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how to get people to stop knocking/ringing bell

lajolla09.30.06lajolla09.30.06
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I have a sign (sleeping babies please don't knock unless necessary, no solicitors) that we put on the door while they're napping but I STILL get people knocking or ringing the doorbell.  Unless they can't read I just don't get it.  What else can I do to keep people from knocking?  It's not the knocking necessarily that wakes the babies... but we have a crazy dog who barks like mad when someone is at the door and that wakes them every time.

The salvation army just rang the doorbell claiming that I called to have something picked up.  When I said he had the wrong house he looked at his piece of paper and said, nope, this is the right address.  Um.  Ok.  I think I would know if I called you to pick up a cabinet.  And you just woke up both of my babies.  Thanks.  Now go away!!  Grrrrrrrrr

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Re: how to get people to stop knocking/ringing bell

  • JessarellaJessarella

    I have a sign that I tape over my doorbell that says "SSSHHHHHHH Sleeping babies don't ring bell" Usually they will read that and then knock very quietly. My dog still barks her head off though, and usually wakes the babies, and I get really mad! If someone is coming over that I know, I will unlock the front door and tell them to just come in and be very quiet. My dog doesn't bark unless she hears a knock or ring.

     

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  • lutzcowgirlielutzcowgirlie
    What morons. I think your sign is too nice, if it says not to knock unless necessary. We have a no solicitors sign, taped over our doorbell with duct tape, and put up a "Do not knock or ring bell. Babies are sleeping." sign.
     
    My neighbor also has twins. She lives diagonally from me on the other side of a four way stop. She finally went and made a sign on that neon posterboard saying not to knock, and posted it at eye level on her door. The darn thing is so bright I can see when it is up from my house, but it works.
     
    If they knock anyways and wake babies, I've been known to go grab the screaming kids, then throw open the door and say, "Now, what did you think was so freakin' important, exactly?" Hopefully it will make them think twice for the next time :)
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  • njarvisnjarvis
    Our "no soliciting" sign did nothing to stop people....so I made a sign on hot pink paper pasted at eye level on the door that says "DO NOT RING DOORBELL OR KNOCK ON THIS DOOR FOR ANY REASON AT ALL - IF YOU HAVE A PACKAGE LEAVE IT ON THE PORCH OR A NOTICE TO PICK IT UP !!! "  This has helped tremendously, but would you believe we still get people occasionally that ignore this sign - and I do take my crying babies to the door, point out the sign, and slam the door shut!!!  :)
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  • DsugareeDsugaree
    I had my DH take the batteries out of the doorbell - it is there still lbut doesn't work at all - love it this way!
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