Guest guest Posted March 2, 2004 Report Share Posted March 2, 2004 ) The three little words are: "Hold On, Please..."> > > > >Saying this, while putting down your phone and walking off (instead> of> > >hanging-up immediately) would make each telemarketing call so much more> > >time-consuming that boiler room sales would grind to a halt.> > >> > > > >> > >> > > > >Then when you eventually hear the phone company's "beep-beep-beep"> > >tone, you know it's time to go back and hang up your handset, which has> > >efficiently completed its task.> > >> > > > >> > >> > > > >> > >> > > > >(2) Do you ever get those annoying phone calls with no one on the> other> > >end?> > >> > > > >This is a telemarketing technique where a machine makes phone calls> and> > >records the time of day when a person answers the phone.> > >> > > > >This technique is used to determine the best time of day for a"real"> > >sales person to call back and get someone at home.> > >> > > > >What you can do after answering, if you notice there is no onethere,> > >is to immediately start hitting your # button on the phone, 6 or 7times,> > >as quickly as possible. This confuses the machine that dialed thecall> > >and it kicks your number out of their system.> > >> > > > >> > >> > > > >(3) Another Good Idea:> > >> > > > >When you get "ads" enclosed with your phone or utility bill, return> > >these "ads" with your payment. Let the sending companies throw their> own> > >junk mail away.> > >> > > > >> > >> > > > >When you get those "pre-approved" letters in the mail foreverything> > >from credit cards to 2nd mortgages and similar type junk, do not throw> away> > >the return envelope.> > >> > > > >> > >> > > > >Most of these come with postage-paid return envelopes, right?> > >> > > > >It costs them more than the regular 37cents postage "IF" and when> they> > >receive them back.> > >> > > > >It costs them nothing if you throw them away! The postage wasaround> > >50 cents before! The last increase and it is according to the weight.> In> > >that case, why not get rid of some of your other junk mail and put itin> > >these cool little, postage-paid return envelopes One of Andy Rooney's(60> > >minutes) ideas. Send an ad for your local chimney cleaner to American> > >Express. Send a pizza coupon to Citibank. If you didn't get anything> else> > >that day, then just send them their blank application back!> > >> > > > >If you want to remain anonymous, just make sure your name isn't on> > >anything you send them.> > >> > > > >You can even send the envelope back empty if you want to just tokeep> > >them guessing!> > >> > > > >> > >> > > > >Eventually, the banks and credit card companies will begin getting> > >their own junk back in the mail.> > >> > > > >> > >> > > > >Let's let them know what it's like to get lots of junk mail, andbest> > >of all they're paying for it...Twice!> > >> > > > >> > >> > > > >Let's help keep our postal service busy since they are saying that> > >e-mail is cutting into their business profits, and that's why they need> to> > >increase postage costs again. You get the idea!> > >> > > > >> > >> > > > >> > >> > > > >THIS JUST MIGHT BE ONE E-MAIL THAT YOU WILL> > >> > > > >WANT TO FORWARD TO YOUR FRIENDS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 4, 2004 Report Share Posted March 4, 2004 Boy do I love this!!!! I use tricks on the telemarketers like that but never thought to use those return envelopes!!! Great idea, thanks. I'll get a lot of chuckles out of that. Cheryl in CA - ------Original Message------- ) The three little words are: "Hold On, Please..."> > > > >Saying this, while putting down your phone and walking off (instead> of> > >hanging-up immediately) would make each telemarketing call so much more> > >time-consuming that boiler room sales would grind to a halt.> > >> > > > >> > >> > > > >Then when you eventually hear the phone company's "beep-beep-beep"> > >tone, you know it's time to go back and hang up your handset, which has> > >efficiently completed its task.> > >> > > > >> > >> > > > >> > >> > > > >(2) Do you ever get those annoying phone calls with no one on the> other> > >end?> > >> > > > >This is a telemarketing technique where a machine makes phone calls> and> > >records the time of day when a person answers the phone.> > >> > > > >This technique is used to determine the best time of day for a"real"> > >sales person to call back and get someone at home.> > >> > > > >What you can do after answering, if you notice there is no onethere,> > >is to immediately start hitting your # button on the phone, 6 or 7times,> > >as quickly as possible. This confuses the machine that dialed thecall> > >and it kicks your number out of their system.> > >> > > > >> > >> > > > >(3) Another Good Idea:> > >> > > > >When you get "ads" enclosed with your phone or utility bill, return> > >these "ads" with your payment. Let the sending companies throw their> own> > >junk mail away.> > >> > > > >> > >> > > > >When you get those "pre-approved" letters in the mail foreverything> > >from credit cards to 2nd mortgages and similar type junk, do not throw> away> > >the return envelope.> > >> > > > >> > >> > > > >Most of these come with postage-paid return envelopes, right?> > >> > > > >It costs them more than the regular 37cents postage "IF" and when> they> > >receive them back.> > >> > > > >It costs them nothing if you throw them away! The postage wasaround> > >50 cents before! The last increase and it is according to the weight.> In> > >that case, why not get rid of some of your other junk mail and put itin> > >these cool little, postage-paid return envelopes One of Andy Rooney's(60> > >minutes) ideas. Send an ad for your local chimney cleaner to American> > >Express. Send a pizza coupon to Citibank. If you didn't get anything> else> > >that day, then just send them their blank application back!> > >> > > > >If you want to remain anonymous, just make sure your name isn't on> > >anything you send them.> > >> > > > >You can even send the envelope back empty if you want to just tokeep> > >them guessing!> > >> > > > >> > >> > > > >Eventually, the banks and credit card companies will begin getting> > >their own junk back in the mail.> > >> > > > >> > >> > > > >Let's let them know what it's like to get lots of junk mail, andbest> > >of all they're paying for it...Twice!> > >> > > > >> > >> > > > >Let's help keep our postal service busy since they are saying that> > >e-mail is cutting into their business profits, and that's why they need> to> > >increase postage costs again. You get the idea!> ____________________________________________________ IncrediMail - Email has finally evolved - Click Here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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