cci stinger Posted September 15, 2006 Report Share Posted September 15, 2006 Three Little Words That Work!! (1) The three little words: "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 BT's "beep-beep-beep" tone, you know it's time to go back and hang up your handset, which has efficiently completed its task. These three little words will help eliminate telephone soliciting. (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" salesperson 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 dialled the call and it kicks your number out of their system. Gosh, what a shame not to have your name in their system any longer!!! 3: 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-prepaid return envelopes, right? It costs them more than the regular postage "IF" and when they are returned. It costs them nothing if you throw them away! In that case, why not get rid of some of your other junk mail and put it in these cool little,postage-prepaid return envelopes. Send an ad for your local chimney cleaner to American Express. Send a pizza coupon to Westpac. 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 return. You can even send the envelope back empty if you want to just to keep them guessing! It still costs them!!!!! The banks and credit card companies are currently getting a lot of their own junk back in the mail, but folks, we need to OVERWHELM them. 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 Royal Mail 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! If enough people follow these tips, it will work ---- maybe you'll get very little junk mail anymore. THIS JUST MIGHT BE ONE E-MAIL THAT YOU WILL WANT TO FORWARD TO YOUR FRIENDS!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiiish1987 Posted September 15, 2006 Report Share Posted September 15, 2006 Ineresting idea. Personally i'd rather send them my dogs food once it's been "through the system". Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunkield Posted September 15, 2006 Report Share Posted September 15, 2006 As we employed an ex telemarketer at one time, I can tell you reason their is often no one at the other end of the phone is because they use a tool that rings 4 or 5 numbers at once. The first one to answer cuts the remaining calls off, hence the "Hello Mr . . . . .err . . . . . . Jones" as they read your name off the screen off the screen. Unsubscribing to these calls has got rid of all of them, and we used to get a lot, I mean a real lot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pike Posted September 15, 2006 Report Share Posted September 15, 2006 Another grumpy old man - keep it up!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njc110381 Posted September 15, 2006 Report Share Posted September 15, 2006 What a great idea, I'd never thought of that! Just forwarded it to my whole e-mail address book,that should help. I cut the end of my finger off with the hedgecutter at work the other day, so I need something to pass the time until it heals itself and I can work/shoot again (don't panic, it's not my trigget finger ). Time to go and sort out the recycling box I think! Cheers stinger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Pat Posted September 15, 2006 Report Share Posted September 15, 2006 Hi All When you get any junk mail rip up the contents and the envelope it came in, and post back in the pre-paid envelope with your name and address in plain view. You will quickly disappear from their mailing lists. I even got a letter from American Express complaining that if I did not want their junk mail I should contact the mailing preference service (the cheeky ****). The thing that probably miffed them was the fact that I would stuff any other non returnable junk mail into the envelope to weight it up and add to their costs. Any leaflet style junkmail that is delivered by your post man (thus earning the royal mail a fortune) should be placed in your nearest post box, they will then get the message that nobody wants this **** through their letter box, or they may become more open about how the public can stop unsolicited mail from them. Cheers for the tips on the telemarketers. Pat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pin Posted September 15, 2006 Report Share Posted September 15, 2006 I've sent rabbit poo, hair I pulled out of the plughole, other junk mail back to them Another tip, the business reply thing they have on there can be cut off and taped to something a lot bigger and heavier Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lancs Lad Posted September 15, 2006 Report Share Posted September 15, 2006 I've sent rabbit poo, hair I pulled out of the plughole, other junk mail back to them Another tip, the business reply thing they have on there can be cut off and taped to something a lot bigger and heavier Just remember the poor people that have to work in the post rooms of these places......They are human like you or me........... It aint nice,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, I used to work for an insurance company and some of the stuff our lads used to get through would make you sick............It doesnt stop the companies from marketing......... So before you think about sending **** thru the post,,,,,,think of the bloke like you or me at the other end that is opening the mail........... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
il cacciatore Posted September 15, 2006 Report Share Posted September 15, 2006 Mailing preference service. Telephone preference service Fax preference service Subscribe to these and youll drastically cut down your junk mail and telemarketing calls - It stops them because they can be fined for sending them to people on the list. Once I freaked out a telemarketer that phoned cause I asked for his name and the company who he worked for and then said to him "I am on the list." He couldnt be more apologetic. Also, you can stop mail 'to the occupier' unaddressed post by sending your name and address to: Freepost RRBT-ZBXB-TTTS Opt-Outs, Royal Mail, Kingsmead House, Oxpens Road, Oxford, OX1 1RX or by emailing: optout@royalmail.com They will then send you a form that you fill out and return to them. I done all these things and I dont get junk mail anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SNAKEBITE Posted September 15, 2006 Report Share Posted September 15, 2006 Just remember the poor people that have to work in the post rooms of these places......They are human like you or me........... It aint nice,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, I used to work for an insurance company and some of the stuff our lads used to get through would make you sick............It doesnt stop the companies from marketing......... So before you think about sending **** thru the post,,,,,,think of the bloke like you or me at the other end that is opening the mail........... They choose to work there knowing the score! You don't join the army and bitch that people are shooting at you do you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirky640 Posted September 15, 2006 Report Share Posted September 15, 2006 empty lifes folks ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njc110381 Posted September 15, 2006 Report Share Posted September 15, 2006 I don't think it's fair to send stuff like that. You're only upsetting the workers, not the bloke in charge. It's the "don't shoot the messenger" thing. Just hurt their pockets, they care more about that than the workers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
me and my lad Posted September 15, 2006 Report Share Posted September 15, 2006 i registered with TPS on my work and home phone. if anyone does call all i say is that im registerd with TPS, they say sorry and hang up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPARKIE Posted September 15, 2006 Report Share Posted September 15, 2006 i like the idea of they send me there **** so ill send them mine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave-G Posted September 16, 2006 Report Share Posted September 16, 2006 Huh! I just followed the flowchart of that mps link, right through to it asking for my email addy and then it advised I would get a letter from them periodically... don't think so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P03 Posted September 16, 2006 Report Share Posted September 16, 2006 Nice idea's but be careful what you put in the envelopes, after the Anthrax (white powder etc) scare a few years ago, I think they included something in the anti-terrorism act to stop people sending nasties in envelopes. The last thing you want is MI5 banging on your door at Oh my god O'clock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cci stinger Posted September 21, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2006 would not be good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malcolm Posted September 21, 2006 Report Share Posted September 21, 2006 I never just hang up. Since I've wasted my time answering the 'phone, I try to string them along a bit. It only takes a bit more time and you get the satisfaction of their frustration. It can be good sport. Maybe I'm just sad ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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