www.donotcall.gov/
new telamarketer no call list.
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homebrew

Hardly worth the trouble to sign up.
You have to get the name of the person calling, the supervisors name, name of the company, etc etc etc.
I've got all 3 phone lines in the house listed with the do not call thing, and I get just as many calls as before.
I either hang up on them or ask them to tell me more, then set the phone down and let them ramble on.
I also send back all my postage paid envolopes empty.
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Charlie

I have found that if you fill the return envelopes with other advertisers crap and overfill the envelope....send it back, and they have to pay for the postage that was underpaid....now that is the way to shoot them in the foot....

Here in PA, the state has a no- call list. We signed up a year ago, and, not a single tellemarketer has called! It's GREAT! If your state does not offer it, ask for it. Although, I do miss playin with thier minds. LOL
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Director Of Entertainment/ Recreation
Dipstick Street Rod Association
Lower Susquehanna Chapter

Air horns work marvels, that is if you don't have a conscience about blowing out someone's eardrum! Can you hear me Grant?????????
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Emil
GCi
http://groups.msn.com/randomrodders
Drive it!
46 Ford Sedan
37 Packard Super 8

Thought about a wistle.
And if they have no problem interupting me when I'm in the middle of something, I have no conscience at all about blowing their eardrum out! hehe
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Charlie

HUH? WHAT?! lmao....

Guys...Guys...Guys...it's simple and works! All ya gotta do is say two simple words...."Hold Please"...lay the phone down for 5 10 15..maybe 20 minutes if they're persistent. Eventually by keeping them holding they'll eat their alotted minutes alive and if they take the hint they wont call back. I've done this to quite a few and they've never bothered calling back.
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Lower Susquehanna Chapter Member of DSRA - DSRA Mid Atlantic Division P.R Associate for Lugnuts 2003 World Tour..Coming to a City near you!

I had a local newspaper call and try desperately to sell me a subscription. They refused to take no for an answer. He finally asked why I didn't want their paper. I answered "because I'm blind, so it wouldn't do me any good". I've never heard anyone backpedal and apologise so much in my life. It was priceless!
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Boyd who?
1948 Chevy 1/2 ton (driver)
Some people march to a different drummer. I like to polka.

Few instances of my own...

"Hi sir, we're going to be in your neighborhood this week, and we thought maybe you'd need some roofing done to your home...do you?"......."I'm on the phone with you correct?"..."Yes sir"...."Therefore I must live in SOME sort of home, Correct?"...."Yes sir"..."And what does every home have atop it?"...."Uhhh..a roof sir!"...."YES! I live in a house that has a perfectly good roof on it therefore I dont need your services, thanks!"

Christmas time "Hi sir, Brinks Alarm here offering you a alarm system for the holidays!"...."I've got two mean @$$ pitbulls a doberman and a half dozen rotweillers, If someone gets by them, they're all sleeping sound, or dead...thanks but no thanks"
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Lower Susquehanna Chapter Member of DSRA - DSRA Mid Atlantic Division P.R Associate for Lugnuts 2003 World Tour..Coming to a City near you!

Quick solutions to the phone : surveys---pass the phone off to the 2 year old. (he loves talking on it anyway)---had one tied up on the phone one night for 20 minutes just passing the phone around and still didn't take the survey!

credit card offers---just explain how you thought it was going to be so hard to get another card the day after you just filed for bankruptcy. (THANK THEM REPEATEDLY!!!)

mail offers---just recieved one LAST WEEK addressed to the "sensible driver at _____saratoga drive", just wrote on the envelope" RETURN TO SENDER---RECIPIENT NOT AT THIS ADDRESS"

Haven't heard back on that one yet!
Kelly
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SORRY----I only get one thought a DAY!!!

Kelly--In Evansville, IN