Topic: Is it more or less polite to shut the door in a door-to-door salesman's face?

Meta the Mad Meddling Mod started this discussion 9 years ago #61,453

*ding dong*
open door
(man with Dish Network shirt): "Hello sir, I-"
(Meta the Mad Meddling Mod): "No thanks"
shut door

I think it's actually more polite. I have no intention of buying his shit and by ending the interaction as soon as possible I'm not wasting his time by letting him go into his sales script.

Dead !Pool..v42s joined in and replied with this 9 years ago, 1 hour later[^] [v] #776,388

Not bad.

Anonymous C joined in and replied with this 9 years ago, 12 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #776,397

I was sure this was going to be a rude beckydraad

Meta (OP) replied with this 9 years ago, 12 minutes later, 2 hours after the original post[^] [v] #776,402

@previous (C)
I'm ten times ruder than Becky could ever dream of.

Anonymous D joined in and replied with this 9 years ago, 17 hours later, 19 hours after the original post[^] [v] #776,500

I did that once, we're forced to press ahead up till you shut that door in our face so yeah

chili dog !!81dzJNNYL joined in and replied with this 9 years ago, 33 minutes later, 20 hours after the original post[^] [v] #776,506

@previous (D)
ugh that would kill me
call center sales is bad enough but at least then you only have to try 3 times before giving up

Anonymous D replied with this 9 years ago, 16 minutes later, 20 hours after the original post[^] [v] #776,510

@previous (chili dog !!81dzJNNYL)

I once got sent home without pay because I left when someone hung out of a second story window and told me she wasn't interested

I was supposed to just act like she was at the door apparently

Meta (OP) replied with this 9 years ago, 32 minutes later, 20 hours after the original post[^] [v] #776,517

@776,500 (D)
what were you selling?

Anonymous D replied with this 9 years ago, 14 minutes later, 21 hours after the original post[^] [v] #776,518

@previous (Meta)

A fucking GOLDEN deal

chili dog !!81dzJNNYL replied with this 9 years ago, 1 hour later, 22 hours after the original post[^] [v] #776,534

@776,510 (D)
that's the worst
the closest i've got to a door-to-door salesman was a guy from Bell hanging out in the lobby. He'd ask you how much you paid for internet/tv/phone and then proceed to tell you how much cheaper/better Bell is. he asked how much i pay for internet and then just said oh okay and crossed me off whatever list he had
that made me laugh

Anonymous F joined in and replied with this 9 years ago, 11 hours later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #776,674

I would just say no thank you and wait a bit while they are leaving and then close the door

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