Are you tired of door-to-door solar salespeople bothering you? Do you want a quick and easy way to get them to leave you alone? Here’s a tip: just tell them you’re a renter and don’t know the owner. They’ll walk away every time!
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Have you tried this trick before? Let us know in the comments below!
I’m sure that works for something like solar panels, but would be irrelevant for a lot of things….
Edit, my bad, misread the title…
Don’t open the door for people you don’t know. Or close it as soon as they identify themselves as sales people. You have no obligation to listen to their pitch or explain yourself.
I say “no thank you” and close the door
I just tell them I don’t believe in the sun and close the door.
I point to my “No soliciting unless you sell Thin Mints” sign, posted prominently next to my doorbell – and shut the door.
I am a renter. I yearn for the privilege to lie about being one.
I ask them for their Peddlers License. Where I live, if they don’t have it, cops will come and fine them. And I get a good response time with both the Police and Fire Chief in my neighborhood.
If they show it to me, then I just say not interested and shut the door in their face
A NO SOLICITING sign will stop them from even knocking.
How about plain old No. Try it sometime. Great word in the English language.
You underestimate them. I literally have solar on my roof that you can’t miss and they STILL come knock on my door and try and sell me solar lol.
I’ve always just said, “no thank you.” And if it’s hot outside I’ll add “but would you like a bottle of water for the road?”
I usually say “HEY! What’s that behind you?!” Then close the door when they turn around
Thanks but I don’t take life advice from people who don’t know the difference between your and you’re. Succeeding at grammar school English ought to be a prerequisite for dispensing pro tips.
Nice, how can I get them to run away instead?
Video doorbells are great for this.
My city requires door to door sales to have a permit and a city issued ID badge.
I’ve told door knockers (through my ring doorbell) more than once they need this to be in the city. They typically apologize and leave.
That usually handles it for the entire neighborhood.
“Sorry, I have a blanket policy of not signing or buying anything at the door. Have a good day.”
(The Tamale Lady is the only exception to this rule)
No thank you works and isn’t a lie or anything.
Just tell them you’re 17. Straight face, eye contact, say nothing else.
that’s more syllables than “No thanks”
I tried telling one that I was homeless when they were texting me, the fucker tried again a week later asking if I had a house yet.
Did y’all know you can just tell people “no” without making shit up and then stop talking to them? Just literally “no, thank you.” then close the door even if they’re still talking. You don’t have to listen to them. You don’t have to give them any of your time. You don’t even actually have to answer the door.
I don’t think that will work when the Mormons come knocking.
That’s why I have security cameras & a sign on my door saying no soliciting.
Most are able to read then immediately leave before even ringing the doorbell. If they do ring/knock I look through the camera, see who it is, & ignore them. They’ll usually leave in less than 30 seconds.
On the extremely rare chance that they refuse to leave, I talk to them through the camera, find out what they want, berate them for being illiterate for not reading the no soliciting sign, & tell them to leave before I call the cops for trespassing.
Just say no thanks and shut the door before they say anything. Or just yell through the door no thank you.
lol I worked for a solar company doing canvas for a little bit. If this was the case – we would mark the house and we’d have an indicator in the system that the particular house was still viable for canvassing next time we’re in the neighborhood. Just an fyi.
A no soliciting sign also works for me and I don’t have to answer the door.
Just tell them no. It doesn’t need to be complicated…
When door to door salesman come over I take that as an opportunity to talk to someone about my hyper fixations. Since they want to share theirs I feel its obligatory that I share mine. They usually leave me alone after the first minute