Yes I do. In fact, I've seen businesses post no soliciting signs due to skateboarders. They certainly aren't selling anything. Actually missionaries are selling their religion so even if for some reason they view soliciting as synonymous with selling they should still respect your sign.

I had a problem with a "religious group" every week when I first bought my house. When I saw them coming, I'd go on the front porch, tell them I wasn't interested and not to come back, then go inside and close the door. It didn't work!

It continued for a YEAR! Every Saturday morning - until one time they knocked just as I was getting out of bed. I went outside in full pj regalia - told them that if they came back again I was going to call 911 and have their asses locked up for trespassing! Then I called the sheriff's department and asked them - very up front - if I COULD have them locked up for trespassing and was told that since I'd warned them and asked them repeatedly not to come back - that I could.

I also put a BIG sign on the post beside the steps that says "NO ___________". I called their local headquarters and told the head knocker that if they showed up on my property one more time, they were going to jail and that I WOULD press charges. They haven't been back in 8 months and counting.

You gotta do what you gotta do............

We had a problem with these people years ago. We tried to be nice at first saying "No, thank you" or "We're not interested" but they kept coming back. They even caught us out in the garden, and just walked right up to us. Finally, my DH told them we were "Devil Worshippers" -- they never came back! :D

This thread brings back memories of my Mother trying to *pretend* she wasn't home when the JW's would come by for a visit. She was always too polite to just excuse herself. And they were always too persistent to notice a young mom w/ seven kids that didn't have time for their "chats". LOL....with seven of us kids running around, you can imagine what it was like for her trying to hide from them :D As kids, we were innocent and didn't understand why she was hiding in her bedroom when "those men" came to the door. Once my little sister told them, "My Mom said she's not home":p

Mostly we get JW's, tree services and the fruit peddlers..... and at least with the JW's I'm not too worried about being attacked. I'm more honest with them than my Mother was, I politely tell them "No, thank you" and shut the door.

They are very creepy. There was once I nearly fell for it because I didn't know any better. They came and acted as if they represented the city and asked to check our bill in an authority command/intonation. I actually said hold on and then I thought something is not right coz no ID shown..I went back to them and asked for ID and specifically asked do you represent the city's hydro? They said no and then I just told them I jsut remember I don't get bills, I get them online. They asked me to make sure I print out a bill next time, keep it and when they come again, to show them. Ya right!!! I am not even opening the door the next time! And they always come late at night about 8pm! I read online one of their tactics is to come late at night or early morning so people would either still be sleepy or really tired at night and the chances of you signing is higher especially the families with young children!! That is just not right! And they are still in business!

These venting threads actually do help; I feel better after reading the replies. At least I know I'm not alone. Had to laugh at the descriptions of what some of you have done, especially chloesMama, xmasbaby75, and MyLadies. I've been thinking about doing the definition thing too. We only get religious solicitors, Jehovah Witnesses and Mormons, perhaps if I could find a sign that said "No Religious Solicitors" it would help. I use to just say, I wasn't interested, and never got angry, but now that I have a sign, and they say that they didn't know what the word solictor meant, I just feel angry, because I think they are lying to me, and while I expect a salesman to lie, I don’t expect it from someone who is trying to convince me that they have some religious insight.

Gosh I feel so blessed now that I moved NO ONE comes to the door....
Oh.. I shouldn't have said that. Now they'll come. LOL. :rolleyes:

Another thing (not sure if anyone mentioned this yet or not) but in the city I used to live in there were alot of Home Invasions and this was a tactic they used... pretending to be a door-to-door this or that just to see if anyone was at home. I saw quite a few shady characters come to the door. Alot of times I didn't answer (dogs going crazy all the while). I was gonna install a camera at the door also, but never got around to it. (to help me see who was there) ... Cuz sometimes they'd come in the dark. Once I really screamed at someone for coming in the dark..and they said "oh it's just 7:00 pm!".. well I don't care -- it was DARK!! Kinda spooky when you can't really see who's out there even with a light on.

Actually, the camera idea is a pretty good, one, I'm usually at the computer anyway. Prices for home black and white cameras for security are really cheap too. I just want to get a speaker too, something that yells at them. :D

I know this sounds mean, but... the speaker thing sounds like fun!! and you can watch them jump on your computer screen! haha!!!

Lol, doesn't that sound like fun? Your screen name suits you. :D

Brain storm....how about a doorbell that yells "Go Away" when they push it.

Great idea, it would make a great product to sell door to door!

I would love one of these!!!

This reminds me of last summer, We had 2 guys come to the door and they were selling meat :eek: Yeah, all kinds of frozen steaks , Like i would buy meat off the street :eek:
If hub would not of been home, I dont answer ! We have the neighbor hood watch sign on our front and back door, It does seem to help some, We also have a big beware of the dog sign :D I hate to turn people away trying hard to work for there familys with the times being so rough, But you cant trust anyone either ! Its just not safe .

Since the 'no solicitors' sign doesn't work, I would make one that says

haha!! Ironic isn't it????? The sales pitch should be, "wanna get rid of me forever?"

Great idea....I think I will add to my sign....


I am happy with my God , my magazine's and my cleaning products. If you want to convince me otherwise DONT knock , DON'T bother and DON'T come back...and if you DO knock , bother ,or come back....Please be prepared to meet my pit bull Lucifer.:D

Hmm, I wonder if I can get Chloe to sound like a pitbull?

Well I'm Mormon, so all we have to say to get rid of the JH's is "Thanks, but I'm Mormon" and they pretty much leave skid marks (no offense intended to the religion!). :D

We don't get rid of the Mormon missionaries when they come to the door LOL, but all you really have to do is say "No thank you, I'm really not interested." If it bothers you, I'd hang a sign on your door that *specifically* says "No Religious Missionaries" or something like that.

We live in a small town, and we really don't get many people knocking on our door that we don't know - salesmen and whatnot are once in a blue moon. So we usually just take the paper or whatever and off they go.

Did you ever get those people that sell cleaning products where they spray the stuff in their mouth to show you its safe? Then they try to guilt you into buying the stuff because if they weren't selling it they would be doing drugs on the street? Then they start cleaning your patio? LOL.

I need to make a sign: My front porch is not a store. And if you try anything, my angry little dog will get you. :p

Before I had the sign, that's what I did say. I really believe they know what the word means but choose to ignore it, and lie about it. I believe its wrong for them to say, they aren't solicitors. To solicit means to "approach with a request or plea", isn't that what they are doing? I really don't think I should have to put up a sign for every group, and one could haggle over the term "missionary", if one wanted to. Besides, there are not that many ready made signs, and I don't want to have a piece of paper on my door. I just believe that religious people should have the highest standards when attempting to win converts. I have a strong belief that God turns on a light when he's calling someone, and as Christians, our main job is to never extinguish that light. If I didn't feel like they were deceiving me, it wouldn't bother me, I would feel inconvenienced, instead of outraged.

I've had religious missionaries actually come to my car in a gas station before! I was sitting there eating a snack before going to my class in a gas station parking lot and this older guy knocked on my driver's side car window... scared the crap out of me. I rolled the window done a couple of inches just to see if he may have noticed something about my car that needed to be brought to my attention, and he handed me a little phamplet and started trying to talk to me. I told him I was in a hurry to get to class.

When I was in high school, there was one day a year that we would go around door to door asking for donations for our music program. We were dressed up in our concert attire and explained the benefits that we get from it. We would NEVER go to a door that said no solcitors and our directors warned us against that too.

See, and I don't mind when the local kids come around for various causes, and I love to support them and the school's efforts.

Your should let them come, take all their printed material and ask for extra to pass out to your friends. Post a NO TRESPASSING sign. Encourage them to come again and ask that they sent different people each time because you don't get much company....
Keep the pamphlets in a shoe box at the door. When you have a pretty good collection the next person that knocks at the door listen to them but keep looking nervously behind them, then ask them to hold on. Get your box, hand it to them and tell them to please take the collection and promptly leave. Explain that your collection was from those who didnt make it out of the yard after trespassing and you dont want the same thing to happen to them. Rush them and tell them that hubby will be back from the store any minute and its a good idea for them to leave, in a hurry.
I don't think they will be back but if they are it should only take a few instances to prevent it. If they report you to the police, they have admitted trespassing, deny the interaction and promptly press charges because they admitted to being on your property uninvited and the bonus is that with that story, they are obviously nuts! The pamphlets they say you gave them would all be theirs from the weeks of harassment and when you ask the officer why you would have so many of the same thing they were passing out he will see they are obviously telling a story.

Another idea. They have these cameras that hunters use in spaces they hunt to monitor deer activity. Post one at your front door and turn it on each night. The flash will blind them and you have a great picture of your knocker. Should scare them enough to not come back. If they do, start posting the pictures around supermarkets with WANTED for trespassing....the smaller the town, the quicker this will work. The darn things will flash and flash with movement every so many seconds. LOL

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Wow, that's harsh. For the record, all you have to do to get rid of us bothersome JWs is this: Tell the next one that comes by your house to take down your name and house number and add you to the do not call list. We don't get paid to do this, we do it because we love other ppl. I understand that a lot of ppl don't agree with us, and may not understand why we do it. Also, if they come back after that, ask for their name and their elder's (preacher's) name and phone number. Inform them that you are going to call them to inform them that you are being harassed by said person. It will be taken care of, trust me. Also, if they come on your property when you have a no trepassing sign, call the police by all means if you want. We are told very clearly to NEVER go to a house with no trepassing sign, and that if we do, we do so at our own risk. They won't back us up when we do so. That being said, there are a few who decide to do things as they wish, and I apologize for their behavior. Just for the record, I've been coming here regularly for quite a while. My husband is a donating member here, and his account is set to sign in automatically, so I'm here most times under his name. He's not a JW though, so I didn't want to post this under his name. Feel free to pm or email me if you have questions or comments about my post. I don't intend to post in this thread again. Thank you, Grace

My reply was not religious specific, I live on 3 acres of land with signs clearly posted and I get all groups and solicitors. I have told them not to return and the next week a van pulls up to the property line with more, heading for my door. Mostly, yes, they are religion oriented but not just JW, many diverse groups. I personally dont want anyone coming to my house to talk to me about what my beliefs should be. I am not misguided because I dont attend your worship. I simply do not want to be bothered in my home.

I apologize for that. I can't speak for other groups or religions, I just know how we are supposed to do things. For the record, I didn't mean to imply that anyone is misguided or wrong because of their religious or lack of religious beliefs. The only point of my post was to let people know what they can do if they don't want to be bothered by us. Once again, I do apologize if I offended anyone.

You say you do it because you love other people, but part of love is respect, and to me you are not respecting someone when you see a sign that says, "No Solicitors," and you choose to ignore it. I certainly don't feel the love, and frankly, I really don't want to call the elder.

We are told very clearly to NEVER go to a house with no solicitor or no trepassing sign, and that if we do, we do so at our own risk. They won't back us up when we do so. That being said, there are a few who decide to do things as they wish, and I apologize for their behavior. *I can't edit the earlier post because I'm not a donating member.*