I avoid responding at all to kiosk salesmen and people with clipboards asking if I am a registered voter. I have brought a few to yelling and cussing at me for not responding to them in the slightest, with my cold, hard, unfeeling INTJ face. Usually muttering about how they exist, they are human, thanks for ignoring them, they are right here, etc.
If someone forced something into my hand I wouldn't contract it, and let it instantly fall to the ground. If they blocked my way I would go around, or walk backwards completely ignkring them otherwise, not even focusing my eyes on them.
What we have in the states is old "Red River" laws, coirt precedent on 1st Amandment basis allowing salesmen the right to pitch a product to people. It isn't fullproof, they can't trespass when signs say no trespassing. No soliciting only works in competing retail areas where a business owns or rents that space and doesn't want to share it. A no soliciting aign doesn't really work however on a private residence, most cops will scratch their heads if you call them on that basis.
Jehova Witnesses have completely changed their tactics from door to door solicitation and street preaching to passive, street corner advertisement of bible study courses in groups of two or more. They realized old fashion sales tactics don't really work anymore.
