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LONDON -- Everyone knows salesmen can Schoolmistress 2be a bit persistent at times -- but you wouldn't think it would take the threat of police action to actually get them off your property.

According to Edinburgh-based reddit user frymaster, though, that's exactly what it took.

Now obviously we have to take this with a pinch of salt (there's always the chance exaggeration for internet points), but here's frymaster's story in full:

Others chipped in with similar experiences:

And although the experience must have been frustrating, on the plus side, it created plenty of opportunities for puns:

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