> REVENGE ON THE TELESALES PESTS
> >
> > Three Little Words That Work!!
> >
> > (1) The three little words: '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 BT's 'beep-beep-beep' tone, you
> > Know it's time to go back and hang up your handset ....
> > You have efficiently completed your task.
> >
> > These three little words could help eliminate telephone soliciting.
> >
> > (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 then used to determine the best time of day for a
> > 'real' salesperson to call back and get someone at home.
> >
> > What you can do after answering: If you notice there is no one there, is
> > to
> > Immediately start hitting your # button on the phone, 6 or 7 times, as
> > quickly as possible.
> > This confuses the machine that dialled the call and it kicks your number
> > out of their system.
> > Gosh, what a shame not to have your name in their system any longer!!!
> >
> >
> > 3: When you get those 'pre-approved' letters in the mail for everything
> > from credit
> > Cards to 2nd mortgages and similar type junk, do not throw away the
> > return envelope.
> >
> > Most of these come with postage-prepaid return envelopes, right?
> >
> > It costs them more than the regular postage 'IF' and when they are
> > returned.
> > It costs them nothing if you throw them away! In that case, why not get
> > rid of some of your
> > Other junk mail and put it in these cool little, postage-prepaid return
> > envelopes.
> >
> > Send an advert for your local chimney sweeper to American Express ...
> > They might need one!
> > Send a pizza coupon to HSBC ... In case their canteen packs up. You
> > get the idea.
> >
> > If you didn't get anything else that day, then just send them back their
> > blank
> > Application form ... After all, it is their form!
> >
> > If you want to remain anonymous, just make sure your name isn't on
> > anything you return.
> >
> > You can even send the envelope back empty if you want to just to keep
> > them guessing!
> > It still costs them, and it is their envelope after all ... You are just
> > returning it!!!!
> >
> > The banks and credit card companies are currently getting a lot of their
> > own junk back in
> > The post, but folks ....... We need to OVERWHELM them, in order to stop
> > them.
> >
> > Let's let them know what it's like to get lots of junk mail,
> > And best of all they're paying for it ..... Twice!
> >
> > Let's help keep Royal Mail busy. Since the Royal Mail are saying that
> > e-mail is cutting into
> > Their business profits, let's help them so they will not need to
> > increase postage costs again.
> > You get the idea!
> >
> > If enough people follow these tips, it will work ---- maybe you'll get
> > less junk mail in future.
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