Report a telemarketer?

joeparaski
joeparaski Posts: 1,865
edited May 2011 in The Clubhouse
So I get my fair share of calls here and there. I politely tell them that I am not interested and they promptly hang up!!! WTF?? I was polite to YOU why don't you be polite back instead of hanging up on me?

I was thinking that the next time, I'll take down the persons' name and company # first, and if they hang up when I turn them down I'll call back the company and "report" them. Of course I always think that and never actually do it.

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  • Topper
    Topper Posts: 403
    edited May 2011
    beat em to it and hang up on them first :)
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  • comfortablycurt
    comfortablycurt Posts: 6,745
    edited May 2011
    Ehh...it's just the nature of their job. The sooner they're off the phone with you, the sooner they'll be making their next call/potential sale. Reporting them is just going to get the dude written up and potentially cause him to lose his job. I wouldn't.
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  • Toxis
    Toxis Posts: 5,116
    edited May 2011
    Turn it around. Buy something if they buy something from you!
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,496
    edited May 2011
    No "Do Not Call" list in Canada, eh?
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,165
    edited May 2011
    joeparaski wrote: »

    I was thinking that the next time, I'll take down the persons' name and company # first, and if they hang up when I turn them down I'll call back the company and "report" them. Of course I always think that and never actually do it.

    Joe

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  • Jstas
    Jstas Posts: 14,809
    edited May 2011
    Well, alot of places have strict policies against further contact once the contact has expressed no interest in the product or service being marketed. I know in the U.S. that even further polite remarks can be construed as a low-pressure sales tactic that can be prosecuted if the contact has already stated their lack of desire for the contact. The hang up, while rude, may not be intended that way but rather as a way to prevent further escalation of any possible issue or avoidance of legal action. The laws have gotten really strict here in the states about it and more than a few companies have been burned by it even when unintentionally giving an impression of actions that the laws explicitly protect against.

    With everybody being so sue-happy in this day an age, I can't blame them.
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  • mudwrx
    mudwrx Posts: 367
    edited May 2011
    When I get those calls I simply ask them if they can hold on and I put the phone down and go watch tv or have dinner or something.

    I never do know how long they stay on the line for...
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  • stuwee
    stuwee Posts: 1,508
    edited May 2011
    Keiko wrote: »
    I love those kind of calls. I have fun and pull all kinds of shenanigans on them. 99% of the time, they never call back. :biggrin:

    I love when Olin Mils photograghy calls and asks if I'd like a free portrait, I get shrill and say "I've just been hideiously disfigured in a propane accident, and you want to take my picture??!!"

    Sometimes they feel really bad and apologize, then I feel bad.....well kinda :biggrin:
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  • renowilliams
    renowilliams Posts: 920
    edited May 2011
    The last time I got one of those I acted like I was mentally challenged and frustrated the guy enough he hung up....lol


    The sad part was, the guy was still trying to sell me insurance even though itmust have been clear to him, I wasn't all there.
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  • ESavinon
    ESavinon Posts: 3,066
    edited May 2011
    None of you guys are making it past this saturday. :biggrin:
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  • Willow
    Willow Posts: 11,007
    edited May 2011
    F1nut wrote: »
    No "Do Not Call" list in Canada, eh?

    We do have one, we registered and never get calls.

    The other option is check your call display, if you don't know the number don't pick up. I love that we can see who is calling when we are watching TV, so I don't even have to reach for the phone!
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 25,412
    edited May 2011
    F1nut wrote: »
    No "Do Not Call" list in Canada, eh?

    those don't even work in the states Jesse. I got rid of my home phone and bought a track fone even still get them on those. Even had an unlisted number found out the local phone company was sell all the numbers to marketers although without any names still you would think an unlisted number should be sold along with all the rest.
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 25,412
    edited May 2011
    heiney9 wrote: »
    99.99999999999999999999999999999% of the time the entire process is automated. You'll never speak to a human, or it won;t be worth the time involved.

    H9


    And that there my friend in how they get around the do not call list :cool:
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    [Deleted User] Posts: 1,225
    edited May 2011
    heiney9 wrote: »
    99.99999999999999999999999999999% of the time the entire process is automated. You'll never speak to a human, or it won;t be worth the time involved.

    H9

    What is your degree of certainty on this ? :biggrin:
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  • dkg999
    dkg999 Posts: 5,647
    edited May 2011
    Automated calling does not get a telemarketer in the US around the Do Not Call regulations, unless it is for one of the listed exemptions (ie political calls!).

    In Canada if you continue to receive telemarketing calls after registering for the Do Not Call list, call the Canadian Marketing Association and give them the information on who is continuing to call you.
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  • jbooker82
    jbooker82 Posts: 1,627
    edited May 2011
    My home phone has a call block feature. I just add their number to the list.
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