We just don’t answer. Works even better if it is clear you are home.

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Jun 14, 2018
5:58:31pm

BYUtka All-American

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BYUtka

Previous username: yutka
Bio page: BYUtka
Joined: Aug 18, 2007
Last login: Apr 28, 2024
Total posts: 61,917 (2,073 FO)

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The thing I hate about door to door sales is they force me to be a jerk and I don't like being a jerk outside of CB

Slim Least alpha bro

6/14/18 4:23pm

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Buffalo

6/14/18 4:24pm

I ignored those on my mission.

BeefNoodleSoup

6/14/18 4:25pm

proselyting different than selling stuff tho. According to supreme court of USA

Mayor of Cougartown

6/14/18 4:32pm

Still, I can't imagine being rude to people because of what I endured on my

BeefNoodleSoup

6/14/18 4:35pm

On your mission, did you still stand at peoples doors after they said no 5 times

CougarBacker

6/14/18 4:36pm

I was pushy, I'll tell you that.

BeefNoodleSoup

6/14/18 5:56pm

Well I hope not. That's not a good look for the church

CougarBacker

6/14/18 7:55pm

I guess technically but its exactly the same thing in reality.

Dillinger

6/14/18 4:36pm

you sound like the people who answered the door.

Mayor of Cougartown

6/14/18 4:41pm

I had the most success on my mission when I started knocking on no soliciting

CB Movie Critic

6/15/18 12:18pm

We have a No Soliciting sign. There have been a few times where a sales person

Jdoc

6/14/18 4:38pm

The 1 month I did door-to-door sales we were told to ignore the "no soliciting"

jreid191

6/15/18 8:49am

I've learned to interupt them and be a jerk from the get go. Saves everyone time

fulano

6/14/18 4:26pm

Yep. Cut right to the end and just don’t let it get started.

jkccoug

6/14/18 4:39pm

RE: Yep. Cut right to the end and just don’t let it get started.

Mississippi

6/15/18 7:52pm

RING doorbell would be great for this

CBaass

6/14/18 4:27pm

My arlo camera is capable of this. I just didn't use it.

Slim

6/14/18 4:28pm

Oh what is even worse is my wife is not capable of being a jerk so we end up with crappy pest control service or crappy

Slim

6/14/18 4:29pm

Yep, my wife bought pest control a couple months ago, I called and cancelled

Duke Silver

6/14/18 4:40pm

RE: The thing I hate about door to door sales is they force me to be a jerk and

libertycoug

6/14/18 4:31pm

I just tell them up front that I don't want solar and I don't want their expensive security system. Usually they'll go

Pimpin4Paradise

6/14/18 4:32pm

My favorite is to tell solar sales people I already have solar...

WJCougar

6/14/18 4:34pm

I love when they get nosy and I can shut them down. A couple of weeks ago I had a pest control guy stop by and I told

Pimpin4Paradise

6/14/18 4:40pm

Sweet. Just ordered some. Thanks for the heads up.

Radioactive Coug

6/14/18 4:48pm

I use that....good stuff.

Magic8Ball

6/14/18 7:38pm

that's glorious. Even better, tell em it's invisible.

Mayor of Cougartown

6/14/18 4:40pm

Had the same experience with vivint.

BlueBlood

6/14/18 4:34pm

My wife’s harsher than me. She says “we have friends that do this. If

maxpowers

6/14/18 4:40pm

Just change the subject and start comparing how much both of you can lift.

BeefNoodleCoug

6/14/18 4:54pm

I can clearly lift more. Kid was small

Slim

6/14/18 5:43pm

I just don't answer the door.

Zedhead

6/14/18 5:17pm

“I know how valuable your sales time is with interested customers, adios hombre”

Q-grr

6/14/18 5:19pm

I rarely get pushy salesmen. They'll usually take a polite "no thanks." What

dreamlvr

6/14/18 5:20pm

We just don’t answer. Works even better if it is clear you are home.

BYUtka

6/14/18 5:58pm

Hate it when they say "Your neighbor said you'd be interested," and then

BlueBlood94

6/14/18 10:03pm

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