JonJackjon t1_j8y394s wrote on February 17, 2023 at 7:47 PM

How often do folks knock on your door? and why?

I don't mean to say yours isn't, just wondering the source of the problem. Perhaps that can be remedied.

Except for friends and the occasional UPS driver no one has knocked on my door in months.

No-Setting9690 t1_j8yddmj wrote on February 17, 2023 at 8:53 PM

I'm starting to believe UPS drivers do not exist. Package just shows up, no knock, dog doesn't even bark anymore.

elangomatt t1_j8z15qg wrote on February 17, 2023 at 11:39 PM

A while back I had a UPS driver wave at my Nest doorbell right as he ran up to my house, silently dropped my package on my front porch, then ran back to his truck. My front door isn't very far from the street but I guess seconds matter to them.

bearminmum t1_j8yfv0p wrote on February 17, 2023 at 9:09 PM

Phone sales/internet sales/deliveries and most frequently maintenance people/apartment workers knocking even though they know I work from home.

Amazon and ups bang on the door

MrsGobbledygook t1_j8ykfou wrote on February 17, 2023 at 9:40 PM

Let the things you order online be dropped off at a pick-up point. Put up a sign that you're not interesting in salesmen going door to door.

The maintenance folks should be known in advance? Either way maybe ask your building management to let you know beforehand when there's maintenance coming over so you can plan accordingly?

bearminmum t1_j8ykpck wrote on February 17, 2023 at 9:42 PM

No soliciting didn't have an effect. Neither did do not disturb.

Maintenance does infact know and so does building management and they get a complaint from me everytime it happens. I'm at a point where I feel like I have to just accept the knocks and find a solution to the noise

Petplants t1_j8z5ejt wrote on February 18, 2023 at 12:11 AM

I simply don't answer. Eventually, they give up and go away, or I'll put my phone on mute and shout at them "I'M WORKING GTFO" and then cheerfully return to my customer. If it's a delivery, it's just a quick courtesy knock to let you know they've been there, unless they need a signature. Usually a Sign on the door "please do not knock on this door, I am working and I will not answer" solves the problem. Make sure you use Clearly printed block letters though.

The phone sales I handled in a different way, I had one company call me 5 times before noon... 5 times in one morning is a bit much. They called twice on my lunch break. I answered the third call "Not interested, don't call again" Fourth Call "I'm going to say this one more time, I'm not interested in your product, do not call me again" fifth call thirty minutes later "ok, Here's the deal. I"m only going to say this once. The next person to call me from your company is going to get nothing but swear words and a hang up. Do not call me again." I've not received a call from them since.