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Thanks, Edith, very helpful. Ray ----- Original Message ----- From: "Edith Love" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Saturday, June 10, 2006 12:04 AM Subject: Fw: NonPD: Andy Rooney-telemarketer Tips > These ideas are worth trying. > E > Andy Rooney >> > > >> > >Tips for Handling Telemarketers >> > > >> > >Three Little Words That Work !! >> > > >> > >(1)The three little words are: "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 the phone company's "beep-beep-beep" > tone, >> > >you >> > >know it's time to go back and hang up your handset, which has > efficiently >> > >completed its task. >> > > >> > >These three little words will 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 used to determine the best time of day for a "real" > sales >> > >person 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 dialed 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) Junk Mail Help: >> > >When you get "ads" enclosed with your phone or utility bill, return > these >> > >"ads" with your payment. Let the sending companies throw their own >> > >junk >> > >mail >> > >away. >> > > >> > >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-paid return envelopes, right? It costs > them >> > >more than the regular 37 cents postage "IF" and when they receive them >> > >back. >> > > >> > >It costs them nothing if you throw them away! The postage was around >> > >50 >> > >cents >> > >before the last increase and it is according to the weight. In that > case, >> > >why >> > >not get rid of some of your other junk mail and put it in these cool >> > >little, >> > >postage-paid return envelopes. >> > > >> > >One of Andy Rooney's (60 minutes) ideas. >> > >Send an ad for your local chimney cleaner to American Express. Send a > pizza >> > >coupon to Citibank. If you didn't get anything else that day, then >> > >just >> > >send >> > >them their blank application back! >> > >If you want to remain anonymous, just make sure your name isn't on > anything >> > >you send them. >> > > >> > >You can even send the envelope back empty if you want to just to keep > them >> > >guessing! It still costs them 37 cents. >> > > >> > >The banks and credit card companies are currently getting a lot of > their >> > >own >> > >junk back in the mail, but folks, we need to OVERWHELM 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 our postal service busy since they are saying that > e-mail >> > >is >> > >cutting into their business profits, and that's why they need to > increase >> > >postage costs again. You get the idea ! >> > > >> > >If enough people follow these tips, it will work ---- I have been >> > >doing >> > >this >> > >for years, and I get very little junk mail anymore. >> > > >> > >THIS JUST MIGHT BE ONE E-MAIL THAT YOU WILL WANT TO FORWARD TO YOUR >> > >FRIENDS! >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > >> > >> >> >> > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: > mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn