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<blockquote data-quote="TLCfromARK" data-source="post: 53596" data-attributes="member: 198"><p>> > (1) The three little words are: "Hold On, Please..."</p><p>> > Saying this, while putting down your phone and</p><p>> > walking off (instead of</p><p>> > hanging-up immediately) would make each</p><p>> > telemarketing call so much more</p><p>> > time-consuming that boiler room sales would grind to</p><p>> > a halt. </p><p>> > </p><p>> > Then when you eventually hear the phone company's</p><p>> > "beep-beep-beep" tone,</p><p>> > you know it's time to go back and hang up your</p><p>> > handset, which has efficiently completed its task. </p><p>> > </p><p>> > </p><p>> > (2) Do you ever get those annoying phone calls with</p><p>> > no one on the other end? </p><p>> > This is a telemarketing technique where a machine</p><p>> > makes phone calls and</p><p>> > records the time of day when a person answers the</p><p>> > phone. </p><p>> > This technique is used to determine the best time of</p><p>> > day for a "real"</p><p>> > sales person to call back and get someone at home. </p><p>> > What you can do after answering, if you notice there</p><p>> > is no one there, is</p><p>> > to immediately start hitting your # button on the</p><p>> > phone, 6 or 7 times,</p><p>> > as quickly as possible. This confuses the machine</p><p>> > that dialed the call</p><p>> > and it kicks your number out of their system. </p><p>> > </p><p>> > (3) Another Good Idea: </p><p>> > When you get "ads" enclosed with your phone or</p><p>> > utility bill, return</p><p>> > these "ads" with your payment. Let the sending</p><p>> > companies throw their own junk mail away. </p><p>> > </p><p>> > When you get those "pre-approved" letters in the</p><p>> > mail for everything</p><p>> > from credit cards to 2nd mortgages and similar type</p><p>> > junk, do not throw</p><p>> > away the return envelope. </p><p>> > </p><p>> > Most of these come with postage-paid return</p><p>> > envelopes, right? </p><p>> > It costs them more than the regular 37cents postage</p><p>> > "IF" and when they receive them back. </p><p>> > It costs them nothing if you throw them away! The</p><p>> > postage was around 50</p><p>> > cents before! The last increase and it is according</p><p>> > to the weight. In</p><p>> > that case, why not get rid of some of your other</p><p>> > junk mail and put it in</p><p>> > these cool little, postage-paid return envelopes One</p><p>> > of Andy Rooney's</p><p>> > (60 minutes) ideas. Send an ad for your local</p><p>> > chimney cleaner to</p><p>> > American Express. Send a pizza coupon to Citibank. </p><p>> > If you didn't get</p><p>> > anything else that day, then just send them their</p><p>> > blank application back! </p><p>> > If you want to remain anonymous, just make sure your</p><p>> > name isn't on anything you send them. </p><p>> > You can even send the envelope back empty if you</p><p>> > want to just to keep them guessing! </p><p>> > </p><p>> > Eventually, the banks and credit card companies will</p><p>> > begin getting their own junk back in the mail. </p><p>> > Let's let them know what it's like to get lots of</p><p>> > junk mail, and best of all they're paying for it...Twice! </p><p>> > </p><p>> > Let's help keep our postal service busy since they</p><p>> > are saying that</p><p>> > e-mail is cutting into their business profits, and</p><p>> > that's why they need</p><p>> > to increase postage costs again. You get the idea!</p><p></p><p> ;-) </p><p>> ></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TLCfromARK, post: 53596, member: 198"] > > (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 completed 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 technique is used to determine the best time of > > day for a "real" > > sales person to call 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 # button 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 system. > > > > (3) Another Good Idea: > > When you get "ads" enclosed with your phone or > > utility bill, return > > these "ads" with your payment. Let the sending > > companies throw their own junk mail away. > > > > When you get those "pre-approved" letters in the > > mail for everything > > from 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 37cents postage > > "IF" and when they receive them back. > > It costs them nothing if you throw them away! The > > postage was around 50 > > cents before! The last increase and it is according > > to the weight. In > > that case, why not get rid of some of your other > > junk mail and put it in > > these 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 anything you send them. > > You can even send the envelope back empty if you > > want to just to keep them guessing! > > > > Eventually, the banks and credit card companies will > > begin getting their own junk back in the mail. > > Let's let 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-mail is cutting into their business profits, and > > that's why they need > > to increase postage costs again. You get the idea! ;-) > > [/QUOTE]
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