Originally Posted by nana911 (Post 3277021)

I've always worked shifts. I put a very legible sign on my door. Do not disturb, day sleeper. Most solicitors, religious or otherwise, do not want to knock, ring or in any way want to deal with a ticked off homeowner they just woke up after clearly reading a sign that said not to. Once or twice in the last thirty years I've had to answer the door, disheveled, and the words are you f**king kidding me? usually sends them on their way.

I have a friend that raises and trains GSDs and he had a couple of Witnesses that persisted on coming in to his home. He finally relented. He was on his way to work and they insisted they wouldn't take much of his time...yeah, right. Eventually, (they were sitting on his couch) he put his Alpha dog in a sit, stay, watch, guard mode and left for work. If the guests so much as moved the dog would pin its ears back and bare its teeth. They sat there until his wife got home from work, 2 hours later, and released the dog. They never returned, word got out to the rest of the church and they were never bothered again.

Mormons are always polite, neatly dressed, usually cute and yes, take no for an answer. The city I live in doesn't allow anyone, religious or business to go door knocking without a permit from city hall which means they've had a background check and paid a fee. Otherwise we go after them, cite them and kick them out. Makes it nice.

Originally Posted by Princes mom (Post 3277056)

I'm at that point!:thumbup::thumbup:

Originally Posted by ladyjane (Post 3276888)

That is another bug of mine. I don't mean to offend anyone, but seriously what kind of person takes a job like that? Harrassing people?? You say no thank you and they persist....just one question they all say. No...NO questions...leave me alone. sheesh

Originally Posted by Lorraine (Post 3277074)

True and on the flipside so annoying when I go to a store and can't find one employee to help me find what I am looking for.
They either hound you to death or can't be found anywhere.

Originally Posted by BamaFan121s (Post 3276498)

I have found that a few strategically placed pentagrams and some fake blood around our door usually do the trick. ;)

Originally Posted by Lorraine (Post 3277069)

My sign reads

Originally Posted by Wylie's Mom (Post 3277081)

Love it.

We don't answer our door if we're not expecting anyone. Not only bc I can't stand being solicited...but also bc I don't support pushing religion on others, no matter the reason. (and, this should go without saying...but I'll say it anywho...I mean no offense by that statement, but it is how I feel/believe)

Originally Posted by MeganS (Post 3277300)

I'm Mormon, so I of course have no problems with the missionaries coming to the door haha. Though from what I understand the church's missionaries are pretty good at taking no for an answer.

We had the Jehovah's Witnesses come to our door a few times. I thought they were polite. They offered me their pamphlet and I told them i'd be happy to take it if they would take a copy of the Book of Mormon (I really would have taken their paper, too!). They haven't been back since then.

To me, the most obnoxious was after a huge storm a tree took out our roof, and the next mroning DOZENS of business folks stopped by to offer us their wonderful deals to fix our roof. :rolleyes: