Double glazing salesman

I obtained no cold callers stickers from the local crime prevention unit after a cheeky chap called when I was out and gave my daughter the third degree. He wanted to know where I was what I doing and when I would be back, made her feel very anxious. Haven't had any callers since the sticker was put on the door, but then to be fair I haven't noticed anyone walking up and down the street knocking on doors since the start of covid. I think trading standards supply them as well as crime prevention if you contact them. There were 3 in the pack and I gave the spare ones to neighbours.

Ah well, we’re probably going to see more of this, as so many people need money badly these days. I’ve never bought from a cold caller, for so many reasons, but a polite “no thank you” has always sufficed for me.

Why adopt a comedy accent to pretend you’re a cleaner? Cleaners round here come with all sorts of accents, some much posher than mine.

We stuck a no cold callers sticker
on the outside of the window by the front door and my husband caught one gipsy-looking individual trying to peel it off!

We couldn’t have stuck it on the inside as it’s frosted glass so it wouldn’t be readable from outside.

I use the ‘I’m the cleaner’ line for phone calls too but I love the idea of the exaggerated foreign accent too!

I do think it is a shame so many on here suspect every one who knocks on their door does so with nefarious intent, the people who knock on your door trying to set up an appointment for windows or whatever are just trying to earn a living and I find a polite no thank you works very well.

I have a sticker in my lounge window which is next to front door they rarely take any notice though, stating no salespersons, we do not buy at the door etc etc, haven’t had anyone call for few months only Jehovah’s

Could be seeing if anyone in. We were burgled on this week whilst out for 3 hours. Cars on the drive and lights on.

GillT57, the main reason for being suspicious is that double-glazing salesman do not cold call door to door these days. That stopped decades ago, as much as anything because most houses have double glazing.

So if someone comes to your door in 2020 saying they are selling double glazing they should immediately be treated with suspicion.

They do still call around here MOnica, just appointment makers, not salesmen. More for conservatories and insulation and such rather than double glazing though as you are right, most people do have it.

That salesman may well be on to a good thing: round these postcodes, builders have been doing a roaring trade during the pandemic. Skips and scaffolding everywhere. If people still have an income, money is cheap to borrow.

Tell them you’re a single parent. Anglian windows made an appointment to measure up for replacement windows & doors but cancelled it at short notice because I had two daughters living at home and no husband. Both girls at university so not kiddies but not earning. Anglia didn’t deal with single mum’s, they said. I used it to get rid of sales pests and it worked a treat.( BT W, Everest didn’t care about my marital status and did a lovely job.)

My mother was always polite but never bought at the door. She told me that it costs nothing to be pleasant and why would you be rude to someone who was trying to earn a living. I follow mum's lead.

Had a girl yesterday trying to sign me up for the scheme to get govt money to make your house more energy efficient. The implication was she was from the government. Doubt that somehow. I was polite but firm that we did not qualify, as people have said, these are desperate times for many.

Be polite from behind a closed door for security. Just give a little cough and say you are very sorry but you’re isolating.

I have a sign on door saying
No canvassers, survey takers, sales folk,without appointments.
Plus please turn to your right so second camera can take still picture. Yes you have been recorded since you opened the gate. In the last 2 years only had 1 stay and he was a police man who wanted to talk about door step con men !!!

If you have a no cold callers sticker on your door, any cold caller salesman who knocks is breaking the law

I always say i rent my house. Works everytime!!

We have all sorts of callers at the door. Most are ‘appointment bookers’, usually paid only commission.
Gransnetters who ‘put on accents’ and ‘say they are cleaners’ sound as though they have never been in the position of having to work for nothing. Kindness and respect costs nothing.

We are actually waiting for the installation of new windows. Recently, some bloke called and commented on our existing windows claiming "I see you've had new windows recently" we haven't and the condition of them is dreadful, " however " he continued, "have you considered a conservatory"? He must have been blind, several of our windows have blown seals and are misted up between the glass. Oddly enough, he's regularly seen in our area, even during lockdown.

we acquired a note from the internet, could have been age conern, we pinned the note to our outside door, it said no salesmen, no religions , no hawkers, plain for all to see, hopefully it may help you, this is helpful at the moment and also when normal times arrive

Gwenisgreat1 NO ONE CAN TAKE OUT A POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR YOU. ONLY YOU TAKE ONE OUT FOR YOURSELF. You do consult with the people you would wish to have as your attorney or attorneys. "We have been plagued with folks who want the little money we have - my DDs have decided they are going to take out power of attorney to stop us doing something silly (we have done in the past)"

Not only can no one else take out a Power of Attorney for you, but once it is granted, nobody can use it and act on your behalf unless you give direct consent or you have become mentally incapacitated and can no longer make decisions for yourself.

Here is a link to an Age UK Factsheet that explains what they are and how they work www.ageuk.org.uk/information-advice/money-legal/legal-issues/power-of-attorney/

I have a door monitoring system.It has a handset in the hall that I speak into to ask who the caller is and they have to reply via a speaker,when they use it I can see who they are via the monitor screen I have found it very reassuring.I also have CTV cameras around my home which I hope may deter any dodgy callers

Monica double glazing doesn't last forever,it needs replaced after 10-15 years in some cases .My sons friend is a double glazing salesman and while we didn't need anything done over lockdown my MIL needed a new door so we ordered it from him

.He's really struggling as are many mainly young sales people in that field.
As we knew him the silly boy decided he wouldn't take his commission on the order and let Granny have it at a discount.That wasn't the plan but we will order from him as soon as we need anything to make up for it. Its really tough in the real world not that Sunek understands that ,millions are getting deeper in debt by the day

paddyann I live in a listed building, so mainly cannot have double glazed replacement windows, although we do have secondary glazing.

I have never yet met anyone who has replaced double glazing, other than for cosmetic reasons.

But, as I said, not a subject I know much about.

paddyanne, I'm with you in giving any repairs/refurbishments to the young people we've known for years, all now struggling to earn a crust.
Some people replace windows because they fancy a new look. Astounding to me given the cost but there we are.