I let one in the other day and heard the spiel, she seemed so grateful someone agreed to hear her out. I didn’t buy anything but don’t mind brightening they’re probably shitty day when I have the time.
I have one hand-written one, taped to the door, back of an envelope.
No soliciting
No exceptions (underlined)
Along with another set of instructions to deliver packages to the back, indicating I expect goodies if you show up at the back door, and I wont answer the front.
It has made a huge difference because people are taught in solicitation training to assume that no soliciting stickers that look maybe old are potentially from a prior owner and should be disregarded. (I’ve had this training personally and balked at it - I’d never risk bothering someone who explicitly doesn’t want to be bothered, even if I’m wrong and they don’t care and it was from someone prior) low quality stickers look old after a couple years, you shouldn’t have to replace them, but thats why I don’t bother with them at all.
I have 3 no soliciting signs. Lol.
I’ve only had one salesman knock every since I put one up. When he started talking, I just pointed at the sign and he apologized and left.
Everyone should get such a sign.
I let one in the other day and heard the spiel, she seemed so grateful someone agreed to hear her out. I didn’t buy anything but don’t mind brightening they’re probably shitty day when I have the time.
They are undoubtedly having a shitty day, it’s a low paid job where you just grind it out getting 99 rejections to land 1 lead.
I’m not rude but I don’t entertain them for a moment either. “Sorry mate, I’m not interested. Thanks, good bye”.
I have one hand-written one, taped to the door, back of an envelope.
No soliciting
No exceptions (underlined)
Along with another set of instructions to deliver packages to the back, indicating I expect goodies if you show up at the back door, and I wont answer the front.
It has made a huge difference because people are taught in solicitation training to assume that no soliciting stickers that look maybe old are potentially from a prior owner and should be disregarded. (I’ve had this training personally and balked at it - I’d never risk bothering someone who explicitly doesn’t want to be bothered, even if I’m wrong and they don’t care and it was from someone prior) low quality stickers look old after a couple years, you shouldn’t have to replace them, but thats why I don’t bother with them at all.
I would start printing off stickers and whenever someone knocks anyway, just grab another one, and stick it directly onto them.
A forehead stamp would be better, but ink might get the cops involved…