How do you tell friends you dislike them just dropping in?

[Babyluv]

Thanks ladies
I made hubby entertain them this time, I ran upstairs and hid hehe
I like the idea of not answering the door or keeping them on the front porch
I'm just one of those ppl who like notice when ppl are visiting.

[Reet]

Oh my god i HATE when this happens! I was having a nap a while ago and a mate dropped in with her dh and his friend.. they were all drinking.. i was so annoyed that i cldnt even pretend to be happy to see them!
I think its just so rude.. its like they are saying 'we are more important then anything u are doing therefore u will drop everything and entertain us!'
If ur dh doesnt mind seeing them maybe when they turn up just continue to do what u were already doing or yeah just go and do something else! Surely they will get the hint eventually!

[boomba]

Just let them now to ring first next time...or you can send them over to my house I dont get visitors lol

[Joeve]

I hate it too! i would stop answering the door or make a point of calling them and asking if you can go there and make a huge deal about how impolite it is when people just drop by followed by "don't you agree???????"

[Enchanted]

This is something that really gets under my skin! I never just rock up on someone's doorstep, as I know I hate it myself.

Maybe you could do what some of the girls above said and not answer the door and if they say next time you see them that they popped over you could say "Oh, did you? Sorry but I was having a sleep. Just give me a quick buzz next time before you pop over to see if I'm up and about" or something along those lines.

[Sagres]

I would start with a subtle 'oh you should have rung before you came, we are just about to leave for an appointment', or 'if we had of known you were coming we could of had something in the house to eat', and if they don't get that then I'd get less subtle by going out of my way to ring and see if it was convenient before I visited them, or less subtle still just ask them to ring first! I think just not answering the door is a bit childish and doesn't really solve the problem.