Topic: I "Snapped"
willing2's photo
Sun 10/24/10 10:39 AM
Got a call one day. It was a recorded sales pitch.
Said, if I'm interested to just stay on the line.
I hung up.

Got the same call one day later.
I could see a pattern so, this time I let it go on through.

What would you have told them to do about calling you with sales calls on a daily basis?

TxsGal3333's photo
Sun 10/24/10 10:47 AM
What I normally tell them...........Take me off your call list I'm not interested today nor will I be interested tomorrow..................seems to work every timebigsmile


Along with signing up with the "Do not call list" as well..... they have them for land line phones as well as cell phones.... Knocks all the soliciting calls way down...

Ohh and never sign up for anything on the internet that requires your phone number it only gives them the okay to call you and to give your number out.noway

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Sun 10/24/10 10:58 AM
my brother always answers,
and starts speaking french.
they usually don't know what to say.

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Sun 10/24/10 11:45 AM

Got a call one day. It was a recorded sales pitch.
Said, if I'm interested to just stay on the line.
I hung up.

Got the same call one day later.
I could see a pattern so, this time I let it go on through.

What would you have told them to do about calling you with sales calls on a daily basis?


Get rid of my home phone. W/ a cell phone, why does anyone still have a land line anyway?

This is what I do w/ junk faxes. Maybe it'll inspire you.
I've set up my computer at work to catch all faxes. Every junk fax that comes in that has a toll free number, I tell my computer to try to fax it back to them. 99 times. It's most effective when the toll free number is a voice line. But even if they don't, any time an 800 number, or any variation thereof, is answered it costs them 50 cents.
If everyone did this w/ all junk faxes, it would soon not be cost effective to junk fax anyone.

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Sun 10/24/10 11:46 AM

my brother always answers,
and starts speaking french.
they usually don't know what to say.


laugh :banana:

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Sun 10/24/10 11:52 AM
you can register your number at donotcall.gov.
takes your number off the public list.

AndyBgood's photo
Sun 10/24/10 12:28 PM
if you windup getting a real person yell at the top of your lungs and tell them you are hard of hearing . No cursing or swearing. Just yell everything you say as loud as you can. I am sure they will want to nd the call very quickly. Tell them you got Tourette's Syndrome to add flavor as you shout out expletives at random too!

kayak69's photo
Sun 10/24/10 12:33 PM
I like asking them for their personal number so I can call them every day and harass them. It usually works.

willing2's photo
Sun 10/24/10 12:37 PM
Edited by willing2 on Sun 10/24/10 12:38 PM

if you windup getting a real person yell at the top of your lungs and tell them you are hard of hearing . No cursing or swearing. Just yell everything you say as loud as you can. I am sure they will want to nd the call very quickly. Tell them you got Tourette's Syndrome to add flavor as you shout out expletives at random too!

What happens if you cuss their company?

BTW, it came through on my cell. The numbers are available now without giving them out.

How do you block numbers on a cell phone??

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Sun 10/24/10 12:50 PM
same way.
cell phone numbers are now public.
take it off the list.

willing2's photo
Sun 10/24/10 12:59 PM

same way.
cell phone numbers are now public.
take it off the list.

What list and how?

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Sun 10/24/10 01:28 PM
www.donotcall.gov.

EquusDancer's photo
Sun 10/24/10 03:58 PM
Go through to a person, and then put the phone next to the Patagonian Conure and let her scream. If I'm being nice, I'll put it next to the Quaker Parrot and let her mutter. It's creepy listening to the bird mutter!

Gossipmpm's photo
Sun 10/24/10 05:28 PM
I just ask them if this is what they dreamed of becoming as a child....






food for thought.............................:heart: