DeathStar1
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>.By this time I've hung up. But it's truly annoying. If you randomly enter a bunch of touch tones, it sometimes fools the phone server on their end into thinking it's an invalid number.
I understand that some of these people are just making a living, and they get paid on a kind of commission. I wish that it were possible to be polite with them and tell them you're not interested. Unfortunately, if you're not forceful, they will continue to hold you on the line as long as possible. Their calls are often recorded by their employers and if they aren't pushy they'll be out of a job.>>
Im' starting to know the Cemetary Schpeil almost as well by this time As far as being polite, usually I just hand up with them. But in thecame of yesterdays call, I just got fed up with it, and before hanging up as an afterthought, said, "Please don't call us back again", and hope it works this time ..
Strange thing is, sometimes I'm not even sure it's a telemarketer. For instance, About 10 minutes after I posted the first note, I got another call.."Hello?" 30 seconds of silence...uh-oh..."Hi is Mr. or Mrs...___ home? This is a courtesy call from the American Cancer Society.." Told them no, and they'd call back at another time. We whern't expecting a call from this organization,. so it probably was a telemarketer. Heard the phone ring today, did X69, found out that it was out of my calling area, so it was probably ANOTHER TM calling in...
Here's something. Is there anyway to get the number even if their out of your calling area? Wondering if a phone company offers a service like that. Maby someone should start up a webpage with all of these numbers and start telemarketing the telemarketers if they don't start leaving you alone .
I understand that some of these people are just making a living, and they get paid on a kind of commission. I wish that it were possible to be polite with them and tell them you're not interested. Unfortunately, if you're not forceful, they will continue to hold you on the line as long as possible. Their calls are often recorded by their employers and if they aren't pushy they'll be out of a job.>>
Im' starting to know the Cemetary Schpeil almost as well by this time As far as being polite, usually I just hand up with them. But in thecame of yesterdays call, I just got fed up with it, and before hanging up as an afterthought, said, "Please don't call us back again", and hope it works this time ..
Strange thing is, sometimes I'm not even sure it's a telemarketer. For instance, About 10 minutes after I posted the first note, I got another call.."Hello?" 30 seconds of silence...uh-oh..."Hi is Mr. or Mrs...___ home? This is a courtesy call from the American Cancer Society.." Told them no, and they'd call back at another time. We whern't expecting a call from this organization,. so it probably was a telemarketer. Heard the phone ring today, did X69, found out that it was out of my calling area, so it was probably ANOTHER TM calling in...
Here's something. Is there anyway to get the number even if their out of your calling area? Wondering if a phone company offers a service like that. Maby someone should start up a webpage with all of these numbers and start telemarketing the telemarketers if they don't start leaving you alone .