tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28426681.post6890449499824541088..comments2023-11-05T20:19:44.812+13:00Comments on Ambassador Watch: Hello, how are you today?Gavinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03060097218905523899noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28426681.post-9311066724647855282009-08-05T10:22:52.272+12:002009-08-05T10:22:52.272+12:00One thing worth noting:
If you get a call from a t...One thing worth noting:<br />If you get a call from a telemarketer or an unfamiliar source, don't say the word, "yes", or "uh-huh", or anything that can be construed as an affirmative answer.<br /><br />I once got "slammed", and ended up with a long distance phone company I didn't want.<br />When I complained, they said they had my voice on recording saying, "yes", claiming I had consented to the switch.<br />It took a few calls(one to them, one to the FCC, and another back to them telling them exactly what the FCC told me to tell them), but I was released from it after one billing cycle.<br /><br />Apparently, that long distance phone company was doing some sleight-of-hand and recording the victims' "yes" word and pasting it into a phony larger 'conversation' in order to back up their fake claims that people consented to use their service.<br /><br />What's next? Joe Junior coming down from the mountainous golf green with a "new commandment" on a stone tablet that he claims to be written by the finger of God, which reads, "THOU SHALL NOT ASK FOR ACCOUNTABILITY FROM PIRATES"?Melnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28426681.post-28774992965744595042009-08-05T04:21:11.293+12:002009-08-05T04:21:11.293+12:00"i just use Caller ID. if I don't recogni..."i just use Caller ID. if I don't recognize the name/number of the caller, i don't answer. and i never answer calls from "800" numbers."<br /><br />Exactly. Glory hallelujah for caller ID! I almost never answer calls from numbers I don't recognize, unless perhaps it's from an area code from which I'm expecting someone (a business, whatever) to call me. And never from toll-free numbers. I figure it's this simple: if it's someone who really needs to talk to me, they'll leave a voice mail.<br /><br />In the U.S., the do-no-call registry prevents cold calling, but allows ANY company that has had dealings with you in the past to call you. And non-profit orgs. are exempt from do-not-call. If any of this has changed, someone please correct me.camfinchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15687305972492937862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28426681.post-364896366967865452009-08-03T04:30:14.741+12:002009-08-03T04:30:14.741+12:00For anyone who is contemplating purchasing prescri...For anyone who is contemplating purchasing prescription meds on line ... beware<br /><br />We receive an average of 2 to 3 calls per day, non-stop, all of which originate from India. We have tried numerous approaches:<br />wrong number, the person is deceased (which doesn't deter them, so we offer them a copy of the deceased death certificate); identity theft, no such person. This has been going on for years now.<br /><br />My advice: if you purchase anything on-line, use all zeroes as a telephone number.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28426681.post-32430520857092061272009-08-02T16:48:30.442+12:002009-08-02T16:48:30.442+12:00all you will hear is a short ring.
sheesh, i sho...all you will <i>hear</i> is a short ring.<br /><br /><br />sheesh, i should proof read my posts before submitting them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28426681.post-79738710931736622242009-08-02T12:15:57.798+12:002009-08-02T12:15:57.798+12:00So you now have a new appreciation for the COG'...So you now have a new appreciation for the COG's who promise "no follow-up, no request for money" -- right???Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11058030312904622191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28426681.post-62640645643296884962009-08-02T11:56:24.388+12:002009-08-02T11:56:24.388+12:00come on guys! (and gals)
Telemarketers have a ver...come on guys! (and gals)<br /><br />Telemarketers have a very tough job. You certainly do not seem inclined to make it any easier for them. For some of these folks, it is the only gainful employment they are capable of. Have a heart.larryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11207263922457941293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28426681.post-31554360344691428272009-08-02T11:03:23.029+12:002009-08-02T11:03:23.029+12:00As noted in a previous post, your method of tellin...As noted in a previous post, your method of telling them you are on the do not call list wouldn't be much good here. Indeed, they are grateful you're on the list, that's how they got the number. We have another method, which in my opinion is much more fun.<br /><br />TM: Hello, how are you today?<br /><br />Pron: Oh, I am so glad you asked! I have just been diagnosed with testicular cancer. My wife just left me because she doesn't want to be around anyone who can no longer provide for her "special needs". On top of all that, the dog just pooped all over the living room rug, and Aunt Mabel just phoned to inform me that she is my real mother via the milkman.....<br /><br />By the time I get this far the line has usually gone dead. :-))Phrontistesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28426681.post-37297477078985032712009-08-02T10:41:37.509+12:002009-08-02T10:41:37.509+12:00Gavin, registering with a do not call list can com...Gavin, registering with a do not call list can come back to bite you in the backside. A couple of years ago the Canadian government ruled that the telemarketers association had to establish such a list. So far, so good. Tens of thousands of Canadians rushed to sign up. Of course, all the telemarketers had to have access to the list so they would know who not to call. That worked great for a while, until the telemarketers figured out the law was only enforceable for Canadian telemarketers. So they simply moved there operations across the border into the US. Thanks to our goverment the telemarketers now have a huge new list of numbers that they can call.Phrontistesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28426681.post-44837915988400945552009-08-02T05:47:18.335+12:002009-08-02T05:47:18.335+12:00Just ask them "have you given your heart to J...Just ask them "have you given your heart to Jesus yet?"... I find that stops them dead in their tracks. Telemarketers do not like the tables being turned on them...it throws them off script. They're like turtles on their backs, little green legs flailing away but going no where fast.<br /><br />Similarly when JW's ring the front doorbell, ask them, "Have you read Jesus' other gospel, The Book of Mormon"? <br /><br />And when the Mormons call at the door, just say "Lord Satan and Beelzebub beckons you entrance... let me cast a spell on your bicycle...muhahahahah...." Its more than those fresh young 18 year old minds can handle, all those old religious superstitions kick in so fast!<br /><br />But a simple stone Buddha outside the front door is often enough to deter most of them. AMERICAN KABUKIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11064036099785125749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28426681.post-15815523362533419262009-08-02T03:05:07.719+12:002009-08-02T03:05:07.719+12:00i just use Caller ID. if I don't recognize the...i just use Caller ID. if I don't recognize the name/number of the caller, i don't answer. and i never answer calls from "800" numbers.<br />there is a <a href="http://www2.panasonic.com/consumer-electronics/shop/Phones-Fax/Telephones/DECT-6-0-Phones/model.KX-TG9344T_11002_7000000000000005702" rel="nofollow">phone</a> on the market that allows you to block unwanted numbers. all you will here is a short ring. i'll be ordering one soon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com