ARRRRRRRRRRGH FUCKING TELEMARKETERS

NAD is still special. · May 28th, 2005, 12:34 PM

I get so many god damn phone calls a day it's RIDICULOUS!!! Only like 3 people that know me have my home phone number because I use my cell phone all the time, but some days the phone rings off the hook (been up 30 minutes today, so far 3 fucking calls

). And they don't even ask for people that exist anymore! Just got a phonecall for "Nancy Smith." Now when fucking morons butcher the OH SO DIFFICULT NAME of Adrian into Adam, Aaron, Andano or wtf ever I can almost understand, but NANCY!?!?

Why do such things exist? I really don't understand what type of people buy into whatever these idiots sell. Lonely people? The elderly? Jehovah's Witnesses? GAH!

:Omg: :wtf: :i'm-not-lolz-ing:

NAD is still special. · May 28th, 2005, 01:23 PM

So them shitz work then? Perhaps I shall. I'm from, like California dude, can't you totally tell and some junk?

man as robot · May 28th, 2005, 01:33 PM

Ah. Yeah it completely works. By chance you may get a call like once every... year. If you do you can ask to be put on their personal do not call list, it's against some random law if they don't adhere.

lurch70 · May 28th, 2005, 02:34 PM

http://www.ftc.gov/donotcall/

Demilich · May 28th, 2005, 02:54 PM

does Canadia have one of these lists?

Demonspell · May 28th, 2005, 08:36 PM

I'm on the do not call list, and while the volume has definitely decreased, I still have to use the magic words "I'm not interested, shiteater" at least once a week...be sure to read the loopholes, which are many.

Mormagil · May 28th, 2005, 08:51 PM

My favorite telemarketer call was the one where the guy got mad at me for asking him to repeat himself, when he was the one calling ME at eight in the morning, on a Saturday.

lizard · May 31st, 2005, 07:10 AM

the do not call does work, but like someone said there are loopholes. I quit fucking SBC phone service cause they were such total assholes, and signed up with another company which gives me free caller ID, now when SBC calls (which has been for months) trying to beg me back I just see its them calling and laugh to myself, ah hahaha, fuckszors!

Reign in Acai · March 17th, 2006, 09:52 PM

Holy fuck do I need to join this list. Half a dozen people have my number, but low and behold the Los Angeles County Sheriff's department is on my ass for a booster donation. I have 10 damn parking violations written by blind meter maids that can't read that I have time left on the space, yet, they expect me to donate to their program that encourages the use of seatbelts. Like I give a fuck if some drunken driver flies out of the windshield from not wearing his or her shoulder harness?!?!? And they are persistent like you wouldn't believe. They start you off with.

"I got two offers for ya, ya can have a $40 pledge, or a $30 pledge". I reply, "eh I'm a little tight with money". To get them off my backside. Nope doesn't work. "Well Jerry, I'll tell ye what I'm going to do for ya, how about I sign ya up for a $20 dollar pledge and I'll still throw in that back the badge decal free of charge." (I ask them for a website I can check out in a desperate hope to politely get off the line as if I'm going to go do some follow up.) "That there website is www.cops.cc, you go check that out, but in the meantime how about I put you down for $10 and still give you that booster decal?" At this time I just gently put the phone down. Oh my.

J. · March 17th, 2006, 09:58 PM

haha, paying for parking. that's like buying water. hehehe

Reign in Acai · March 17th, 2006, 10:20 PM

Holy fuck do I hate meter maids. One time my transmission plum blew out. The only way I could park the thing was on the opposite side of the street. Neighbors call the fuckers up and on the scene comes some Tyrone Jewels looking motherfucker who writes me up. He could care less about my misfortune. There's just no reasoning with these quota hitting homo's.

More recently my engine is overheating because my mechanic "Pepene" who worked on my car putting in a radiator 3 hours prior forgot to clamp one of the damn hoses to the bottom end of one of the valve thingamajiggys. Hence I end up being stuck in the ghetto part of hollywood. Well I proceed to walk inside a laundry mat and fumble through 4 damn yellow page books, all of which have the towing section ripped out of them, all in the search of some automobile relief. After perusing through such trust worthy businesses as "Jorge's All Night Tow", and "WeBder4U Towing" I finally call a schmuck to come assist me with this dilemma. Well to my dismay I walk outside and the vehicle is surrounded by L.A.F.D. Well for some reason, whether I catch them at the wrong time of the day or what, I'm not sure. But I have never had a pleasant experience with fire fighters. Most of them are just outright dickheads. Well they are writing me a ticket for parking within a couple feet of their fire station. This fucking thing was hidden in a damn corner. And In my moment of "oh shit my engines going to blow" I didnt notice that this overpaid gym facility was in my sights. Well I explain the story to no avail. "Bam $50 ticket nice to see ya". Add that to my most recent citation where I leave a bright shiny quarter in the meter, only to drive home and see that some police academy reject wrote me up on a whim, has made me say fuck this city, and fuck your donation requests. Oh and the 8 million mexicans and negroe's doesn't help the cause much either.

May 28th, 2005, 01:33 PM	#3 (permalink)
man as robot Hates Vikings Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 2,651	Ah. Yeah it completely works. By chance you may get a call like once every... year. If you do you can ask to be put on their personal do not call list, it's against some random law if they don't adhere. __________________ Perpetual multiplier Procreating bastard Ever had your gonads smashed by a ball-peen hammer? Ever been forced into a vasectomy by and axe wielding homovore? Do you know the word pain? You will when the mallet falls Again and again and again and again

May 28th, 2005, 08:36 PM	#6 (permalink)
Demonspell cheating the polygraph Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: dead between the walls Posts: 15,515	I'm on the do not call list, and while the volume has definitely decreased, I still have to use the magic words "I'm not interested, shiteater" at least once a week...be sure to read the loopholes, which are many. __________________ "There is a concern that the Internet could be used to commit crimes and that advanced encryption could disguise such activity. However, we do not provide the government with phone jacks outside our homes for unlimited wiretaps. Why, then, should we grant government the Orwellian capability to listen at will and in real time to our communications across the Web?"" -- JOHN ASHCROFT, as a U.S. senator, from his Aug. 12, 1997 op-ed piece in the Washington Times, "Welcoming Big Brother."

May 28th, 2005, 08:51 PM	#7 (permalink)
Mormagil bring back the corvee Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: California Posts: 2,606	My favorite telemarketer call was the one where the guy got mad at me for asking him to repeat himself, when he was the one calling ME at eight in the morning, on a Saturday. __________________

May 31st, 2005, 07:10 AM	#8 (permalink)
lizard Pheremones of Hate Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Hotel Hitler ~ Where We Have Ways of Making You Enjoy Your Stay Posts: 23,326	the do not call does work, but like someone said there are loopholes. I quit fucking SBC phone service cause they were such total assholes, and signed up with another company which gives me free caller ID, now when SBC calls (which has been for months) trying to beg me back I just see its them calling and laugh to myself, ah hahaha, fuckszors! __________________ [URL="http://www.sonofscience.com/"][IMG]http://www.sonofscience.com/tags/tag.gif[/IMG][/URL]

March 17th, 2006, 09:52 PM	#9 (permalink)
Reign in Acai Acai by the Barrel Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 12,464	Holy fuck do I need to join this list. Half a dozen people have my number, but low and behold the Los Angeles County Sheriff's department is on my ass for a booster donation. I have 10 damn parking violations written by blind meter maids that can't read that I have time left on the space, yet, they expect me to donate to their program that encourages the use of seatbelts. Like I give a fuck if some drunken driver flies out of the windshield from not wearing his or her shoulder harness?!?!? And they are persistent like you wouldn't believe. They start you off with. "I got two offers for ya, ya can have a $40 pledge, or a $30 pledge". I reply, "eh I'm a little tight with money". To get them off my backside. Nope doesn't work. "Well Jerry, I'll tell ye what I'm going to do for ya, how about I sign ya up for a $20 dollar pledge and I'll still throw in that back the badge decal free of charge." (I ask them for a website I can check out in a desperate hope to politely get off the line as if I'm going to go do some follow up.) "That there website is www.cops.cc, you go check that out, but in the meantime how about I put you down for $10 and still give you that booster decal?" At this time I just gently put the phone down. Oh my. Last edited by Reign in Acai : October 3rd, 2008 at 09:10 PM.

May 28th, 2005, 02:34 PM	#4 (permalink)
lurch70 an RC irregular Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Rancho Cucamonga Posts: 15,169	http://www.ftc.gov/donotcall/

May 28th, 2005, 02:54 PM	#5 (permalink)
Demilich where the skies end Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 12,164	does Canadia have one of these lists?

March 17th, 2006, 09:58 PM	#10 (permalink)
J. Anti-Funderground Join Date: May 2002 Location: The Woodlands Posts: 21,341	haha, paying for parking. that's like buying water. hehehe __________________

March 17th, 2006, 10:20 PM	#11 (permalink)
Reign in Acai Acai by the Barrel Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 12,464	Holy fuck do I hate meter maids. One time my transmission plum blew out. The only way I could park the thing was on the opposite side of the street. Neighbors call the fuckers up and on the scene comes some Tyrone Jewels looking motherfucker who writes me up. He could care less about my misfortune. There's just no reasoning with these quota hitting homo's. More recently my engine is overheating because my mechanic "Pepene" who worked on my car putting in a radiator 3 hours prior forgot to clamp one of the damn hoses to the bottom end of one of the valve thingamajiggys. Hence I end up being stuck in the ghetto part of hollywood. Well I proceed to walk inside a laundry mat and fumble through 4 damn yellow page books, all of which have the towing section ripped out of them, all in the search of some automobile relief. After perusing through such trust worthy businesses as "Jorge's All Night Tow", and "WeBder4U Towing" I finally call a schmuck to come assist me with this dilemma. Well to my dismay I walk outside and the vehicle is surrounded by L.A.F.D. Well for some reason, whether I catch them at the wrong time of the day or what, I'm not sure. But I have never had a pleasant experience with fire fighters. Most of them are just outright dickheads. Well they are writing me a ticket for parking within a couple feet of their fire station. This fucking thing was hidden in a damn corner. And In my moment of "oh shit my engines going to blow" I didnt notice that this overpaid gym facility was in my sights. Well I explain the story to no avail. "Bam $50 ticket nice to see ya". Add that to my most recent citation where I leave a bright shiny quarter in the meter, only to drive home and see that some police academy reject wrote me up on a whim, has made me say fuck this city, and fuck your donation requests. Oh and the 8 million mexicans and negroe's doesn't help the cause much either.