What do you do when a solicitor comes to your door?

I let them talk for a minute or two, even though I have no intention of participating in whatever it is they're pushing. I try not to be rude, but I also don't want them wasting their time (or mine) talking any further. I would NEVER let them in my home, not even in the foyer, no matter how innocent they seemed.

I've been wanting to make a sign that says:

No Solicitors
No Religious Groups
(This means you everyone)
No Peddlers
No Petitions
No Problems!
Have a super fantastic day!

I saw it on a show and I thought it was really cute. It had little yellow flowers painted on it too (takes the bite out of the message a bit). I bet it would work well at deterring people from being pests.

I invite them in for some lemonade... and by lemonade I mean sex!

I try to sell them something when they come to my door.

Hide behind the sofa until they've gone away... Then again I usually hide behind the sofa if anyone at all unexpected comes to the door.

I DON'T EVEN OPEN THE DOOR.

Run & hide.

Don't open the door.

When I was staying at my parents' and keeping their dogs while they were on vacation one time I had some Mormons or Jehova's Witnesses come to the door. My mother has a sign posted "No Soliciting" right by the button for the doorbell.
It just so happened that I had my wolf suit handy and I was waiting to wear it for the next unfortunate sap who knocked on the door.
So they knocked and I told them "Just a Minute" where they could hear. The insuing mad-dash to quickly throw on my wolf suit and my parents' dogs reaction to it in conjuction with the doorbell was quite a little bit of pandemonium. The Dogs had never seen me in the suit and were growling at me out of reach. When I turned to answer the door, one of them, the Chihuahua, tried to bite my ankle and was snarling at me. I roared and lunged at him and he ran, screaming and yelping and hid under the couch, you would have thought I had tried to kill him. He sat under there growling at me the entire time.
I can only imagine what those poor guys thought at the door.
I finally opened the door and they began their entire script, as if they didn't notice me at first.
The one talking just carried on. His partner bumped him and was gawking at me. The person going on his script suddenly stopped. Then he said "We are sorry about that. You appear to be busy, we'll come back later."
I responded: "No I am not busy, tell me, what are you guys doing?"
The guy who had been speaking started again and stopped. Then he asked me if I believe in God. I told him "Yes. Did you want to tell me more about him?"
He started again and then stopped.
"I am sorry sir, We have disturbed you."
I said: "No not at all; I have loads of time, Tell me what you wanted to tell me."

He said, I am sorry sir, it is obviously not a good time and we can come back later.
I told them thank you anyway and God Bless before I closed the door. And then I had a laugh unlike any other in a long time. It was terribly difficult to keep a straight face! Equally as funny was the friends' attempt to keep a straight face.
My mother said they have not been back to the door.

Listen for a sec to guage what level of a send off they deserve.

Tell them to shove it up their mother's ass.

I like to tell them I already have their product (even if they haven't told me what it is). That shuts them the fuck up.

Pretend i don't know english and talk very bad broken english.

Everytime one of those guys come along, I try to sell them a random item from my house. It's funny as hell to see the confused look on their faces.

No I don't want to be a Jehovah's Witness! Go away! *slam door*
tee hee ;P

i would go and say come in and accidentally slam the door in their face

I usually try to freak them out with the many movie props in my house.

I hear them out so that I can make an informed decision.

thissso muich fun good idea and friendly but if i could suggest you add burglars on there too, just in case.
i give the same reply to anyone selling I say no but thanks anyway X 2 nicely and shut the door, after all theyre only trying to make a living

I'd tell them to go fuck their granddad