I hate when you're nice to telemarketers and ask them to remove you from their list...

[MisterJackson]

Okay honey. You just called a computer REPAIR shop and tried to sell me some "New fangled, never before seen, uber cool diagnostic software for PC repair THAT DOESN'T EVEN NEED TO BOOT INTO WINDOWS"......:roll:

WTF? I politely say "Excuse me maam.....I think we're set on all of the "Diagnostic tools" we need, thanks.", as she drones on with her ten minute speil. I figure if I cut her off politely, don't waste her time and she doesn't waste mine, then maybe she can find a sucker on the next call to buy this crap and make herself a sale.

Does she see it that way, no.

Dumb b1tch. She has the balls to actually huff at me and say "Well aren't you interested in upgrading your business?". OMGWTF, that doesn't even make sense. I say "Listen, we've been around for many many years, and we've done fine so far. I think we'll manage.". Next time I'll set the phone down and just let her talk and waste her time.

Forget asking them to remove you from their list. You might as well ask a crack whore not to suck d1ck for a fix, you'd have better luck.

And yes, were on the "Do not call" list, but this is a new line and the local phone company has seen fit to sell our number to everyone and their brother.

/weak rant

 

[GasX]

repeat after me:

I am on the Do Not Call list. Calling me to solicit business is against the law. You are breaking the law right now and I demand that you remove me from your list and never call me again.

<click>

 

[Al Neri]

What is your name? What is your ID? I hope you know that I am on the Do Not Call registry and I will be reporting you. Thanks and bye.

 

[Vic]

Places of business and business phone numbers are not protected by the Do Not Call list. Yes, you can add your number to the list if you want, but you will still not be protected, telemarketers are not breaking the law when they call you, and they can even call you again as many times as they like. Sorry, the DNC was meant to protect residential users.

 

[krunchykrome]

Originally posted by: Mwilding
repeat after me:

I am on the Do Not Call list. Calling me to solicit business is against the law. You are breaking the law right now and I demand that you remove me from your list and never call me again.

<click>

Is that what you actually say to them?

And if you are on the do-not call list, why are they still calling you?

 

[Pacemaker]

The ones I love are when creditors of employees call them at work when they don't have a personal line. My dad actually had to make a policy for it. The policy states that creditors will not be allowed to talk to employees during business hours as it is not business related.

Once the creditor got angry at the policy and my dad said, "Calling an employee while he is at work everyday is a weak attempt to get them fired. If they are fired they can't pay you, so maybe you should call him at home."

 

[GasX]

Originally posted by: krunchykrome

Originally posted by: Mwilding
repeat after me:

I am on the Do Not Call list. Calling me to solicit business is against the law. You are breaking the law right now and I demand that you remove me from your list and never call me again.

<click>

Is that what you actually say to them?

And if you are on the do-not call list, why are they still calling you?

1. more or less. My wife is even more harsh.

2. The DNC cuts down on the volume of calls but does not eliminate them. The FOP and other similar "charities" are the worst culprits.

 

[krunchykrome]

I usually just cut them off as soon as they start talking and firmly tell them that I am not interested. If they keep rambling on, then I hang up on them.

 

[Vic]

Charities and political fundraisers are completely exempted from the DNC.

 

[Pacemaker]

Originally posted by: Mwilding

Originally posted by: krunchykrome

Originally posted by: Mwilding
repeat after me:

I am on the Do Not Call list. Calling me to solicit business is against the law. You are breaking the law right now and I demand that you remove me from your list and never call me again.

<click>

Is that what you actually say to them?

And if you are on the do-not call list, why are they still calling you?

1. more or less. My wife is even more harsh.

2. The DNC cuts down on the volume of calls but does not eliminate them. The FOP and other similar "charities" are the worst culprits.

If you say "Please take me off your calling list" (and they have a calling list as some have autodialer machines that just guess numbers) and they call you after that they are breaking the law (in most places anyway). I don't know the enough about the actual DNC list to really say anything about that.

 

[MisterJackson]

I'm gonna start a porno next time and just lay the phone next to my computer speaker. They'll get the idea one way or another.

At my old shop it got to where we got at least one call a day. They'd ask for so and so, and I'd say "Sure, hold please.", and stick them on hold for five minutes. then I'd come back and "Say, sorry, can you please continue to hold, they'll be right with you.". We clocked one guy holding for an hour and a half one time.

 

[Vic]

Each telemarketing company has 2 separate do not call lists. The federal DNC and their own do not call list. Predictive dialers do not "guess" numbers. Marketing is not opening a phone book.

 

[d3n]

Well, the type of people that marketers are looking for are the types that just sit there and take it. I tell myself its nothing personal against the caller. So its no biggie that I hang up on them.