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USA1 wrote:when they tried to sell me girl scout cookies... i said - two boxes of thin mints please !

Girl Scout cookies are the ONLY thing I will buy from a door-to-door salesperson!

chamberc wrote:

MoJo wrote:A "Beware of Dog" sign and a doorbell that sounds like a German Shepherd, that ought to do it.

As does living in a gated neighborhood.

I lived in a gated apartment complex in Irving. If something was wrong with the gate, which was not uncommon, it was just left open. If there were outside contractors there working on something, the gate was left open. And even if the gate was closed, it was easy enough to just follow someone else in.
There were a few signs on the gate. One said, "No Soliciting." Another said, "Trespassers Will Be Prosecuted."
I still got sales people knocking on the door from time to time and fliers hung on the door all the time.
I had a conversation with someone trying to sell the Dallas Morning News. I asked if he'd seen the no soliciting and no trespassing signs when he broke into the complex. He seemed baffled and said, "But I'm with the newspaper," as if that obviously made it all right. I quickly got tired of arguing and just told him I wasn't interested and closed the door.

I'm a bit of a hermit anyway. When there's a knock at the door and I'm not expecting someone, or if I look out and don't know whoever it is, then I often just ignore it figuring that they'll eventually get tired and go away.