Soliciters

[JJPlaycare]

How do you guys handle soliciters? I mean the ones that come to the door during daycare hours! I am getting tired of it, I tell them I am busy and they just don't get the hint, they want to come later or at a better time! I am thinking about hanging a sign on my front door! NO SOLICITERS!

[jojosmommy]

Rarely have any but when I do I tell them I am busy as I am shutting the door in their face. Probably a little rude but safety is my first priority and you never know what might happen when you are pre-occupied.

[jen]

Can you see who it is? If so, do like I do and don't bother to answer. My nieghbor does have a no soliciting sign on her door!

[Kaddidle Care]

How do you guys handle soliciters? I mean the ones that come to the door during daycare hours! I am getting tired of it, I tell them I am busy and they just don't get the hint, they want to come later or at a better time! I am thinking about hanging a sign on my front door! NO SOLICITERS!

Yep! Hang that sign! When they start coming around I post a sign in my window that says "No Solicitors except Girl Scouts"

If they still come, just stand there and point to the sign.

[daycare]

I have a sign out front that says No Solicitors!! I just dont answer the door...

[Cat Herder]

I have a sign on the front door (along with the required "No Smoking" sign) and one attached to my mailbox at the top of the drive. I get one every couple years, anyway, lately it has been "college kids selling books".

I like to wait until they are at the front door and sneak out the back/side door to write down the tag number. I make sure they see me do it.

I have a very long drive and walkway, so this is very easy for me to do. I am also armed before I walk out for safety reasons but they cannot see it.

It freaks them out and usually they don't come back.....::

[SilverSabre25]

We don't get many but I HAVE a "NO SOLICITORS" sign and it doesn't seem to do diddly squat. It's in plain sight but I've never seen a solicitor notice it and leave. Drives me batty.

[AfterSchoolMom]

I've been known to hastily make a hand written "no soliciting" sign, open the door (with them standing there), and slap it on with tape, then close the door in their faces. ::

Once I had a couple of those "we'll clean your carpet" people come to the door, ring the bell, and knock for TEN MINUTES while I stood in the kitchen watching. They couldn't see me watching...I'd think after the first couple of minutes they'd go away, wouldn't you?

[Breezy]

I've been known to hastily make a hand written "no soliciting" sign, open the door (with them standing there), and slap it on with tape, then close the door in their faces. ::

Once I had a couple of those "we'll clean your carpet" people come to the door, ring the bell, and knock for TEN MINUTES while I stood in the kitchen watching. They couldn't see me watching...I'd think after the first couple of minutes they'd go away, wouldn't you?

My gosh I can't stand them! We had one when my DH was getting ready to go to work in the afternoon that knocked on the door and we didn't answer and then he yelled through the window "Open up I know you are in there!!!" And DH had the garage door open already because he was about to walk out the door and all of a sudden we heard this guy knocking on our garage door! DH was SO angry! The gall of these people! I mean seriously? Walking into someones garage? :confused:

[GG~DAYCARE]

Post a sign that says "Babies sleeping-do not disturb".
It works!!

[PolarCare]

Hang a sign!

I have a sign on the door. Not only do I not take solicitors at all, but I don't take ANY drop in visitors during work hours. I have a sign up with my hours and phone number and it clearly states that they need an appointment and that I charge for my time!

[Michelle]

I have a really pretty front door with an oblong window in the middle, so I can see who it is before answering the door , so they see me see them and then I just walk away, does that message get any clearer? ::::::