Telemarketers

Bookworm · Post by **Bookworm** » Fri Mar 25, 2005 2:18 pm

I just got a phone call. The first thing the recording said was, "Please don't hang up." So I hung up. Do they actually think that a mechanical voice asking me not to hang up will keep me on the phone?

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sintekk · Post by **sintekk** » Fri Mar 25, 2005 2:26 pm

Bookworm wrote: Do they actually think that a mechanical voice asking me not to hang up will keep me on the phone?

Yes. Surveys show that 90% of people love robots and will do what the robots say.

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Red Squirrel · Post by **Red Squirrel** » Fri Mar 25, 2005 3:07 pm

I find that so funny, those robot calls. Some actualy make you hold! (probably since the tap has to rewind from last time LOL)

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Bookworm · Post by **Bookworm** » Fri Mar 25, 2005 3:12 pm

I've gotten calls from real people who sound like they are so bored with having to call people. How can they hope to sell anything?

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MrSelf · Post by **MrSelf** » Fri Mar 25, 2005 3:14 pm

Not me, I beat up robots and steal the gold from their belly, 'cause that's what Kurt would have wanted.. R.I.P.

Bill and Erik

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Red Squirrel · Post by **Red Squirrel** » Fri Mar 25, 2005 3:14 pm

lol yeah. And I still think it should be illegal, it's like worse then spam. Companies should find more professional ways to sell their products. The do not call list does not work, since why will they even bother to follow it anyway? What they need is to make it illegal, and it should be in the same category as prank calls.

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MrSelf · Post by **MrSelf** » Fri Mar 25, 2005 3:20 pm

Red Squirrel wrote: The do not call list does not work, since why will they even bother to follow it anyway?

Uh, because they get a nice hefty fine if they don't. It works pretty well, as long as the business is legit, but then making it illegal wouldn't at all help block the non-legit businesses from 'spamming' anyway.

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sintekk · Post by **sintekk** » Fri Mar 25, 2005 3:25 pm

The DNC list has weeded out lots of telemarketers, but I still get a lot of non-profit arses...

When will the ARC learn I have nothing to give them? I value all my old crap!

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Bookworm · Post by **Bookworm** » Fri Mar 25, 2005 3:29 pm

Just got another call. A real person this time, at least. She wanted to invite my family to the Wisconsin Dells. I hung up on her, too.

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MrSelf · Post by **MrSelf** » Fri Mar 25, 2005 3:49 pm

To be fair, I often screen my calls and if I don't know the number, they can leave a message. If its an aggressive telemarketer, I'll answer it and tell them to take me off their list and not to call again, I don't really have any problems after that. I'm not on the DNC list.

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manadren · Post by **manadren** » Fri Mar 25, 2005 3:53 pm

The wierd ones are when some robot calls you, telling you to call someone else. Now that's just f'd up. No, it's not bad enough that they have to call me, now they want me to call them.

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Red Squirrel · Post by **Red Squirrel** » Fri Mar 25, 2005 4:29 pm

"To learn more, call this long 1-888 number"

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Minnie · Post by **Minnie** » Fri Mar 25, 2005 7:11 pm

I know!! What are these telemarketers thinking!

That just cracks me up when I get a robot call and asks me to hold, after they call me. If you don't want to talk to me why did you call?

I always feel sorry for telemarketers since I was in that job before, so I always say no but I have some fun with them first. Make their night a little bit more exciting!

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wasting_time27 · Post by **wasting_time27** » Fri Mar 25, 2005 10:51 pm

hehehe, my boyfriend is a telemarketer! he sells insurance quotes, and gets at least 5 people to say yes to him every hour. he told me he makes like 17 dollars a hour.

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000 · Post by **000** » Sat Mar 26, 2005 12:31 am

Bookworm wrote: She wanted to invite my family to the Wisconsin Dells.

hehe, We went to the Dells twice last year. We are in the process of booking another vacation to the Dells this year right now.

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Bookworm · Post by **Bookworm** » Sat Mar 26, 2005 12:36 am

0 wrote:
Bookworm wrote: She wanted to invite my family to the Wisconsin Dells.
hehe, We went to the Dells twice last year. We are in the process of booking another vacation to the Dells this year right now.

You're doing it through a telemarketer, I hope.

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Minnie · Post by **Minnie** » Sat Mar 26, 2005 10:12 am

wasting_time27 wrote: hehehe, my boyfriend is a telemarketer! he sells insurance quotes, and gets at least 5 people to say yes to him every hour. he told me he makes like 17 dollars a hour.

Wow! That's great! He should move to sales instead of telemarketing. Insurance is tough. What kind of insurance does he work in?

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Red Squirrel · Post by **Red Squirrel** » Sat Mar 26, 2005 10:52 am

I had a telemarketter from Sears wanting to sell me life insurence.. I never knew Sears did life insurence. Just seems weird to have insurence from a department store.

But it get's worse. One of the groceery stores in town offers mortgages.

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wasting_time27 · Post by **wasting_time27** » Sat Mar 26, 2005 12:19 pm

Minnie wrote:
wasting_time27 wrote: hehehe, my boyfriend is a telemarketer! he sells insurance quotes, and gets at least 5 people to say yes to him every hour. he told me he makes like 17 dollars a hour.

Wow! That's great! He should move to sales instead of telemarketing. Insurance is tough. What kind of insurance does he work in?

i have no idea. but he had been working at target, but his manager laid off him because there were to many people. so he went back to his old job, telemarketing, just so he could get some money. the place he is working at though, is about to be going out of business. so he is working there until it does, so he can get some good money.

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Minnie · Post by **Minnie** » Sat Mar 26, 2005 2:34 pm

wasting_time27 wrote:
Minnie wrote:
wasting_time27 wrote: hehehe, my boyfriend is a telemarketer! he sells insurance quotes, and gets at least 5 people to say yes to him every hour. he told me he makes like 17 dollars a hour.

Wow! That's great! He should move to sales instead of telemarketing. Insurance is tough. What kind of insurance does he work in?

i have no idea. but he had been working at target, but his manager laid off him because there were to many people. so he went back to his old job, telemarketing, just so he could get some money. the place he is working at though, is about to be going out of business. so he is working there until it does, so he can get some good money.

You don't know what kind of insurance he is working with? He's your boyfriend? They are going out of business and they pay that much? Strange.

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Cicero · Post by **Cicero** » Sat Mar 26, 2005 3:18 pm

Commision probably gets him extra

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ana · Post by **ana** » Sat Mar 26, 2005 7:47 pm

MCs best get used to rejection like telemarketers.

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Bookworm · Post by **Bookworm** » Sat Mar 26, 2005 8:17 pm

Minnie wrote:
wasting_time27 wrote:
Minnie wrote:
Wow! That's great! He should move to sales instead of telemarketing. Insurance is tough. What kind of insurance does he work in?

i have no idea. but he had been working at target, but his manager laid off him because there were to many people. so he went back to his old job, telemarketing, just so he could get some money. the place he is working at though, is about to be going out of business. so he is working there until it does, so he can get some good money.

You don't know what kind of insurance he is working with? He's your boyfriend? They are going out of business and they pay that much? Strange.

lol, i think its car insurance, but im not sure. and yes he is my boyfriend. and yes they pay that much, they dont have many people working for them.

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sintekk · Post by **sintekk** » Sat Mar 26, 2005 8:21 pm

Bookworm wrote: lol, i think its car insurance, but im not sure. and yes he is my boyfriend. and yes they pay that much, they dont have many people working for them.

Forgot to log out again

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wasting_time27 · Post by **wasting_time27** » Sat Mar 26, 2005 8:26 pm

grrrrnesssss on my dad! oh well, lol. its kind of funny.

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