just made and put up my NO SOLICITING sign

[Big E3]

I've had a sign up for 6 years now, and your right just a slight reduction in violators. Alarm companies are the most common offenders, I think they believe that my alarm company sign in the yard is an invitation for competition to ring the bell. I actually kind of enjoy answering the door to find a sales person at the door. I usually wait for them to go through the pitch and respond I don't want to change to a company with employees that can't read. Yesterday two girls came to the door and one is training the other, I suggested that teaching some basic reading skills would be a good place to start. Others I have used are "You speak very much like an American, amazing for somebody that can't read". I just don't answer the door most of the time, eventually they leave.

[Jer]

I've had a sign up for 6 years now, and your right just a slight reduction in violators. Alarm companies are the most common offenders, I think they believe that my alarm company sign in the yard is an invitation for competition to ring the bell. I actually kind of enjoy answering the door to find a sales person at the door. I usually wait for them to go through the pitch and respond I don't want to change to a company with employees that can't read. Yesterday two girls came to the door and one is training the other, I suggested that teaching some basic reading skills would be a good place to start. Others I have used are "You speak very much like an American, amazing for somebody that can't read". I just don't answer the door most of the time, eventually they leave.

My time is more valuable than that. Buy an ADT sign and put it out front. Usually you can find them with stickers that you put on doors & windows too. The former keeps alarm company sales people away and the latter keeps buglers away. it's tricky though because ADT is hip to this game so they are pretty stingy about people selling their signs and logo. Best $20-$50 you'll spend.

[Gman]

...and the latter keeps buglers away.

It's not the buglers that worry me. I can hear them from a ways off.

[Jer]

It's not the buglers that worry me. I can hear them from a ways off.

Don't underestimate them.

[Big E3]

I've had a sign up for 6 years now, and your right just a slight reduction in violators. Alarm companies are the most common offenders, I think they believe that my alarm company sign in the yard is an invitation for competition to ring the bell. I actually kind of enjoy answering the door to find a sales person at the door. I usually wait for them to go through the pitch and respond I don't want to change to a company with employees that can't read. Yesterday two girls came to the door and one is training the other, I suggested that teaching some basic reading skills would be a good place to start. Others I have used are "You speak very much like an American, amazing for somebody that can't read". I just don't answer the door most of the time, eventually they leave.

My time is more valuable than that. Buy an ADT sign and put it out front. Usually you can find them with stickers that you put on doors & windows too. The former keeps alarm company sales people away and the latter keeps buglers away. it's tricky though because ADT is hip to this game so they are pretty stingy about people selling their signs and logo. Best $20-$50 you'll spend.

Yep, that's what I said, in fact the alarm company sign in my front yard for the last eight years is ADT. It acts as an alarm company salesman magnet at my house.

[buckshotbarlow]

My buddy lives in a gated community on the other side of the hogback from me, he doesn't deal at all with this horeshit...you know who you are, i'm gonna come knocking selling 922 compliance parts....

[Madeinhb]

My buddy lives in a gated community on the other side of the hogback from me, he doesn't deal at all with this horeshit...you know who you are, i'm gonna come knocking selling 922 compliance parts....

Haha but I'm sure he pays a nice fee for that gated privacy.

[Monky]

I haven't had any solicitors since my over enthusiastic dog tackled one... Apparently minorities are scared of my dog for some reason.


Sent by a free-range electronic weasel, with no sense of personal space.

[tmleadr03]

I answer the door naked holding my gun.


I rarely hear a sales pitch.

[Gman]

I answer the door naked holding my gun.