Xref: utzoo misc.consumers:26450 comp.org.eff.talk:1298
Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sdd.hp.com!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!emory!gatech!prism!mailer.cc.fsu.edu!djb
From: djb@mailer.cc.fsu.edu (David Brightbill)
Newsgroups: misc.consumers,comp.org.eff.talk
Subject: Re: More on " Here's how to CONTROL YOUR JUNK MAIL"
Message-ID: <1991Jan30.044552.24573@mailer.cc.fsu.edu>
Date: 30 Jan 91 04:45:52 GMT
References: <856@argosy.UUCP> <1991Jan24.003028.18320@oswego.Oswego.EDU> <1991Jan24.172734.10450@csn.org>
Distribution: na
Organization: Florida State University
Lines: 12


I tried the "Private Citizen" method of controlling junk phone calls
recently.  When the marketing droid started making her pitch, I asked
for her visa card number.  She got real confused, and started the 
script over a couple of times.  Then she handed me off to her supervisor
who listened to my pitch.  I told the supervisor that I was offering a 
service to telemarketers and that for $500/call, I'd listen to his pitch
and tell him what I though of it.  He verified my phone number and said
that his next call was going to be to telelphone security...he threatened
to have my phone service disconnected because I was running a business 
from a residense phone.  Anyhow...nobody has called to offer me family
portraits since.