People tend not to communicate by knocking people's doors these days but when I was a boy all sorts of people would call, including
- Milkman
- Baker (ours was called Ken)
- Insurance man (we were with the Pru')
- Rentman (although we began paying it in town early on)
- Betterware man (they sold brushes, etc)
- Pools coupon man (my dad was a keen participant)
- Avon lady (selling perfumes, cosmetis, etc)
- Newspaper boy (Sunday papers were paid for through him)
- Pop man (ie fizzy drinks from a lorry)
- JWs (we took the WatchTower and Awake regulalry, the latter is not bad in some ways)
(Evangelists would occassionally call, Gypsies selling heather and giving curses if they thought it appropriate, Bob a job from time to time from the Scouts, Penny for the Guy on occasion - no trick or treat though, Provident cheque lady (a job my mum did), Rag and bone man - he didn't actually call at the door but would shout from the street, etc)
