[Mishmash] FOX News Video: Got Your Number

[Hugh Gigante]

I have two responses . . .one to ask that they transfer me to someone who 
speaks English (in most cases they barely do) or, to ask for their home 
number "because this is obviously important to you and I want to call you 
back while you are eating so we can discuss it".

Hugh

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Brown" <krasney at k-ow.net>
To: "'Mishmash'" <mishmash at mishmash.net>
Sent: Wednesday, August 01, 2007 2:43 AM
Subject: Re: [Mishmash] FOX News Video: Got Your Number


>I don't get telemarketers very often but I also punish them.  I tell them
> that yes I am very interested and then ask them to hold while I get a 
> pencil
> and paper.  I then put the phone beside the TV and leave it.  My
> understanding is that they are not allowed to hang up while they can hear
> voices.  I figure this ruins their quota and they drop me off the call 
> list.
>
> Cheers
>
> David
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: William Smyth
>>
>>
>> > Video Headline: Got Your Number......
>>
>> We have caller id plus an answering machine to monitor and
>> filter out telemarketers, etc. We're also on the US national
>> Do Not Call list.  The answering machine also has the blocked
>> call disconnect option engaged.
>> Despite these efforts we still receive calls from stubborn
>> sources.  Picking up then instantly hanging up helps
>> sometimes but not always so I resort to my bigger gun.
>> My Big Gun is to hold down one of the number keys on a
>> standard desk Touch Tone phone then pick up the handset.
>> This sends out the very loud number code to sock it to the
>> fool with the fancy one piece headset who's making the annoying call.
>>
>> Ain't I so mean to the low paid murgatroyd odered to make
>> these calls but dammit they're irritating time wasting intrusions.
>>
>> Bill in SC
>
>
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