Subject: Re: FW: How to deal with telemarketers and junk mail
From: minion (minion@mtaonline.net)
Date: Wed Apr 30 2003 - 22:47:34 AKDT
I like my way better. I tell them that as far as I'm concerned
telemarketing should be considered a crime and the punishment should be
execution on the spot. I did that about 3 years ago and it's only
reciently that they have started to call again. So who has an electric
chair I can borrow.
d
Greg Jetter wrote:
>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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