happythoughts 0 #1 September 12, 2003 Dave Barry recently wrote a column about telemarketers. Dave was a writer for the Miami Herald. Pulitzer Prize winner, and the model for the tv show Daves World. clicky QuoteThe public, shrewdly, pays no attention to presidential politics until all the peripheral dorks are weeded out and it's finally time to make a selection between the two main dorks left over. So what does the public care about right now? Telemarketers. The public hates them. It hates them even more than it hates France, low-flow toilets and alleged customer service. About www.donotcall.com: Quote...This group argues that if its members are prohibited from calling people who do not want to be called, then 2 million telemarketers will lose their jobs. Of course, you could use pretty much the same reasoning to argue that laws against mugging cause unemployment among muggers. But that would be unfair. Muggers rarely intrude into your home. QuoteCall the American Teleservices Association, toll-free, at 877-779-3974, and tell them what you think. I think we should all call. They are always calling me and asking my opinion, it must be important to them. Just trying to help. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhillyKev 0 #2 September 12, 2003 QuoteOf course, you could use pretty much the same reasoning to argue that laws against mugging cause unemployment among muggers. But that would be unfair. Muggers rarely intrude into your home. Yeah, but since telemarketers can't do business the same way, they'll just turn to using more spam. And muggers would just become home invaders. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
happythoughts 0 #3 September 12, 2003 My fav thing to do with popups (when I'm bored) is to request information and put in an email address of "webmaster@----.com" using the address of the popup website. Let them spam themselves for a while. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wlie 0 #4 September 12, 2003 Since I'll have to prospect new clients as I begin my new career in insurance (don't worry, I'm selling to businesses), I'll treat each call as anyone on my drunk dial listMy other ride is the relative wind. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Keith 0 #5 September 12, 2003 An old friend of mine and I used to like to play practical jokes on each other. I got the Mormons to stop by every weekend to attempt to deliver her a free video tape that was sure to save our marriage; she in return signed me up for Sears home siding. For months Sears would call me every couple of days trying to sell me home siding, professional house painting services etc. I tried to explain the situation to the caller each time, and each time they would promise to put me on their do-not-call list; of course they never did. One day I had had enough. When the guy asked if Mr. McGill was at home I enquired, "Who Is This!?!" He said, "so-n-so from Sears." I yelled, "IS THIS SOME SORT OF SICK JOKE?" The poor guy said, "uh, no." I said, "WELL Mr. McGILL IS DEAD AND HAS BEEN FOR DAMN NEAR A YEAR!" and hung up. I finally made it on their do-not-call listKeith Don't Fuck with me Keith - J. Mandeville Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wlie 0 #6 September 12, 2003 The same works with life insurance. And that's why I never die - because I renew it every 2 yearsMy other ride is the relative wind. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aufreefly 0 #7 September 12, 2003 QuoteI think we should all call. They are always calling me and asking my opinion, it must be important to them. They actually stopped answering that number claiming that they had staff spending five hours a day deleting messages. I have been calling them whenever I pass by a payphone on the way home from class. I know they just delete it, but it still feels good to know that eventually they will have to reprint all their literature if we keep it up. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites happythoughts 0 #8 September 12, 2003 Of course, you could play the obvious joke of leaving your name and asking them to return the call... at another telemarketer. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites greenemachine 0 #9 September 12, 2003 my personal fav, is to tell the telemarketer that i am very interested in "whatever" they are trying to sell, but ask if they could just hold on for one second, i then set the phone down, walk away, come back about five minutes later (usually they are still there) and tell them yes i am defintly interested, but to please be patient and hold on for one more minute, then walk away, return again about five minutes later, usually after that they will hang up, if they are still there, tell them you changed you mind and are no longer interested and ask to be put on there no call list __________________________________________________If a Blonde throws a pin at you RUN, shes got a hand grenade in her mouth! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0
happythoughts 0 #8 September 12, 2003 Of course, you could play the obvious joke of leaving your name and asking them to return the call... at another telemarketer. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
greenemachine 0 #9 September 12, 2003 my personal fav, is to tell the telemarketer that i am very interested in "whatever" they are trying to sell, but ask if they could just hold on for one second, i then set the phone down, walk away, come back about five minutes later (usually they are still there) and tell them yes i am defintly interested, but to please be patient and hold on for one more minute, then walk away, return again about five minutes later, usually after that they will hang up, if they are still there, tell them you changed you mind and are no longer interested and ask to be put on there no call list __________________________________________________If a Blonde throws a pin at you RUN, shes got a hand grenade in her mouth! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
