My Rules of Engagement with these things;
1. By phone - I now hang up without a response. Just quietly put the phone down in their mid-sentence. At first the guilt hits you, but after a few times.... The easiest ones to detect are those ones with the two second delay at the start of the call. I can now hang up before the Indian gent/gentess can utter a syllable...
2. Door knockers - if the blinds are closed, I open them and wave and shake my head at the same time and say no thanks, then closed the blinds. If the blinds are open, i wave and shake my head at the same time and say no thanks, then walk away.
3. In the street - avoid catching their eye, but if I unfortunately do, quickly shake the head, smile and say no thanks and keep on truckin'.
1. By phone - I now hang up without a response. Just quietly put the phone down in their mid-sentence. At first the guilt hits you, but after a few times.... The easiest ones to detect are those ones with the two second delay at the start of the call. I can now hang up before the Indian gent/gentess can utter a syllable...
2. Door knockers - if the blinds are closed, I open them and wave and shake my head at the same time and say no thanks, then closed the blinds. If the blinds are open, i wave and shake my head at the same time and say no thanks, then walk away.
3. In the street - avoid catching their eye, but if I unfortunately do, quickly shake the head, smile and say no thanks and keep on truckin'.