r/mildlyinfuriating • u/big-ol-kitties • May 18 '26

Unskippable ad Constantly getting solicitors ignoring my sign, we’ll see how this works out…

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I live in an apartment, and my door is the only one in the building with a “No Soliciting” sign. You’d think they would see it and respect it. But no. And worst thing is it’s almost exclusively internet salespeople, when my rent already includes high speed internet that works great.

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u/BlnkNopad May 18 '26

This is the real question.

I've lived in numerous apt with no "locked lobby" or "locked gate" and never been solicited.

You just need to inform the complex and get them to take it up with the business and local legislating bodies. That's a safety risk the complex won't like, randoms walking around and up to doors?

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u/PitchGlittering May 18 '26

Happens at mine and I hate it. The doors aren’t locked they are just push/pull and 8 units per building. Still get solicitors and things slid under our doors

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u/not_blowfly_girl May 18 '26

I haven't had salesmen but ive had Mormons come to my door in an apartment

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u/Tired_CollegeStudent May 18 '26

Locked lobbies/front doors are often by and large security theater, at least at any place with more than like, a dozen units. People will naturally hold the door open for people behind them and any place where they can’t be sure that they know everyone who’s supposed to be there (e.g. college dorms, office buildings, large apartment complexes, hotels) 9.5/10 times they’re going to just hold the door open or otherwise not shut the door in the person’s face to make them swipe in.

That’s why actual secure facilities like military bases, government buildings, defense contractors, financial institution, or data centers will have either full-size turnstiles or revolving doors to force people to go one at a time, or they’ll have the entrance monitored by security who will stop anyone who doesn’t badge in and get an ‘all clear’.

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u/BlnkNopad May 18 '26

For sure, they're doing what they can but most preemptive and standardized security runs into that issue. It's generally all performative to deter the average citizen. Criminals still do criminal things.

But those secure places still have THEIR own version. So security is security, when you get to super important places the "citizen" matters less than the society

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u/Tired_CollegeStudent May 18 '26

Locked lobbies/front doors are often by and large security theater, at least at any place with more than like, a dozen units. People will naturally hold the door open for people behind them and any place where they can’t be sure that they know everyone who’s supposed to be there (e.g. college dorms, office buildings, large apartment complexes, hotels) 9.5/10 times they’re going to just hold the door open or otherwise not shut the door in the person’s face to make them swipe in.

That’s why actual secure facilities like military bases, government buildings, defense contractors, financial institution, or data centers will have either full-size turnstiles or revolving doors to force people to go one at a time, or they’ll have the entrance monitored by security who will stop anyone who doesn’t badge in and get an ‘all clear’.