Sir, - As an active speech and drama school, we regularly advertise ourselves by delivering, door to door, a few leaflets in our immediate catchment area. We get the vast majority of these delivered by An Post to be included with the normal mail delivery to each home, and also occasionally some by private leaflet deliveries.Some time ago I had a bit of free time and a few spare leaflets, so I started delivering them to some estates which I knew weren't in our leaflet drop. After that, I decided never to personally deliver leaflets again. I was appalled by the positive hostility which I was shown by so many residents. One Sutton woman ordered me to rearrange her plants, threatening me with a "report to my boss" if I didn't comply. A group of children spat me. At a house in Portmarnock a boy of about 16 ordered his family dog to attack me. I could go on. These are onlythe really extreme instances.It is worth considering that most of the people who deliver leaflets are short of cash. They are either teenagers trying to earn extra pocket money, or older people on hard times trying to make ends meet. Neither group is in a position to seriously challenge those who decide to bully them. I personally understand the irritation to some people of getting unsolicited advertising mail. I suggest that recipients simply burn or discard anything they don't want, including our own literature, if that is so. Alternatively they can place a sign on their doors specifying that they do not wish to receive such mail: we instruct all private leaflet deliverers to comply with such a statement, and we would regret any instance of this being ignored. We have never employed a hard sell, such as random telephone calls or uninvited salesmen.Those who encounter leaflet deliverers could show some restraint towards them. Perhaps they could reflect on their own relative good fortune, before reminding others of their subsequent lack of it. - Yours, etc.,Chris Morris,Manager,Summit Drama School,Howth,Co Dublin.