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Archive through January 22, 2003
Wargod | Tuesday, January 21, 2003 - 02:26 pm     I think its because they think that if they call asking for Mary instead of Mrs. Jones, whoever picks up the phone will think its someone that knows you. I hate telemarketers. I really do. I was gone three and a half hours this morning and came home to 8 messages on the answering machine and none from anyone I know! I annoy the heck out of everyone I know because I refuse to answer the phone anymore due to telemarketers. If you won't speak to my answering machine, don't call cuz I won't answer, LOL. I just got tired of the constant calls. My mortgage is a VA fixed rate..you can't beat that, my brothers in construction, he can help replace what needs replacing, if I want the local newspaper, I know where to get one...and on and on and on! Can you tell I really don't like telemarketers? |
Halfunit | Tuesday, January 21, 2003 - 02:33 pm     When they ask how you're doing today, do your best immitation of the Herbal Essence commercial. You'll be amazed at how fast they hang up. I like playing with them. |
Bigd | Tuesday, January 21, 2003 - 02:41 pm     My son got me a Telezapper for Christmas. I really love it and it has really cut down on the calls. It takes people getting used to it though since it emits the tone warning that sounds like the line has been disconnected. But I like it. I have had a few calls that I DID want to receive, but they always call back. You can even answer the phone without fear, if it is a computer generated call it will hang up even if you answer. I like it! |
Wargod | Tuesday, January 21, 2003 - 02:44 pm     Hehe, Half. When Dakota was just over a year old, we had a little problem with her. She'd strip nekkid in about two seconds flat and go running through the house (this is an important part of the story, lol.) There's a church around the corner, and they'd send their people around the neighborhood to talk to everyone. Hubby talked to them one day, and instead of telling them he wasn't interested, he asked them to stop by some other time when he was less busy. It might have been kinda funny for me, except that he was working strange shifts and was never home when these people came by...every other day for weeks on end, with me to tell them he wasn't home, when they knew he wanted to talk to them! Anyways, one day the church people knocked on the door. Dakota had been in the back part of the house the last time I saw her, fully dressed, and playing. By the time I got to the door, she was standing in the floor to ceiling window next to the door, butt nekkid, and waving at them! I never saw them people on my porch again, LOL. |
Northstar | Tuesday, January 21, 2003 - 02:45 pm     My gripe about bill collectors..."no, she doesn't live here, she's never live here, stop calling, stop sending us your hate mail, look on the outside of the envelope, it's says Return to Sender, Does Not Live at this Address". Sheesh, it's been going on for 9 years. |
Wargod | Tuesday, January 21, 2003 - 02:48 pm     Do you have to pay on your phone bill for that, Bigd? |
Halfunit | Tuesday, January 21, 2003 - 02:48 pm     Good job Kota !! That is funny. |
Zachsmom | Tuesday, January 21, 2003 - 02:48 pm     LOL War!!! My son went through that stage (taking off clothes and being naked)..he'd ask total strangers if they wanted to "go home and get naked" I have no clue where he got this from either..must have been from his fathers side of the family!  |
Justme | Tuesday, January 21, 2003 - 02:50 pm     My standard answer is "I'm sorry she's not in. May I take a message" They never do LOL. |
Wargod | Tuesday, January 21, 2003 - 02:54 pm     Justme, I did the "Oh, sorry, she doesnt live here, you must have the wrong number," once when I couldn't figure out who was calling (lady kept telling me her name, not where she was calling from.) After they hung up from me they called hubby at work and he called me to ask when I had moved...turned out it was the doctors office calling to se up an appointment, LOL. |
Pamy | Tuesday, January 21, 2003 - 03:24 pm     LOL Zmom!!! |
Whoami | Tuesday, January 21, 2003 - 03:41 pm     Wierdest Telemarketing call...One day soon after we moved here, and got our new phone number, someone called and asked for "Jane Smith." I said, "I'm sorry, there's nobody here by that name." The caller said, "well, this IS 555-1234 isn't it?" I said, "yes, but there is nobody here by that name." Then the caller snapped, "WELL, you ARE at 1234 Maple Street, aren't you?" I replied, "no, but maybe the person who had this number before me lived at that address." She was absolutly insisting that I must be living at the same place that phone number used to be assigned! Like, you move into a place, and get the same phone number that was assinged to the previous tenants! She finally hung up, but I don't think she ever really got it! Most annoying telemarketing call....A telemarketer from the Rocky Mountain News called and started his spiel. I told him "no thank you, I'm not interested." For some reason, I was in a gracious mood, and decided I wouldn't hang up on him, since he must get that all the time. When he started into his "but...lines" I told him two more times I wasn't interested. He started into his next "but..line" and I said, "look, I'm trying to be nice here and not hang up on you. But I've now told you three times I and NOT interested." Instead of saying thank you and disconnecting the call, he slammed the reciever down on me and hung up on ME! I suppose it gave him satisfaction to do it back to someone since he gets it all the time. However, it set me off for some reason and my fur really went up. I called the RMN Customer Service Center, and told them what happened. I said, "I know you train them to be persistant (to which the lady denied, ), but his rudness was unacceptable, especially when I was trying to be nice." I told them his little action just made it so that I will NEVER have anyting to do with the RMN again, and demanded I be taken off their calling list. Come to think of it, that was a very long time ago, and I don't remember any calls from them since! |
Crossfire | Tuesday, January 21, 2003 - 03:44 pm     OH wow, glad that did not happen to me, I'd probably have smashed my phone into a million pieces. |
Twiggyish | Tuesday, January 21, 2003 - 03:44 pm     When we first moved to this area our phone rang constantly for the couple who used to have our number! We'd answer and an older voice on the phone would then want to know where the other couple had moved..LOL This happened all the time! It was so bad we finally had the phone company change our number. |
Crossfire | Tuesday, January 21, 2003 - 03:45 pm     I suppose I should add that it's not something I am in a habit of doing, but having a TM hang up on me after being polite would just be one of those things that would set me off. |
Bigd | Tuesday, January 21, 2003 - 03:59 pm     I have had telemarketers be horrible on the phone. I mean downright unbelievable. Wargod - my telezapper has nothing to do with my phone service, it is a separate piece of equipment. You plug the cord from the wall jack into the telezapper and then plug a line from the telezapper to the phone or answering machine. It even works with the answering machine. But you have to deal with the "tone". Even my husband has called home and when he heard the "tone" he would hang up and dial again. It sounds just like the tone you get when you dial a number that has been disconnected. The tone only lasts a second, but apparently it is enough the tell the computer generated calls that the number is no good and supposedly that gets you taken off the "automated lists". |
Suitsmefine | Tuesday, January 21, 2003 - 04:11 pm     Oh, yes I screen my calls too...all because of telemarketers. Today I got a message on my answering machine from our bank, So I called right back thinking something must be wrong....WRONG!!!! They wanted to sell me LIFE INSURANCE!!!! I could not believe it! Forget the telezapper, I want a telemarketerzapper, a contraption that will shock the shi# out of them when they dial my number! |
Wargod | Tuesday, January 21, 2003 - 04:35 pm     LOL Suits. I think the funniest message I got was my mortgage company trying to get us to switch over to them for our home loan. I just stood there listening and laughing. |
Kaili | Tuesday, January 21, 2003 - 06:36 pm     Wisconsin set up a no-call list taht I got myself onto but it doesn't eliminate everyone- just most. I got a call the other day from Newsweek asking if Mr. Kaili was home. I was like no, there's no such person. Then they asked me if I planned on renewing my subscription. Fisrt of all, why do they have to assume only the Mr would have that decision? Anyway, i told them I am considering it, but I will be doing it through the renewal notice if I do (I actually already renewed). She got mad and hung up on me! I was not even rude, but now I am thinking of cancelling the renewal because of that! Another one awhile back- I must have signed up for some drawing and the girl called to tell me that I had won but had to do one of those vacation things. I told her I wasn't interested and she started questioning why I even signed up if I wasn't going to do it. I said people sign up for stuff like that all the time without necessarily meaning to do it- it was a long time ago and I don't even remember. She hung up on me and while doing so I heard her say "b%&ch"!!! One other time AT&T called- they guy was nice so I was nice to him. Way off track i was asking him about where he lives, etc. He asked my current long distance provider and how much I pay each month. I don't know- it varies. So he's telling me how great AT&T is. I asked him if HE uses them for long distance, if he has to just say he does or if he has to cause he works for them, etc. Which, by the way, I have great long distance. I pay about $4 per month. Anyone interested should go to www.lowermybills.com and try to find a new long distance carrier on there. I have Unitel and it's SOOOO cheap! |
Meme9 | Tuesday, January 21, 2003 - 08:11 pm     I like to play with the telemarketer! I really don't get to many of them now, but I used to. The best one ended with the young lady telemarketer yelling at me "Don't rattle my cage". Now let me reminded you I didn't call her she called me! It was so funny my daughter and I laughed for an hour after that one. I would ask her a question back to each question she asked me, and each time she said she didn't want to answer my questions. Trust me my questions were basically the same as she was asking me. She wouldn't give up and so I tried to have her understand that I really didn't know who she was and that she could be anyone one on the other end of the line. At least she knew who I was, she had my name, address, phone number. She could get hold of me when ever she wanted to. I really don't understand why she didn't want to give me her home address, and phone number!!!hehe I was as nice as I could be to this young lady. And the nicer I was to her the more she went off like a rocket. My daughter and I still say "Don't rattle my cage" and laugh! hehe |
Ryn | Tuesday, January 21, 2003 - 08:15 pm     Indiana - no call list - love it. Since it was started I could count on one hand the # of telemarleting calls I have received. |
Cjr | Tuesday, January 21, 2003 - 08:59 pm     I have gotten 3 calls in the last week from a home security company. It is a tape recording that drones on for several minutes and I tried hanging up on it but it wouldn't let me break the connection! Talk about infuriated. The 3rd time I kept picking up the receiver and happened to catch the end of the message that said if I wanted a call from salesman press #1, if I didn't want the calls anymore to press #2. I pressed #2 and then wished I would have pressed #1 and screamed at the salesman. Not being able to disconnect should be illegal. |
Bakerygirl | Wednesday, January 22, 2003 - 05:23 am     A telemarketer called me the other day and asked, Sweetie, is your mommy or daddy home?? It really caught me off gaurd and I just said no they are not. I just can't believe tthey thought I was a little kid. Don't know if it should be a compliment or an insult. We have been getting anywhere form 6-10 calls a day, it's so annoying. They call early and late too which I don't get. Yesterday when they called my husband would answer in Japanese and they all hung up on him. So maybe they took us off the list and won't call back. Let hope anyway. I can not be rude to them, so I'm sure not going to be able to get rid of them. |
Kaili | Wednesday, January 22, 2003 - 06:15 am     Nope- they won't take you off the list unless you specifically request to be put on the company's no-call list. You can hang up on them 9,0000 times and it won't make a difference- you have to say the magic words (and sometimes it still takes a few tries). A few months ago I started doing this and the number of calls I got drastically decreased. I used to come home and look on my caller ID to see "unavailable" calls literally every 10 minutes. I started using the no-call list line and it went down. Now I'm on the state no-call list which started Jam. 1. The thing is, you cannot say "don't call me anymore"- You HAVE to request to be put on "the company's no-call list". |
Ryn | Wednesday, January 22, 2003 - 07:25 am     How To Get Rid of Telemarketers <RRRrrrrinnggg!> "Hello?" "Hello! Mr. Michaels?" "Speaking." "How are you today?" "OK so far..." "My name is Debbie from Pointless Industries, and I'm calling to offer you a fabulous new offer that we are offering...." "Who is this really?" "My name is Debbie from---" "How did you get this number?" "Well.. you are on our list of preferred---" <urgent whisper> "Listen to me, and listen good! You tell Hugo and his goons I lived up to my end of the deal! I cut up the bodies like he said, I ditched the car like he said, now I'm out of it, understand? You tell him he bothers me or my family again and I take everything I know to the Man, and don't pretend you don't know what I'm talking about!" <hang up> |
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