(Poll) Have you ever bought from a Telemarketer?

[RBlount]

Telemarketers are almost universially dispised. However, they continue to do business. I have heard that a 1-2% acceptance rate will make money. Have you ever been part of the 1-2% that bought something from a telemarketer?

I have only been hooked once: About 4 years ago, mortgage rates were going up and I had a 1 year ARM. I wanted to convert to a fixed at the time, however I had just been laid off from work. I delighted in asking each person calling me about a new mortgage "I was just laid off work, can you get me approved for a loan?" This one mortgage broker said yes, so I went through with it. Big mistake. Ended up costing us some money.

Please relate you experiences with telemarketers.

-Rob

 

[minendo]

Nope. Never will. Of course they are no longer permitted to call my phone number either.

 

[Shaftatplanetquake]

Hell no. I never buy anything from some asswhipe who calls my house.

 

[HiTek21]

All telemarketers hear is me hanging up on them

 

[DaiShan]

Telem....what? What's that? Oh yeah we used to get those before we got on the do not call list, but nope, never bought

 

[boi]

Dangit, I can't get on the list till summer in Cali. =(

 

[Ornery]

I HATE them! I keep a log and make sure to tell them to put me on their don't call lists. But I've transfered money from higher interest CC accounts to 0%, or low interest accounts before. At the end they suggest you buy their "CC protection" plan for X amount per month. That's where they get their money. I just say, no thank you... bye!

 

[kleinesarschloch]

i would never buy from them even if they weren't pushing scams. even being polite to them just encourages them to call again. i make it a point to waste as much of their time as i can. this is one industry that i hope goes away very soon, and if the federal do-not-call list really works, we will hopefully soon have a lot of unemployed telemarketers.