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| | | Telemarketers constantly calling.... < on 9/4/2008 5:49 PM > | Reply with Quote
| | | Was certain a thread existed on this but the search turned up nothing. So, to Samurai, sorry if this is a duplicate thread. Now, to the subject of the thread, I've been on vacation this week and thought I would get some fall cleaning done and take care of some personal business. All blasted week long, Veridian, Rogers and Bell were calling about their wonderful rate offers. Due to the personal business, I'm waiting for some folks to call me back. Of course, they can't get through because of these assholes. First guy to call (Veridian) was really ignorant. His tone was the kind of tone you would use on a servant. I told him I was waiting on an important call and I'm not interested before hanging up. While I was hanging up, I heard him say "I'm not finished talking to you!" I really hope he heard me say "Fuck you!" while I was hanging up. Ten minutes later, another call from Veridian. Another ding bat. I told her I'm not interested and hung up. Five minutes later, Bell. Same response from me. This kept up throughout the week. I finally blew up today. I had three calls from Rogers and another one from Veridian. Still expecting calls and trying to get some cleaning done. Getting madder than hell when the last call came through. I screamed into the phone: "This is the third time! Tell your colleagues I'm waiting on a call and don't have the time for this crap! Now leave me alone!" I almost embedded the phone into the floor (luckily not broken but very close) while hanging up. Normally, I would ignore the phone and let it go to voice mail but because of the calls I'm expecting, that's currently not an option. I know these people are pressured into shoving unwanted services and products down other people's throats but don't they keep track of the numbers called so they don't continuously call the same number all day. So, how do I go about getting their address so I could mail them a brick?
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| PorkChopExpress
Location: Pled's Pig Farm, Virginia Gender: Male Total Likes: 7 likes
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| | | Re: Telemarketers constantly calling.... < Reply # 4 on 9/4/2008 6:53 PM > | Reply with Quote
| | | Posted by Myelin
Correct thing to do is ask who they are (if they haven't identified themselves already) and then tell them to put you on their do-not-call list. Yes, half the time they'll say they don't have one or they'll just keep yakking.
| I'm pretty sure that they are required by law to keep a "do not call list". You can always throw that in their face. Here is a good trick I learned from a friend. You know the message you get when you call a disconnected number? It starts with 3 tones, and then the recorded message "I'm sorry, the number you have dialed has been disconnected". You can download a mp3 of those 3 tones. When you know that it is a telemarketer calling, pick up the phone, and play that mp3 into the phone. They think the number is disconnected and immediately remove the number from their call list. Works like a charm!
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| Myelin
Location: The End of Canada Gender: Male Total Likes: 1 like
| | | Re: Telemarketers constantly calling.... < Reply # 7 on 9/5/2008 5:22 PM > | Reply with Quote
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