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DAMMMIITTTT!!!! when does this DO NOT CALL go into effect......just got a TELEMARKETER call......grrrrrrrrr *reports them to da FEDS* |
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I think I remember it saying it doesn't become effective until August 1st or something.. |
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hehehe i didn't read the FINE print....bahhhh it better start soon or i'm buying a whistle! |
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Gonna blow the whistle on 'em, eh? Also, since you didn't read the fine print, I'll warn you about this: you're only on the list for eight years, then I guess you have to reapply. So, in eight years, when you start getting calls again, remember Doz told ya! |
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Telesales is on par with stealing on an ethical scale in my eyes. I don't mind Surveys about products/services I've bought (recently my ISP rang me and asked me various questions about my internet use) as that benefits me. I dislike people hassling me in my free time (I frequently blank them in the street) as ultimately "time is money". If I wanted to spend my free time on the phone talking to strangers I could get a part time job and earn money for it. Even if you quickly reject every one that rings you, telesales callers will probably waste a day or so of your life, not to mention the electricty for the phone ringing due to phone calls. When I get my own place I question whether I'll have a phone. I got one this year and about 1/3 of the phone calls on it were telesales. Why should I pay a standing charge for the privelige of having someone with a regional accent so strong you cannot understand them attempt to sell me some form of home improvement when it's rented accodation? I really would like it if anti-spam laws were extended to telemarketing. It is exactly the same as spam emails (more annoying as it can wake you up, make your dinner burn etc.)/pop ups as jenf said. |
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Tell them "Oh good you called , could you tell me what is that number you call when something really really bad has happened ? I think i just killed my husband!! Btw would you be intrested in buying Napalm On Spraycan ? I make them myself hehe!" |
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hahahhah....honestly i wouldn't buy a whistle, but lemmie tell ya sometimes i get that MAD!!! i DID read that (about the 8 years thingy), it said it on the confirmation page. i just wanna see results immediately if NOT sooner. and Ceri.....i couldn't agree with you more. telemarketers have caused me to buy a phone with a VISUAL ringer (i turn the normal ringer OFF cos i don't wanna hear the phone ringing at ALL hours with calls from peepz i don't know!) sad thing is, i miss almost ALL my REAL calls because i don't see the phone ringing. so yes i pay for telephone service that i rarely USE......i use my CELL more (which i have on VIBRATE for work) this is what i've resorted to, so i can have some PEACE at home. =/ |
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SIDO.........thats the SOLUTION.......next caller i get i'm gonna try selling THEM something.....muahahhha *angry bee's in a CAN or something......muahahhahahah* |
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In the middle of the conversation now and again you could stop and give some TIPS from that funny list you posted earlyer hehe =) "Btw don't waste money buying expensive binoculars. Simply stand closer to the object you wish to view." "uhm...ok..." |
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HAHAHAHA ohhh man......YOU SHOULD BE A STAND UP COMEDIAN!!!!! you make me laugh all ze time, and thats a good thing! =o) *messes up yer hair* |
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"and Ceri.....i couldn't agree with you more. telemarketers have caused me to buy a phone with a VISUAL ringer (i turn the normal ringer OFF cos i don't wanna hear the phone ringing at ALL hours with calls from peepz i don't know!) sad thing is, i miss almost ALL my REAL calls because i don't see the phone ringing. so yes i pay for telephone service that i rarely USE......i use my CELL more (which i have on VIBRATE for work) this is what i've resorted to, so i can have some PEACE at home. =/ " #Conspiracy Theory 03452 All telemarketing organisations are actually simply different divisions of Omnicorp. A multinational that specialises in 3 things- visual ringers for land lines, mobile phones and cancer research. Their aim is to annoy people enough with the harassment of telemarketing so that they will move to mobiles (which are not telemarketed due to the cost of calls). This will lead to an increase in cancer which is the companies main (most profitable) aim, they have devised a cure for cancer and aim to have it available for purchase in 2012. BTW anyone heard if there are any plans for filters on phones to remove spam text messages on phones? |
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last time i was called by a telemarketer, i acted all interested in the free trip she was offering. then i asked her if she wanted to come along and i assured her that i was only interested in the trip if she would come with me and also have lunch with me that day. She ended up hanging up on me. WOOT! I WIN! |
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we neverr get called. well i neverr pick up the phone anyway. |
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Yep, I ignore it if I'm not expecting a call and I have guests over, am eating, watching a film, etc. if it's important/anyone that knows me will email me or use my mobile no. to get a message through. |
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they always think im my dad.. so they keep talking to me about insurance plans.. sometimes i listen for about a minute, to yell something like 'SUCKSLUT' really loud into the mic.. just to piss em off.. or i give them some fake data... 'how many ppl are in your household' uuhm... '11' |
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Aaaw! likewise =) |
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they always try to sell me subscriptions to a newspaper. But ofcourse i'm never interested because i'm already subscribed to one (who isn't?!). It can be pretty annoying though. VERY aggressive marketing, i do not like it. |
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One time i called down my brother from his room and said: "there's someone on the phone for you.", hehehe when it was infact just a telemarketeer who i had told my brother would probably be interested :-p He looked pretty pissed off, hehe. |
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Yeah i used to do that all the time when i lived with my parents =) They would be outside in the garden diggin or something and semi run in and wash their hands before answering . I felt bad afterwards but it was hard to resist haha! |
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What suprises me is how telesales can make enough money to survive... unlike spam emails which can be done relatively cheaply there's a fair amount of cost in a call centre... I'm suprised anyone buys from them at all. I refuse on principle, no matter how good a deal they're offering. I imagine it's old people who are too polite to tell them to fuck off that get suckered into buying stuff from them. |
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dont you all think this is a bit strange...a government website, all you have to do is fill out some info about your phone...ip addys are logged....im sorry, but i dont trust anything by the gov lately.... |
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i think they should do the same for jehovas witnesses calling to your house, ooh and fucking INJURY CLAIMS!!! |
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FAO LeCoeur... |
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