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Especially those who call on a Saturday morning and Sunday night? Middle of breakfast and middle of dinner... and let's be honest. Does anyone ever buy over the phone? Why or why not? In my personal opinion, the only thing I'll buy over the phone is anything that doesn't require my credit card information or my bank's routing & checking number! What kind of people are they?! It's a job I know, but who would do it?!
A recent call Sunday night was, "Tim Robbins here, calling for the Correctional Peace Officers Foundation, how are you? Hey we're not coming to get 'ya or nothing! (followed with a laugh) We're just calling everyone here in town in regards to our big magic show at the Paramount Theater, it's our 20th annual benefit show, sir and a fundraiser we get involved with once a year. Proceeds go out to support the widows and orphans of officers who have been killed and injured in the line of duty here locally, so we're hoping you can give us a hand by coming down to our show or sponsoring a few less fortunate and disabled children in your area to attend if you're unable to do so. It's nothing you pay for over the phone, we send you everything first on a good faith basis. The only thing we ask is you send a payment back within 10 days after you get it. Can we count on your support?"
A recent call Sunday night was, "Tim Robbins here, calling for the Correctional Peace Officers Foundation, how are you? Hey we're not coming to get 'ya or nothing! (followed with a laugh) We're just calling everyone here in town in regards to our big magic show at the Paramount Theater, it's our 20th annual benefit show, sir and a fundraiser we get involved with once a year. Proceeds go out to support the widows and orphans of officers who have been killed and injured in the line of duty here locally, so we're hoping you can give us a hand by coming down to our show or sponsoring a few less fortunate and disabled children in your area to attend if you're unable to do so. It's nothing you pay for over the phone, we send you everything first on a good faith basis. The only thing we ask is you send a payment back within 10 days after you get it. Can we count on your support?"
. Now I have a rather deep voice and most of the time I get hung up on. If I don't and it's someone trying to sell something I unload on them about how I am on the National DO NOT Call List and that they can be fined for calling someone on the list. That usually brings a hang up.
You were not clear when you started this thread. I am aware that the DO NOT CALL list does not apply to charitable organizations or surveys. I support my local law enforcement (got the stickers to prove it but I don't put them on my vehicles). I didn't say I would or did hang up on anybody, I said they hang up on me. Now if you have people being rude to you it could be one of two things. They are either not interested and you persist just reading from your script, or they are just unhappy with someone calling them at their home pulling them away from the game, dinner or off the throne just to hear someone asking them for money, buy windows when the live in an apartment, or to apply for a new credit card. Telemarketers are like the religious fanatics who go door to door. Don't push your beliefs, products or anything else on me. If I want something I'll find you. DON'T CALL US, WE'LL CALL YOU.