Comments on: Waking up to telemarketers’ same old ditty http://casaveneracion.com/waking-up-to-telemarketers-same-old-ditty/ The Sassy Lawyer & Pinoy Cook on food, family and home. Sun, 27 May 2012 04:04:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Nina http://casaveneracion.com/waking-up-to-telemarketers-same-old-ditty/comment-page-1/#comment-28472 Nina Fri, 05 Sep 2008 22:49:52 +0000 http://houseonahill.net/?p=4369#comment-28472 Hi Connie, I had a similar experience with telemarketers. One rang and told me she wasn't selling anything but was just conducting a survey on alcoholic beverages and could she speak to a Mr. Kevin C.. I asked her, are you sure you want to speak to Mr. Kevin C.. because he's just 9 years old and has never had an alcoholic beverage in his life. Of course she apologised. I can't for the life of me understand how she got my son's information. The only thing I could think of was that my husband signed my son's name in a raffle at the mall. Also, someone rang me up on our 2nd telephone line that isn't given out to anybody except very close friends and relatives and my son's school for emergency purposes. When I heard the stranger on the line, I bellowed "HOW DID YOU GET THIS NUMBER?" And promptly replaced the handset. Never rang me on that phone again. We've installed an answering machine on our 1st phone and it works really well in screening calls. Usually call centres automatically stop their call if an answering machine answers it. Here in Australia, we have a do-not-call register. We registered our number with this facility and our unsolicited calls have dropped dramatically. Of course, the only concession is that calls from government offices and charity organisations are allowed. Hi Connie,
I had a similar experience with telemarketers. One rang and told me she wasn’t selling anything but was just conducting a survey on alcoholic beverages and could she speak to a Mr. Kevin C.. I asked her, are you sure you want to speak to Mr. Kevin C.. because he’s just 9 years old and has never had an alcoholic beverage in his life. Of course she apologised. I can’t for the life of me understand how she got my son’s information. The only thing I could think of was that my husband signed my son’s name in a raffle at the mall.

Also, someone rang me up on our 2nd telephone line that isn’t given out to anybody except very close friends and relatives and my son’s school for emergency purposes. When I heard the stranger on the line, I bellowed “HOW DID YOU GET THIS NUMBER?” And promptly replaced the handset. Never rang me on that phone again.
We’ve installed an answering machine on our 1st phone and it works really well in screening calls. Usually call centres automatically stop their call if an answering machine answers it.
Here in Australia, we have a do-not-call register. We registered our number with this facility and our unsolicited calls have dropped dramatically. Of course, the only concession is that calls from government offices and charity organisations are allowed.

]]> By: batjay http://casaveneracion.com/waking-up-to-telemarketers-same-old-ditty/comment-page-1/#comment-28435 batjay Fri, 05 Sep 2008 01:21:04 +0000 http://houseonahill.net/?p=4369#comment-28435 mayroon ditong website where you can send your number para hindi ito ma target ng mga telemarketers. pero hindi 100% effective kaya mayroon din kaming answering machine sa bahay para filter sa mga unwanted callers. sa susunod, tell them that you're busy and ask the telemarketer for his home phone numbers so you can call back. mayroon ditong website where you can send your number para hindi ito ma target ng mga telemarketers. pero hindi 100% effective kaya mayroon din kaming answering machine sa bahay para filter sa mga unwanted callers.

sa susunod, tell them that you’re busy and ask the telemarketer for his home phone numbers so you can call back.

]]> By: ormocanon http://casaveneracion.com/waking-up-to-telemarketers-same-old-ditty/comment-page-1/#comment-28425 ormocanon Thu, 04 Sep 2008 13:47:14 +0000 http://houseonahill.net/?p=4369#comment-28425 " I blame the companies that telemarketers work for more than the telemarketers themselves. Telemarketers should be forewarned about invading the privacy of the people whose numbers they call so they should be psychologically prepared to get nasty responses." - Ms. Connie V. You're right, it's the telemarketer company's responsibility to train their employees well and they should put more emphasis on 'effective people skills.' ” I blame the companies that telemarketers work for more than the telemarketers themselves. Telemarketers should be forewarned about invading the privacy of the people whose numbers they call so they should be psychologically prepared to get nasty responses.” – Ms. Connie V.

You’re right, it’s the telemarketer company’s responsibility to train their employees well and they should put more emphasis on ‘effective people skills.’

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