just made and put up my NO SOLICITING sign

[ray1970]

There was a woman who was shilling for Obama during the 2012 election season. She came to my door. I told her that if she didn't do anal she was wasting both of our time.

I like it. Heck, I might use it next time. Even if it's a dude wanting to sell me siding. I'll try to capture the look in his face when I ask if he's into anal.

[Jer]

My door bell doesn't work. People need to call my cellphone to get in.

I've been considering doing this for years now. Seems like a real solid plan.

[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.

[King]

You got a garand?

Get off my lawn!

[Jer]

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

Don't underestimate them.

[rondog]

I'm real glad we don't have much of a problem with this. Our front door is set back in a little ways, with a walkway and an overhanging tree. Maybe that discourages people, I've seen people stop on the sidewalk and look towards the door, then move on. We don't even get that many trick-or-treaters.

[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.

[rondog]

Mount these out of sight and plumbed to your air compressor, and rigged to a switch somehow. That'll scare the dogs off your porch.

[MrPrena]

THis was around 5 yrs ago. I was working grave yard, and had an infant. These solicitors were ring the bell left and right. Only time I can sleep is when my infant baby sleeps.
It was really annoying, and posted this sign in front of my side window. Notice that I use highlighter on "NOTICE"

After posting this, I only had 1 solicitor so far since posting the sign.