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EsnRedshirt Special user Newark, CA 895 Posts |
Well, I got a call last night- Sunday at 8pm- and the guy on the other end said he was with a research survey, and could he ask some questions about my grocery shopping habits. Since I'm not busy, I play along, until about three questions in, when he asks me if I'd heard of a certain promotion at a specific retail chain. He then proceded to go into great detail about the promotion, and I suddenly found myself too busy to answer any more questions and hung up on him.
Turns out that "research surveys" are exempt from the Do Not Call registry, so companies are using this loophole to sneak in telephone advertising.
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Josh the Superfluous Inner circle The man of 1881 Posts |
Not new. 20+ years ago I was one of those surveyors. And we did it back then.
Be nice to those callers. They are working for minimum wage, under crummy conditions.
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landmark Inner circle within a triangle 5194 Posts |
I always use the Seinfeld gag on them.
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kcg5 Inner circle who wants four fried chickens and a coke 1868 Posts |
Which is?
Nobody expects the spanish inquisition!!!!!
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Josh the Superfluous Inner circle The man of 1881 Posts |
Give me your home number, and I'll call you back...
Yah, that's funny. I've told telemarketers that I don't have a phone. Just don't chew them out. They want to call you even less than you do. But it's a job.
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LobowolfXXX Inner circle La Famiglia 1196 Posts |
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On 2010-01-25 19:05, Josh the Superfluous wrote: You had the wrong employer(s); I had some decent (pay-wise) telemarketing gigs.
"Torture doesn't work" lol
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Slartibartfast Loyal user Southern Illinois 230 Posts |
I am always civil, but quickly end the call by saying "Not interested, thank you" and I then immediately hang up before they can say anything. I don't see any point in wasting either my time or theirs.
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Josh the Superfluous Inner circle The man of 1881 Posts |
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On 2010-01-25 22:16, LobowolfXXX wrote: Yes I did. They were very wrong. And it was questionable market research, with advertising thrown in for fun.
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markmiller Special user 731 Posts |
When I hear a telemarketing call I don't say a word, I just hang up. Saves us both time and energy.
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RS1963 Inner circle 2734 Posts |
When I have had calls where it's not a person but you are asked to answer a few questions I answer alright I'm sure whoever listens to it later on gets an education. If it's a live sales rep. I don't even let them finish their first sentence I just hang up.
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noble1 Special user 651 Posts |
Everyone needs a job but you need a thick skin toi be a telemarketer because of all the rejection.
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Cliffg37 Inner circle Long Beach, CA 2491 Posts |
When I was a telemarketer back in the 80's, (college summer job) I learned some new swear words. As a college students I thought I new them all. It was the first time I heard the expression "and the horse you rode in on." We worked Sunday's too, so I got chewed out for working on "the lord's" day as well.
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Caller: "Hi, I'd like to talk with Donna, please."
Me: "Sorry, she's not home right now. Can I have her call you back?" Caller: "Is this Mr. Ellis?" Me: "No, I'm a burglar ransacking the place."
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Tim Ellis V.I.P. Melbourne, Australia 1234 Posts |
We have a lot of exciting adventures with Telemarketers.
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Tim Ellis V.I.P. Melbourne, Australia 1234 Posts |
I've seen that site. Classy stuff. I need some way to record our conversations...
My latest game is, when they ask to speak to the manager, I put them on speaker phone and let them chat to our Lorikeets. They LOVE saying "Hello"
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Logan Five Inner circle Northern California 1434 Posts |
I got a call the other night from some guy who wanted to send me a $500 gift certificate for something, the only thing was that it was going to cost me a " small shipping and handling fee ", that's when I hung up on him.
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