Telemarketers suck. Plain and simple. They’re like spam for the ears.
There are rules in place that keep the “honest” telemarketers at bay. But the insidious ones who don’t peruse and abide by the National Do Not Call lists are the one’s the tick us off.
The rules, if I understand them correctly, state that if someone does call you, and you tell them to add your number to their Do Not Call List forces them to adhere to the rules. You’ve verbally apprised them of this.
This is why these insidious cretins hang up on you when you start asking questions or make it difficult to actually engage in conversation.
There is a place designed to be a safe haven from these annoying rodents.
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You know who is behind (800) 321-8451, stupid telemarketers. But I surmise, being you folk are pretty shart, that you knew that already.
The tactic this phone # uses… let me clarify: I don’t know what phone number this call came from. My phone was off. But this is the number they were stupid enough to leave in what “sounded” like a voice mail that fades in as if you missed the first part where your name might have been and they tell you how urgent it is you call so you can lower your credit card interest rate.
The voice sounds like it’s an urgent issue, and leaves his first name as if he’s your friend.
Friend indeed.
Over at 800notes, some good folk left these notes:
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