AggieOO said:
Roofers, tree trimmers, landscape guys, at&t, spectrum, house painters, etc, etc. It's a constant barrage. They always seem to come when we are eating dinner, then act surprised when I'm less than thrilled. No soliciting signs don't do anything to deter.
This. I am working from a home office now and we recently moved into a new subdivision. Solar guys, pest control, lawn care, AT&T, guys wanting to stain the fence, guys wanting to epoxy the garage floor, etc. etc. All in a subdivision with "No Soliciting" signs at the front. I don't mind the one offs that are just there because they actually are working next door or across the street and want to offer a free quote. But the guys from companies that show up every other week, ride a segway from house to house dressed in slick polos and hats with the company name and carrying a handful of marketing materials, tell me they are "working with" my neighbor so and so (when I know it isn't true), and then try to keep me talking when I politely tell them I am busy working and not interested...those are the guys that I eventually end up getting rude with.
For the stubborn ones that want to keep talking, I explain that it doesn't do them any good to keep standing there talking to me when there is zero chance they will make a sale that day, so I am trying to keep them from wasting their time as well as mine. If they want to keep talking, then I will tell them it is a no soliciting subdivision, tell them that they are interrupting my work day, ask for their full name and corporate phone #, and ask them to please take our house off their sales to-do list and stop harassing us. Asking for their name and # usually is enough to get them to shut up and leave. If not, I just close the door in their face.