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Wireless Door Bells
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Izzy
- Posts: 125
- Joined: 10 Jan 2008, 23:09
Re: Wireless Door Bells
I always press all doorbells even if there are 2 or 3. If I don't hear it or a reaction from dog then I knock too. You should bear in mind that not all doorbells work via sound. I had a customer who was deaf and she had a buzzer in her pocket which vibrated like a phone when the doorbell was pressed.
Also I don't knock gently - I make it a real rat-a-tat.
Before I leave a P739 I always try the doorhandle and about 1 in 4 times the door is unlocked.
Also I don't knock gently - I make it a real rat-a-tat.
Before I leave a P739 I always try the doorhandle and about 1 in 4 times the door is unlocked.
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Stormproof
- Posts: 6116
- Joined: 07 Jul 2007, 21:03
- Gender: Female
Re: Wireless Door Bells
Cue DVB & DGPIzzy wrote:I had a customer who was deaf and she had a buzzer in her pocket which vibrated like a phone when the doorbell was pressed.
I've done that before and the door has opened straight into their front roomIzzy wrote:
Before I leave a P739 I always try the doorhandle and about 1 in 4 times the door is unlocked.
So keep on moving, moving, moving your feet
Keep on shuf-shuf-shuffling to this ghost dance beat
Just keep on walking down never ending streets
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Keep on shuf-shuf-shuffling to this ghost dance beat
Just keep on walking down never ending streets
Illegitimi non carborundum
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GHOSTman
- Posts: 283
- Joined: 16 Dec 2009, 08:48
- Gender: Male
Re: Wireless Door Bells
The one that always gets me is when you ring the door bell (usually the wireless rubber button type) it obviously doesn't work so you knock the door, then the householder comes out with a scowl "did you not see the doorbell".....I say ..."yes I rung it"....They then try it themselves and say..."Oh...it was working"...then shut the door in your face. 
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DGP1
- Posts: 15551
- Joined: 07 Jun 2007, 20:39
- Gender: Male
- Location: Terminus
Re: Wireless Door Bells
Must resist the temptationdvbuk55 wrote:I have one - and it really is all in the finger, you need the magic finger, once the magic finger engages the little button you have to press really hard.
I'm preparing myself for the zombie invasion, rule number 1 - Cardio
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dvbuk55
- EX ROYAL MAIL
- Posts: 16650
- Joined: 02 Jun 2007, 19:17
- Gender: Male
Re: Wireless Door Bells
You know stormproof, I now have visions of some poor lady walking down the hall doing a St Vitus dance towards the front door and moaning with unbridled passionStormproof wrote:Cue DVB & DGP :Izzy wrote:I had a customer who was deaf and she had a buzzer in her pocket which vibrated like a phone when the doorbell was pressed.
By the way, where would you buy such a thing it's the wifes birthday on Saturday
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worn.down.robot
- Posts: 8
- Joined: 01 Nov 2009, 22:18
- Gender: Male
Re: Wireless Door Bells
I batter on the doors so they cant give me any "didnt hear you knocking" crap, mostly they answer flustered thinking its the police 
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slave
- Posts: 433
- Joined: 20 Sep 2007, 21:39
- Location: North West
Re: Wireless Door Bells
A few times I've had people coming to the door thinking it was the bailiffs
as long as they hear me I don't care! Got sick and tired of the same crap being spouted out about doorbells or not knocking so I make sure they hear me knocking everytime!
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Richie89
- Posts: 151
- Joined: 16 Apr 2009, 23:10
- Gender: Male
Re: Wireless Door Bells
I always ring all of the bells (a few of my drops have 3) and bang on the door. Dont knock this time of year, cold knuckles, so I bang on the door/glass with my hand.
One fella has had a go at me for knocking because his glass was 'specially ordered'
Like f**k it was, some people will complain about anything.
One fella has had a go at me for knocking because his glass was 'specially ordered'
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shadow
- Posts: 494
- Joined: 02 Jun 2009, 18:17
- Gender: Female
Re: Wireless Door Bells
You should have said and so was your parcel.Richie89 wrote:I always ring all of the bells (a few of my drops have 3) and bang on the door. Dont knock this time of year, cold knuckles, so I bang on the door/glass with my hand.
One fella has had a go at me for knocking because his glass was 'specially ordered'Like f**k it was, some people will complain about anything.
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Thunderthighs
- Posts: 990
- Joined: 14 Jul 2009, 19:42
- Gender: Male
Re: Wireless Door Bells
Knocked, rang 2 bells. Knocked again. Wrote card, getting soaked all the while.
Going to car I hear, "Oi!"
Go back to house, guy say's "Which bell did you ring?" placing his hand over one...
"Both", I replied, "and knocked." ( Think he thought I was from the Stevie Wonder/Ray Charles school of Postal Workers.)
Plonker...
Going to car I hear, "Oi!"
Go back to house, guy say's "Which bell did you ring?" placing his hand over one...
"Both", I replied, "and knocked." ( Think he thought I was from the Stevie Wonder/Ray Charles school of Postal Workers.)
Plonker...
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Pat Ostman
- Posts: 2797
- Joined: 17 Sep 2008, 21:53
- Gender: Male
- Location: In the Line Managers office being screwed over.
Re: Wireless Door Bells
same here!Stormproof wrote:Cue DVB & DGPIzzy wrote:I had a customer who was deaf and she had a buzzer in her pocket which vibrated like a phone when the doorbell was pressed.![]()
I've done that before and the door has opened straight into their front roomIzzy wrote:
Before I leave a P739 I always try the doorhandle and about 1 in 4 times the door is unlocked.
Run, rabbit run. Dig that hole, forget the sun.
And when at last the work is done. Don't sit down, it's time to dig another one
And when at last the work is done. Don't sit down, it's time to dig another one
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DemonPostie
- Posts: 227
- Joined: 21 Jan 2009, 21:37
- Gender: Male
Re: Wireless Door Bells
I've got an aerosol air horn.
Shove it through the letter box, and let rip.
Usually gets them to open the door sharpish.
Shove it through the letter box, and let rip.
Usually gets them to open the door sharpish.
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dvbuk55
- EX ROYAL MAIL
- Posts: 16650
- Joined: 02 Jun 2007, 19:17
- Gender: Male
Re: Wireless Door Bells
I use a similar method but without the air horn but you do need an aerosol as well.DemonPostie wrote:I've got an aerosol air horn.
Shove it through the letter box, and let rip.
Usually gets them to open the door sharpish.
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OnAFlyer
- Posts: 1938
- Joined: 16 Aug 2009, 14:24
- Gender: Male
Re: Wireless Door Bells
I ignore doorbells and knock loudly instead. If anyone ever says "My doorbell works" I just tell them that most don't!
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smelly_cat_lady
- Posts: 341
- Joined: 22 Nov 2009, 15:08
- Gender: Female
- Location: On the delivery office floor looking up shorts
Re: Wireless Door Bells
i always ring any doorbell and then knock the beejesus out of the door as well. if anyone moans i just say...the postman always rings twice! some (more sarcastic) days i just say 'oh i'm sorry, did you want a trip into town to pick this up..........?'