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We have talked on here about how no one answers their phone if they do not know the person calling. I don't recognize the phone number I don't answer it.
What if someone comes to your door. Someone you do not know. Would you even acknowledge they are out there? Would you go to the door and ask thru the door who they are or talk to them? Or ignore them?
A fast talking sales person just came to my door. I did not even go in there and answer it. A neighbor called and told me they were on their way to my house. They are trying to get people to take their internet. It is a really awesome deal but you have to take it RIGHT NOW! RIGHT NOW!
Personally, I do not like high pressure sales. Send me something in the mail and if I can think about it and I am interested I will call you.
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I might open the door, but the screen door is locked and a can of wasp spray right by the door. Yep it works. Never open the door to a stranger I say.
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I would open the door, but screen door is always locked and my dogs are standing next to me. Also next to door is my alarm system, I just have to hit one button for police.
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I don't usually open the door if I don't know who it is. I don't really like direct sales myself because I need time to think before I purchase anything. I am always on a budget.
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I am among the many that will not answer the phone if I do not recognize the number. If it is important the person will leave a message. If they do not I block the phone number from calling my phone number again. In the same vein if someone comes to my door, without calling first or having an appointment I will not go to the door. A large percentage of the time I am working and interruptions cost me money. I live in a fairly nice neighborhood with strict home owner's association rules barring uninvited/unscheduled visitors to my door including sales people, charities and/or people preaching. My neighborhood would be a prime target for people trying to determine when I am not home so that they can rob my place. I also have a placard by my door bell reinforcing the lack of welcome afforded intruders. If I wanted anything I would go online to buy it donate or go to church. If the person at my door is persistent I will go to the door and inform them of the Homeowner's association rules. If they still pursue an audience with me I call the police. The citation generally costs the intruder twenty five dollars.
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I live in a small town so I normally open the main door, but leave the screen door locked, until I know what's what. Usually its someone from a local fundraising group.
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if I'm not expecting anyone. I don't answer.
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We have talked on here about how no one answers their phone if they do not know the person calling. I don't recognize the phone number I don't answer it.
What if someone comes to your door. Someone you do not know. Would you even acknowledge they are out there? Would you go to the door and ask thru the door who they are or talk to them? Or ignore them?
A fast talking sales person just came to my door. I did not even go in there and answer it. A neighbor called and told me they were on their way to my house. They are trying to get people to take their internet. It is a really awesome deal but you have to take it RIGHT NOW! RIGHT NOW!
Personally, I do not like high pressure sales. Send me something in the mail and if I can think about it and I am interested I will call you.
I'm pretty much the same. If they go too hard on the sales pitch, I just tell them "Give me some of your literature and I'll read it over and get back to you if I'm interested.
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We usually hear them come in the drive way. I ignore them.
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I have a video Ring doorbell so I can answer it from my phone. I always answer it and if I don't like what their selling I just tell them to go away.
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I might open the door, but the screen door is locked and a can of wasp spray right by the door. Yep it works. Never open the door to a stranger I say.
A can of wasp spray by the door? Are you seriously that scared of life? I would not open the door if I had to think I was going to have to potentially blind anyone who comes to the door.
There could be a legit reason some one you do not know could knock on your door. Ignoring them altogether would be better than opening the door and getting scared and blinding them or causing serious medical problems for life.
That reminds me of the young girl who had wrecked her car in the middle of the night, and NO she did not have a cell phone, and she went to a near by house and knocked on the door trying to get help. The idiot MAN did not even open the door he just SHOT thru the door killing her standing on his front porch. Because she did not have any right to be on his porch or knock on his door. smh
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I don't usually open the door if I don't know who it is. I don't really like direct sales myself because I need time to think before I purchase anything. I am always on a budget.
This was not really a "salesman". We have a new company offering internet in our area. The cable company use to be the dominate seller. When the new internet came thru the cable company lost a lot of customers. It is contractors working for the cable company trying to get customers to come back to them. It is not the same as the vacuum cleaner salesmen that use to go door to door.
The problem is the decision had to be made right then. And it was all verbal. Nothing to read until I guess you signed for them to come hook it up. I do agree, I want to be able to think about it before I do it.
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I am among the many that will not answer the phone if I do not recognize the number. If it is important the person will leave a message. If they do not I block the phone number from calling my phone number again. In the same vein if someone comes to my door, without calling first or having an appointment I will not go to the door. A large percentage of the time I am working and interruptions cost me money. I live in a fairly nice neighborhood with strict home owner's association rules barring uninvited/unscheduled visitors to my door including sales people, charities and/or people preaching. My neighborhood would be a prime target for people trying to determine when I am not home so that they can rob my place. I also have a placard by my door bell reinforcing the lack of welcome afforded intruders. If I wanted anything I would go online to buy it donate or go to church. If the person at my door is persistent I will go to the door and inform them of the Homeowner's association rules. If they still pursue an audience with me I call the police. The citation generally costs the intruder twenty five dollars.
There could be a legit reason someone needs to get in to contact with you and they may not leave a message. My distant cousin had a voice mail that rambled on with Bible verses and other stupid stuff for almost 3 minutes. NO ONE left her a message. Including me. I would just hang up. Not answering is your choice. I totally get that. I do not get people's insane thinking of if any number calls my phone I do not know they are out to harm me and I have to block the number and report it and this person is obviously trying to steal money from me or kill me. smh.
I have called numbers at least 2 times when I did not know the person I was calling but was calling for a family member of theirs and THEY NEEDED to TAKE the CALL! The one the person refused to answer and I knew they had the phone in their hand. I did leave a message and I called 3-4 times in a row. Should have told her something was wrong. She finally texted me and rudely said "what do you want" so I politely texted back and said "so and so is DEAD!" Yeah she called me right back.
Yes, it is your phone and no you do not have to answer and most times I do not either but I don't block every number that calls me and does not leave a message. :D
I am curious when you say a large percentage of the time you are working and answering the door cost you money. I wonder if by working you mean taking surveys. I swear anytime someone says they work online that is the first thing I think of any more.
I also wonder why if you live in such a nice neighborhood that you think your neighborhood would be a prime target for thieves. There has only been one home break in IN my neighborhood in 40 years that was not an inside job. Or why having a home owners association bars visitors that do not have "appointments'. I have a friend that lives in a neighborhood with a HOA but they do not own the roads and anyone can drive on them. I don't recon there have ever been any laws against going up and knocking on someone's door. I don't think I would want to live with that much fear or hate in my life. Or with the mentality that I did not wish for any other living human being to speak to me until I tell them they can. That just seems like a sad way to live life.
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We have talked on here about how no one answers their phone if they do not know the person calling. I don't recognize the phone number I don't answer it.
What if someone comes to your door. Someone you do not know. Would you even acknowledge they are out there? Would you go to the door and ask thru the door who they are or talk to them? Or ignore them?
A fast talking sales person just came to my door. I did not even go in there and answer it. A neighbor called and told me they were on their way to my house. They are trying to get people to take their internet. It is a really awesome deal but you have to take it RIGHT NOW! RIGHT NOW!
Personally, I do not like high pressure sales. Send me something in the mail and if I can think about it and I am interested I will call you.
I'm pretty much the same. If they go too hard on the sales pitch, I just tell them "Give me some of your literature and I'll read it over and get back to you if I'm interested.
This wasn't really a "sales pitch". Not like the usual door to door sales people. We have not had anyone around like that in years. I remember 2 in my life time. One was encyclopedias when I was a kid and the other was vacuums and it was about 3 years ago or so and I was not at home. If I had been I would have went to the door and ask who is there.
The only time I have got really upset was right after I purchased this house and somebody from a local pay day cash check cashing place came here looking for the previous owner's daughter. The house had set empty for a couple of years. They were opening my mailbox and putting stuff in it (not mailing it) coming when I was home and banging on the door and screaming they knew I was in here. I told them I was not who they were looking for. In the same situation today I would call the police. You cannot even harass people who actually do owe you money like that.
I did not have a problem with them stopping by. Didn't ruin my day or anything. No, I did not go to the door because I did not want to talk to them and did not want to take their product.
The only people that make me mad when they come to my door is the JW because they are pushy and incorrect in what they spout. I had 2 come to my previous residence and the woman jerked on my screen door and tried to come in to MY home without me even opening the door. When I went to the door to see who she was and tried to open the screen door to step outside she "tried" to push her way on in to my home. I shoved her butt back out of my door and told her I would call the law if she did not vacate my property. (by this time she had finally told me who she was) I went back in the house and closed the main door and locked it and she was still standing in the yard talking. smh
So I can see it both ways. I can totally understand people not going to the door. That is fine. But I do not see taking weapons to the door or calling 911 all excited before you know what is going on just because someone knocks on your door. Just too easy for innocent people to get hurt.
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Especially if am alone in the house and hubby at work, just ignore them. Don't open if I don't know them, safety is always my priority.
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I knew this fool <countrygirl>would eventually lead up to bashing the JWs with this post.
I have mentioned that the last people they are told to witness to are people such as CG.
I dont doubt there may be exceptions to the rulz with an individual,but in this case this is clearly and example to bash them.CG has seen the interest in bible topic that is presented by JW.org.
She will get her chance to bash God in her due time and her LAST time!!!
Sneakily she trys to make it look like sales calls.Seriously in this day and age who go to door trying to sell you a vacuum?She used that format to eventually bash the JWs.Go read her last post how she has to tell us her distain and her lies about Gods people and gain members to join her foolishness.
A bit of advice.....to all.............if you dont support God...remain neutral.....God will judge her.
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I generally do not open the door if I don't know who it is. Plus, the dog has a melt down and barks his head off so I wouldn't be able to hear what they are saying anyway.
I have a German Shepherd mix so if they see him barking at the Bay window they usually just keep walking past my house anyway.
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I generally do not open the door if I don't know who it is. Plus, the dog has a melt down and barks his head off so I wouldn't be able to hear what they are saying anyway.
I have a German Shepherd mix so if they see him barking at the Bay window they usually just keep walking past my house anyway.
lol. My brother's dogs go in sane when somebody comes to the door. They bark if I go to the door. The will let me in when they see me and realize they know me. But I think they would rip somebody apart if they tried to force entry.
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I do not open it regardless I just say 'No thanks whatever your selling or need I don't want/have".
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Most of the time I just answer the door. Unless I'm having a bad day, or am still in my pj's.
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I can look out my bedroom window or through the small window of my front door but if I'm not expecting anyone I don't even answer the door. Usually it's someone soliciting something. I see them go to the next house and so on.
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I do not open it regardless I just say 'No thanks whatever your selling or need I don't want/have".
See I don't get that. I can understand not opening the door. But I cannot grasp going to the door with an attitude. There is a new home being set up in my neighborhood. I was the only one connected to the pole that the new neighbor will also be on now. The electric company had to turn MY power off to set the new pole. They were nice enough to come talk to me before they shut me down for a couple of hours. A man knocks on my door, no I did not know him, but why smart off with I don't want anything from you or have anything to give you. Wait and see what they want. And maybe you do that before you get irritated.
We do not have many door to door salesmen. I would not call this person a salesman really but I guess he was. Not like the vacuum cleaner sales people.
There was a group of men from a church a couple summers ago walked up the road and were inviting people to come to church. I was not home and as I pulled up the driveway I saw them walking on up the road. They left a paper on my front porch and a neighbor told me who they were.
I guess I just don't see people getting so upset because someone knocks on their door or even calls their phone before they even know who it is.
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I am too short to see out of my peep hole and my neighborhood AND my front door has a no soliciting sign but people ignore both. I am going to get this thing called ring that brings up the view of who is at your front door on your phone but to be honest the only people who come to the door (my younger son or his girlfriend have keys) i would only get because my older son refuses to carry a key and sometimes people bring him home from work.
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I am too short to see out of my peep hole and my neighborhood AND my front door has a no soliciting sign but people ignore both. I am going to get this thing called ring that brings up the view of who is at your front door on your phone but to be honest the only people who come to the door (my younger son or his girlfriend have keys) i would only get because my older son refuses to carry a key and sometimes people bring him home from work.
I thought about getting that. I think it is expensive though. It would be nice. You can even answer it when you are not there. Someone was with my mom the other day and a deliver guy came to the door. He answered the RING like he was home and told him he could not come to the door at the moment and ask that he bring the package back the next day.
Like I said, I have no problem with not answering the door. I have done the same thing (like the other day) lol but if I don't know who it is I may go and ask thru the door "who is it". Doesn't mean I have to answer. But I am not going to yell at somebody or call the law before I know what is going on.
The RING would have been nice a year or so ago when my neighbor's stupid kid wanted to play the ding dong ditch game. She just didn't know the door bell did not work. But I did hear her stomp up the steps and I did see her run back down next door and across the street.
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I might open the door, but the screen door is locked and a can of wasp spray right by the door. Yep it works. Never open the door to a stranger I say.
A can of wasp spray by the door? Are you seriously that scared of life? I would not open the door if I had to think I was going to have to potentially blind anyone who comes to the door.
There could be a legit reason some one you do not know could knock on your door. Ignoring them altogether would be better than opening the door and getting scared and blinding them or causing serious medical problems for life.
That reminds me of the young girl who had wrecked her car in the middle of the night, and NO she did not have a cell phone, and she went to a near by house and knocked on the door trying to get help. The idiot MAN did not even open the door he just SHOT thru the door killing her standing on his front porch. Because she did not have any right to be on his porch or knock on his door. smh
They didn't say they open the door and immediately wasp spray every stranger without even asking what they want...
Anyway, you could always put a wasp label on a squirt bottle of water :p
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I answer and let the person talk whenever applicable. If I don’t think what the person is addressing concerns me, I just say, “No, thank you,” shut the door, and walk away.
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I don't answer phone numbers that I don't recognize and occasionally I won't answer the door if I don't recognize the person. Any time I do I usually regret it because it is a salesman.
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I might open the door, but the screen door is locked and a can of wasp spray right by the door. Yep it works. Never open the door to a stranger I say.
A can of wasp spray by the door? Are you seriously that scared of life? I would not open the door if I had to think I was going to have to potentially blind anyone who comes to the door.
There could be a legit reason some one you do not know could knock on your door. Ignoring them altogether would be better than opening the door and getting scared and blinding them or causing serious medical problems for life.
That reminds me of the young girl who had wrecked her car in the middle of the night, and NO she did not have a cell phone, and she went to a near by house and knocked on the door trying to get help. The idiot MAN did not even open the door he just SHOT thru the door killing her standing on his front porch. Because she did not have any right to be on his porch or knock on his door. smh
They didn't say they open the door and immediately wasp spray every stranger without even asking what they want...
Anyway, you could always put a wasp label on a squirt bottle of water :p
My point is why do you need wasp spray by your door to spray people who may come to the door. That tells me you are easy to scare and could spray someone who was just either asking for help, bringing you something, or had a legit reason to be there.
Two things - first a few years ago an elderly couple went in to our local Lowe's and purchased 2 cases of wasp spray for the SOLE PURPOSE of using like mace if someone came to their home and they felt threatened. If you are that scared then you will be easily scared. Just because a stranger knocks on your door doesn't mean they want to steal from you, or are trying to sell you something. You do not have to let them in your home and I do not blame anyone for not doing that. BUT you could listen to them and call 911 if they need help.
Second, it has been a while but an elderly person in my home town who did not have a lot someone came to her home and dropped off a box of food. She did not know them. What if these people trying to do a good deed had been met with gun fire and died on the porch or shot in the face with wasp spray and ended up blind because they were trying to do something good for someone.
Like I said, I don't open the door if i do not know the person. But I usually will go to the door and ask thru the door who they are.
It is sad that we are to a point in this world that you absolutely cannot trust anyone any more. :(
And if it is someone with ill intentions they deserve wasp spray in the face. lol
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I don't answer phone numbers that I don't recognize and occasionally I won't answer the door if I don't recognize the person. Any time I do I usually regret it because it is a salesman.
Do you really have that many sales people come to your door. I have lived on my current street most of my life. And I remember one time a sales person coming thru here. ONE TIME. And then there were some JW came thru once when I was a kid. My dad told them if he listened to them they had to listen to him. lol. They were not interested in what he had to say about the Bible so they left. And I have never seen them in our neighborhood other than that one time.
There was some foreigner came thru once claiming to be selling magazine subscriptions to she could go to college. Then her buddy came thru right after. I sent them packing. But that is the only time I can remember anything like that. I kind of thought door to door sales people was a thing of the past. There were a couple selling vacuums when I was a kid. Anybody remember the Rainbow Vacuum? lol My friend's family bought one.
Maybe our street just looks scary? Idk.
My neighbor has NO SOLICITING signs up every where. Everybody laughs at her.
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if someone knock or rings the doorbell when i a home i wouyld answer it.
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I usually don't answer unless they can tell I am home (garage door is open). If I needed what they were selling I would have looked them up myself.
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I will open after I asked what they want and if they look funny or crazy, but you never know
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My daughter lives in a gated HOA community. If you do not have an appointment...you do not get in. The guard calls you are home to see if you are expected if not, no entry. They will accept deliveries etc so you do not have to worry about them being stolen off your porch. I work from home doing taxes and also IT work for some clients I also have friends who work from home and answering the door can disrupt your flow of work. I know people who do customer service, medical billing, order taking for companies. Lots of people work from home and are not doing surveys.
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Id go to the door ask who they are what they want while looking through the peep hole in the door but thats as about as far as strangers will get no further
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My daughter lives in a gated HOA community. If you do not have an appointment...you do not get in. The guard calls you are home to see if you are expected if not, no entry. They will accept deliveries etc so you do not have to worry about them being stolen off your porch. I work from home doing taxes and also IT work for some clients I also have friends who work from home and answering the door can disrupt your flow of work. I know people who do customer service, medical billing, order taking for companies. Lots of people work from home and are not doing surveys.
Then if someone says where do you work and you work for Nationwide doing customer service why would you not just say 'Nationwide' instead of "oh I work from home". Yes, a lot of jobs people do work from home but when all people can do is be vague and say "I work from home" then that tells me they are not working a real job.
I know there are jobs where people work from home and they are legit jobs. There was one I applied for a few months ago. IF I had got it and somebody asked where I worked my reply would have been the name of the company. NOT "I work from home".
And I do know there are people who have other means of support whether it be a spouse that works and pays the bill or a government check and they do surveys and they call that their job.
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:heart: :in-love: :kiss: :heart: I have answered the door to people I don't know, I do seem cautious though. Most people are trying to sell the tree cutting services. Good that I don't get to many strangers at my front door. :heart: :in-love: :kiss: :heart:
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I received a knock on my door and asked who it was. No answer, I asked several times but no answer. I peeped out the peephole and didn't see anyone. I finally open the door and I saw an Amazon package at my door. My question is Why couldn't you stand in front of my door so I could see you? Why didn't you answer me through the door? That spooked me out because that means you were standing on the side and not in the middle. Very strange. I started to report this to Amazon but never did. :angel11:
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I received a knock on my door and asked who it was. No answer, I asked several times but no answer. I peeped out the peephole and didn't see anyone. I finally open the door and I saw an Amazon package at my door. My question is Why couldn't you stand in front of my door so I could see you? Why didn't you answer me through the door? That spooked me out because that means you were standing on the side and not in the middle. Very strange. I started to report this to Amazon but never did. :angel11:
I can tell you this,UPS and Fed X drivers have much pressure on them with a time schedule.I work in a very rich gated community and have to tell them in a nice way to slowdown <speeding>....maybe in your case you didnt answer the door fast enuff for them.
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I received a knock on my door and asked who it was. No answer, I asked several times but no answer. I peeped out the peephole and didn't see anyone. I finally open the door and I saw an Amazon package at my door. My question is Why couldn't you stand in front of my door so I could see you? Why didn't you answer me through the door? That spooked me out because that means you were standing on the side and not in the middle. Very strange. I started to report this to Amazon but never did. :angel11:
I assume the "package" could not answer you. The delivery drivers do not have time to wait on you to finish what you are doing and come to the door. They do not have to knock at all.
It isn't their fault you are "spooked" easily. There is nothing strange about standing over to the side of the door. There are no rules for where the delivery people have to stand if they do require a face to face meeting.
I did have a FedEx guy that was a driver helper and he knocked hard on the door. That scared me because I did not know they were there but when I saw the truck it was fine. He dropped packages, knocked, and ran. They have a lot of packages to deliver. I do not expect them to stand there until I come to the door. And they are not required to.
If I was really concerned I would invest in cameras (you can purchase them at Lowe's) and put them so that I could see all of my doors. But if they are wifi cameras they can be hacked in to. And sometimes interference can cause you to be able to see somebody else's camera. Kind of like with a CB type radios and sometimes the local fast food drive thru orders will run in on them.
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Hi,
I don't answer calls from unknown numbers. I don't answer when a stranger comes to the door. I was raised not to talk to strangers.
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I received a knock on my door and asked who it was. No answer, I asked several times but no answer. I peeped out the peephole and didn't see anyone. I finally open the door and I saw an Amazon package at my door. My question is Why couldn't you stand in front of my door so I could see you? Why didn't you answer me through the door? That spooked me out because that means you were standing on the side and not in the middle. Very strange. I started to report this to Amazon but never did. :angel11:
I assume the "package" could not answer you. The delivery drivers do not have time to wait on you to finish what you are doing and come to the door. They do not have to knock at all.
It isn't their fault you are "spooked" easily. There is nothing strange about standing over to the side of the door. There are no rules for where the delivery people have to stand if they do require a face to face meeting.
I did have a FedEx guy that was a driver helper and he knocked hard on the door. That scared me because I did not know they were there but when I saw the truck it was fine. He dropped packages, knocked, and ran. They have a lot of packages to deliver. I do not expect them to stand there until I come to the door. And they are not required to.
If I was really concerned I would invest in cameras (you can purchase them at Lowe's) and put them so that I could see all of my doors. But if they are wifi cameras they can be hacked in to. And sometimes interference can cause you to be able to see somebody else's camera. Kind of like with a CB type radios and sometimes the local fast food drive thru orders will run in on them.
The guy knocked, knocked, and knocked. If I ask who is it, they should answer. If he's STANDING there I have the right to ask who it is, and they should show their face. If they want to drop a package off, KNOCK and LEAVE. Nowadays people are crazy. I trust no one who will stand out of my EYESIGHT. You never know who might want to bombarge their way into your home. I have had delivery drivers KNOCK and SHOW their face and I opened the door because I could SEE them and signed for my package.
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We have talked on here about how no one answers their phone if they do not know the person calling. I don't recognize the phone number I don't answer it.
What if someone comes to your door. Someone you do not know. Would you even acknowledge they are out there? Would you go to the door and ask thru the door who they are or talk to them? Or ignore them?
A fast talking sales person just came to my door. I did not even go in there and answer it. A neighbor called and told me they were on their way to my house. They are trying to get people to take their internet. It is a really awesome deal but you have to take it RIGHT NOW! RIGHT NOW!
Personally, I do not like high pressure sales. Send me something in the mail and if I can think about it and I am interested I will call you.
Hello!
I live in the basement so a lot of people don't come to my door. I do open the door as there is no way to see whos there.
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Who really sells door to door anymore? I would be leery of someone coming to my door unless I knew they were coming :thumbsup: 8)
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I usually hide if I'm not expecting anyone at the front door.
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I usually hide if I'm not expecting anyone at the front door.
I don't "hide". I may sit here and ignore them but I don't hide. The only time I even ignore them is if I KNOW who it is and I don't want to talk to them. I have a crazy neighbor that has come up here a couple times. I usually will talk to her thru the door. Thing is she won't leave.
Anybody watch "Young Sheldon" where he goes to his MeMaw's house and it is
knock knock
MeMaw
knock knock
MeMaw
This is her. Knock knock and she hollers at me. smh
I told her once I could not open the door right now and she just plopped on the steps and was like "I will wait".
Okay, sorry, I don't want to hurt your feelings but I do not want to talk to you. :(
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I, too, don't answer the phone unless I recognize the number. If they leave some message that tells me what it is about and I am not interested, I block the number. I treat people who knock at my door similarly because I live alone and am not particularly young anymore and I know seniors often get targeted. I will say that I have a strong screen door with a lock on it and it is always locked. However, after getting caught in a high pressure sales situation and a Jehovah's Witness who would not take a hint and walk away, I just rarely answer my door if I am not expecting anyone.
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I, too, don't answer the phone unless I recognize the number. If they leave some message that tells me what it is about and I am not interested, I block the number. I treat people who knock at my door similarly because I live alone and am not particularly young anymore and I know seniors often get targeted. I will say that I have a strong screen door with a lock on it and it is always locked. However, after getting caught in a high pressure sales situation and a Jehovah's Witness who would not take a hint and walk away, I just rarely answer my door if I am not expecting anyone.
Janice as you know i support Gods organization.YES Gods name is Jehovah whether you believe it or not.That being said Jesus taught his people to bid those kindly good day and shake the dust off their feet to those that were NOT interested in the truth.There can always be an exception with some that are over zealous.Even the apostles erred and needed discipline from Jesus.Jesus also said many in the truth would turn away or drop out as the end came near.Now i dont know if the person you speak of would eventually become that way,but many cast a cloud on the whole organization because a few dont adhere to Jesus words.There are crooked cops but NOT all are that way.Many that hate the truth jump on the chance to slam them if someone got out of line.Again they are told to obey what Jesus said.Not interested?See ya!God tested Abrahams love for him if he would sacrifice his son for him.He stopped him when Abraham proved he would.
Too bad you cant look at it this way........if your house was on fire and u werent aware would you welcome a life saving warning?In the last days Jesus said there would be a cooling off of love.People get attacked in crowds with many just walking away.The spirit of paranoia fills the earth today.This preaching is worldwide and quite organized.If you cant see God directs it you only show what side you are on.
Oh 1 last thing.I hope i am wrong but your post will probably create a foolish post from a foolish person.
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If someone comes my door that I don[t know, I just don[t answer the door. I don[t want to be bothered by someone trying to sell something or someone pushing their faith on me because I have my own church and beliefs.
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Never, ever do I answer the door when it's a stranger! I don't care if they can hear noise from inside the house I still don't open the door!
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The scammers and criminals have made it impossible to answer your phone or open your door. You have to be very careful. I don't answer my door because you never know who is on the other side.
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I will never and I mean never go to the door unless I know who it is. I have a no soliciting sign in the window if the person reads the sign and still knocks well that just goes to show either they do not know what no soliciting means or they do not respect my wishes. I do not have time for criminals. I do not want to be hurt either. Sadly this world has come down to not being able to trust people.
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I look out the window and if I don't recognize the person I decide weather to answer or not.
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I look out the window and if I don't recognize the person I decide weather to answer or not.
So u open the door if its sunny and dont if its raining?