solicitors as well :)

Very cute. We should try that with the repetitive phone calls from American Indian tribes calling about the "WILDFIRES" IN COLORADO.

When I tell them that we have children who live in Colorado who were between both massive forest fires......they just keep on with their own agenda............personally, I didn't believe they were really Indians.
They certainly didn't live out west; their phone address said Amsterdam, N.Y.

Darn it, only thing is that my husband doesn't remember any of his Polish from elementary school.......only a few choice unmentionable words.

As far as door to door, my pet peeve was the Jehovah Witnesses.
The Mormon young men were always polite and mannerly.

But, the way we feel..........we don't call randomly to folks , nor do we ring doorbells.........it's just annoying.......so there should be a law against it. Up here the "lifetime" politicians in our small town only come right before election time..........never at other times to see if we might need their help.

[Penguin]

I have used that tactic at times. Sometimes when I am in a "playful" mood, I start talking to them in Polish and bust out in some really bad English struggling to tell them that I don't understand what they are saying. I do that once in a while to phone solicitors as well :)

Thats priceless,I wish I were there to see their face.:clap2:

[hotrodgirl]

I hate to admit this, but my husband (before we met) got SO tired of Jehovah Witness parishioners coming to the door (always women) that he answered the door in his underwear. Once. They never came back!

[Ripcord13]

I always say to them, sorry but the owners are not home and that I gotta get back to work they are expecting me to be done when they return from abroad.

[asianthree]

signing works just as well... they walk away confused

[ugotme]

Usually try the nice way first "No Thank You."
If they persist, I use the "Figmo method" - slam the door.

Once had someone put his foot in the way of the door. I politely informed him that he was about to lose it! For some reason - he left!

[Skip2MySue]

signing works just as well... they walk away confused

But be careful.......you've heard all about the no signing in the villages I'm sure:1rotfl:
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[lovsthosebigdogs]

I find it very funny that we are forbidden to have Trick or Treaters come door to door once a year but its perfectly fine to have these people pester us as often as they like. Maybe if we hand them a candy bar it will be verboten also.
(my husband likes the idea of coming to the door in his underwear, but not to T or T'ers)

[ceejay]

I have used that tactic at times. Sometimes when I am in a "playful" mood, I start talking to them in Polish and bust out in some really bad English struggling to tell them that I don't understand what they are saying. I do that once in a while to phone solicitors as well :)

hate to admit this, but my husband (before we met) got SO tired of Jehovah Witness parishioners coming to the door (always women) that he answered the door in his underwear. Once. They never came back!


hahahahahahahahaha Thank you both for my evening laugh! :clap2::clap2:

[cappyjon431]

So why does the sign that says "No Solicitors" on the entry gate to our Village not apply to politicians or proseletyzers? Are they not soliciting? I don't get it.

[Penguin]

signing works just as well... they walk away confused

I've done that before to a guy complaining about a noise in his car. He did'nt know what to say either. :1rotfl:

[senior citizen]

I hate to admit this, but my husband (before we met) got SO tired of Jehovah Witness parishioners coming to the door (always women) that he answered the door in his underwear. Once. They never came back!

Our J.W.were always women as well and they were NOT as gentle and nice as the Mormons who were polite and friendly college aged boys.

They were downright pushy....the J.W. Again, we don't go around ringing people's doorbells, etc. and there should be a law.

I had thought of asking them if they wanted their astrology chart done but hesitated to insult them.

Finally, after a few years, I did do just that and it worked !!!!!!!!!

I told them I had professional astrology software and would they like their charts done & began naming the various fees.........well, you'd think I grew three heads the way they beat it off the front porch.

Come to think of it, they have never returned.

[pakirk]

This is a great response for a telemarketer:

How to deal with a Telemarketer by Tom Mabe - YouTube

[babbs455]

I also had "them" come to my door...I invited them in and sat them down and said well what do you want to talk about? They stammmered a bit and said...um...I don't know we have never gotten this far...

[goodgrief]

LOL Barbara ;) I remember one of the gals I worked with had Jehovahs come to the door and she nearly killed herself running to hide! Black and bruise for days.

The funny thing is I can see the door from wherever I'm sitting (living, dining) here, unless its a neighbor or someone like the police etc...I will sit and just look at them! Boy that confuses em. ::giggles:: Also have no soliciting on the door to keep the door to door sales away. Oh in todays paper there is an "official" no soliciting piece of paper you can tape to your door. It said it was back "by popular demand"!

[renielarson]

I thought The Villages had a "no solicitation" rule. Am I wrong?

[Pturner]

I hate to admit this, but my husband (before we met) got SO tired of Jehovah Witness parishioners coming to the door (always women) that he answered the door in his underwear. Once. They never came back!

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[Schaumburger]

LOL Barbara ;) I remember one of the gals I worked with had Jehovahs come to the door and she nearly killed herself running to hide! Black and bruise for days.

The funny thing is I can see the door from wherever I'm sitting (living, dining) here, unless its a neighbor or someone like the police etc...I will sit and just look at them! Boy that confuses em. ::giggles:: Also have no soliciting on the door to keep the door to door sales away. Oh in todays paper there is an "official" no soliciting piece of paper you can tape to your door. It said it was back "by popular demand"!

The town in Iowa I grew up in (Dubuque) was heavily Catholic back in the 1960's-1970's. When the Jehovah Witnesses would travel the neighborhood, my mom would make us all hide in the back bedroom with the door closed, no talking allowed, until they left the neighborhood. Maybe she thought they would climb through the windows if they heard us talking in the house :).

[l2ridehd]

Just start talking politics to them. Tell them your soliciting their vote for the new "All work done free" party and would they sign your petition. Follow them down the walk way asking for their vote.

[paulandjean]

Do not see a problem. Just say you are of another faith and are not interested.Do not see why people have to be mean to them.Laughing at someone because they have strong faith and want to express it.I would not do that.

[gerryann]

Do not see a problem. Just say you are of another faith and are not interested.Do not see why people have to be mean to them.Laughing at someone because they have strong faith and want to express it.I would not do that.

I agree. A polite "no thank you" has ALWAYS worked for me. There is NO reason to be mean.

[gadaboutgal]

By law you cannot restrict door to door activities regarding politics or religion.
I personally wonder why anyone would open their doors to strangers just because they are knocking or ringing the doorbell. Just yell out to them: "Go Away." That'll do it.:1rotfl: