Klarinet Archive - Posting 000378.txt from 2003/01

From: "Rebecca Brennan" <rjbrennan1221@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Bill and telemarketing
Date: Sun, 19 Jan 2003 12:39:15 -0500

That is really funny! I try to be nice to the telemarketers, but now that I
think about it, thebest thing that would happen would be when someone would
put the phone down and leave it. It would give me a break to catch a breath.
Maybe I will do that!

Bill is definately a smart one! If anyone knows his current address, please
pass it on to me.

-Rebecca

>From: fpg <fpg@-----.us>
>Reply-To: klarinet@-----.org
>To: klarinet@-----.org
>Subject: Re: [kl] Bill and telemarketing
>Date: Sun, 19 Jan 2003 11:47:07 -0500
>
>Rebecca, I seem to remember Bill having a wonderful response to
>telemarketers;
>he asked them to hold on for a minute, then placed the handset near his
>practice
>stand, and continued practice. Ever since, I've been hoping for a call
>from a
>telemarketer so that I could rehearse with a real live audience of one.
>Frank
>Frank Galiani, Bloomington, IN
>
>Rebecca Brennan wrote:
>
> > Lelia said:
> > >I miss Bill! I thought he was one of the wittiest and most helpful of
>the
> > >list members.
> >
> > He was! Every time I posted a message, when I was a reply from him it
>would
> > always be the first one I read because I knew he would have a good
>solution
> > or something helpful to say! I also tried to e-mail him and tell him not
>to
> > leave, but it didn't work.
> >
> > Lelia also said:
> > >Which reminds me--I also hope people will lobby senators and
>congressional
> > >representatives to pass that telemarketing control bill, and to pass a
> > >similar spam-control law. If driving people nuts starts to hurt these
> > >advertisers in the wallet, they'll . . . aw, they'll just find some
>other
> > >way
> > >to drive people nuts, let's face it; but at least we'll have some
>recourse.
> >
> > I got an after school job as a telemarketer in November and worked at it
>for
> > about a month until I started being cheated on my paycheck. I will rell
>you
> > exactly why the same people call you repeatedly!
> >
> > When someone hangs up on you before you read them the address and get a
>yes
> > or no answer, they disposition the call as not home or something like
>that.
> > Then they will probably still call you back, because that is what my
>bosses
> > made me do. Fortunately I was only cursed out one time and a lot of
>people
> > had bizarre conversations with me.
> >
> > The best thing to do when a telemarketer calls you is to tell them you
>are
> > dead because if you tell us you are dead, whether you are or not, and
>they
> > call you back, you can take legal action.
> >
> > Also, you can wait until they finnish their script and you can say no
>and
> > tell them to take your name off of the calling list and ask to get it in
> > writing that they will not call you anymore. Make sure you get to talk
>to
> > the superviser or they will probably just call you back again!
> >
> > -Rebecca
> >
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