No Solicitors - Please!

[Boyd]

My dog tell's me about strangers...

"a good belly scratch or behind scratch is all I'm after. When they are done with that, there's a matter of a tennis ball I'd like to discuss with you..."

 

[greenfamilyfarms]

Sad thing is that many people don't know what the word "solicitor" means.

 

[briana1975]

I have a dog that is a big mama's boy. But his bark is HUGE. We sold a few things on craigs list and had people pick up. That always made me a little uneasy. So I always put Copper in my bedroom which is on the side of the driveway so he knows when someone is here. When the people come to the door he is behind the door barking his huge bark. I had one person ask me if we kept a wearwolf in there. I always make sure they know my dog doesn't like strangers. Copper stays out when the JW come to the door and I "hold him back" as he is barking at them. They leave right away. Big dog with a big bark works wonders.

 

[Wifezilla]

Across the pond it means "Lawyer", but keeping them away can't be a bad idea actually...

 

[mullers3acers]

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Too Cool!

 

[enola]

I politely tell people at the door that if I didn't invite them, they are trespassing. Then I say, " I am going to close the door, count to 3 and if you are still there I am going to call 911 !"

That works everytime.

For phone solicitors, I say, " Hang on, I will go get my Mom."

Then I lay down the phone and finish what ever I was doing. The next time I walk by the phone, I put it back in it's base.

 

[Blondie]

When we moved to our little hobby farm 2 1/2 years ago, we didn't get a land line. The only people who would call us on our land line at the old house were people selling something or didn't know us.

We have cell phones and that's how people we know can contact us.

 

[silkieluver_07]

Just had a Jehovah's Witness come running up the front porch. The first thing he said was, "Is that YOUR turkey?"

Did I forget to mention that Turkeybird my wild eastern tom likes to flog tall skinny men? Ooops....

 

[TriciaHowe]

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[Dar]

I loved in an apartment building for most of my life. When I was old enough to get my own apartment I got tired of these ppl coming to the door to sell their religion or their products so I made a sign saying

"if your sellin I am not buyin.... If you are preaching I am not listening...unless you have been invited dont bother to knock.

it was great never any unwanted visitors again...

then i moved out to the country and its the best!