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12-27-2010, 03:23 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: K.C.
Posts: 11,731
M.O.C. #5980
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When they call...and call, and call
When you don't pay your bills they call to collect. When you have great credit they call to sell you stuff. Sometimes they call to ask you dumb stuff. I think sometimes they know how much it infuriates me and they call to just irritate me.
I get the first greeting, "Is this James?" NOBODY calls me James, so I just slam the phone down. If they sound remotely like it is someone I do business with I politely answer around 2 or maybe 3 questions, then I slam the phone down. If they get right to the subject matter by talking quickly, I tell them "Not interested" then slam the phone down. I might mutter something about them at that time. I almost always mutter about invading my privacy.
I know that's their job and all that, but it still really pi##*% me off.
What do you folks do?
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12-27-2010, 03:28 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Midlothian
Posts: 956
M.O.C. #40
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Ozz,
Did you register on the do not call list?
It won't stop all but about 90%. https://www.donotcall.gov/
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12-27-2010, 03:28 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: _
Posts: 5,238
M.O.C. #6337
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Tell them to put me on the no call list, rather, insist they do so.
THEN, HANG UP!
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12-27-2010, 03:47 AM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Adirondack
Posts: 367
M.O.C. #10754
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As soon as I realize it's one of those calls I politely say "can you hold for just a second" and put the phone down. I wait untill it starts beeping and then hang it up. I've been getting fewer calls lately.
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12-27-2010, 03:56 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: McKinney
Posts: 7,155
M.O.C. #6433
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If I don't recognize the name on caller ID, I usually don't answer and let the answering machine get it. If important, they can leave a message.
If the name shows up repeatedly, I will finally answer and immediately tell them to put me on their do not call list.
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Bill & Patricia
Riley, our Golden
2007 3075RL (recently sold, currently without)
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12-27-2010, 04:03 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: bloomington
Posts: 540
M.O.C. #10234
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I dont answer the land line.Used mostly for fax's.If they need to call me they have my cell # I tried the do not call list and 98% of the time the DW answers the land line it is some form of solitation.I am seriously thinking about saying BYE to the old land line.
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12-27-2010, 04:05 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Layton
Posts: 1,048
M.O.C. #666
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I also use call screening on our answering machine. Very effective.
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12-27-2010, 04:05 AM
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Established Member
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Katy
Posts: 32
M.O.C. #10963
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Call #1 Politely remind them I am on Texas & national No-Call lists and to please remove me from thier call list
Call #2 Curtly tell them I am on No-Call lists and DEMAND they not call again
Call #3 Be rude and aggressive
Call #4 Do as much %*&$(*%&(@*&&$ as I can before THEY hang up
Call #5 Usually does not happen after #4
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12-27-2010, 04:07 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Arnold
Posts: 1,200
M.O.C. #2586
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Ozz, We got Panasonic cordless phones that "speak" the caller ID. That way I don't even have to get up to know/hear that it is "Unavailable" or "Out of Area" or one of the kids or a neighbor. Very helpful screening tool. No stress.
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12-27-2010, 04:12 AM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Manchester
Posts: 143
M.O.C. #10583
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If I even pick up the phone (I love caller ID), I skip all that polite B.S. and slam the phone down first.
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12-27-2010, 04:20 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Vermontville
Posts: 1,129
M.O.C. #9045
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I had a window salesperson calling regularly. One day she called again and said we are from so and so and on and on and on. I listened till she was done and I then said OK, I have listened to your speach now you can listen to mine if you don't mind. She said OK, and I raced cars for 31 yrs and was always seeking sponsorship for racing. I commenced to tell her I wanted her windows, doors and roof replaced. Not a problem. But of course it will be paid for by the advertising on my race car. She promptly went into uhmmm, well uhmmmmmm, I will have to talk to my husband. I then said I got ya didn't I. She said yes, and I said either deliver the merchandise or please do NOT call. She obliged lol..............Haven't heard from them since
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12-27-2010, 04:34 AM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Windsor
Posts: 462
M.O.C. #8057
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My favorite line is when they ask for Ken, I tell them he's in prison. That usually stops them cold!! Of course, I only do that when Ken is there listening...so I can get a reaction from him as well!! What's that Flip Wilson line...."The devil made me do it!!"
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12-27-2010, 04:49 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Weeki Wachee
Posts: 814
M.O.C. #7219
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I ask for the callers name and company he works for. Then I tell them I'm on the Do Not Call List and I'm compiling a list of people and companies who ignore the list for a class action law suit that my brother in law atty is dying to represent.
End of all Calls.
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12-27-2010, 05:19 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location:
Posts: 992
M.O.C. #7128
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I live so far out in the boonies, and there are so few people around here to talk with, I try to engage them in surpurfilous B S. It's their nickel and some times I have nothing else pressing to be doing. Most times I never hear from them again.
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12-27-2010, 05:21 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Bakersfield
Posts: 5,316
M.O.C. #15
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Get rid of the land line! We were getting many many calls on the land line. So about 5 or 6 years ago we simply got rid of our land lines! No more calls. Actually that's not completely the story. During political times we do get a few political call or two. But we've found that using the cell phones has reduced our unwanted calls to a very acceptable level.
Thought there might be some negative problems with getting rid of our land lines but we've had absolutely no problem using ONLY cell phones. We ported our long time land line HOME phone number over to one of our cell phones.
The reason we got rid of the land lines was simply that we found we were traveling about 6 months of the year. This meant we were paying for a phone line that we didn't use half of the year! At the same time we got rid of our DSL data line for the same reason. We switched over to the Hughes Net for the internet connection. We have since then dropped our Hughes Net and gone to a USB Aircard. Recently we switched to the Verizon MiFi.
The best way to get rid of the excessive sales calls is to simply get rid of your land lines!
Good luck. Dennis
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12-27-2010, 05:28 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Murrieta
Posts: 5,816
M.O.C. #9257
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DW and I get these kinds of calls on our cellphones, too! Our numbers have been on the DO NOT CALL lists for a long time. The biggest problems with these are that they are automated calls, so you can't interrupt them up explain NOT to call and if you hang up, they just call again later. What has worked is that you let them finish, then call back the business or whatever and then tell them about the DO NOT CALL lists. 100% you get the ignorance on the other side, "We didn't know, but we'll put you on our do not call list". There should NOT be a different list. The Federal one is the only one that counts.
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12-27-2010, 05:57 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Winthrop Harbor
Posts: 1,831
M.O.C. #8160
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With all that "phone slamming" do you find yourself buying replacement phones???LOL
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12-27-2010, 06:53 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: K.C.
Posts: 11,731
M.O.C. #5980
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Ha, I slam to the precise point of just before it breaks..
We need the land line for the alarm system monitoring and the Company fax machine, as well as the AT&T U-Verse, or I would dump it.
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12-27-2010, 08:14 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Portland
Posts: 1,107
M.O.C. #8045
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We just bought a new set of Panasonic phones and it has a feature built in to block calls. When you receive an unwanted call just enter it into the block and presto, no more from that number. It only holds 30 of the blocked numbers though.
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12-27-2010, 10:04 AM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Millbury
Posts: 188
M.O.C. #9245
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Well first off when I was younger I got into some money troubles and this is how my wife and I took care of it.
1)"Look sir I only have so much money a month right now.So what we do is put all our bills in a fish bowl and draw bills until the money is gone. IF you don't stop calling I am gonna have to take your bill out of the fish bowl."
2)If they ask by last name, like "Is Mr. So and So there?" I would usually give my 2year old boy the phone and tell him to let the nice man know what he would like for his birthday.
3)Or a personal favorite story was when someone called to get us to subscribe to a magazine and my wife explained to him politely that we could'nt read. After a brief pause he said sorry and hung up.
I guess what I am trying to say is no matter if its bill collectors(hard times) or solicitation (good times) you HAVE to have fun with them.
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