Coin slots source ?

[Jethro]

AlanG writes:

> >> >>>How about a unit with a coin slot, and a button ... "Charge for >>>doorbell £1" ? >> >> There *are* people I like to call. >> >> Just not double glazing/alarm system/God salesemen/women and the like > > So add a notice that the £1 is a deposit (like on supermarket trolleys) > and will be refunded to 'genuine' callers (eg not including door-to-door > salesmen, charity collectors, energy company reps who want you to switch > providers (and all of whom claim that their particular supplier is the > cheapest), etc.)

What a brilliant idea ... I *really* like that. Xposted to uk.d-i-y to see where to get a coin mechanism !!!!

[Adam Aglionby]

Genericaly known as coin acceptors or coin mech

[Adam Funk]

Non-genuine callers will just knock on the door until it drives you crazy.

[Clive George]

As will genuine callers, or failing that they'll just put a "Parcel undelivered" note through the letterbox :-)

[Adam Funk]

Of course, and any big scheme to provide (for example) RFIDs that legitimate callers could use to activate the doorbell would degenerate as the cards got sold to nuisance callers.