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@cathyjoyjoy wrote:

It's also illegal to door knock these days anyway

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This statement isn't quite correct (for NSW anyway).  Anyone can approach the front gate or door of your property and ring the doorbell, knock, or deliver a parcel (particularly if you have provided the seller with your specific address !!!!). It is only when you as the occupier ask the person to leave, or for the item to be removed - if they don't do as you request, then they are breaking the law.  Even if you have a sign on the door that says "Door will not be answered to anyone", if you've provided an address for delivery of an item, then on that specific occasion any such sign becomes irrelevant.

 

Check the Tresspass laws in your state for specifics on this.

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Cathy, I was responding to this post by Scrambler -

Any way what do all you people do when a door to door sales person comes to your home,do you go run and hide

because how dare they turn up before asking you first haha

In Victoria, it is illegal for sales people to knock on your door.

I know sellers have my information.   I just don't want them on my doorstep.

They are not a mail carrier and have no business knocking on my door.

If he'd put it in the letterbox, then all would've been fine - it was only a letter.

But he chose to ring the doorbell, thereby confronting me, without warning.

I will not buy from him again, even though he apologised.