I was at my grandma's house years and years ago and noticed a whistle hanging...

Mar 28, 2024
6:29:54pm

Eddie Truly Addicted User

...next to her old rotary phone. I asked her what it was for, and she sheepishly told me that when telemarketers call, she would blow the whistle into the phone. And they rarely called back.

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Eddie

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As a former door to door guy it’s really simple

gurt

Mar 28, 6:20pm

Don't come to my door. We'll both be happy.

foofcoug

Mar 28, 6:21pm

And when it says No Soliciting....do what it says

WJCougar

Mar 28, 6:23pm

But he's not selling. He's just setting appointments!

Ted Lasso

Mar 28, 6:25pm

Or giving away stuff

TADOW

Mar 28, 6:45pm

Marketing!

MarylandFan

Mar 28, 9:10pm

But what if my home could be chosen to be in their marketing campaign?!?

Gunga Galunga

Mar 29, 11:04am

I have a No Soliciting sign. They come anyway. So I answer the door, and point at my sign.

jdub

Mar 28, 6:25pm

Yeah this would be the exact opposite of what you want to do

gurt

Mar 28, 6:28pm

Wait, so it’s his fault someone comes to his house, ignores his no soliciting

cougaman

Mar 28, 6:31pm

Never said that. Never said that and never said that

gurt

Mar 28, 6:32pm

yeah, you kind of implied that.

jdub

Mar 28, 6:37pm

You're not explicitly saying it, but you imply it by telling all of the people

benny1982

Mar 28, 6:45pm

It’s his house, and you are telling him what not to do when someone unwanted

cougaman

Mar 28, 6:46pm

You must be a terrific sales guy. Do you tell the folks you're pitching to read

ebv

Mar 29, 12:49pm

Yeah... If you don't want people to assertively tell you no and that they're not

couldge

Mar 29, 1:09pm

Right, it's the homeowner's fault you guys can't take no for an answer.

benny1982

Mar 28, 6:31pm

I view it as my duty to compel them to know this is a poor career choice

machete

Mar 28, 6:50pm

I do also. If they start with their pitch I point to the sign and tell them

TeeKaa

Mar 28, 6:33pm

lol man. You guys are hilarious 🤣🤦🏻‍♂️

gurt

Mar 28, 6:35pm

Will you please explain to us your understanding of No Soliciting?

Knee Brace

Mar 28, 6:36pm

Please re read my first post on this thread

gurt

Mar 28, 6:49pm

Wrong. The meaning of No Soliciting is no soliciting.

Knee Brace

Mar 28, 6:50pm

Good point

gurt

Mar 28, 6:55pm

If you knock on the door of a house that has a no soliciting sign, you don't get to be mad at the response.

Knee Brace

Mar 28, 6:59pm

I don't usually even say anything. I look at them, then the sign and point at the sign. They get the hint.

jdub

Mar 28, 7:00pm

Didn’t read post ⤴️🤣🤦🏻‍♂️

gurt

Mar 28, 7:00pm

Didn't read the sign

jdub

Mar 28, 7:06pm

Or the room. Not that that's much of a shock.

Knee Brace

Mar 28, 7:09pm

⤴️ name doesn’t check out

gurt

Mar 28, 7:10pm

Mad at someone for misreading a post about how you shouldn’t get mad about

cougaman

Mar 28, 7:10pm

So is it my kids fault when they open the door and then I have to talk to them??

MustacheMan

Mar 28, 7:06pm

I'll repost this. It works very well and the awkwardness is golden.

m0resn0w

Mar 28, 8:23pm

^^^This man gets it

jdub

Mar 28, 8:25pm

Except they can hear my kids begging to answer the door so they keep knocking

Charles Darwin

Mar 28, 6:22pm

Survival of the fittest, amiright?

Eddie

Mar 28, 6:23pm

Plenty of solutions

Charles Darwin

Mar 28, 6:26pm

I was at my grandma's house years and years ago and noticed a whistle hanging...

Eddie

Mar 28, 6:29pm

I just tell them I rent and don’t know the landlord as it’s a property

Eog

Mar 28, 6:25pm

I usually invite them in to talk about the rapture

Forbidden Fruit

Mar 28, 6:25pm

Try "Come in! Ever heard of Primerica? I'd love to help you with your finances."

Eddie

Mar 28, 6:28pm

Or "Want to be in my downline?"

rockhound

Mar 28, 6:31pm

What about Kramerica?

TNT

Mar 28, 6:34pm

What a horrible attitude.

CopperLix

Mar 28, 6:33pm

That’s what I do, but I had one recently ring multiple times and then wave and

El Presidente

Mar 28, 6:34pm

What I found works: keep a BOM next to the door and offer to trade with the

BlueKarma

Mar 28, 6:36pm

Bwahahahahahahaha

TNT

Mar 28, 6:37pm

And this board doesn’t believe in pit bulls. That’s a mistake.

OmahaOmaha

Mar 28, 6:42pm

Most all of us were door to door guys with name tags.

777

Mar 28, 7:04pm

My no soliciting sign also includes a $50 per 2 minute

zero84043

Mar 28, 7:11pm

It's the sign below the No Soliciting sign that makes the difference.

Les IsMore

Mar 28, 7:21pm

I (somewhat regrettably) did d2d for a couple summers and although I totally

ossicles

Mar 28, 7:11pm

How do I know if you’re a solicitor without answering? For all I know, you could

Jay Rick

Mar 28, 7:12pm

Really going all in on a bad take.

LaVellIfIKnow

Mar 28, 7:24pm

In other words, the best kind of thread!

Cougar Junkie

Mar 28, 7:34pm

Yeah. Never been a problem. Just leave when no one answers and stop knocking

Ray Shoesmith

Mar 28, 7:41pm

How about the "No Soliciting" sign? U aware in many places it's a class B mis?

futbalmaven

Mar 28, 8:19pm

Also did d2d during college and made sales to at least a couple homes a week

OKchief

Mar 28, 11:21pm

Did you sell children’s books or magic kits?

Forbidden Fruit

Mar 28, 11:29pm

OKchief

Mar 28, 11:42pm

LOL. Zero purchases in 20 yrs from those great salesmen who disregard the sign

TeeKaa

Mar 29, 8:06am

Comments like this are lame. No one cares dude

OKchief

Mar 29, 8:42am

You're selling your perspective very well here

MarylandFan

Mar 29, 8:49am

Just reading thru your post and was wondering if you’ve ever considered attending Alphacon. You’d be a hit there.

WDaddy

Mar 29, 9:01am

Comments like this make me feel very, very good about being rude to salesbros

spinner

Mar 29, 9:09am

I have no problem being nice and just saying "no thanks," regardless of them

benny1982

Mar 29, 9:41am

Whatever makes you feel good man. I doubt they care

OKchief

Mar 29, 5:37pm

Yeah…okay, Chief. BTW…

m0resn0w

Mar 29, 8:45am

This man lives in his own world, clearly.

TheLoneCougar

Mar 29, 9:04am

As a current homeowner, I hope you got sunburned, dehydrated and made zero sales

spinner

Mar 29, 9:08am

I got that same response on my mission lol. Just be nice and respectful

arcawley

Mar 29, 12:01pm

Ring doorbell, "I have a gun, please vacate the property"

BYU Grounds

Mar 29, 9:09am

There is no frustration yelling at a salesman and making them run away scared

Skeptical Optimist

Mar 29, 9:10am

CB collective response

gurt

Mar 29, 9:55am

Not really surprised that the d2d guys in this thread think it's on us if we

benny1982

Mar 29, 10:05am

There are times when standing alone is really brave and admirable.

Knee Brace

Mar 29, 10:16am

For the record, I'm puzzled by people who look for confrontation too

Belboz

Mar 29, 10:21am

Honest question: what if we want to answer the door in case it's a neighbor or delivery needing signing, but don't want

SpecialT

Mar 29, 10:24am

Yeah of course answer your door!

gurt

Mar 29, 10:36am

I think the thing that continually amazes me about people here is

gurt

Mar 29, 10:35am

Go re-read the OP to understand the reaction

MarylandFan

Mar 29, 10:44am

Well said

gurt

Mar 29, 10:54am

That changes the whole thread lol. "IF you know..." okay well sure. But the

benny1982

Mar 29, 11:01am

CB is a cruel mistress. Many of us read things in that may not be intended.

MarylandFan

Mar 29, 11:05am

No one likes to be lectured, but especially not under false assumptions.

benny1982

Mar 29, 10:46am

Never said it was your responsibility

gurt

Mar 29, 10:49am

LOL. Well then. If you say so.

benny1982

Mar 29, 10:54am

I just interrupt them and tell them I don’t to disrespect them by wasting

Superman21

Mar 29, 10:55am

Way way simpler. I answer the door and you leave after I say I'm not interested

CougaRR4L

Mar 29, 11:17am

Say no, please leave. If that doesn’t work. Show them I’m calling the police,

NYC and Japan

Mar 29, 12:34pm

As a current solar sales guy, this is your approach?

ebv

Mar 29, 12:57pm

I don’t sell solar

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