The Zohan

In the last five days

two sets of youngish lads with some sort of ID cards selling dishcloths, etc for a fortune. walked to the local shop to se these guys climbing out of a 2 year old, top spec Toyota Landcruiser - good money in dishcloths!

Religious lot, not sure which, didn't get a chance to say before i asked them to go

N Power sales rep, i lied and told him we are already signed up, he asked if i had any friends i would like to reccommend to NPower - i told him i had no friends

Double glazing salesperson at 9pm!, easy, told him we rented.

I am getting good at lying!

Getting pissed off with these people disturbing my evenings!

Who's next then?

MattW

Religous groups - Easy, I don't bother with the lies, just tell them I'm RC. They soon disappear!!

SWRTWannabe

Not had anyone trying to sell me a doorstep yet.

Had a couple of amusing incidents with Jehovah's Witnesses. One pair came round, and it turned out one of them was a mechanic at the garage where my Dad had just bought his new car. So, my Dad had him under the car looking at a problem with the brakes!

Another load came round only a few days after I had learnt about DNA in Chemistry, and showed me a nature book full of pictures that God had created. Poor bloke eventually escaped after hearing all about DNA

ScoobyJawa

But Paul - you ain't lying about the no mates bit

Know what you mean though - have bl00dy loads of em in Bracknell [img]images/smilies/mad.gif[/img]

Religious lot, soon left after I made it clear I was a no believer and don't like having it rammed down my throat which is what they did.
People trying to sell Golf packages, dinner packages, dishcloths and dusters. Grrrr go away!!!!

Gets to the point now I don't bother opening my door.

druddle

Shuffle to the door dribble spit out of one side of your mouth. Usually gets rid of them. Or shouting "Can you put the cat on the washing line love, the machine has finished" over your shoulder

Seriously, agree with Jawa, Bracknell is doorstep-irritant capital of the world.

Dave

Shy Muppet

Not only do we have to suffer them knocking at our doors, they harrase you during your lunch hour, and phone you in the evenings [img]images/smilies/mad.gif[/img]

I'm ex-directory - where did they get my number from!!! [img]images/smilies/mad.gif[/img]

Ahhhhh [img]images/smilies/mad.gif[/img] go away [img]images/smilies/mad.gif[/img]

Nick Wadeson

I have a CCTV camera at the front door and an answerphone....I don't answer the door unless I know who it is and I don't pick up the phone either until I've heard the person speak and identify themselves.

I like my privacy and by having the above, and I get it!

(or perhaps I'm just completely ignorant).

boomer

I had a woman from British Gas asking "do i buy my gas from BG??"

I said that if i did, surely she would know

She claimed that she was not allowed to know :wierd:

She then asked me for my name, which i refused to give, and seemed upset by my lack of co-operation :veryconfused:


What a screwed-up free market world we live in [img]images/smilies/mad.gif[/img]

mb

normarker

DNA? I know all about DNA. I'm a founder member of the National Dyslexia Association

pwebb

some of the ones that annoyed me recently:

woman knocks on door and claims she is 'collecting on behalf of russian students'...

me: 'oh, that's nice' - shuts door

and:

2 x small urchin looking dishevelled + holding out hands...
' can you give us some money mister so we can buy our mum a birthday present?

me: '**$$@@@{}{}{}{~~~ ###!!' - 'now!'

must think we are a soft touch round here!

btw - don't get me started on the subject of free newspapers or junk telephone calls ;-)

Paul W

carl

When religious groups come round I always get the wife to answer the door coz she's a Muslim. I told her we ought to get some of our own 'literature' and keep it near the door, so we can distribute it to these people when they come round ("Really, that's very interesting. How would you like to read *my* leaflet?")

JackClark

1 pack of multipurpose cloths £2.50