Subject: Re: FW: How to deal with telemarketers and junk mail
From: Greg Jetter (greg@lazymountain.com)
Date: Wed Apr 30 2003 - 22:28:37 AKDT
On Wednesday April 30 2003 7:34 pm, Jan Zumwalt wrote:
> I thought you might enjoy this!
>
> (1)The three little words are: "Hold On, Please..."
>
> Saying this, while putting down your phone and walking off (instead of
> hanging-up immediately) would make each telemarketing call so much more
> time-consuming that boiler room sales would grind to a halt. Then when=
you
> eventually hear the phone company's "beep-beep-beep" tone, you know it'=
s
> time to go back and hang up your handset, which has efficiently complet=
ed
> its task.
>
>
> (2) Do you ever get those annoying phone calls with no one on the other
> end?
>
> This is a telemarketing technique where a machine makes phone calls and
> records the time of day when a person answers the phone. This techniqu=
e is
> used to determine the best time of day for a "real" sales person to cal=
l
> back and get someone at home. What you can do after answering, if you
> notice there is no one there, is to immediately start hitting your # bu=
tton
> on the phone, 6 or 7 times, as quickly as possible. This confuses the
> machine that dialed the call and it kicks your number out of their syst=
em.
>
> (3) Another Good Idea:
>
> When you get "ads" enclosed with your phone or utility bill, return the=
se
> "ads" with your payment. Let the sending companies throw their own jun=
k
> mail away.
>
> When you get those "pre-approved" letters in the mail for everything fr=
om
> credit cards to 2nd mortgages and similar type junk, do not throw away =
the
> return envelope. Most of these come with postage-paid return envelopes=
,
> right? It costs them more than the regular 37 cents postage "IF" and w=
hen
> they receive them back.
>
> It costs them nothing if you throw them away! The postage was around 5=
0
> cents before the last increase and it is according to the weight. In t=
hat
> case, why not get rid of some of your other junk mail and put it in the=
se
> cool little, postage-paid return envelopes. One of Andy Rooney's (60
> minutes) ideas. Send an ad for your local chimney cleaner to American
> Express. Send a pizza coupon to Citibank. If you didn't get anything =
else
> that day, then just send them their blank application back!
>
> If you want to remain anonymous, just make sure your name isn't on anyt=
hing
> you send them. You can even send the envelope back empty if you want t=
o
> just to keep them guessing! Eventually, the banks and credit card
> companies will begin getting their own junk back in the mail. Let's le=
t
> them know what it's like to get lots of junk mail, and best of all they=
're
> paying for it...Twice!
>
> Let's help keep our postal service busy since they are saying that e-ma=
il
> is cutting into their business profits, and that's why they need to
> increase postage costs again. You get the idea ! If enough people fol=
low
> these tips, it will work---- I have been doing this for years, and I ge=
t
> very little junk mail anymore.
>
> THIS JUST MIGHT BE ONE E-MAIL THAT YOU WILL WANT TO FORWARD TO YOUR
> FRIENDS.
>
>
>
>
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hand the phone over to your three year old and let them talk a wile : )
Greg
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