Aggressive cold callers Post Reply

[secondtimer]

It must be summer again as the aggressive cold callers are back!

My husband (who takes alot of pushing to get wound up) had to threaten to call the police to remove a 'sponge seller' from our doorstep this evening. He simply wouldn't take 'no' for an answer and his parting comment was that he would 'headbutt' him if he saw my husband out locally.

Ive seen previous posts debating whether these sellers are genuine or 'scammers' and whilst my sympathy goes out to the former, I feel strongly that no one should get threatened on their own doorstep! There are other members of the community who may have felt intimidated enough to be compelled to buy something they did not need and perhaps could not afford.

Does anyone know of a way of deterring these types of sellers from the area?

[Sunny007]

...err.... just get a sign saying 'no sellers' and put it next to your doorbell...?

[Threemummy]

Î really struggle with it too, and they always call at kids bath-time. I've stopped answering the door now after 6, if I am home alone although I did have someone rattle on the window the other night which was really unnerving. the way I see it, anyone who knows me would call my mobile, shout through the letterbox (which my sister had to do the other day!).

[Threemummy]

Ps my friend put one of those signs up and it didn't work apparently.

[Oliviateacher]

I find answering that I don't live here / am the cleaner or nanny works quite well...