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Excaliber wrote:My solution is a wireless intercom set.

I answer the door from either of two master stations, neither of which is in view of the door. Unless the visitor is someone I want to talk to, I make clear that we don't have any business together and they leave.

We have an intercom system, but it's old, and I'm not sure that a solicitor would know how to communicate using it. (You have to actually push a button and talk. Does yours work like this?)

Also, do you always answer the door by using the intercom, or only at night? I don't mind going straight to the door for the neighbors, but don't care to deal with strangers. Of course, I wouldn't know until I got there and looked out the window.

Within the last few weeks, we have had two separate people (separate occasions) ring our doorbell AT NIGHT wanting to sell us something. Mars opened the door and talked to the first one; I talked to the second one through the door without opening it.

I really don't like solicitors anyway. I've considered a "no soliciting" sign, as well as a door mat that says "We gave at the office, we know God, and we love our vaccuum cleaner," but I hear that just eggs them on, and I don't want to discourage my neighbor kids from selling school/church fundraiser items, nor do I want to discourage the Girl Scouts.

Do many of you here have this problem where you live? If so, what do you do about it?