[Mishmash] FOX News Video: Got Your Number

[Robyne Kerr]

>my husband asks for their credit card details first if they want to 
>sell us anything after asking what country they are in and what is 
>the weather like today.. that usually put them off. I like the phone 
>number idea.


Robyne





>I have two responses . . .one to ask that they transfer me to someone who
>speaks English (in most cases they barely do) or, to ask for their home
>number "because this is obviously important to you and I want to call you
>back while you are eating so we can discuss it".
>
>Hugh
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "David Brown" <krasney at k-ow.net>
>To: "'Mishmash'" <mishmash at mishmash.net>
>Sent: Wednesday, August 01, 2007 2:43 AM
>Subject: Re: [Mishmash] FOX News Video: Got Your Number
>
>
>>I don't get telemarketers very often but I also punish them.  I tell them
>>  that yes I am very interested and then ask them to hold while I get a
>>  pencil
>>  and paper.  I then put the phone beside the TV and leave it.  My
>>  understanding is that they are not allowed to hang up while they can hear
>>  voices.  I figure this ruins their quota and they drop me off the call
>>  list.
>>
>>  Cheers
>>
>>  David
>>
>>>  -----Original Message-----
>>>  From: William Smyth
>>>
>>>
>>>  > Video Headline: Got Your Number......
>>>
>>>  We have caller id plus an answering machine to monitor and
>>>  filter out telemarketers, etc. We're also on the US national
>>>  Do Not Call list.  The answering machine also has the blocked
>>>  call disconnect option engaged.
>>>  Despite these efforts we still receive calls from stubborn
>>>  sources.  Picking up then instantly hanging up helps
>>>  sometimes but not always so I resort to my bigger gun.
>>>  My Big Gun is to hold down one of the number keys on a
>>>  standard desk Touch Tone phone then pick up the handset.
>>>  This sends out the very loud number code to sock it to the
>>>  fool with the fancy one piece headset who's making the annoying call.
>>>
>>>  Ain't I so mean to the low paid murgatroyd odered to make
>>>  these calls but dammit they're irritating time wasting intrusions.
>>>
>>>  Bill in SC
>>
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