arhhhh, i tried to be polite but he cracked me!

[unrulyjulie]

Ok, so how do you stay polite when the man on your doorstep wont take no for an answer??
I just said NO i have NO intention whatsoever of changing my energy supplier after doing so at christmas and getting a boat load of bother with it!

"ok", he says, and then proceeds to "let me know" about his great deal whilst flicking through his incredibly "interesting" folder!
arrghhhhh, if there's one thing does my swede in, then its that!

now go away you silly little man before this irrate housewife sticks the nut on you

ok, thanks guys, i feel better for that! :-)

[daffy654]

You should have asked him which part of NO he failed to grasp. :-)

The mood i'm in today he'd have been lucky to leave without any damage to his hearing after I shouted at him about where to stick his clipboard! pmsl.

[Hellyon]

Look him in the eye and 'sneeze' straight in his face, apologise and say you really don't feel well and might be about to be sick on his shoes, usually works.

[funnygirl]

I just slam the door in their faces!!!

Rude I know, but they just cannot take a hint!!!

[mccfluff]

don't know if it works for door to door but if i get any telesales i just tell them i rent the house and they slam the phone down on me! failing that open the door naked with a dead chicken in your hand and invite them in to complete your satanic ritual

[whiffey]

mccfluff's advice is the politest and most sensible. If you say you are just a tenant they will immediately realise that there is no MONEY to be made, and buzz off.

[unrulyjulie]

I do mention im a tenant when its stuff to do with the house, ie fascia boards or new windows etc....but energy supply is a different thing, it makes no difference whether im a tenant or not.

[Jugglering]

I'm still giggling at mccfluff's second option..... but beware of what you ask for - he might just be into that sort of thing...lol

I usually just say, "No thank you" and close the door without making further eye contact.

[DarkMajes71c]

you could move to a really rough area where the salesmen are to scared to go because 1 in 5 leave in an ambulance... otherwise get one of those stickers that just says I�m not interested in anything you want to sell me and stick it on your door.

i have my phone rigged up to my pc (with an old modem for when my broadband occasionally dies) its great when you answer a telesales rep and sound really interested for about 10 sec (i have a pre recorded loop of yep�s and ahuh's) which i leave playing while recording what they are saying... when they reach the end of there spiel you just play it back to them... they usually last about 5 seconds after that ;o)
haven�t had the chance to do it for ages though :o( damn these long work days!!!!!

[McNoodle]

The last guy I had on my doorstep started with "Can I ask who your current supplier is?" I just said "None of your business." and shut the door. He hasn't been back... the missus said I was rude, but it really isn't any of his business. If I want to change I'll do it myself, and not via some div on my doorstep when I've just got in from work.

[sleepyj]

if i was brave enough i would answer door naked he would soon want to get away from me lol

[tigerlily11]

LOL Poor julie.
I get away from JW's by telling them I'm a Baptist. They tend not to bother. One day a guy from the electric board turned up to read the meter and I was in a rush. I decided to be smart and opened the door and just said "I'm a Baptist" and closed the door. He knocked again and said"I'm really pleased for u but I just wanted to read your meter."
I felt a bit silly to say the least.

[~max~]

If you have the nerve to do it....Pretend you're an enthusiastic Jeovah Witness. Keep a bible near the door, and brandish it when he comes in, then say, very loudly and with a big mad grin "Oh I'm so happy to have you here, have you ever thought of your ultimate salvation? Come in, let's have a chat! Its not often the lord's lost lambs come to my door instead of me going to find them! Can I interest you in some literature?"

[DrFilth]

no one bothers with me as i just go to the front door with 2 straws stuck up my nose