General Chat

A large people carrier has just parked opposite my house carrying a crowd of people who I believe are Jehova's Witnesses - I do not appreciate any religious groups calling on me and have a sign on my door to say so - we'll see if they do call!! they will be very sorry of they do!

AnnCardiff, Morning, I always tell them I am Jewish, and they make a quick retreat.

Good Luck

Julia in Derbyshire

I always say i am catholic.But i usually dont open the door.Bolt goes on and curtains drawn tele off
Annie

I don't even pretend I'm not home - I just don't answer the door. If I get caught and open the door I tell them I'm not interested and close the door. They make the decision to knock on my door uninvited so I don't have any qualms about letting them know I'm not prepared to talk to them.

OOo Ann do let us know:)) The last couple who called here were asked to remove my address from their list and to make sure....... l found an address in town and wrote to them....they don't call here anymore!! although l have seen them in our road.......(l dare them...lol)

jude :-)

I agree PP - the JW callers don't really bother me but I don't like cold callers. The latest opening gambit is "hello madam - nothing to worry about I just want to talk to you about.....". Why would I be worried?

my brother answers the door.......... naked.......... then he invites them in to discuss the bible and the state of the world............ I don't think anyone has taken up his offer :-D

Cold callers? I say......... hold on a minute....... put the 'phone down........ I go away for about 10 minutes......... they're gone when I get back. :-D

We have tried all the usual, ignoring, saying we are not interested, asking them not to call again etc etc....so by writing to who ever "it worked" l really did'nt like them calling and put in particular being so persistant!!!!

jude :-)

Scozzie.....love it:)) ;-)

It was JWs who caused me to add "no church groups" to the long list of people on the notice on my door - my notice says

we do not buy at the door
we need none of the following:
double glazing
gutters cleaned
new drive
trees lopped
we do not wish to change our utility supplier for anything

The reason I stuck JW on there was because they called on me very early one morning - when I told them they should not be knocking people up so early the woman said "Well it is the anniversary of the death of our Lord" to which I replied "I'm well aware of that thank you, I am a churchgoer"

Her patronising response was "Well I'm glad to hear that" :-|

My son's friend was warned by a neighbour "You're favourite people are doing the rounds" So he dashed upstairs and stripped off - when he answered the door they just screamed and ran. Never called on him since

:-D

They can be a nuisance, but there again it's nice to know that there are people about who believe in something.

They only call on me every blue moon and i tell them it's not for me and wish them the best of luck. They seem to appreciate the half friendly approach and dismissal.

Happy days

get some "hippy" stuff........ like crystals and stars etc & hang them around your front door............ the God botherers will think you're a witch or a weirdo and think twice about knocking.......... or you could wear a pointy hat & answer the door lol :-D

I've got an ornament on the front of the house, I've been told it's very "pagan" - maybe so, but I bought it because I like it. It's a big leaf with a face moulded into it..... I've seen some of the god-botherers give it startled looks.

and.......... if I'm in the right mood....... cold callers....... I start yacking in another language. I'm not fluent - more like pidjin foreign - but can get by in about five. And I can swear in Mandarin (taught by a Chinese friend, who told me it meant "go away you're annoying me" - Oh NO it doesn't!) lol :-0 ;-)

afraid I don't do "friendly" to JWs

The Mormons on the other hand are always absolutely charming - I was washing my car when they came along and they offered to finish the job for me!!!

Also, I'm a blood donor :-D

We have one of those stickers in the window - Cold Callers Will Be Reported to the Police.


It usually works.


In the past we have told them "No thank you - we're Christians".



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I have big dogs who get to the door long before anyone knocks...

On the side....I know they are annoying,,but they think they are going to save us,,
I do not know why but hey if they are so dedicated....

Kellie

save us from cold callers!!!!!

Many of my rellies went off to Utah & joined the Mormons......... so when the white shirt & sober tie men knock on the door I often wonder if they could be distant cousins...... I'm not brave enough to ask.

:-)

I don't buy at the door full stop or on the phone.

Have to say though where would we all be if it wasn't for the Jehovahs Witness's collecting all the BMD's.......very much stuck i would think.

Edit.....stand corrected by AnnC.

not them - it's the Mormons!!!!

They only have this database so that they can baptise dead people into their stupid church. Me and my pals have un-baptising ceremonies every month then email their HQ to tell them we have unbaptised the whole parish of lower puddington.

Personally, for the johos, I just swear at them and let the dogs out if they appear here. If its the morons I ask them if they will show me their magic underpants. Works every time does that one.