I know most of the replies here are all in jest, but in case some aren't and were serious about how annoyed they are about solictors, I agree with the people who said they just give the polite "sorry, I'm not interested" and leave it at that.
Like someone else said, really its only 15-30 seconds of your time. I either don't answer the door, or if I do, I politely decline. There's no need to be a jerk to them if you choose to answer the door. Same thing with telemarketers. I know some people are absolutely peeved by them, but it doesn't really annoy me too much. For them to leave you alone, you just have to be firm and not wishy-washy about it.
When I was younger, I used to come up with excuses hoping they will leave you alone. Only when I got older did I realize all you have to do is tell them "sorry, I'm not interested". And if they try to continue, just cut them off before they can continue with "like I said, I'm really not interested. So have yourself a good day" and either shut the door for solictors, or hang up for telemarketers.
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