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Topic: How Do You Handle Unsolicited Sales Calls?  (Read 2115 times)

braggin

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Re: How Do You Handle Unsolicited Sales Calls?
« Reply #30 on: January 04, 2017, 01:07:28 pm »
I use caller ID on all calls and don't take a call if I don't recognize the name or number. So I don't take any unsolicited sales calls at all.

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Re: How Do You Handle Unsolicited Sales Calls?
« Reply #31 on: January 04, 2017, 01:27:43 pm »
I have caller ID, so I ignore them and let the phone ring, however some are calling 3-4 times a day, those usually get a very nasty response from me, Im tired of it!

My phone wont block calls, Ive tried it before, and for some reason blocked ALL calls coming in. It doesnt do any good tho, they just keep calling doesnt matter if I have asked them to stop a dozen times, you would think if they have called a person 30 times and they dont answer they wont, but these idiots dont catch on

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Re: How Do You Handle Unsolicited Sales Calls?
« Reply #32 on: January 04, 2017, 01:43:48 pm »
I just hang up and I have caller ID

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Re: How Do You Handle Unsolicited Sales Calls?
« Reply #33 on: January 04, 2017, 02:33:44 pm »
It is very simple.  If I don't recognize the number, I do not answer the phone.  If they continue to call I block the number.

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Re: How Do You Handle Unsolicited Sales Calls?
« Reply #34 on: January 04, 2017, 03:38:04 pm »
I say hello, wait a second or two and then hang up on them. Now that I have caller ID, if I don't recognize the number I won't answer.

If I have the time to deal with it, I'll wait until they identify themselves and then ask them to take me off their list.

I've signed up on "don't call" lists, but it doesn't seem to work if you keep doing surveys where they ask your phone number.

Isn't it terrible that the phone has turned into such a monstrosity?  :'(


This is what I do too!   I tell them several times to remove my name from their call list or I will turn them in.

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Re: How Do You Handle Unsolicited Sales Calls?
« Reply #35 on: January 05, 2017, 05:39:43 am »
If I don't know the number I do not answer it. Problem solved.  :)

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Re: How Do You Handle Unsolicited Sales Calls?
« Reply #36 on: January 05, 2017, 07:25:36 am »
hang up or dont answer

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Re: How Do You Handle Unsolicited Sales Calls?
« Reply #37 on: January 05, 2017, 08:56:20 am »
I usually ignore them, but sometimes, I like to have fun with these spam callers. A few weeks back, I actually had someone from "Windows Security" about by windows computer (haven't owned a Windows machine in 2-3 years) cursing at me and making weird noises by the end of the call (when they hung up on me) just by chattering nonsense in a slightly high-pitched southern voice. His parting words were "What the h e double hockey sticks?!"... after making some sort of long 'blah-lah-lah" noise. I nearly died laughing when he hung up.

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