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In reply to the discussion: Anything else besides Do Not Call List to stop telemarketers? [View all]AndyA
(16,993 posts)I don't have a beef with them, unless they get nasty with me, and they do get nasty sometimes.
I've been nice for almost a year now, asking them to please add my number to their do not call list. Unfortunately, this hasn't worked for some, as they continue to call. I recognize the script, I've heard it so often.
You'd think companies would be smart enough to not call numbers on the Do Not Call List, because obviously, whoever is at that number isn't interested in receiving calls of this nature. Seems their time and money would be better spent calling numbers that aren't on the list.
While you may view it as demonization of telemarketers, I view it as a repeated annoying interruption of my time. I do not have a phone number to be hounded by calls of this nature, I have it for my own convenience and security. I have made my preferences known by listing my number on the Do Not Call List, and they are ignoring it and intruding on my time by calling.
My attitude has degraded over the many months of phone calls, in which my request to not call is repeatedly ignored. The companies calling me at this point are indeed doing something illegal, as my number has been on the Do Not Call List for over 10 months, and these calls do not meet any of the exceptions.
I have no problem with folks earning an honest living, but at this point the companies calling me aren't abiding by the law.