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bearminmum t1_j8yfv0p wrote

Reply to comment by JonJackjon in How do I dampen people knocking on my front door? (rental) by [deleted]

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

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MrsGobbledygook t1_j8ykfou wrote

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?

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bearminmum t1_j8ykpck wrote

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

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Petplants t1_j8z5ejt wrote

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.

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