Are you the homeowner?

I make customised notices for my factory with a cold laminator, using self-adhesive film. They survive for a couple of years if used outdoors and applied to a clean, dry, smooth surface.

Colin Bignell

Just ask him to wait. Shut the door. Go back to what you were doing. If he is still there after 10 minutes, I'd make him a cup of tea.

We get some of those calls: 'Press 9 to claim your prize'. I can't imagine how it might be possible, but I've had a couple of acquaintances

Vbg ...

There's no excuse for being rude to people knocking at your door. There but for the grace of God go most of us. I have been known to lecture them about training to be a plasterer, or something useful, though. I just hate to see these able bodied young people wasting their time flogging dusters or getting you to change your gas supplier.

some choice phrases, and practice them until the accent is near perfect.

Choice phrases ideally in the form of a question such as "Are dribbling retards like you allowed out on your own ?" or "Is everyone in your family as ugly as you ?" or "Shouldn't you be at home *****ing your ****er ? (sexual activity and family member to suit) etc etc

Simply repeat this phrase and any others you've learned in your language of choice, over and over again - becoming increasingly agitated until the caller decides to leave.

michael adams

Well, they have the right to knock, I have the right to greet them in the manner I seem fit

You could extend your argument to "I didn't want to be an assassin, but tit was the only work I could find"

legalities aside, of course

In message , michael adams writes

Well you could ...

but where's the fun in that ?

You were conned Adam! Guide dogs for the Blind Association do not collect door to door.

Regards, Iain (Guide Dog owner for last 16 years)

I doubt it. She lives 3 doors away.

Adam

In message , ARWadsworth writes

Double life ?

As I understand it pressing 9 means you pay for the call not them. And of course it is a premium rate call. Press 9 at your peril!

Care to show what mechanism could be used to charge for the call?

FX: Waits patiently ...

Rubbish. Urban myth.

I see the whole process of sales people knocking on my door, trying to make money out of me, at their choice of time and without any regard to my life, extremely rude.

Whether it is justified or not, rudeness in response should not be a surprise.

There is when their only reason for knocking is to try and persuade you that your front garden would look a lot better if you allowed them to chop down all your trees. As ocurred today as it happens.

michael adams

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It saves having to argue with them, or be polite and listen to their speil, or be downright offensive. Faced with someoen who apparently doesn't speak English presumably they'll soon lose interest

While on the other hand as as you know presumably know the meaning of what you're saying - if they catch you at an inconvenient time say - it allows you to be rude as you like to them without them realising.

michael adams

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