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From: bill@cosi.UUCP (Bill Michaelson)
Newsgroups: comp.misc
Subject: Re: Computer phone soliciters
Summary: How I get revenge
Message-ID: <269@cosi.UUCP>
Date: 12 Jan 89 21:31:16 GMT
References: <3366@sdsu.UUCP>
Organization: COS, Inc., Lawrenceville, NJ
Lines: 20

In article <3366@sdsu.UUCP>, roetzhei@sdsu.UUCP (William Roetzheim) writes:
> 
>   I hate phone solicitations of all types.  I am able to get some sense
> of revenge with the personal callers by either:  1. trying to sell them
> [stuff deleted]
>   BUT, I am totally at a lose when it comes to computers (recorded voices)
> which call me up to bother me.  I get five or six of these calls per
> week!  Any suggestions for how to wreck havoc with a computer solicitor?

My solution is to take the bait.  Respond to these calls as if you are
genuinely interested in the product.  A call from a live saleperson will
likely follow.  Then you can tell them what you think of their sales
technique.

Six per week?  Really?  I don't get nearly that many from the automatic
telemarketers.  Perhaps you should get one of those gizmos that screens
calls by requiring the caller to dial an additional code after connecting.
-- 
Bill Michaelson - uh... princeton!mccc!cosi!bill, I think.
also at... Voice 609-771-6705  CompuServe 72416,1026